Cambodia

By Jeremiah Vogleman

  • Cambodia becomes a protectorate of France.

    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

    WW2 event
    After its defeat in World War II, Japan relinquished its Indochinese territories.

  • Cambodia gains its independence.

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

  • Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam.

    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.