It means Cambodian Red, and was first used by Norodom Sihanouk in a derogatory way to refer to leftists or those sympathetic to them in the National Assembly and later the armed rebels based in the rural areas. They were known as Khmer Krahom to most Cambodian people, Krahom being the Khmer word for the colour red.
The name Khmer Rouge refers to the time when Pol Pot was in power in Cambodia. This was from 1975 to 1979. The time is characterised by a huge loss of Cambodian life.
Khmer Rouge began in 1975 and ended in 1979.
The cast of The Road to Freedom - 2011 includes: Joshua Fredric Smith as Sean Kanilen Kang as Mean Hun Phach as Khmer Rouge 2 Kheav Pomsen as Khmer Rouge 1 Tom Proctor as Francias Ong Ritthy as Khmer Rouge 8 Nhem Sokun as Lim Po Nhem Sokunthol as General Sun Thaiheng as Khmer Rouge 7 Kheang Ty as Khmer Rouge 5 Sean Vandy as Khmer Rouge 3 Hunh Vitou as Khmer Rouge 6 Chrem Vutha as Chantha Cheun Vuthy as Khmer Rouge 4 Sem Vuthy as Khmer Rouge 9 Thy Wing as Waitress
The notorious Khmer Rouge regime was overthrown by the Vietnamese in 1979.
Khmer is what Cambodian people are called and rouge means red in French
The Khmer Rouge are a revolutionary faction that has never net succeeded in seizing power.
Millions of people who opposed the Khmer Rouge were killed.
Pol Pot was the main leader of the Khmer Rouge. Yet, he was not the only. Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan were also heads of the Khmer Rouge.
Communist guerrilla forces in Camodia were called the Khmer Rouge.
Lon Nol was the prime minister of Cambodia before the Khmer Rouge in 1972-1975.
Khmer rouge under the guidance of Pol Pot.
They were either wiped out, laid down arms and remained in Cambodia, or fled to China (which backed the Khmer Rouge).