Khmer Rouge
followers of the Communist Party, Maoists of Kampuchea in Cambodia (until 1998)
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Summary
Khmer Rouge is an organization[1]. It ranks in the top 0.044% of organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (30,891 views/month, #4 of 9,083).[2]
Key Facts
- Founder: Son Ngoc Minh[3]
- Headquarters location: Phnom Penh[4]
- Commons category: Khmer Rouge[5]
- Has part(s): Communist Party of Kampuchea[6], Party of Democratic Kampuchea[7]
- Inception: June 30, 1951[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Khmer Rouge[9]
- Commons gallery: ខ្មែរក្រហម[10]
- Political ideology: ultranationalism[11], Khmer nationalism[12], Poll Potism[13]
- Topic has template: Q26067273[14]
- Native label: ខ្មែរក្រហម[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
Why It Matters
Khmer Rouge has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 99 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]
It is credited with the discovery of Year Zero[19], a political ideology[20], in Democratic Kampuchea[21].
FAQs
What did Khmer Rouge discover?
Khmer Rouge is credited as discoverer of Year Zero[19].