Cambodia Timeline
Category: Other
Updated: 6 May 2018
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Created by Jye Chyi GOH
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Cambodian communists join forces with Vietnamese against French colonialism. French withdraw from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. Pol Pot becomes leader of Cambodian Communist Party, and makes plans for a rebellion. Visits China and Vietnam, 1964-5. US escalation of Vietnam War Pol Pot defeat Lon Nol army Massive starvation Vietnamese troops invade and overthrow Pol Pot regime First Paris Conference on Cambodia fails. Khmer Rouge movement outlawed by Cambodia's National Assembly. Turmoil within Khmer Rouge. Pol Pot executes key leaders. Pol Pot dies. America and Russia allies, celebrated victory. War between America and Russia seemed a possibility. Periods
Kingdom of Cambodia, under Prince Norodom Sihanouk: autocratic monarchy, non-aligned in foreign policy and neutral in the Vietnam War. Democratic Kampuchea (DK)
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