Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces
The Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces (KPRAF), also the Khmer People's Revolutionary Armed Forces were the armed forces of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, the de facto government of Cambodia 1979–1990. It was formed with military assistance from Vietnam, which furbished the fledgling armed forces with equipment and training, with the initial task of countering the sustained guerrilla campaign being waged by the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea.
| Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Armed Forces Khmer People's Revolutionary Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| កងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធប្រជាជនបដិវត្តន៍កម្ពុជា កងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធប្រជាជនបដិវត្តន៍ខ្មែរ | |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Disbanded | 1993 |
| Service branches |
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| Headquarters | Phnom Penh |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Hun Sen |
| Minister of Defense | Tea Banh |
| Chief of the General Staff | Neth Savoeun |
| Personnel | |
| Military age | 18 – 35 years |
| Conscription | 5 years |
| Active personnel | 270,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 90,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | n. a. |
| Percent of GDP | n. a. |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers | Soviet Union Vietnam Bulgaria East Germany Czechoslovakia Romania Hungary Cuba Yugoslavia |
| Related articles | |
| Ranks | Military ranks of the People's Republic of Kampuchea |
The KPRAF were renamed the Cambodian People's Armed Forces (CPAF) in 1989, preserving their main structure, but changing insignias and symbols. In 1993 the CPAF were absorbed into the newly re-established Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.
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