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Cambodia proclaimed independence from France
Cambodia in 1953 on November ninth 1953 proclaimed independence from France which ended an eight decade colonial control. -
The Vietnam war
The Vietnam war was in Cambodia. -
The government of the Soviet Union provided diplomatic assistance
The government of the Soviet Union provided diplomatic assistance to Cambodia government. -
US bombed Cambodia
The US bombed Cambodia to reduce the threat to US group forces -
Cambodian coup
Around 32 people were killed -
US and South Vietnamese ground forces entered eastern Cambodia to attack Communist sanctuaries there
The Vietnamese communist moved deeper into Cambodia and begun seizing large sections of the countryside for the Khmer Rouge. -
a force of 100 PAVN/Viet Cong commandos attacked Pochentong airfield
Pochentong airfield was attacked by commandos -
Vietnam intervene in Cambodia
Armed forces of Vietnam launched an invasion on Cambodia. -
Vietnamese troops seize the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh
The toppling of brutal ragtime of pol pot and his Khmer Rouge -
Fighting a guerrilla war
The Khmer Rough fought against the Vietnamese -
The pro Vietnamese Kampuchean revolutionary wins election
The pro Vietnamese Kapuchean won the parliamentary election -
A alliance was reached
An aliance happened between the Vietnamese backed regime in Phom Penh -
Intense fighting between Khmer Rouch gurrillas
The fighting took place around Kompot -
A new political party comes
A new political party called the democratic national union movement was formed -
Renounced ceasefire
They refused to disarm, ended cooperations with the UNTAC, and, they boycotted the elections. -
Last Khmer Rouge guerrillas surrender
The last person from the Khmer Rouge surrendered -
Flooding in Cambodia
Was one of the worst floods in over 70 years -
The Khmer Rouge leaders were trialed
The Khmer Rouge leaders were trialed for crimes against humanity by the government -
a turning point for Cambodia's political terrain
The SPR slowly expanded -
Phnom Penh riots
The Phnom Phenh riots in Phnom Penh International Airport which resulted in Thai citizens safely left Cambodia