Flag of Democratic Kampuchea Flag of Democratic Kampuchea The flag of Democratic Kampuchea consisted of the golden Angkor Wat in the red background. It was adopted on 5 January 1976 during Khmer Rouge rule under Cambodia. This flag is similar to the flag of Vietnam. It was unique among the communist state national flags without any symbolic red star or hammer and sickle. The flag of Democratic Kampuchea replaced the flag of the Khmer Republic, becoming the official flag of Cambodia in 5 January 1976 after the Khmer Rouge came to power in the country in 17 April 1975. During that period, it used
Flag of Malaysia and a yellow crescent and a five-pointed star on a red background in the top left hand corner". The third design was chosen as the winner - after some adjustments by switching the canton and stripe colours - through a public poll held by "The Malay Mail". Since the Malayan state was fighting the communists during the Malayan Emergency, the five-pointed star had an ironic resemblance to the communists' symbols. Therefore, the star was modified to accommodate six more points. The Malayan flag was approved by King George VI on 19 May 1950 and was first raised in front of