Timeline of Cambodian history

The following is a timeline of Cambodian history.

Timeline

790: Jayavarman II is crowned King of Cambodia
802: Jayavarman II orders the contruction of the then capital, Angkor
1353: The Siamese (Thais) invades Angkor
1867: The French invades Cambodia and makes it a Protectorate as part of French Indochina
1941: Japanese troops Occupy Cambodia (bis 1945). King Norodom Sihanouk is crowned.
9 November 1953: Cambodia gains independence from France
1955: King Norodom Sihanouk abdicates in favour of his father Norodom Suramarit
1965: The United States bombs Cambodia. Between 1965 und 1975 between 700,000 and 1.4 Million Cambodians. are injured or die due to the U.S. Bombardements.
18 March 1970: General Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk and starts a republic.
17 April 1975: The 3 Million citizens from Phnom Penh move into the countrysize, as the Khmer Rouge lead by Pol Pot invade.
1976: Cambodia is renamed Democratic Kampuchea
7 January 1979: Vietnamese Troops invade Cambodia to defeat the Khmer Rouge. Heng Samrin is named the head of state.
1989: The Vietnamese troops leave
1992-1993: Cambodia is monitored by the United Nations with a peacekeeping force (also known as UNTAC "United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia")
1993: The Khmer Rouge boycotts the elections
24 September 1993: Cambodia is restored as a monarchy, however this time Constitutional. Norodom Sihanouk is crowned as King.
1997: Pol Pot dies of natural causes before facing trial
14 October 2004: King Norodom Sihanouk abdicates. His son Norodom Sihamoni is crowned as his successor.

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