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The French take over Cambodia and they are under their rule for 90 years
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French rule lasts for 90 years
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Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes king. Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War II.
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Cambodia is no longer occupided by Japan
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France re-imposes its rule over Cambodia
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Cambodia wins its independence from France.
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Sihanouk's father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister.
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Sihanouk's father dies making Sihanouk head of state.
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Sihanouk breaks off relations with the US and allows Vietnam to set up bases in Cambodia to help their campaign against the US
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The US begins a secret bombing against North Vietnamese forces in Cambodia.
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Prime Minister Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk. Over next few years the Cambodian army loses territory against the North Vietnamese.
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Lon Nol is overthrown as an army led by Pol Pot called the Khmer Rouge occupy Phnom Penh.
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Any one who lived in the city was forcibly moved to the country to become farmers. Money was worthless and basic rights were gone. Thousands of educated people were killed and tortured. the total death was estimated to be around 1.7 million.
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Fighting breaks out with Vietnam.
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The pro-Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins parliamentary elections. The international community refuses to recognise the new government.
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troops from vietnam withdraw from Cambodia. They adandon socialism and they country is renamed the State of Cambodia.
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A peace agreement is signed in Paris and Sihanouk becomes head of state.
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Thousands of Khmer Rouge surrender and are taken by the government.
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Hun Sen tries to take power over the prime minister, Prince Ranariddh, and succeeds replacing him with Ung Huot. This attracts the internation condemnation. The Khmer rouge put Pol Pot on trial and imprision him for life.
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Pol pot found dead in jungle hidout.
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Prince Ranariddh is tired in his leave from the prime minister and if found guilty of smuggling arms, but is pardoned.
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Elections are won by Hun Sen
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Rainsy receives a royal pardon and returns home.
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Any surviving Khmer Rouge members are senstenced to life in prison for crimes agenst hummanity.
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Cambodia and Thailand withdraw their troops from a disputed border area near the Preah Vihear temple
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