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Cambodia gains independence!
In 1953 Cambodia gains its independence from France. -
King Sihanouk abdicates
In 1955 King Sihanouk abdicated in favor of his father. -
Cambodia breaks off times
In 1965 Cambodia falls under new leadership and decides to break ties with South Vietnam. -
Secret Bombing on Cambodia
In 1969 there was a U.S. bombing on Cambodian soil. -
Cambodian Civil War
In 1970 Cambodia had a civil war caused by general Lon Nol over throwing kin Sihanouk. -
Kingdom of Cambodia
In 1975 The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk and took Phnom Penh and declared the kingdom as Cambodia. -
Vietnam fights against Cambodia
In 1975 South Vietnam fights against Cambodia because of their genocidal leader Khmer Rouge. -
Cambodia breaks relations with Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
In 1977 Cambodia breaks ties with The Socialist Republic of Vietnam. -
Vietnam captures Phnom Penh
In 1979 South Vietnam invaded Cambodia and takes Phnom Penh. -
Vietnamese troops withdraw
In 1989 the last Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia -
Keeping The Peace
In 1992 the U.S. sent a peacekeeping unit to Cambodia known as the UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia). -
A New Constitution
In 1993 and new constitution was ratified and Sihanouk was back on the throne. -
Pol Pot's death
In 1998 the gruesome and mean leader Pol
pot dies. -
Thai influencer claims Angkor Wat belongs to Thai land
In 2003 a Thai actress makes a claim stating that Angkor Wat belongs to Thailand -
No Thai TV
In the following weeks of the actresses claim Thai TV broadcasts are banned from Cambodia. -
Thai are not safe in Cambodia
The following day the Thai embassy is burned down in Phnom Penh. -
Hun Sen wins the election
In July of the same year the Cambodian People's Party wins the Cambodian Parliamentary Election. -
His son takes over
In 2004 Norodom Sihanouk abdicated letting his son Norodom Sihamoni become his successor. -
Sihanouk dead in Beijing
In 2012 the former ruler of Cambodia dies in Beijing at the ripe old age of 89 -
Protest turned riot
In 2014 a group of military police opened fire on a group of opposition protesters. -