Cambodias freedom from the French By Petrobns Period: May 18, 1900 to Jul 15, 1956 Cambodia’s rise to freedom from the French 1945 The Japanese renounces its power over the IndoChinese territories 1950 Joining with Vietnamese against the French Nov 7, 1953 The French retreat from Cambodia 1954 Cambodia under prince Norodom Sihanouk 1965 U.S gets more involved in the Vietnamese war 1967 Pol Pot group launches interagency [revolt/uprising] 1975 Democratic Kampuchea 1976 Starvation in Northwest Cambodia 1978 Cambodia declines negotiations with Vietnamese 1979 People republic Vietnamese take over Pol Pot regime 1989 First Cambodian conference with French Fails 1990 Supreme national council formation