Cambodia Research Timeline :)

By mealyr

  • Cambodia won independence

    Cambodia ended France’s colonial control and King Norodom Sihanouk lead the country

  • French withdraw from Cambodia

    In the Geneva Conference, the French withdraw from Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos.

  • Sihanouk Becomes Prime Minister

    He renounced his fathers throne.

  • Sihanouk’s father dies

    Sihanouk becomes the head of state

  • The Cambodian communist leader Tou Samouth Disappears

    Tou Samouth Disappears and Pol Pot takes his place as the leader

  • US bombs North Vietnamese forces

    The US makes a secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia

  • Khmer Rouge takes over Cambodia

    With the help of China, the Khmer Rouge enter Phnom Penh. They kill 1.7 million people.

  • The country is renamed

    The country is renamed Democratic Kampuchea

  • Fighting breaks out in Vietnam

    They were scared that the Vietnamese communists were planning to make an Indochinese federation.

  • Cambodia declines to negotiate with Vietnam over the border war

    Huge purges make an uprising in the eastern zone of Cambodia in opposition of the Khmer Rouge Regime.

  • Khmer Rouge regime ends

    Former Khmer Rouge soldiers, Cambodia’s future prime minister, and Hun Sen end the Khmer Rouge regime

  • Hun Sen becomes the Prime Minister

    The National Assembly makes Hun Sen prime minister

  • Vietnamese troops leave

    Vietnamese troops leave Cambodia and the country is renamed the State of Cambodia

  • Peace agreement is signed

    A peace agreement in Paris is signed

  • General elections boycotted the Khmer Rouge

    Prince Norodom Ranariddh formed a Coalition which boycotted the Khmer Rouge

  • Khmer Rouge movement outlawed

    Cambodias National Assembly outlaws the Khmer Rouge movement.

  • Pol Pot is convicted

    Pol Pot is convicted of treason by Khmer Rouge officials.

  • Pol Pot dies

    He dies in his jungle hideout because of heart failure

  • Head of Khmer Rouge is arrested

    The Cambodian authorities arrest Kaing Guek Eav, or the head of the Khmer Rouge

  • Khmer Rouge gets charged

    A law forming a tribunal and charges the Khmer Rouge with genocide. International donors give the people $560 million in aid.