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Cambodia wins independence against France.
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Sihanouk is Chief of state
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Sihanouk leaves the country. While he is away the National Assembly votes to remove him as Chief of state.
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In 1975 the Khmer Rouge Pol Pot leads them to kill thousands.
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America bombs Cambodia to try and stop the communists.
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Vietnam invades Cambodia
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The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh. Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge forces flee to the border region with Thailand.
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Vietnamese forces withdraw from Cambodia
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The Paris Peace accords are signed
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The leader who took many lives Pol Pot dies
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Cambodia joins ASEAN which is The Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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Norodom Sihamoni becomes king of Cambodia
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Tribunal to try Khmer Rouge leaders gets green light from UN after years of debate about funding.
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Ta Mok, one of the top leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime, dies aged 80.
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Most senior surviving Khmer Rouge member, Nuon Chea - "Brother Number Two" - is arrested and charged with crimes against humanity.
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Two Cambodian soldiers die in an exchange of fire with Thai troops in the disputed area. Thai soldier dies later of wounds.
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Cambodia refuses to release ex prime minister of Thailand. Appoints him as an economic adviser instead.
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Three most senior surviving Khmer Rouge members, including leader Pol Pot's right-hand man, "Brother Number Two" Nuon Chea, go on trial on charges of killing large groups of people.
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Cambodia and Thailand withdraw their troops from the border.
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Former king, Norodom Sihanouk, dies of a heart attack at age 89.
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Parliment passes a bill that says it is illegal to deny that atrocities were committed by the Khmer Rouge in the 1970s.
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There were mass protests in Phnom Penh over contested election results. Parliament approves new five-year term for Hun Sen. Opposition boycotts opening of parliament.
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More than 150,000 Cambodian workers return home from neighbouring Thailand after rumours circulate that the new military junta there will crack down on illegal migrants.
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Two life sentences were given to two Khmer Rouge leaders.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen marks thirty years in power.
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