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1941-Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War II.
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1946-A new constitution permits Cambodians to form political parties.
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1946-Communist guerrillas begin an armed campaign against the French.
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1953-Cambodia wins its independence from France.
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1953-Under King Sihanouk, Cambodias Kingdom becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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1955-Sihanouk father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister.
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1965 - Sihanouk breaks off relations with the US
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1969 - The US begins a secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese forces on Cambodian grounds.
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1975-All city dwellers are forcibly moved to the countryside to become agricultural workers.
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1976 - The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea.
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1976-Khieu Samphan becomes head of state, Pol Pot is prime minister.
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1977 - Fighting breaks out with Vietnam.
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1978 - Vietnamese forces invade
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1979 January - The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh.
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1981 - The Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins parliamentary elections.
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1989 - Vietnamese troops withdraw.
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1991 - A peace agreement is signed in Paris.
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1994 - Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender in government amnesty.
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Pol Pot died in his jungle hideout in 1998
