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Cambodia gained their independence from France
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King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit
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Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam
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It was the start of the Cambodian Civil War
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The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk captured Phnom Penh and declared the establishment of the Kingdom of Cambodia
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Sihanouk exiled and the establishment of Democratic Kampuchea became under total control of Khmer Rouge
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Cambodia broke their relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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The rule of the Khmer Rouge is over.
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The last Vietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia
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A United Nations peacekeeping force, the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, began monitoring Cambodia.
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Cambodia holds first post-Khmer Rouge-era presidential elections under the auspices of the U.N
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Pol Pot passed due to heart failure
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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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Thai television programs were banned from broadcasting in Cambodia
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Nationalist 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 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 89
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Military police shot at protesters leaving 3 people dead, and over 20 injured