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Cambodia has officially gained their independence from France.
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Norodom Sihanouk became prime minister, and his father, Norodom Suramarit, became the king in the same year.
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King Norodom Suramarit died so his son, Norodom Sihanouk took over as the leader of the country.
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Norodom Sihanouk warns the USA of breaking relations with them.
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President Nixon ordered plans for a secret bombing in Cambodia.
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President Richard Nixon ordered to start bombing the North Vietnamese in their Cambodian bases.
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Presidents Nixon announced that America was sending troops into Cambodia.
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North Vietnam and the Viet Cong armed the Khmer Rouge with weapons, and also gave them supplies and training.
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A United States plane accidentally bombed a village in Cambodia, killing over 400 civilians
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Pol Pot and created the Khmer Rouge.
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Almost 300 Cambodian refugees were killed by Khmer Rouge as they were trying to cross the border to Thailand.
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A North Vietnamese jet bombed bombs a city in Cambodia called Siem Reap. The Cambodians and the Vietnamese blamed the United States of America for the bombing.
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Norodom Sihanouk resigned as the Head of the State because of Khmer Rouge;
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Pol Pot became Prime Minister for the first time.
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Cambodia broke relations with Vietnam.
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Roughly 150,000 soldiers from Vietnam invade Cambodia.
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Norodom Sihanouk is given permission my Pol Pot to leave Cambodia.
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After leaving Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk went to New York and told reporters that Pol Pot “Treats the Cambodian people as cattle good for forced labour and pigs good for the slaughterhouse."
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After Cambodia held nationwide elections, they form the Royal Government of Cambodia, and Norodom Sihanouk, once again, becomes king.
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At the age of 72, Pol Pot died in his sleep while under house arrest.
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