Cambodia Past

By WrightAE

  • Cambodia won their independence

    Cambodia won their independence from France on November 9th 1953.

  • Canada’s military

    Canadas first military efforts in Cambodia began.

  • The Throne

    Sihanouk Abdicated the throne

  • Chines government helped

    The Chinese government provided economic assistance to Cambodia on April 21, 1956

  • Death

    Sihanouk’s father dies and he becomes head of the state.

  • First Election

    Cambodia held its first open election.

  • Insurgents

    The north and south Vietnamese army’s insurgents were operating from sanctuaries located just inside of Cambodia.

  • Bomb eastern Cambodia

    American B-52s carpet-bomb eastern Cambodia.

  • Invaded Cambodia

    A force of U.S and South Veninamese troops invade eastern Cambodia , but then communist forces had already gone west. Bombing happened all through 1970.

  • Victorious

    The Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh victorious.

  • The changing name of Cambodia

    Pol pot announces that he is changing the name of Cambodia to Kampuchea and legalizing their government

  • Invade

    Vietnam invaded Cambodia on Christmas

  • The fall of the Khmer Rouge

    Vietnamese troops captured Phnom Penh. They fought through Cambodia.

  • Troops withdrew

    The Vietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia.

  • Peace Treaty

    The UN peacekeeping operations in the Cambodia was promoted by the peace treaty signed in Paris witch brought a conflict in Cambodia.

  • Cambodia mission

    The massive United Nations transitional authority to Cambodia mission began.

  • Ban Khmer Rouge

    In 1993 a new Cambodia government banned Khmer Rouge

  • Political party

    A new political party call the democratic national union.

  • Attack

    A coordinated attack was planed.

  • Elections

    General elections were held. The result was a victory for the Cambodia people party.