Cambodia Flashcards
Also known as “FUNAN ANGKOR CAMBOIA KAMPUCHEA”
Cambodia
Jayavarman II in the Angkor Empire was the ruler of in?
802
Thailand invaded/destroyed Angkor in the?
14th century
Thailand and Vietnam held dual suzerainty/reduced the size of Cambodia in the?
19th century
ANG DUONG, Requested the French to establish a Protectorate in?
1863
The period of the French Protectorate in Cambodia
1863 - 1953
King Norodom Sihanouk was made
King by the French in?
1941
Cambodia’s independence from France was in?
1953
Cambodia was involved in the escalating Indo-China War in the years?
1955 - 1975
A Communist Organization; Cambodia was renamed Kampuchea
Khmer Rouge
The fall of Phnom Penh/The Khmer Rouge (POL POT) captured the capital and embarked on a genocidal experiment to create an agrarian “UTOPIA”.
April 17, 1975
Vietnam occupied Kampuchea headed by puppet leader HENG SAMRIN in the years?
1978 - 1990
Vietnam withdrew from Kampuchea, King Norodom Sihanouk returned from exile and Kampuchea was renamed Cambodia in?
1990
A coalition government was formed with Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen sharing the position of Prime Minister in?
1993
Coup d’etat/ HUN SEN became sole
Prime Minister in?
1997