20th Century Cambodian History

  • Japanese occupy Cambodia

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    20th Century Cambodia

  • End of WWII: Japan relinquishes Indochinese territories

  • Cambodia independence from France

  • Cambodia ends ties with South Vietnam

  • Cambodian Civil War & US Cambodian Campaign

  • Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh & declares it a Kingdom

  • Cambodia broke relations with Socialist Republic of Vietnam

  • Cambodian-Vietnamese War: end of Khmer Rule

  • Last Vietnamese troops leave Cambodia

  • Cambodia holds free elections: Khmer Rouge boycotts them