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In 1953 they declared Independence from France.
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Sihanouk's father dies. Sihanouk becomes head of state.
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In 1969 the US started a secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese.
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In 1975 they got a new leader and his name was Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge killed about 1.5 to 3 million people.
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The Khmer Rouge control of the country’s capital city, Phnom Penh and other cities
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In 1978 the Vietnamese invaded Cambodia and Pol Pot escaped.
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In 1985 Hun Sen became the prime minster, then Cambodia got plagued.
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Pol Pot after he escaped he later died in 1988.
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While the Khmer Rouge war still continued between the Vietnamese, however the Vietnamese ended up withdrawing the war against Cambodia in 1989.
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In 2000 the US freed many people from the attack in Phnom Penh. Then they grouped up to over lead Hun Sen.
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In 2001 after the death of Pol Pot, the international donors pledged $560 million for medical aid, and donors.
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In 2006, Ta Mok, Khmer Rouge leader died at 80.
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In 2008 two soldiers die by a shoot off by Thai troops that opened fire on them.
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In 2009 the former leader of the Khmer Rouge went on trial for the murder and torture of thousands of people from the prison camp.
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In 2012 Chut was shot dead while he was traveling in a threatened forest.
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In 2013 the foreign minster dies while waiting for his trial of the genocide.
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In 2014 150,000 Cambodian workers come home to their family after everything had happened.
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In 2015 the prime minister Hun has marked the 30 years that he has been in power of Cambodia.
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In 2016 he was sentenced to five years in jail because he was caught telling people about what was being traded.
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In 2017 they rewarded Sam as head of the Cambodia National Rescue Party.
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N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828].