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Cambodia becomes a protectorate of France.
protectorate means the position or period of office of a Protector, especially that in England of Oliver and Richard Cromwell. -
WW2 event
After its defeat in World War II, Japan relinquished its Indochinese territories. -
Cambodia gains its independence.
Cambodia officially gained its independence from France. -
King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father.
King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit. -
Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam.
Cambodia–Vietnam relations take place in the form of bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.