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Beginning in 1967, this opposition developed into an armed resistance led by Pol Pot,
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In 1970, a coup d’état led by pro-American general Lon Nol assassinated Prince Sihanouks and took over his buddhist-socialist regime
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One of Khemer Rouge's first act was the forced evacuation of Phnom Penh.
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In April 1975, Lon Nol, who had depended on American support, was forced to surrender. The Khmer Rouge took power and turned against all of their former allies.
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On the 25th of December 1978, the Vietnamese army invades Cambodia and overthrows the Khmer Rouge regime, taking power
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Pol Pot dies on 15th April 1998
