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Cambodia gains independence
Cambodia officially gained its independence from France. -
King Sihanouk abdicated for his father
King Sihanouk abdicated in favor of his father Norodom Suramarit -
Cambodia ends ties with south vietnam
Cambodia severed ties with south Vietnam. -
US bombing
US bombed Cambodia -
General Lon overthrew Sihanouk
General Lon Nol overthrew Sihanouk and established a republic. Start of the Cambodian Civil War and the US Cambodian Campaign. -
systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens
The Cambodian genocide -
Establishment of kingdom of Cambodia
The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk captured Phnom Penh and declared the establishment of Kingdom of Cambodia. -
Sihanouk exiled
Sihanouk exiled and establishment of Democratic Kampuchea under total Khmer Rouge control -
Cambodia broke relations with Vietnam
Cambodia broke relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Vietnam invades Cambodia
North Vietnam forces invaded Cambodia in 1970 at the request of Khmer Rouge leader Nuon CheA. -
Vietnamese captured Phnom Penh
Cambodian-Vietnamese War: Vietnamese troops captured Phnom Penh establishing the People's Republic of Kampuchea. The rule of the Khmer Rouge is over. -
Economic pressure from the international community
diplomatic and economic pressure from the international community, the Vietnamese government implemented a series of economic and foreign policy reforms, and withdrew from Kampuchea. -
United Nations began monitoring Cambodia
A United Nations peacekeeping force, the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), began monitoring Cambodia. -
Cambodia free elections
Cambodia held free elections. The Khmer Rouge boycotted them -
New constitution
A new constitution was ratified, under which the Cambodian monarchy was restored. Norodom Sihanouk returned to the throne. -
A tribunal for the Khmer Rouge established
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a tribunal for the Khmer Rouge, was established. -
Television programs banned
Thai television programs were banned from broadcasting in Cambodia. -
Nationalist rioters destroyed Thai embassy
2003 Phnom Penh riots: Nationalist rioters destroyed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. -
Military police fire at protesters killing 3 people
Military police opened fire at opposition protesters, leaving 3 people dead and more than 20 injured. -
Explosion in Cambodian military base
Twenty Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM. The blast, which also injured several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says. ... -
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