The Khmer Rouge, "the Red Cambodians," was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979

1. The Khmer Rouge, "the Red Cambodians," was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, the ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. During this time The Rouge committed a number of genocides.