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1953 |
Cambodia declares independence and becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia |
1965 |
Head of State Sihanouk breaks off relations with the US |
1965 |
North Vietnamese guerrillas establish bases in Cambodia pursuing the campaign against the US-backed government in South Vietnam |
1970 |
Sihanouk is deposed |
1975 |
The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, occupies Phnom Penh |
1975 |
Cambodia is re-named Kampuchea |
1976 |
The country is re-titled Democratic Kampuchea |
1977 |
War breaks out with Vietnam |
1978 |
Vietnam forces invade Cambodia |
1979 |
January: Vietnamese forces take Phnom Penh |
1979 |
Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge troops flee to the borders with Thailand |
1979 |
The People's Republic of Kampuchea is established |
1989 |
Vietnamese troops withdraw and the country is re-named the State of Cambodia |
1997 |
The Khmer Rouge put Pol Pot on trial and sentence him to life imprisonment |
1998 |
The death of Pol Pot |
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