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Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes king of Cambodia. People are occupied by Japan World War II.
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A new constitution tells Cambodia to form Political Parties. A small, Independent group begin an armed campaign went against the French
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Cambodia wins against the French. Now Cambodia has their independence.
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Sihanouk wants to proceed with a political career. Sihanouk's father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes the prime minster.
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Sihanouk's father dies so that mean that Sihanouk has to become king again.
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Sihanouk disconnects all relations with the US and lets the North Vietnamese set up bases in Cambodia so that they can go against the US- backed government in South Vietnam.
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The US starts bombing the North Vietnamese but on Cambodian grounds
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Cambodia loses their territory to the North Vietnamese
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City dwellers are forced to become agricultural workers. Money becomes "worthless". Educated younger people get tortured and executed. Some die of starvation, exhaustion, and diseases. 1.7 million people died.
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Khi becomes head of the state and Pol Pot is prime minster. The country is renamed Democratic Kampuchea.
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Cambodia and Vietnam start fighting.
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The Vietnamese force Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge to go to the border region with Thailand.
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Hun Sen is now Prime Minster. Guerrilla Warfare plagues Cambodia and then lots of people become refugees.
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Cambodia makes a peace agreement and it is signed in Paris.
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The country is renamed again and is called Cambodia. Vietnamese with draws. Hun Sen abandoned socialism, He also tries to attack foreign investment.
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Sihanouk is king and the country is renamed Kingdom of Cambodia.
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Lots of people of Khmer Rouge guerrillas had surrendered.
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Prince Ranariddh was found guilty of arms smuggling.
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Hun Sen is re-elected.
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Sam Rainsy resigns from CNRP.
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Hun Sen goes against the prime minster. Then Prince Ranariddh replaces him with another person. Pol Pot got put on trial and got sentenced to life in prison by Khmer Rouge.