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King Sihanouk Abdicated
In his fathers favour, Sihanouk was abdicated. -
Colonisation of Cambodia by the Fench
Cambodian King Norodom Requested a French Protectorate over his country. The french acccpeted and colonised Cambodia -
King Lost Control of Cambodia
The cambodian King No longer had any controll over cambodia. This later lead to the French having Full controll of the country. -
French Gained Total Controll
French Gained total controll of cambodia. The king no longer had any power over cambodia. -
Cambodia Intergrated
Cambodia was Integrated into the French Indochina Union. -
French Indochina
Cambodia was included as part of the Indochinese Union which also included Laos, North Vietnam and South Vietnam. -
French Languaged Journals Established
Around 1844 to 1923, the French language newspapers, journals were created and published. For exmaple "L'Echo du Cambodge" and L'Impartial de Phnom Penh" -
Japanese Occupies Cambodia
Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes king. Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War II. The Japanese also changed the flag of Cambodia to a different flag during March-October 1945 -
New King of Cambodia
Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes King. He was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. He was the effective ruler of Cambodia from 1953 to 1970. After his second abdication in 2004, he was known as "The King-Father of Cambodia" -
First Prime Minister
Norodom Sihanouk became the first prime minister at the age of 22. -
Cambodia Granted Self-Rule
Cambodia was Granted Self-Rule in the French Union. A few years later they had gained independance. -
French Regained Cambodia
French re-imposes cambodia its protectorate after the Japanese left. -
First Indochina War Begins
This was the anti-French war. Most of the fighting was in North Vietnam. The conflict engulfed Vietnam and extended into neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia. -
Abolishment of French Protectorate
There was an abolishment of the french protectorate in Cambodia. There was no longer a need to have a western protectorate as Cambodia no longer were being attacked. This was a leadup to the Cambodian Independance. -
Sihanouk in Exile
King Norodom Sihanouk went into exile in Thailand because he was threatened by the French. He didn't return until Cambodia gained it's independence. -
Cambodian Independace
Cambodian Independace Day. King Sihanouk, now a hero in the eyes of his people, returned to Phnom Penh in triumph, and independence day was celebrated on 9 November 1953. He leaves monarchy and become a presidency. -
King Norodom Died
King Norodom ruled as king of Cambodia from 1860 to 1904 and 1955 to 1960. He had died of old age.
