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Cambodia becomes a protectorate of France. French colonial rule lasts for 90 years https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
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In 1863 the Cambodian king, fearful of Thai intentions, asked France to provide protection for his kingdom. France kept Cambodia from being swallowed up, but the protectorate developed into a full-scale colonial relationship that the king had not foreseen.
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Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes king. Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War II. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
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The Japanese occupation ends https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
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France re-imposes its protectorate. A new constitution permits Cambodians to form political parties. Communist guerrillas begin an armed campaign against the French. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
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Over the next four centuries, Cambodia became a small Buddhist kingdom dependent on the goodwill of its neighbors, Thailand and Vietnam, In the mid-19th century, conflict between these kingdoms spilled onto Cambodian soil, and Cambodia almost disappeared. https://asiasociety.org/education/cambodia-historical-overview
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French rule lasted until the 1950s, and was less harsh than in neighboring
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Angkor Wat, has appeared on every Cambodian flag (there have been five of them) since the country gained its independence from France
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By the late 1960s, however, Cambodia was drawn inexorably into the Vietnam War https://asiasociety.org/education/cambodia-historical-overview
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In 1975, Communist forces, known to the outside world as Khmer Rouge or Red Khmers, overthrew the pro-American regime that had seized power five years before.
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Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1979 and established a protectorate there that lasted for 10 years. https://cambodiatribunal.org/history/cambodian-history/