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Freedom from France
King Norodom Sihanouk declared indépendance from France on Nov,9,1953 -
Election
The first elections were held for general -
Head of state dies
Sihanouk's father dies he becomes King/Head of state -
Cambodia bombing
The US launched a secret bombing on Cambodian soil this resulted in the Cambodian civil war -
Captured Phnom Penh
communists captured Phnom Penh -
Renamed
Cambodia was renamed Kampuchea due to pol pot -
Democratic Kampuchea
Cambodia is re named Democratic Kampuchea -
Pol Pot
Pol Pot is the 27th Prime minister -
Khmer rouge
Khmer Rouge attacts -
war with Vietnam
War breaks out with Vietnam -
Invasion
Vietnam invaded Cambodia -
Pol Pot ruled
people were led by Pol Pot it was estimated 1.5 million people were killed by him. he decided that Cambodia would be completely agricultural if you didn't convert you would be killed -
Troops withdraw
Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia -
Paris Peace
This marked an official end to the Cambodian Vietnamese war -
Monarchy
The Monarchy is restored and Sihanouk becomes king again -
Pol pot dies
Pol pot died on April 15 1998 -
Khmer Rouge leaders
after negotiations with the UN Cambodia agreed to an international tribunal for former Khmer Rouge leaders -
King
Norodom Sihamoni Became King -
Oil
In 2005 Oil was discovered in the sea off Cambodia -
Sihanouk Dies
Sihanouk Dies due to natural causes in Beijing China -