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Cambodia won their independence
Cambodia won their independence from France on November 9th 1953. -
Canada’s military
Canadas first military efforts in Cambodia began. -
The Throne
Sihanouk Abdicated the throne -
Chines government helped
The Chinese government provided economic assistance to Cambodia on April 21, 1956 -
Death
Sihanouk’s father dies and he becomes head of the state. -
First Election
Cambodia held its first open election. -
Insurgents
The north and south Vietnamese army’s insurgents were operating from sanctuaries located just inside of Cambodia. -
Bomb eastern Cambodia
American B-52s carpet-bomb eastern Cambodia. -
Invaded Cambodia
A force of U.S and South Veninamese troops invade eastern Cambodia , but then communist forces had already gone west. Bombing happened all through 1970. -
Victorious
The Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh victorious. -
The changing name of Cambodia
Pol pot announces that he is changing the name of Cambodia to Kampuchea and legalizing their government -
Invade
Vietnam invaded Cambodia on Christmas -
The fall of the Khmer Rouge
Vietnamese troops captured Phnom Penh. They fought through Cambodia. -
Troops withdrew
The Vietnamese troops withdrew from Cambodia. -
Peace Treaty
The UN peacekeeping operations in the Cambodia was promoted by the peace treaty signed in Paris witch brought a conflict in Cambodia. -
Cambodia mission
The massive United Nations transitional authority to Cambodia mission began. -
Ban Khmer Rouge
In 1993 a new Cambodia government banned Khmer Rouge -
Political party
A new political party call the democratic national union. -
Attack
A coordinated attack was planed. -
Elections
General elections were held. The result was a victory for the Cambodia people party.