Which modern-day country was known as the Khmer Republic between 1970 and 1975?
Khmer Republic Preah Vihear Temple in the Dângrêk Mountains, which FANK forces still occupied in late April 1975. It was finally taken by the Khmer Rouge on 22 May that year. Khmer Republic The Khmer Republic (Khmer: សាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែរ, ) was the pro–United States military-led republican government of Cambodia that was formally declared on 9 October 1970. Politically, the Khmer Republic was headed by General Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak that took power in the 18 March 1970 coup against Prince Norodom Sihanouk, then the country's head of state. The main causes of the coup were Norodom Sihanouk's toleration of North
Song of the Khmer Republic Song of the Khmer Republic The Song of the Khmer Republic (, "Bâtchamrieng ney Sathéaranakrâth Khmer") was the national anthem of Khmer Republic from 1970 to 1975. The song is often attributed to groups of students, led by Hang Thun Hak, at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phenom Penh, but academic sources say it was written and composed by the Buddhist monk activist Khieu Chum, a student of Hem Chieu. The song was adopted as the national anthem of the newly founded Khmer Republic on 9 October 1970 after the overthrow of the monarchy. After the end of