|
600 |
600's - 1500's the Khmer
civilization |
|
1863 |
Cambodia becomes a
protectorate of France and part of French
Indo-china. French colonial rule lasted for 90 years |
|
1941 |
1941 - 1945 - Cambodia is
occupied by the Japanese during World War II |
|
1946 |
France re-imposes its
protectorate |
|
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 trrops
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 |