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Cambodia officially gained its independence from France.
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After America won in WW2, Japan relinquished its Indochinese territories.
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King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
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Sihanouk's father dies. Sihanouk becomes head of state.
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Sihanouk breaks off relations with the US and allows North Vietnamese guerrillas to set up bases in Cambodia
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The US begins a secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese forces on Cambodian soil.
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He proclaims the Khmer Republic and sends the army to fight the North Vietnamese in Cambodia.
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Led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh. Sihanouk briefly becomes head of state, the country is re-named Kampuchea.
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The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea.
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Fighting breaks out with Vietnam.
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Vietnamese forces invade in a lightning assault.
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The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh.
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The international community refuses to recognise the new government.
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Hun Sen becomes prime minister
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Vietnamese troops withdraw. Hun Sen tries to attract foreign investment by abandoning socialism.
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Peace agreement is signed in Paris.
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General election sees the royalist Funcinpec party win the most seats followed by Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party
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Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender in government amnesty.
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Deputy leader of Khmer Rouge Ieng Sary forms a new party and is granted amnesty by Sihanouk.
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Hun Sen mounts a coup against the prime minister, Prince Ranariddh, and replaces him with Ung Huot. The coup attracts international condemnation.