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The Freedom Cambodia
Cambodia gained its independence from France in 1953 -
USA Secret Bombing
The US begins a secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese forces on Cambodian soil. -
The Overthrowing of Sihanouk
Prime Minister Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk in coup. He proclaims the Khmer Republic and sends the army to fight the North Vietnamese in Cambodia. Sihanouk in exile in China Forms a guerrilla Movement. Over next few years the Cambodian army Loses territory against the North Vietnamese and communist Khmer Rouge guerrillas -
Pol Pot Came in Control
Lon Nol is overthrown as the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh. Sihanouk briefly becomes head of state, the country is renamed Kampuchea. -
The Overthrowing of Lon Nol
Lon Nol is overthrown as the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh Sihanouk briefly becomes head of state the country is renamed Kampuchea. -
Pol Pot Is prime minister
The country is renamed Democratic Kampuchea. Sihanouk resigns, Khieu Samphan becomes head of state, Pol Pot is prime minister. -
Fighting with Vietnam
Fighting breaks out with Vietnam. -
Lightning assault
Vietnamese forces invade in a lightning assault. -
The retreat
in January The Vietnamese took Phnom Penh. Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge forces fled to the border region with Thailand. -
The Refusal
The provietnamese Kampuchean Peoples Revolutionary Party wins parliamentary elections The international community refuses to recognise the new government. -
Refugees.
Hun Sen becomes prime minister. Cambodia is plagued by guerrilla warfare Hundreds of thousands become refugees. -
Buddhism recognized
Vietnamese troops withdraw. Hun Sen tries to attract foreign investment by abandoning socialism The country is renamed the State of Cambodia Buddhism is reestablished as the state religion. -
Sihanouk Becomes head of state.
A peace agreement is signed in Paris. A UN transitional authority shares power temporarily with representatives of the various factions in Cambodia. Sihanouk becomes head of state. -
(CPP)
General election sees the royalist Funcinpec party win the most seats followed by Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party. -
The Surender of the Goverment
Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender in government amnesty. -
Khmer Rouge
Hun Sen was A Khmer rouge -
The formation of a New Party
Deputy Leader of khmer rouge Ieng Sary forms a new party and is granted amnesty by Sihanouk. -
The death of Pol Pot
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Prince Ranariddh
Prince Ranariddh is tried in his absence and found guilty of arms smuggling, but is then pardoned by the king. -
The Bridge
The mekong bridge opens and. its 1.5 kilometers long. -
The First of Good
First multi-party local elections; ruling Cambodian People's Party wins in all but 23 out of 1,620 communes. Ranariddh's half-brother Prince Norodom Chakrapong sets up his own Norodom Chakrapong Khmer Soul Party. -
Chhun Yasith
US court convicts CFF leader Chhun Yasith of masterminding 2000 attack in Phnom Penh. -
The Formers
A UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia indicts two more former commanders of the Khmer Rouge, Im Cheam and Meas Muth, with crimes against humanity. -
Supreme Court
Supreme Court dissolves the Cambodia National Rescue Party, the country's only significant opposition party. -