Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge (/kəˈmɛər ˈruːʒ/; French for "Red Khmers", French pronunciation: [kmɛʁ ʁuʒ]; Khmer: ខ្មែរក្រហម Khmer Kraham) was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea in Cambodia.
It was formed in 1968 as an offshoot of the Vietnam People's Army from North Vietnam. It was the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen, and Khieu Samphan. Democratic Kampuchea was the name of the state as controlled by the government of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It allied with North Vietnam, the Viet Cong, and Pathet Lao during the Vietnam War against the anti-Communist forces. Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge and Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, in 1978. Historic legacy[edit] Flag used by Khmer Rouge during their 1975 campaign. Flag of Democratic Kampuchea, was used by Khmer guerillas since 1950s with the building design varying. Pol Pot was a key leader in the movement after he returned to Cambodia from France.
50 more of Wikipedia’s most interesting articles « Copybot. The 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia post on this blog has had heaps of interest. So I thought it was about time I posted another one. This time, the list’s a lot less war-focused. I particularly like number 42, though the Wikipedia article doesn’t make it very clear that the graffiti appeared a multitude of times in different places and the writer has never been identified. Thanks again to Ray Cadaster for all his hard work putting the lists together. Like this: Like Loading... Related The 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia. Wikipedia's 530 most interesting articles and categories. Interesting Wikipedia articles Posted on 18 December, 2013 in Lists More Sharing ServicesShare Wikipedia is a project to create the most accurate and complete free-content encyclopaedia on the Internet.
Like many of you, I like Wikipedia a lot. Here is a big list of some of the more interesting Wikipedia articles. This article has been adapted from this original list. 001 Marree Man 002 War Plan Red 003 Vela Incident 004 Tybee Bomb 005 United States Numbered Highways 006 Wow! Wow! 011 K Foundation Burn a Million Quid 012 Sokal Affair 013 Blue Peacock 014 Veerappan 015 Person From Porlock 016 Eternal Flame 017 U.S. Japanese War Tuba Starfish Prime 100 Ideal German Campaign 101 Leck Mich Im Arsch 102 Atomic Bomb Go Game 103 Paris 1968 104 Dioxippus 105 Fleet in Being 106 Frontier Thesis 107 Gaëtan Dugas 108 Color of the Bikeshed 109 Burst of Joy 110 Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight 111 Cymothoa exigua 112 Harry K. Max Headroom Green Boots Cymothoa exigua. Unusual articles. This page is for Wikipedians to list articles that seem unusual. These articles are valuable contributions to the encyclopedia, but are a bit odd, whimsical, or something you would not expect to find in Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Places and infrastructure[edit] Good golly, Miss Molly – jus' love your folly! Americas[edit] Africa[edit] Europe[edit] 2x 50 Most Interesting Wikipedia Articles « Modern Pensées. Leave a comment » I am going to be gone til Monday, so I thought I would give you a serious educational time waster (I cannot remember where I came across this, so I cannot give credit).
Post in the comments your favorites… 1. Marree Man 2. War Plan Red 3. 1. About these ads. Category:Indie video games. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Indie games are video games that are created without the financial backing of a large publishing company.
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