Liberated Area of Cambodia
Territory controlled by the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation
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The Liberated Area of Cambodia,[5] Snuol Liberation Area,[7][6][9][10][11][12] Liberated Area of Snun,[13] Liberated Areas[14][15] or Liberated Zone[16] refers to the territory of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, then also called United Front for National Salvation.[17][18][19]
Liberated Area of Cambodia | |||||||||
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| 1978–1979 | |||||||||
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| Status | Areas controlled by the FUNSK and a government-in-waiting[2] | ||||||||
| Capital | Snuol district | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1978–1979 | Heng Samrin[3] | ||||||||
| Deputy President | |||||||||
• 1978–1979 | Chea Sim[4] | ||||||||
| Establishment | Pre-Cambodian-Vietnamese War | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• First reports of existence[8] | 2 December 1978 | ||||||||
• Establishment of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Council Government | 8 January 1979 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
Background
After the Eastern Zone massacres, members of the Pro-Vietnam faction of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, defected from the Communist Party of Kampuchea.[20][21][22]
Foundation
On 2 December 1978, the defectors of the CPK founded the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, in Snuol in the Liberated Area, this was the first time the Liberated Area was mentioned.[9][6][23]
Governance
Heng Samrin served as President of government-in-waiting, while Chea Sim became Deputy President of government-in-waiting.[24]
The Thai intelligence reported, “After driving out the Khmer Rouge from an area, the Front immediately dismantles the communal kitchen and brings in a few monks to reassure the people.”[25] Western sources reported the same thing.[26]
On January 1, 1979, the central committee of the front proclaimed a set of "immediate policies" to be applied in the "liberated areas." One of these policies was to establish "people's self-management committees" in all localities.[14]
Foreign relationships
The FUNSK had relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Soviet Union.[27]
Dissolution
On 7 January 1979, the People's Army of Vietnam of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam took over Phnom Penh, the next day the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Council Government was established to replace the Liberated Area, which was the government-in-waiting for the People'sRepublic of Kampuchea.[28][29][18]