Cambodia

How Cambodia Gained Independence

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  • Cambodia Gains Independence

    Cambodia Gains Independence

    Cambodia finally breaks free of France's hold on them. They gain independence. It has been over 150 years since the French had a hold of the Cambodians. It's been almost 50 years since they have been independent.
  • The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK)

    The Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK)

    The CPK is out to overthrow King Sihanouk. He named the group Red Khmer because he didn't take their group seriously.
  • Armed Rebellion

    Armed Rebellion

    The CPK fell back to Phnom Penh and gathered peoplefor an armed rebellion.
  • Banning Families

    Banning Families

    The Red Khmer group bans all families and relationships to be together.
  • S-21

    S-21

    A local High School is turned into a prison. Many people are sent here. 1975 through 1979 around 17,000 traitors will be sent here and tortured, then executed.
  • The Four Year Plan

    The Four Year Plan

    Red Khmer wanted to seize all private property so they can make everyone work in rice fields. Soon the people would die of starvation or dehydration.
  • Angka

    Angka

    Red Khmer thought it would be best to rule in secrecy. Angka controls Cambodia at the time. Then Saloth Sar, or Pol Pot introduces himself on a radio broadcast.
  • Second Round

    Second Round

    Pol Pot targets all communists dissidents and moderates.
  • President Carter's Declaration

    President Carter's Declaration

    Carter declares the Khmer Rouge "The worst violator of human rights in the world".
  • People's Republic of Kampuchea

    People's Republic of Kampuchea

    After Phnom Penh falls the PRK is established with vietnamise support.
  • Khmer Rouge Falls

    Khmer Rouge Falls

    Vietnamese forces take over Phnom Penh then the Khmer Rouge regime ends. Pol Pot continues to lead the Khmer Rouge until 1997.
  • Fighting Off The Khmer Rouge

    Fighting Off The Khmer Rouge

    Vietnamese is fighting the Khmer Rouge across the Thailand Border.

  • Paris Conference

    Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge try to regain power.

  • Paris Peace Agreement

    Paris makes a peace agreement and the Khmer Rouge is forced to sign it.

  • Khmer Rouge Owtlawed

    The CNA votes to owtlaw the Khmer Rouge.

  • Pol Pot Arrested

    Pol POt is arrested and is put on house arrest.

  • The Death Of Pol Pot

    Pol Pot dies. His Brother surrenders and is allowed to be a private citizen.

  • Researching Pol Pot

    Sambath begins researching Pol Pot.

  • Duch Arrested

    Duch the S-21 prison chief is arrested.

  • Ta Mok Arrested

    The man who put Pol Pot under house arrest is arrested because he was secretly in the Khmer Rouge.

  • Ke Pauk Dies

    Former commander Ke Pauk dies.

  • Ta Mok Charged

    Ta Mok, former Khmer Rouge commander, is charged with crimes against humanity.

  • Cambodia and the UN

    Cambodia comprimises with the UN.

  • Resuming the Talk

    Cambodia resums their talk with the UN.

  • The Agreement

    The UN finally agrees to Cambodia's demand.