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independence
Cambodia wins independence from France. -
political career
Sihanouk abdicates to pursue a political career. -
become head of state
Sihanouk becomes head of state -
father dies
Sihanouk's father dies. -
breaking up
Sihanouk breaks up with the US -
stealth bombing
The US begins a secret bombing campaign -
overthrower
Prime Minister Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk in coup -
Lon Nol is overthrown
Lon Nol is overthrown as the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh -
renamed democratic
the democratic are renamed kampuchea -
Fighting breaks
Fighting breaks out with Vietnam. -
Vietnamese forces invade
Vietnamese forces invade cambodia -
taking Phnom Penh
The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh -
Revolutionary Party wins
The pro-Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins -
prime minister
Hun Sen becomes prime minister -
withdraw
Vietnamese troops withdraw -
peace agreement
A peace agreement is signed in Paris