Cambodia By culveracs May 15, 2017 1863-Cambodia becomes a friend of France. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1941-Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes king. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1941-Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War II. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1945-The Japanese occupation ends. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1946-A new constitution permits Cambodians to form political parties. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1946-Communist guerrillas begin an armed campaign against the French. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1953-Cambodia wins its independence from France. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1953-Under King Sihanouk, Cambodias Kingdom becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1955-Sihanouk father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1960 - Sihanouk's father dies. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1960-Sihanouk becomes head of state. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1965 - Sihanouk breaks off relations with the US http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1969 - The US begins a secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese forces on Cambodian grounds. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1975-The country is re-named Kampuchea. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 15, 2017 1975-All city dwellers are forcibly moved to the countryside to become agricultural workers. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1976 - The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1976-Khieu Samphan becomes head of state, Pol Pot is prime minister. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1977 - Fighting breaks out with Vietnam. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1978 - Vietnamese forces invade http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1979 January - The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1981 - The Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins parliamentary elections. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1989 - Vietnamese troops withdraw. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1991 - A peace agreement is signed in Paris. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 1994 - Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender in government amnesty. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828 May 16, 2017 Pol Pot died in his jungle hideout in 1998 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
