Communist Party of Kampuchea

The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK; Khmer: បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា, Păk Kŏmmŭynĭs Kămpŭchéa; French: Parti communiste du Kampuchea), also known as the Khmer Communist Party, was a communist party in Cambodia. Its leader was Pol Pot and its followers were generally known as Khmer Rouge (Red Khmers). Originally founded in 1951, the party was split into pro-Chinese and pro-Soviet factions, as a result of the Sino–Soviet split. As such, it claimed 30 September 1960 as its founding date, then as the Workers' Party of Kampuchea (Khmer: គណបក្សពលករកម្ពុជា) before being renamed the Communist Party in 1966.

Communist Party of Kampuchea

The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK; Khmer: បក្សកុម្មុយនីស្តកម្ពុជា, Păk Kŏmmŭynĭs Kămpŭchéa; French: Parti communiste du Kampuchea), also known as the Khmer Communist Party, was a communist party in Cambodia. Its leader was Pol Pot and its followers were generally known as Khmer Rouge (Red Khmers). Originally founded in 1951, the party was split into pro-Chinese and pro-Soviet factions, as a result of the Sino–Soviet split. As such, it claimed 30 September 1960 as its founding date, then as the Workers' Party of Kampuchea (Khmer: គណបក្សពលករកម្ពុជា) before being renamed the Communist Party in 1966.