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new king
Prince Norodom Sihanouk becomes king. -
independence
Cambodia wins its independence from France -
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Sihanouk's father
Sihanouk's father dies -
king
Sihanouk becomes king -
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Sihanouk and US
Sihanouk breaks off relations with the Us -
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US bombing
Us begins a secret bombing camps north Vietnamese forces -
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overthrown
Lon Nol is overthrown -
new name
The country is re-named Democratic Kampuchea. -
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fighting
a fight breaks out with Vietnam -
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invaded
Vietnam forces invade Cambodia -
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border
Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge forces flee to the border region with Thailand. -
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh is taken by Vietnamese. -
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prime minister
Hun Sen becomes prime minister -
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troops
Vietnamese troops withdraw -
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peace
a peace agreement is signed with Paris -
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surrender
thousands of Khmer Rouge surrender -
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Hen sun
Hun sun mounts a coup against the prime minister -
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prince Ranariddh
Prince Ranariddh is caught smuggling arms -
death
Pol Pot dies -
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bridge
first bridge a crossed the Mekong river -
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re-elected
Hun Sen is re-elected -
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Ta Mok
Ta Mok dies at the age of 80 -
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Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk dies at the age of 89 -
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Sam Rainsy
Sam Rainsy resigns as Cambodia National rescue party -
Kem Sokha
Opposition leader Kem Sokha is charged with treason