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The Khmer Independence Day was proclaimed on November 9, 1953. http://www.pbs.org/pov/enemies/photo_gallery_timeline.php#.U2pGleZdUoA
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eaders of the Khmer Rouge flee their home base of Phnom Penh and begin an armed rebellion. http://www.pbs.org/pov/enemies/photo_gallery_timeline.php#.U2ubI-ZdUoC
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In March 1970, Sihanouk's prime minister, Lon Nol, conspired against Sihanouk as a protest to the presence of Viet Cong forces in Cambodia. https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~marye20l/classweb/Cambodian%20History.html
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On New Year's Day of 1975 the Communist forces launched their final attack and by April 17th the administration under Lon Nol had surrendered. http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide
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In 1975 the Khmer Rouge won the civil war and gained power in Cambodia. The organization was headed by a man name Pol Pot http://www.cambodiatribunal.org/history/cambodian-history/khmer-rouge-history/.
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After years of civil war, Khmer Rouge forces seize Phnom Penh and establish their regime. They drive city-dwellers into the countryside in an attempt to create an agrarian, communist utopia.
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Pol Pot got into power this year and he was the cause of 2,000,000 people's deaths. http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/pol-pot.htm
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The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea. Sihanouk resigns, Khieu Samphan becomes head of state, Pol Pot is prime minister. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
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The Khmer Rouge establishes the State of Democratic Kampuchea. Khmer Rouge leaders write their first "Four-Year Plan," which calls for seizing all private property and establishes rice cultivation as a primary initiative.
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On December 25, 1978, Vietnam launched a full-scale invasion of Cambodia seeking to end Khmer Rouge border attacks. On January 7, 1979, Phnom Penh fell and Pol Pot was deposed. http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/genocide/pol-pot.htm
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The Paris Peace Agreement is signed by the four opposing factions vying for power in Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge is forced to sign, but refuses to abide by its provisions.
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General election sees the royalist Funcinpec party win the most seats followed by Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP). http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
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The Cambodian National Assembly votes to outlaw the Khmer Rouge.
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Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender in government amnesty. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-13006828
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Pol Pot is arrested by one of his colleagues after in-fighting within the Khmer Rouge. He is sentenced to house arrest. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~amballar/page6.html
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Pol Pot dies. Nuon Chea ("Brother Number Two") surrenders and is then allowed to live as a private citizen in Pailin province, Cambodia.
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Cambodian prosecutors charge former Khmer Rouge military commander Ta Mok with crimes against humanity. http://www.pbs.org/pov/enemies/photo_gallery_timeline.php#.U2ubI-ZdUoC
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Prime Minister Hun Sen announces that his government is ready to compromise with the United Nations on legislation governing the Khmer Rouge tribunals. http://www.pbs.org/pov/enemies/photo_gallery_timeline.php#.U2uXZ-ZdUoA
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The U.N. and Cambodia agree to establish the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia to try Khmer Rouge leaders. UN Agreement
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The trial of "Brother Number Two," along with three other senior members of the Khmer Rouge is set to begin. http://www.flickr.com/photos/k...7624742923884