The Samlaut Uprising , otherwise called the Samlaut Rebellion or Battambang Revolts , consists Cause_to_be_included of two significant phases of revolts that first broke out Process_start near Samlaut in Battambang Province and subsequently spread Dispersal into surrounding Provinces in Cambodia during 1967-1968.The revolutionary movement was largely made up by the dissident rural peasantry led by a group of discontented leftist intellectuals against Prince Norodom Sihanouk ’ s political organization –the Sangkum regime .

The Samlaut Uprising , otherwise called the Samlaut Rebellion or Battambang Revolts , consists Cause_to_be_included of two significant phases of revolts that first broke out Process_start near Samlaut in Battambang Province and subsequently spread Dispersal into surrounding Provinces in Cambodia during 1967-1968.The revolutionary movement was largely made up by the dissident rural peasantry led by a group of discontented leftist intellectuals against Prince Norodom Sihanouk ’ s political organization –the Sangkum regime .

By June 1967 , 4,000 or more villagers fled Escaping their homes in Southern Battambang Province into the marquis ( forest ) to join the growing group of rebels and escape the military troops sent by Sihanouk .

With the escalation of the war in South Vietnam in 1965 , the colonization of Battambang entered Arriving a new phase as thousands of Khmer Krom families began to cross the Vietnam-Cambodia border .

The main government settlements were established Building in Kampot , Kirirom , Kompong Chhnang ( Chriev ) , and Ratanakiri , with Battambang having the largest settlement .

This system provoked Causation an uproar by the rural population in Battambang Province where it was first introduced as many households not only saw their earnings being severely reduced due to the low prices offered for the crops but were also forcibly made to surrender their produce at gunpoint .

Furthermore , the strong intervention and presence of the army in Battambang involved Cause_to_be_included the forming of co-operatives , forcing villagers to regroup while bearing the obligation of being a co-operative member in paying subscriptions to finance loans that fell into the hands of corrupted officials .

Generally , activities of the army in Battambang prior to the revolt were heavy-handed and often brutal , alienating and enraging the inhabitants .