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In 1917 Jayavarman II found Cambodia.
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Former king of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, was born
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On may 19th, 1925 pol pot was birthed
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In 1941 Prince Norodom Sihanouk became king, and Cambodia was busy with Japan during World War II
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Cambodian communists join forces with Vietnamese against French colonialism
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In 1953 Cambodia won its independence from France.
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In 1953 King Norodom Sihanouk declared Cambodian independence
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Canada's first military efforts in Cambodia began in 1954.
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By the end of 1972, the Vietnamese withdrew from Cambodia and turned the major responsibilities for the war over to the Communist Party of Kampuchea
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King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
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Sihanouk's father dies. After his death, Sihanouk became head of state.
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Disappearance of Cambodian Communist leader Tou Samouth. Pol Pot takes his place, and makes plans for a rebellion. Visits China and Vietnam.
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In 1963 Cambodia served ties with south Vietnam.
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March 18 of 1969 to May 26 of 1970 president Richard Nixon started bombing Cambodia.
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This happened because of an armed conflict between Democratic Kampuchea, that was controlled by Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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They got involved with Cambodia’s conflict because of the desire to fight off attacks, defend their claims to certain land, and to remove the Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, from power.
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Pol Pot had some kind of heart failure but some claim that he died because of suicide
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First bridge across the Mekong River opens, linking east and west Cambodia.
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In 2004 Norodom Sihamoni became king
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Former king, Norodom Sihanouk, dies of a heart attack. He was 89.