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Ang Duong dispatches a letter to French Emperor Napoleon III requesting intervention to protect Cambodia's territorial integrity.
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Cambodia officially gained its independence from France.
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King Sihanouk abdicated in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit
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Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam
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General Lon Nol overthrew Sihanouk and also established a republic. Start of the Cambodian Civil War and the US Cambodian campaign.
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The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk captured Phanom Penh and declared the establishment of Kingdom of Cambodia
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Sihanouk exiled an establishment of democratic Kampuchea under Khmer Rouge control.
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Cambodia broke relationships with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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Vietnamese troops captured Phonom Penh establishing the peoples republic of Kampuchea. The rule of the Khmer Rouge was over
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The last Vietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia.
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A United Nations peacekeeping force, the united Nations transitional authority in Cambodia began monitoring Cambodia
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A new constitution was ratified, under when Cambodian monarchy was restored. Also Norodom Shihanout returned to the throne.
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Pol Pot passed away.
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An Angkor newspaper reported that Suvanant Kongying, a Thai actress, has claimed that Angkor Wat rightfully belonged to Thailand.
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Thai television programs were banned from broadcasting in Cambodia.
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Nationalist rioters destroyed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh.
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Prime minister hun sends Cambodian peoples party won a majority of seats in the National Assembly
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King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated his son Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as his successor.
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Former King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk died in Beijing at the age of 89
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Military police opened fire at opposition protesters, leaving 3 people dead and more than 20 hurt