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Cambodia, 1945.
After its defeat in World War II, Japan gave up its Indochinese territories. -
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Cambodia, 1953
Cambodia officially gained its independence from France. -
Cambodia, 1955
King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit. -
Cambodia, 1963.
Cambodia severed bonds with South Vietnam. -
Cambodia, 1965.
Head of State Sihanouk broke off relations with the US.
North Vietnamese guerrillas formed bases in Cambodia pursuing the campaign against the US-backed government in South Vietnam -
Cambodia, 1970.
General Lon Nol had taken power away from Sihanouk and formed a republic. -
Cambodia, 1975.
Cambodian Civil War: The Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh and declared the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea. -
Cambodia, 1977.
Cambodia had broken their relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Warbroke out with Vietnam -
Cambodia, 1978
Vietnam forces invade Cambodia. -
Cambodia, 1979.
Cambodian-Vietnamese War: Vietnamese soldiers captured Phnom Penh establishing the People's Republic of Kampuchea. The Khmer Rouge's rule was finally over. -
Cambodia, 1989.
Vietnamese soldiers back out and the country is re-named the State of Cambodia -
Cambodia, 1992.
A United Nations peacekeeping force, the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, began than constant watch of Cambodia. -
Cambodia, 1993.
Cambodia held free elections. The Khmer Rouge boycotted them. -
Cambodia, 1993.
A new constitution was ratified, under which the Cambodian monarchy was restored. Norodom Sihanouk returned to the throne. -
Cambodia, 1997.
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a tribunal for the Khmer Rouge, was established.