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Independence
Norodom Sihanouk declared independence from France in 1953. Many leaders have tried to the same but all failed. -
South Vietnam
Cambodia severed ties with south Vietnam -
United States
The US begins a secret bombing campaign against Vietnamese forces on Cambodian soil. -
Civil War
Start of the Cambodian civil war and the US Cambodian campaign -
Capture of Phnom Penh
The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk captured Phnom Penh and declared it as of Kingdom of Cambodia. -
Establishment of Democratic Kampuchea
Sihanouk exiled and establishment of Democratic Kampuchea under total Khmer Rouge control. -
Broken relations
Cambodia broke relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Cambodian/ Vietnamese war
The war is over and the Khmer Rouge is also over. -
Troops
The last Vietnamese troops pull out of Cambodia. -
Boycotted elections
Cambodia held elections and the Khmer Rouge boycotted them -
Pol Pot
Pol pot has died -
Thai Conflict
Thai television programs are now banned in Cambodia -
Riots
Rioters destroyed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. -
Royalty problems
King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated. His son Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as his successor. -
King Norodom Sihanouk
King Norodom Sihanouk died at the age of 89 -
Khmer Rouge leaders
Court in Cambodia sentences two senior Khmer Rouge leaders to life in prison -
protesting massacre
Military police opened fire at opposition protesters killing 3 people dead and more than 20 injured. -
Hun Sen marks
Prime Minister Hun Sen has 30 years in power. -
Kem Sokha
Leader Kem Sokha is charged with treason. -
Lese-Majeste law
Cambodia introduces lese-majeste law, which makes it a criminal offence to defame or insult the king.