Cambodia

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  • Apr 3, 1060

    Sihanouk's father dies.

    Sihanouk's father dies. Sihanouk becomes head of state

  • King Sihanouk

    King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit.

  • independence

    Cambodia wins its independence from France. Under King Sihanouk, it becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia.

  • king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister.

    Sihanouk abdicates to pursue a political career. His father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister.

  • South Vietnam.

    Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam.

  • Father dies

    Sihanouk breaks off relations with the US and allows North Vietnamese guerrillas to set up bases in Cambodia in pursuance of their campaign against the US-backed government in South Vietnam.

  • The US begins a secret bombing

    The US begins a secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese forces on Cambodian soil.

  • Lon nol

    Lon Nol is overthrown as the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh. Sihanouk briefly becomes head of state, the country is re-named Kampuchea.

  • Th country is re named

    The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea. Sihanouk resigns, Khieu Samphan becomes head of state, Pol Pot is prime minister.

  • Fight breaks out

    Fighting breaks out with Vietnam.

  • Vietnamese forces

    Vietnamese forces invade in a lightning assault.

  • May 1 1981

    The pro-Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins parliamentary elections. The international community refuses to recognise the new government.

  • Vietnamese troops withdraw

    Vietnamese troops withdraw. Hun Sen tries to attract foreign investment by abandoning socialism. The country is re-named the State of Cambodia. Buddhism is re-established as the state religion.

  • A peace agreement is signed in Paris

    A peace agreement is signed in Paris. A UN transitional authority shares power temporarily with representatives of the various factions in Cambodia. Sihanouk becomes head of state.

  • Cambodia

    Elections are held in Cambodia

  • Pot dies

    Pol Pot dies

  • 1999 Cambodia joins ASEAN

    1999 Cambodia joins ASEAN

  • Norodom Sihamoni becomes king

    Norodom Sihamoni becomes king

  • Oil is discovered off Cambodia

    Oil is discovered off Cambodia

  • Returns home

    February - Rainsy receives a royal pardon and returns home.

  • Websites

    https://gsp.yale.edu/case-studies/cambodian-genocide-program/publications/chronology-cambodian-events-1950 https://localhistories.org/a-timeline-of-cambodia/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828