Timeline

  • CAMBODIAS VICTORY

    Cambodia won its independence from France.
  • Favor of Father

    King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit.
  • Served Ties

    Cambodia served ties with South Veitnm.
  • Republic

    General Lon Nol overthrew Sihanouk and established a republic. Start of the Cambodian Civil War and the US Cambodian Campaign
  • Declared Establishment

    The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk captured Phnom Penh and declared the establishment of Kingdom of Cambodia.
  • Broke Relationships

    Cambodia broke relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
  • Troops

    Cambodian-Vietnamese War: Vietnamese troops captured Phnom Penh establishing the People's Republic of Kampuchea. The rule of the Khmer Rouge is over.
  • The with drew from Cambodia

    The last Vietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia.
  • The United Nation

    A United Nations peacekeeping force, the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, began monitoring Cambodia.
  • Elections

    Cambodia held free elections. The Khmer Rouge boycotted them.
  • Elections

    Cambodia held free elections. The Khmer Rouge boycotted them.
  • Court

    The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, a tribunal for the Khmer Rouge, was established.
  • THE DEATH

    Death of Pol Pot.
  • Newspaper

    An Angkor newspaper reported that Suvanant Kongying, a Thai actress, had claimed that Angkor Wat rightfully belonged to Thailand.
  • Broadcasting

    Thai television programs were banned from broadcasting in Cambodia.
  • The Abdicattion

    King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated. His son Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as his successor.
  • Millitary

    Military police opened fire at opposition protesters, leaving 3 people dead and more than 20 injured.
  • Introduced law

    Cambodia introduces lese-majeste law, which makes it a criminal offence to defame or insult the king.
  • Peace at last

    Cambodia had its peace
  • Democratic

    Sihanouk exiled and establishment of Democratic Kampuchea under total Khmer Rouge control.