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On November 9, 1953 Cambodia won independence against France. Their name became the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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King Sihanouk abdicated. In favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
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Cambodia served ties with South Vietnam. Cambodia president declares "There must be war."
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The US begins secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia soil. The first four year bombing campaign.
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General Lon Nol overthrew Sihanouk and established a republic. Start of the Cambodian Civil War and the US Cambodian Campaign.
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Khmer Rouge took full control of the city Phnom Penh. They forced over 2 million people into the country side.
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The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk captured Phnom Penh. Then declared the establishment of Kingdom of Cambodia.
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Cambodia and Vietnam have started a war. They had war because Vietnam invaded their territory.
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Cambodia broke relations. They broke them with Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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Vietnamese troops captured Phnom Penh. They then head west and reestablish their forces in Thai territory.
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Vietnams troops withdrew from Cambodia. The departing vietnams troops received a lot of publicity after this.
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All of Cambodia Parties signed a peace agreement in Paris. And agreed to a national election.
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A United Nations peacekeeping force began monitoring Cambodia. They did the because Cambodia was starting to have high leveled meetings.
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A new constitution was ratified, under which the Cambodian monarchy was restored. Norodom Sihanouk returned to the throne.
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Pol Pot died in Anlong Veng, Cambodia. After this other senior Khmer Rouge was defected in 1998.
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Thai television programs were banned from broadcasting in Cambodia.
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Nationalist rioters destroyed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party won a majority of seats in the National Assembly.
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Clashes began with Thailand over territory immediately adjacent to the Preah Vihear Temple.
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Former King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk died in Beijing at the age of 89.