| Use | National flag and ensign |
|---|---|
| Adopted | 1979-1989 (PRK) |
| Design | Red Field, an Angkor Wat in the center in yellow |
| Variant flag of The People's Republic of Kampuchea | |
| Use | National flag and ensign |
| Adopted | 1989-1993 (SOC) |
| Design | Red, blue field, a yellow Angkor Wat in the center |
| Designed by | Hun Sen |
The flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea was a historical flag of Cambodia during its liberation of Khmer Rouge rule from 1979 to 1993.
The flag that became the official flag of the PRK had been previously adopted by the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation (KUFNS), who had revived the flag of the Khmer Issarak in the days of anti-French resistance, declaring it the flag of the PRK.[1]
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In 1989, Hun Sen renamed the country as "the State of Cambodia" and changed the flag: instead of just fully red, it was half red above and half blue below, reviving the blue color of preceding Cambodian flags. It had a yellow five-towered Angkor Wat silhouette in the center like the first. In some versions the temple of the SOC flag displayed the architectural details outlined in black.
Although the flags of the People's Republic of Kampuchea, and later the flag of the SOC, became the official flags within Cambodia after the ousting of the Khmer Rouge government, the flag of Democratic Kampuchea would still be used by the Khmer Rouge government in exile and in the United Nations. As the PRK failed to gain widespread international recognition most states kept diplomatic ties with Pol Pot's government.[2]
Red symbolizes blood and revolution. The five-towered Angkor Wat silhouette refers to the unity of soldiers, traders, workers, peasants and intellectuals of Kampuchea.
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