The term "Party of Democratic Kampuchea" refers to the communist party that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 and is often associated with the brutal genocide of approximately two million people. Synonyms for this term may include the Khmer Rouge, which was the name of the political movement that sought to overthrow the Cambodian government and establish a socialist utopia. Other synonyms could be the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea, which was the name that the Khmer Rouge gave to the country after they took over, or simply the Communist Party of Cambodia. Regardless of the terminology used, the legacy of the Khmer Rouge remains a dark chapter in Cambodian history.