Cambodian assessments

By lloydmds

  • Winner Winner

    Cambodia wins independence from France, with the new ruler King Sihanouk, it becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia.

  • New King

    Sihanouk 's father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister.

  • New Ally, New Enemy

    Sihanouk breaks relations with US and lets North Vietnamese people set up bases in Cambodia for the campaign against the US government in South Vietnam.

  • Bombing Runs

    US begins a bombing campaign against North Vietnamese forces in Cambodian.

  • Under New Management

    Lon Nol takes over Sihanouk then takes the Khmer Republic and sends the army to fight the North Vietnamese in Cambodia. Sihanouk makes a guerrilla team. Cambodia army loses land to the North Vietnamese.

  • The Takeover

    Lon Nol is taken over by the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, Sihanouk becomes head of state.

  • New Names

    Cambodia is named Democratic Kampuchea, after the takeover.

  • Peace in Paris

    A peace agreement is signed in Paris.

  • Saved by the Bell

    Prince Ranariddh is found guilty of arms smuggling, but is then pardoned by the king.

  • Death in the Jungle

    Pol pot dies in a jungle hideout.

  • The Coming Together

    A bridge across the Mekong River opens, connecting east and west Cambodia for the first time ever.

  • Deal

    Hun Sen is re-elected after CPP strikes after making a deal with the royalist Funcinpec party.

  • Rainsy in the Pen

    Rainsy is convicted in absentia of defaming Hun Sen and is sentenced to 18 months in prison.

  • Ranariddh goes to prison

    Ranariddh sentenced to 18 months in prison for selling the Funcinpec party's headquarters.

  • Mastermind

    US court convicts the leader of the CFF Chhun Yasith of thinking and making the 2000 attack in Phnom Penh happen.

  • Messing with Thailand

    Comrade Duch is guilty of crimes against humanity and given 35 year prison sentence.

  • Trouble on the Border

    Tensions rise when Cambodia arrests two people for spying after they were arrested for crossing the border. shots were fired across the border Hun Sen sends in UN peacekeepers.

  • Withdraw of Troops

    Cambodia and Thailand take out their troops from a disputed border spot by the Preah Vihear temple.

  • Death of the king

    Former king Norodom Sihanouk dies because of a heart attack at age 89.

  • Almost Death Row

    Former Khmer Rouge Ieng Sary dies while waiting for his trial for genocide.

  • Hun Sen's Rein

    The Prime Minister Hun Sen makes it to 30 years of power.

  • Caos in the Capitol

    Kem Ley a critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen is shot in the capital Phnom Penh and died before he hit the ground.

  • Looking Out for The Future

    Hun Sen declares a political ceasefie following a lot of prosecutions of opposition people for elections in 2018 and beyond.

  • New Rights

    Kem Sokha a Human rights activist is voted as the new leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party

  • Charged with Treason

    Kem Sokha is then charged with treason.

  • SITES

    http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
    http://www.datesandevents.org/places-timelines/08-timeline-of-cambodia.htm
    http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/cambodia.khmer.rouge.timeline/index.html
    https://www.globalwitness.org/static/infographics/timemaps/CambodiaTimeline.html?embed=1
    https://asiasociety.org/education/cambodia-historical-overview