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Read more: 1980 to 1989 Vietnamese control Invasion or liberation Vietnam invaded Cambodia to protect its territory from Khmer Rouge attacks. Although Vietnam had liberated Cambodians from the Khmer Rouge, the rest of the world was reluctant to recognise the "puppet" government installed in Phnom Penh. The four years of the Khmer Rouge regime had destroyed the country's economy. But to make things worse, it then suffered the effects of a United Nations-led embargo withholding development aid. Consequently for most of the 1980s Cambodia remained closed to the western world, apart from some aid organisations working there.
Farming Between 1979 and 1989 "solidarity groups" farmed Cambodia collectively in teams. Each team contained about 15 households who worked together on 10 to 15 hectares of shared land.  Khmer Rouge Throughout the 1980s the Khmer Rouge presented itself as "nationalist resistance" to foreign control. It was now called the "Party of Democratic Kampuchea". Thailand actively supported it to stop Vietnamese power from spreading. In 1979, Thailand demanded food aid for the Khmer Rouge border forces before allowing food aid through its territory. Hostility to Vietnam from western governments ensured the Khmer Rouge retained recognition as the official Cambodian government at the United Nations during this time. Assistance with weaponry from China, and training in laying land mines by the British enabled the Khmer Rouge to rebuild its strength. It continued a guerrilla war through the 1980s and 1990s with an estimated 40,000 soldiers. Definitions Nationalist: Someone who wants their country to govern itself without outside interference. Embargo: A government order prohibiting commerce or trade. Guerrilla: Soldier of an unofficial armed force
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