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Kâmpŭchéa

Kâmpŭchéa. The Kingdom of Cambodia. [Outline ]. Timeline Angkor Wat Khmer Rouge Cambodia Today. [A Chronology of Key Events ]. -- 600 600's - 1500's the Khmer civilization -- 1863 French protectorate -- 1941 Cambodia is occupied by the Japanese during World War 2

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Kâmpŭchéa

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  1. Kâmpŭchéa

  2. The Kingdom of Cambodia

  3. [Outline ] • Timeline • Angkor Wat • Khmer Rouge • Cambodia Today

  4. [A Chronology of Key Events ] -- 600600's - 1500's the Khmer civilization --1863French protectorate --1941Cambodia is occupied by the Japanese during World War 2 --1946France re-imposes its protectorate

  5. [A Chronology of Key Events ] -- 1953INDEPENDENCE! --1965Breaks off relations with the US; North Vietnamese guerillas establish bases in Cambodia against the US- backed government in South Vietnam --1970Sihanouk is disposed; Prime Minister Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk in coup.

  6. [A Chronology of Key Events ] CAMBODIA YEAR ZERO --1975Lon Nol is overthrown as the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot occupy Phnom Penh; Sihanouk briefly becomes head of state. --1976the country re-titled Democratic Kampuchea -- 1977War breaks out with Vietnam --1978Vietnam forces invade Cambodia -- 1979 January: Vietnamese forces take Phnom Penh

  7. [A Chronology of Key Events ] -- 1979Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge troops flee to the borders with Thailand; People’s Republic of Kampuchea --1989Vietnamese troops withdraw; The country re-named: the State of Cambodia --1997Pol Pot life imprisonment -- 1998The death of Pol Pot

  8. Angkor Wat

  9. Genocide “We will burn the old grass and new will grow.”

  10. The Khmer Rouge Period (1975-1978)

  11. “But if history has proven human beings to be intrinsically fallible, it has also proven us to be extraordinarily resilient. Pol Pot cast a heavy shadow over Cambodia, but the people have managed to persevere, begin anew, and find joy in life again.”

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