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Cambodia becomes a free nation, now known as the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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Head of state, Sihanouk, cuts off relations with the U.S.
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The U.S. plans to bomb Cambodia in secret.
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Lon Nol, the prime minister, overthrows Sihnouk.
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The Khmr Rouge, led by Pol Pot, overthrow Lon Nol. They immedeately torture and execute many middle class civilians.
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The country of Cambodia is renamed Democratic Kampuchea and is led under Pol Pot.
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Prince Ranariddh is sentenced 18 months in jail for selling the Funnipec headquarters.
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The Vietnamese invade Cambodia, kicking out the Khmr Rouge.
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The Vietnamese invade Phnom Penh, causing Pol Pot and the Khmr Rouge to flee to the border with Thailand.
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The pro-Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins elections. The community;however, doesn't agree.
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Hun Sen becomes the 34th prime minister of Cambodia. The country is plagued by guerilla warfare, and hundreds become refugees.
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Hun Sen tries to attract investment from other areas by abolishing socialism and re-naming Kampuchea the State of Cambodia.
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A peace agreement is signed in Paris, and a United Nations authority shares temporary power of factions in Cambodia.
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Thousands of the Khmer Rouge surrender to the government.
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Deputy leader of the Khmer Rouge, Ieng Sary creates a new party and is granted amnesty by Sihanouk.
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Pol Pot is put on trial by the Khmer Rouge.
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Pol Pot died in his sleep due to heart failure in his jungle hideout.
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Hun Sen is elected prime minister, while Prince Ranariddh is president of the National Assembly.
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The first bridge connecting east and west Cambodia is opened.
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Chhung Yasith, CFF president, for mastermindina a 2000 attack on Phnom Penh.