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war
in the 1940's cambodia fighting against french colonization and were influenced by vietnam (http://www.cambodiatribunal.org/history/cambodian-history/khmer-rouge-history/) -
movement
there was a communist movement called the Khmer rouge -
stuff
in the late 1960's there was a civil war with the communists. [http://www.localhistories.org/cambodia.html] -
kill field (yEEEP!!!!!!!!)
between 1975 and 1979, 1.7 million people died, or were killed. The dead were dumped out in fields. this is where the name killing fields comes from -
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in the 1970's the khmer rouge made everyone move into the country.
many died during evacuations. -
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in 1976 the was renamed democratic kampuchea. -
renaming
in the 1970's the country was renamed cambodia -
things
cambodia gets in a war with vietnam -
more stuff
the vietnamese army defeated the khmers in 1979 -
#death
the khmer leader pol pot died in the 1990's -
is it good
in 99 Cambodia became part of the ASEAN