Cambodian History

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  • Cambodian History

    Cambodian communists become allies with the Vietnamese against French colonialism.
  • Cambodian History

    Sihanouk is prime minister and his father becomes king.
  • Sihanouk

    Sihanouk's father dies, Sihanouk becomes head of state.
  • Sihanouk

    Sihanouk decides to cut off the relation with the U.S and allows North Vietnamese to set up bases in Cambodia.
  • U.S Plan

    The U.S starts a secret plan to bomb the North Vietnamese bases in Cambodia.
  • Cambodian History

    Prime minister Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk he takes control of the khmer republic and sends an army to fight the North Vietnamese.
  • Cambodian History

    Lon Nol is overthrown, led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh. Sihanouk becomes head of state, and the country is re-named Kampuchea.
  • Cambodia

    All city dwellers are forcibly moved to the countryside to become agricultural workers. Money becomes worthless, basic freedoms are curtailed and religion is banned.
  • Pol Pot

    Pol Pot becomes prime minister.
  • Vietnam

    Fighting breaks out in Vietnam
  • Vietnam Forces

    Vietnamese Forces invade
  • Vietnamese Invasion

    The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh and Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge's forces have no choice but to flee to the border region with Thailand.
  • Kampuchea

    Kampuchea is established
  • Community Refusal to Accept The Government.

    Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins the election. And the people refuse to recognise the new government.
  • Cambodian

    Hun Sen becomes prime minister, Cambodia is troubled by lots of guerrilla warfare. Hundreds of thousands become refugees.
  • Vietnam

    Vietnamese troops withdraw. Hun Sen tries to attract foreign investment by abandoning socialism.
  • Paris

    A peace agreement is signed in Paris. A UN transitional authority shares power temporarily with representatives of lots of factions in Cambodia.
  • Hun Sen's Party

    General election sees the most important party win the most seats, Right before Hun Sen's Party.
  • Important People Allied

    Funcinpec's Prince Norodom Ranariddh as prime minister and Hun Sen as deputy prime minister all become allies.
  • Sihanouk

    The monarchy is restored and Sihanouk becomes king again.
  • Khmer Rouge Guerrillas

    Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrendered.
  • Deputy of Khmer Rouge

    Deputy leader of Khmer Rouge Ieng Sary forms a new party.
  • Hun Sen makes changes

    Hun Sen mounts a coup against the prime minister, Prince Ranariddh, and replaces him with Ung Huot.
  • Pol Pot

    April - Pol Pot dies in his jungle hideout.
  • Law

    A law setting up a tribunal to bring genocide charges against Khmer Rouge leaders is passed. International donors, encouraged by reform efforts, pledge $560 million in aid.