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Civil War
A civil war was being fought in Cambodia. 1970 marks the year Marshal Lon Col deposed of Prince Sihanouk as head of state. -
Khmer Republic Rise
The Khmer Republic controlled about 85% of Cambodia. -
Cambodia Fallen To Communist Forces
Civil war ended, with the rise of the Khmer Rouge rule -
City Dwellers Moved
Over the course of 1975 all Cambodian city dwellers were forcibly evacuated from the cities to begin an agricultral lifestyle. Many people died during these evacuations -
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Interrogation. Tortue, Execution
Over the course of the next three years hundreds of thousands of the educated middle classes are tortued and executed. An estimated 1.7 million Cambodian lives were lost. -
Democratic Kampuchea
Cambodia is renamed Democratic Kampuchea -
Vietnam
Fighting breaks out with Vietnam -
Khmer Rouge Rule Falls
The Vietnamese forces take Phnom Penh and the rule of the Khmer Rouge comes to an end after 3 and a half years