Cambodia gains Independence from France

By nolandpks

  • New Roles In Life

    Sihanouk abdicated in favor for his father. Sihanouk Became prime minister and his father became king of Cambodia.

  • Sihanouk Name Change

    After his father had died he renamed himself to "Chief of States.'

  • The Movement

    Sihanouk called his movement "Buddhist Socialism."

  • Tragedy

    Sihanouk's father parishes.
    Born March 6, 1896- died April 3, 1960.

  • Resolving a problem

    Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam.

  • Sihanouk Crumbles

    Sihanouk Regin began to crumble when the communists began the Civil War.

  • Bombed

    Untied States bombed eastern Cambodia.

  • Removed

    Sihanouk left the country. The National Assembly voted to remove him as Chief of State.

  • Renaming

    Cambodia was renamed the Khmer Republic

  • Made Into a Agricultural Country

    Cambodia was mainly a agricultural country. Pol Pot wanted it to complete agricultural

  • Coup

    Prince Norodom Sihanouk was removed from power by Lon Nol.

  • A Horrific and Tragic Era

    Pol Pot declared that history would begin again in Cambodia.

  • Civil War

    Khmer Rouge he became premier of Democratic Kampuchea and led the country into its war against Vietnam. which is Cambodias civil war.

  • Vietnamese forces withdrew

    Vietnamese forces withdrew from Cambodia.

  • Peace Accords

    Negotiations began among several different parties. The results was the Paris Peace Accords of 1991

  • Another tragic death

    Pol Pot dies and Peace returns to Cambodia

  • Joined ASEAN

    In 1999 Cambodia joined ASEAN

  • New discovery

    Oil was. discovered

  • Parliaments Votes

    Votes to abolish prison terms for defamation

  • Backed Tribunals

    Backed tribunals begin questioning Khmer Rouge suspect about allegations of genocide