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Flag of the Khmer Republic. A blue field with a red canton with a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with either black or red outlining and three stars in the upper fly. [12] 1975–1979. Flag of Democratic Kampuchea. A red field with a simplified depiction of Angkor Wat in yellow. [13] 1979–1989.
Description. Since around 1875, the Cambodian flag has featured a depiction of Angkor Wat in the centre. The current flag, with a blue border and red central (the stripes are in the ratio 1:2:1) was adopted following Cambodia's independence in 1948. It was used until 9 October 1970, when a new flag was introduced for Lon Nol 's Khmer Republic ...
The flag of the Khmer Republic was introduced on 9 October 1970 by the Lon Nol regime replacing the Royal Flag. It was the official flag of Cambodia for almost five years and it was displayed at the 1972 Summer Olympics where Cambodia officially competed under its new government after a long absence. The flag was relinquished on 17 April 1975 ...
The flag of Democratic Kampuchea replaced the flag of the Khmer Republic, becoming the official flag of Cambodia on 5 January 1976 after the Khmer Rouge came to power in the country on 17 April 1975. During that period, it used the former Kingdom of Cambodia flag that was also flown in the United Nations headquarters from April 1975 to January ...
U. Flag of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia. Categories: National symbols of Cambodia. Flags by country. Flags of Asia. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
The Khmer Rouge (/ kəˌmɛər ˈruːʒ /; French: [kmɛʁ ʁuʒ]; Khmer: ខ្មែរក្រហម, Khmêr Krâhâm [kʰmae krɑːhɑːm]; lit. ' Red Khmer ') is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979.
Fall of Phnom Penh. The fall of Phnom Penh was the capture of Phnom Penh, capital of the Khmer Republic (in present-day Cambodia), by the Khmer Rouge on 17 April 1975, effectively ending the Cambodian Civil War. At the beginning of April 1975, Phnom Penh, one of the last remaining strongholds of the Khmer Republic, was surrounded by the Khmer ...
Template:Country data Cambodia. Template documentation. approximately 9,500 pages. This template is within the scope of , a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on Wikipedia. A more thorough discussion of the flag template system, including parameters not described here, can be found on the project page. See also: Flag of Cambodia.