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After occupying Cambodia for 4 years, Japan leaves.
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Cambodia officially gained its independence from France.
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Cambodia ended issues with South Vietnam.
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Lon Nol, the general, overthrew Sihanouk and established a republic. Leading this, the start of the Cambodian Civil War and the US Cambodian Campaign.
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The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk, captured Phnom Penh, and declared the establishment of Kingdom of Cambodia.
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Sihanouk left home, and now the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea is under total control by Khmer Rouge.
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Cambodia ends relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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Vietnamese troops captured Phnom Penh establishing the People's Republic of Kampuchea. The rule of the Khmer Rouge ends.
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The last Vietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia.
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A United States Nations peacekeeping force, UNTAC, began monitoring Cambodia.
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Cambodia held free elections. The Khmer Rouge boycotted them.
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A new constitution was ratified, under which the Cambodian monarchy was restored. Norodom Sihanouk returned to the throne.
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An Angkor newspaper reported that Suvanant Kongying, a Thai actress, had claimed that Angkor Wat rightfully belonged to Thailand.
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An Angkor newspaper reported that Suvanant Kongying, a Thai actress, had claimed that Angkor rightfully belonged to Thailand.
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Nationalists rioters destroyed the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party won a majority of seats in the National Assembly.
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King Norodom Sihanouk was abdicated. His son Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as his successor.
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Clashes began with Thailand over territory immediately adjacent to the Preah Vihear Temple.
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Former King of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk died in Beijing at the age of 29.
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Military police opened fire at opposition protesters, leaving 3 people dead and more than 20 injured.