Cambodia

By millertjs

  • Independance from France

    Cambodia gained their independace from France on November 9, 1953

  • A prime Minister

    King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia put his father on the throne and assumed the position of prime minister

  • Leaders Fled to the jungle

    Prince Norodom Sihanouk repressed the Communist party and Pol Pot, general secretary of the CP, and other leaders fled to the jungle

  • a tie

    Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam.

  • Military aid

    Cambodia Started getting a military aid from China to help out with the Veitnam War

  • Khmer Rouge Protest

    The Khmer Rouge took up arms in support of a peasant uprising in northwest Cambodia against a government rice tax

  • US Bomb droppings

    US started dropping bombs on Cambodia killing almost 700,000 people

  • US Bomb Testing

    In July 22, 1969 The United States begain to test bombs in Camodia Soil

  • Cambodia Year Zero

    Lon Nol is overthrown and Khmer Rouge takes over which forces the city people to move outside to the farm lands. Also money becomes worthless, basic freedoms are curtailed and religion is banned. Hundreds of thousand people in the middle class are tourtured and exucuted. On top of all of that their country name gets changed to Kampuchea

  • Cambodian Citizens forced to the border of Thialand

    Pol Pot forces citizens to the Thialand-Cambodian border because of the Veitnam War.

  • Cambodia Get invaded

    Veitnam Invades Cambodia

  • alliance formed

    The Khmer Rouge and 2 non-Communist groups formed a resistance coalition with Sihanouk as a figurehead leader

  • Hun Sin Prime Minister

    Hun Sen becomes Prime Minister.Cambodia is slowly getting killed off by guerrilla warfare. Hundreds of thousands become refugees.

  • A Peace Treaty

    Paris and Cambodia sign a peace treaty

  • Khumer Guerrillas Surrender

    Thousands of Khumer Rouge Guerrillas surrender, but however are not convicted with any political crimes.

  • Pol Pot Dies

    Pol Pot dies in his jungle hideout

  • East and West Cambodia linked together again

    The First Bridge arcoss the Mekong river links east and west cambodia

  • First Multi-party election

    They allow the first multi party election. the Cambodian people wins.

  • Hun Sen Re-elected

    Hun Sen got re-elected as Prime Minister after CPP strikes

  • Khumer Rouge Court Trials

    Detectives begain to question Khumer Rouge about claiming to killing thousands

  • Soilders die while firing at Thai soldiers

    Two Cambodian Soldiers die while firing in exchange with Thai troops

  • Cease Fire with Thai Land

    Cambodia and Thailand both widthdraw their troops away from the border

  • Former King Dies

    Norodom Sihanouk, former king, died of a heart attack at the age of 89

  • Riot Police clear a camp of protesters

    Riot Police clear a camp of protesters very violently

  • 30 Years

    2015 makes it 30 years the Hun Sen has been in power.