Conflicts & Resolutions · War

Cambodian–Vietnamese War

1978–1989 · 20th century · Also known as Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia

The Cambodian–Vietnamese War was fought between Vietnam and the Khmer Rouge regime of Democratic Kampuchea, which had launched border raids. Vietnam invaded in December 1978, took Phnom Penh in January 1979 and installed the People's Republic of Kampuchea. Khmer Rouge and other resistance groups fought on from the Thai border until Vietnamese troops withdrew in 1989.

Cambodian–Vietnamese War
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Cambodian–Vietnamese War. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/cambodian-vietnamese-war
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