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Japan’s Occupation Ends
Japan’s occupation over Cambodia ends. Japan had officially surrendered. This happened after allied military forces entered Cambodia. The Japanese military forces were disarmed and repatriated. -
Cambodia Gains Freedom
In 1953 Cambodia was able to declare independence against the French. Sihanouk claimed his throne and made Cambodia Kingdom of Cambodia. -
Sihanouk Wins an Election.
After Sihanouk enforced his brutal tactics which were closing rival newspapers, and threatening the people in these groups. He won the election and ruled from 1955-1970. -
Sihanouk Causes Trouble
5 years after Sihanouk’s father dies he breaks off all relationships with The United States and allows North Vietnamese to set up bases in Cambodia pursuance against the US. -
Sihanouk Gets Overthrown
The Prime Minister Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk in coup. He proclaimed that Khmer Republic was sending the army to fight the North Vietnamese in Cambodia. Sihanouk was put in exile in China. While there he formed a guerrilla movement. -
Lon Nol Gets Overthrown
In 1975, 5 years after he got the thrown. Lon Nol got overthrown by the Khmer Rouge. Which was led by Pol Pot. Sihanouk briefly got the thrown back but, not for long. -
Country New Name
The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea. Sihanouk resigns, and Khmer Samphan becomes head of state. Pol Pot became the Prime Minister. -
Trouble Occurs Again
In January of 1979, the Vietnamese are ready to take Phnom Penh. Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge force fleets to the border region with Thailand. -
New Prime Minister
Surprisingly Cambodia, got a new Prime Minister. Hun Sen his name is. Though not long after Cambodia get plagued by guerrilla warfare. -
Uneasy Peace
A peace treaty was signed in Paris. A translation authority shares power temporarily with the representatives of the various factions in Cambodia. Sihanouk becomes head of state again. -
Coup
Hun Sen mounts a coup against the prime Minister, Prince Ranariddh, and replaces him with dung Hunt. -
Hun Sen Re-election
After nearly a year of political deadlocks, Prime Minister Hun Sen gets re-elected after the CPP strikes a deal with the royalist. -
Norodom Sihanouk’s Death
In 2012, after an eventful life closely intertwined with his country’s history for 6 decades. -
Former King passes
In October the former king Norodom Sihanouk died of a heart attack. He was taken from life at 89. He had not chosen a successor. -
Border Tension Eases
In July of 2012 Cambodia and Thailand withdraw their troops from a disputed border area near the Preah Vihear temple. Thins was all in line with a ruling by the International Court of Justice which aims to halt outbreaks of armed conflict in recent years. -
Thousands Come To See
Four months after Norodom Sihanouk was cremated in front of ten thousand people. -
Parliament Passes a Bill
In June Parliament passes a bill making it illegal to deny that cruel acts were committed by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970’s -
Protests
In September there were mass protests in Phnom Penh over contested election results. Parliament approves the new five-year term for Hun Sen. Opposition boycotts opening of parliament. -
Riots Take Action
Riot police are clearing a two-week opposition protest camp held in Phnom Pehn as part of a long-running campaign was launched. The campaign was launched against the government after the disputed 2013 election. -
Human Rights
The Human Rights Activist Kim Sokha is appointed as the new leader of th opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). He had replaced Sam Rainey.