Democratic Party (Cambodia)
Political party in Cambodia (1946–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Khmer Democratic Party.
The Democratic Party (Khmer: ក្រុមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ, Krŏm Prâchéathĭbâtéyy, lit. 'Democratic Group'; French: Parti démocrate), commonly referred to as The Democrats, was a left-wing pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Youtevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International. It was the sole dominant party in Cambodia from 1946 until the creation of Sangkum in 1955.
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Democratic Party ក្រុមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ Parti démocrate | |
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Secretary-General | Ieu Koeus Norodom Phurissara |
Founders | Chhean Vam Ieu Koeus Sim Var Sisowath Youtevong |
Founded | April 1946 |
Dissolved | August 1957 |
Split from | French Section of the Workers' International |
Ideology | Khmer nationalism Anti-imperialism Socialism Factions: Communism[1] Marxism[1] |
Political position | Left-wing[1] |
Slogan | "សន្តិភាព ឯករាជ្យ វិន័យ និងភាពក្លាហាន" (English: "Peace, Independence, Discipline and Courage") |
Election symbol | |
Elephant's head and three lotus flowers | |
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Its slogan was "Peace, Independence, Discipline and Courage", and its electoral symbol was an elephant's head and three lotus flowers.[2]