Flag of Democratic Kampuchea

Democratic Kampuchea

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	5 January 1976 (1976-01-05)
Relinquished	7 January 1979 (1979-01-07)
Design	A red field charged in the centre with a yellow silhouette of a three-towered temple
Designed by	Khmer Communist Party (adopted design) Khmer People's Party (original design)

The flag of Democratic Kampuchea was the national flag of Cambodia during the period of Khmer Rouge rule. It was adopted on 5 January 1976, upon the implementation of a new national constitution by the Khmer Rouge. It ceased being the Cambodian national flag on 7 January 1979, when Vietnamese forces captured the capital Phnom Penh and effectively ended the Khmer Rouge government. However, the flag was retained by the exiled, Khmer Rouge–led Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, which was recognised by the United Nations. The design is a red field charged in the centre with a yellow silhouette of a three-towered temple. Although the silhouette resembles Angkor Wat, a nationally significant monument and a common motif on preceding Cambodian flags, Democratic Kampuchea's constitution did not specifically mention Angkor Wat.