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For 90 years France was in control of all of Cambodia.
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Cambodia was colonized by France as was Laos and Vietnam. http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/28956
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Cambodia and Japan finally were out of the war.
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After World War II Cambodia was looking for independance, but france did not want to part with them, so in 1949 they became independant with the Frecnch. http://www.infoplease.com/country/cambodia.html
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There was an armed rebellion that happened in Cambodia.
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Cambodia breaks with working with the US to work with Vietnam.
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Anit-Vietnamese riots broke out and Gen Lon Nol overthrew Sihanouk. http://www.infoplease.com/country/cambodia.html
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King Nordom Sihanouk was overthrown by General Lon Nol. http://www.umbc.edu/eol/cambodia/histcamb.htm
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After 5 years of foreign interventions and fights, Phnom Pehn in Cambodia fell to communist forces. http://www.cambodiatribunal.org/history/cambodian-history/khmer-rouge-history/
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Pol Pot was the leader of the Khmer Rouge.
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In August 1975, Khmer Rouge established a prison. He took over a school in Phnom Pehn, and turned it into a prosion.
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Khmer Rouge decided to take over Phnom Pehn and push the people to the countryside.
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Cambodia was renamed Democratic Kampuchea.
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The Khmer Rouge was origionally a four year plan and mostly everyone in Cambodia did not know who had taken over because they thought secresy was best in that situation.
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Since Vietnam took over, the genocide stops and in only four years over 2.4 million are dead in Cambodia.
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The Cambdian forces and Vietnamese forces came together and ousted Khmer Roughe. http://www.umbc.edu/eol/cambodia/histcamb.htm
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The vietnamese forces came in and they took over Phnom Pehn. http://www.cambodiatribunal.org/history/cambodian-history/khmer-rouge-history/
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Pol Pot was kicked out and a new type of government led by Heng Samrin was estabished. http://www.infoplease.com/country/cambodia.html?pageno=2
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After a while Vietnam decides to leave Cambodia.
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Pol Pot was sentenced to house arrest and died in his home.
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Cambodian prosecuters charge Ta Mok with crimes against humanity. http://www.pbs.org/pov/enemies/photo_gallery_timeline.php#.U2enhOZdXZc
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The prime minister is now allowing the Khmer Rouge followers to do what he wanted to do.
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Sihanouck passes the King leadership down to his son, Sihamoni.
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One of the senior Khmer Rouge "brothers" that is still living went on trial to talk about what really happened in that time. http://www.pbs.org/pov/enemies/photo_gallery_timeline.php#.U2j0deZdXZd
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Sianhouck, the ruler of Cambodia, died. http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/cambodia-timeline-643d8f10-2df7-429a-9012-1d2a6d9a4d98