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On November 9, 1953, Cambodia gain their independence from France.
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The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) was formed.
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Leaders of the Khmer Rouge flee from their home base in Phnom Penh to start an armed rebellion. The main leader of the Khmer Rouge is Pol Pot.
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The CPK took control of Cambodia.
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Four months after the Khmer Rouge set up their government, a local high-school in Phnom Penh was converted into what became known as S-21. Otherwise known as a prision where people were tortured.
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The Khmer Rouge creates the Democratic Kampuchea. They make a 'four-year plan', which calls for seizing all private property and establish rice cultivation as a primary resource.
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Pol Pot starts another round of mass murders, this time though he is aiming for official communists and just normal people who were communists.
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Vietnam forces launched a major invasion on Cambodia.
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In this day Phnom Penh was captured by the Vietnam forces.
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This is when the CPK stopped taking control over Cambodia.
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Vietnamese forces take Phnom Penh and the Khmer Rouge regime falls
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On this date Heng Samrin signed a peace treaty with Vietnam to gain friendship.
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This is when Vietnamese forces started the biggest dry-season offensive in the war.
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This is the end of the dry-season for Vietnam in War.
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Vietnamese troops withdraw from the country and the Khmer Rouge attempt to regain power.
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This was when Paris made there final of the Paris Conference on Cambodia.
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The Cambodian National Assembly votes to outlaw the Khmer Rouge.
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Pol Pot was arrested after mudering thousands of innocent people. He was sentenced to house arrrest.
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Ta Mok, the man who put Pol Pot under house arrest, was arrested because he was known as 'the butcher' during the Khmer Rouge years.
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In 1998, Pol Pot commited suicide while under house arrest.
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The FUNCINPEC Party was elected and the Cambodian People's Party was elected to form a combined governent.
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The U.N. and Cambodia agree to make the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia to try Khmer Rouge leaders.
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The U.N. approves the tribunal after years of debate
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Duch goes on trial.
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The trail of "Brother Number Two" along with three other senior members of the Khmer Rouge is set to begin.
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