Cambodia Timeline

By Heiny425

  • Cambodia was a virtual colony.

    Soon after it was made part of the Indochina Union with Annam, Tonkin, Cochin-China, and Laos.
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    Cambodia History

    Cambodia

  • Cambodia occupied by Japan during World War 2

    Cambodia is occupied by Japan during World War 2

  • Japanese dissolved the colonial administration and king.

    Japaneses dissovled by colonial administration and king.

  • France re-imposes it's protectorate.

    France re-imposes

  • Cambodia declares independence from France.

    Declares independence from France.

  • Announcment of it's headlines to grant independence which came November 9 1953

    Grant independence

  • Parts of cambodia eastern provinces were serving as bases for North Vietnamese Army.

    Cambodia eastern provinces.

  • State of Sihanouk breaks off relations with the U.S.

    State of Sihanouk.

  • Sihanouk desposed

    Sihanouk desposed.

  • Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh.

    occupy Phnom Penh.

  • Cambodia is renamed Kampuchea.

    Cambodia renamed

  • Country re-titled Democratic Kampuchea.

    Re-titled

  • War broke out with Vietnam.

    War broke out.

  • Vietnam forces invade Cambodia

    Vienam invades Cambodia

  • Vietnamese take Phnom Penh.

    Vietnameses ake Phnom Penh.

  • Vietnamese troops withdraw

    Vietnamese troops wihdraw

  • Country renamed State of Cambodia

    Country renamed State of Cambodia.

  • Pol Pot and Khmer forces flee to borders with Thailand.

    Pol Pot and Khmer forces flee to borders with Thailand.

  • Pol Pot dies

    Pol Pot dies.