...But at the same time, in order to stabilize the rear of the South Vietnamese government forces, the US military forced Cambodian Prime Minister Lon Nol to stage an anti-Sihanouk coup on March 18, 1970, and established the pro-American Khmer Republic. The US and South Vietnamese forces immediately entered Cambodian territory and began a mopping-up operation against the Liberation Army, while the exiled Sihanouk allied with the leftist Khmer Rouge to form the Kampuchean United Front and began guerilla activities in various places. In February 1971, the US and South Vietnamese forces also sent troops to southern Laos, attempting to cut off the communication route between North Vietnam and the Liberation Front. ... From Cambodia…Official name: Kingdom of CambodiaArea: 181,035 km2Population (1996): 10.27 millionCapital: Phnom Penh (Time difference with Japan: -2 hours)Main language: Khmer (Cambodian)Currency: RielLocated in the southwest corner of the Indochina Peninsula, the country has an area more than twice that of Hokkaido. Cambodia was known for its kingdom, devout Buddhists, and Angkor Wat, but with the dismissal of head of state Sihanouk in March 1970, the country was heavily involved in the Indochina War, and chaos and war continued, with mysterious incidents such as national isolation, refugees, the desertion of the capital Phnom Penh, and massacres. … *Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Kampuchean United Front" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…しかし米軍は同時に南ベトナム政府軍の後方安定のために,70年3月18日カンボジアのロンノルLon Nol首相に反シアヌーク・クーデタを起こさせ,親米的なクメール共和国を成立させた。ただちにアメリカ・南ベトナム軍はカンボジア領に入って解放軍の掃討作戦を展開し,一方,追われたシアヌークは左派勢力クメール・ルージュと連合してカンプチア統一戦線を結成し,各地でゲリラ活動に入った。また71年2月アメリカ・南ベトナム軍はラオス南部に出兵し,北ベトナムと解放戦線の連絡ルートを断とうとした。… 【カンボジア】より…正称=カンボジア王国Kingdom of Cambodia 面積=18万1035km2人口(1996)=1027万人首都=プノンペンPhnom Penh(日本との時差=-2時間)主要言語=クメール語(カンボジア語)通貨=リエルRielインドシナ半島の南西隅に位置し,北海道の2倍強の面積をもつ国。カンボジアといえば,王国,敬虔な仏教徒,アンコール・ワットなどで知られていたが,1970年3月のシアヌーク元首の解任により,インドシナ戦争に大きく巻き込まれ,混乱と戦争が続き,鎖国,難民,首都プノンペンの無人化,虐殺という不可解な変事が続発した。… ※「カンプチア統一戦線」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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