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Cambodia gained independence from France
Cambodia gained back their independence from France after having it taken away. -
Sihanouk abdicates to pursue a political career
Sihanouk abdicates to pursue a political career. His father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister. -
Sihanouk's father dies
Sihanouk’s father dies and then Sihanouk becomes head of the state. -
Sihanouk breaks up with US military support
Sihanouk breaks up with US military support because Cambodia didn’t want the new government that the US did. -
The US begins a secret bombing campaign
The US begins a secret bombing campaign against North Vietnamese? -
The Cambodian army starts to lose territory
Over next few years the Cambodian army loses territory against the North Vietnamese and communist Khmer Rouge guerrillas. -
Lon Nol gets overthrown as the Khmer Rouge
Lon Nol is overthrown as the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh. Sihanouk briefly becomes head of state, the country is re-named Kampuchea. -
Pol Pot becomes prime minister
The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea. Sihanouk resigns, Khieu Samphan becomes head of state, Pol Pot is prime minister. -
A fight breaks out against Vietnam and Cambodia
Cambodia and Vietnam begin fighting -
Vietnamese forces invade to assault.
Vietnamese forces invade in a lightning assault. -
The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh
The Vietnamese take Phnom Penh. Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge forces flee to the border region with Thailand. -
The pro-Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins
The pro-Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins parliamentary elections. The international community refuses to recognise the new government. -
Hun Sen becomes prime minister
Hun Sen becomes prime minister. Cambodia is attacked by guerrilla warfare. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes and become refugees. -
Vietnamese troops fall back
Hun Sen tries to attract foreign investment by getting rid of socialism. The country is re-named the State of Cambodia. Buddhism is re-established as the state religion. -
A peace agreement is signed in Paris
A UN transitional authority shares power temporarily with representatives of the various factions in Cambodia. Sihanouk then becomes head of the state. -
Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender
Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender in government releasing. -
Deputy leader of Khmer Rouge Ieng Sary forms a new party
Deputy leader of Khmer Rouge Ieng Sary forms a new party and is granted amnesty by Sihanouk. -
Hun Sen mounts a violent attack against the prime minister
Hun Sen mounts a violent attack against the prime minister, Prince Ranariddh, and replaces him with Ung Huot. The atrack attracts international punishments. The Khmer Rouge put Pol Pot on trial and sentence him to life imprisonment -
Prince Ranariddh is tried in his guilty of being absent
Prince Ranariddh is tried in his absence and found guilty of gun smuggling, but is then forgiven by the king. -
Pol Pot dies in his jungle hideout
Pol Pot died while being in his jungle hideout.