The Khmer Issarak (Khmer: ខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ) was an anti-French, Khmer nationalist political movement formed in 1945 with the backing of the government of Thailand. It sought to expel the French colonial authorities from Cambodia, and establish an independent Khmer state.
The widely differing political ideologies within the movement led to its eventual break-up, with many of its figures going on to participate in the Cambodian Civil War.
Read more about Khmer Issarak: Founding of The Independence Movement, The Leftist Issaraks, After The Second World War, The KPLC, Legacy of The Issarak Movement
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