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PRINCE
Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes king -
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when the occupation ends
The Japanese occupation ends -
cambodia
Cambodia wins its independence from France -
king
His father becomes king and Sihanouk becomes prime minister -
his father dies
Sihanouk becomes head of state -
renamed
The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea -
Vietnamese
Vietnamese forces invade in a lightning assault -
pro Vietnamese
The pro-Vietnamese Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party wins parliamentary elections. -
hun sen
Hun Sen becomes prime minister. -
hun sen
Hun Sen tries to attract foreign investment by abandoning socialism -
a un
A UN transitional authority shares power temporarily with representatives of the various factions in Cambodia -
khmer rouge
Thousands of Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender in government amnesty. -
deputy leader
Deputy leader of Khmer Rouge Ieng Sary forms a new party and is granted amnesty by Sihanouk. -
Cambodia
181,040 square feet -
population
58.87male 55.92 female -
hun sen
After nearly a year of political deadlock, Prime Minister Hun Sen -
khmer rouge
Tribunal to try Khmer Rouge leaders gets green light from UN after years of debate about funding. -
comrade duch
Comrade Duch is found guilty of crimes against humanity and given 35-year prison sentence. -
devilment
Government suspends the granting of land for development by private companies in a bid to curb evictions and illegal logging. -
sam rainsy
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy returns from exile