Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation | |
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រណសិរ្សសាមគ្គីសង្គ្រោះជាតិកម្ពុជា (Khmer) Front uni national pour le salut du Kampuchéa (French) | |
Dates of operation | 2 December 1978 |
Active regions | Cambodia |
Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism |
Notable attacks | Liberation of Cambodia |
Status | Transformed into the Solidarity Front for Development of the Cambodian Motherland (2006–present) |
The Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation (KUFNS; Khmer: រណសិរ្សសាមគ្គីសង្គ្រោះជាតិកម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: Rônâsĕrs Samôkki Sângkrŏăh Chéatĕ Kâmpŭchéa; French: Front uni national pour le salut du Kampuchéa, FUNSK) often simply referred to as Salvation Front, was the nucleus of a new Cambodian regime that would topple the Khmer Rouge and later establish the People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK).[2]