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Cambodia became independent from France
Cambodia used to be part of French Indochina, but as the french colonzationon of present day cambodia became the weaker, the King called for indepence. -
War in neighboring vietnam begins
Althoug no official start day to vietnam war, It started around this peroid of time -
Vietnam war escalates with US involvment
The vietnam war escalates which means more refugees from Vietnam escape to Cambodia -
Year Zero, The Khmer Rouge takes over this year
This year marks the start of the brutal Khmer rouge regime -
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1.5million-2million die
Due to the horrible rule of the Khmer Rouge. Weather it be relocation, labor camps, famine, diseases spreading from not having good medicine. The death toll is estimated to be about 1.7 million. -
Cambodia-Vietnam War
At some point in this year the vietnam-cambodia war breaks out -
Vietnamese occupy and invade
On christmas day 1978, 100,000 Vietnameese troops invaded and 2 weeks later they captured the city of Phnom Phen -
Khmer Rouge out of power
The brutal regime of the Khmer Rouge has finaly ended after approx 1.7 million cambodians died under the Khmer Rouge. -
Vietnamese invade Phnom Phen
They take over and this helped end the Khmer Rouge being the leaders of Cambodia -
Peace agreement
Finaly in 1991 in paris a peace agreement was signed to stop the conflicts between the communist Khmer Rouge and the monarchy -
Pol Pot Dies
At age 73 brutal Khmer Rouge leader pol pot dies while under house arrest in cambodia. Now Pol Pot cannot face trails against his war crimes because he is dead -
Trials for the war crimes are started
For the remaining leaders of the Khmer Rouge still alive most face horrible senntences in prison. Some trials are still being decided today