Home +3 Key Historical Events Timeline • 802–1431 (tel:802%E2%80%931431): Angkor Period: The Khmer Empire dominates Southeast Asia, constructing Angkor Wat. • 1863–1953: French Protectorate:Cambodia becomes part of French Indochina, weakening the monarchy. • 1953: Independence: Cambodia gains independence from France under King Norodom Sihanouk. • 1970: Lon Nol Coup: Prince Sihanouk is overthrown; Cambodia enters the Vietnam War conflict. • 1975–1979: Khmer Rouge Regime: Led by Pol Pot, the regime forces cities to empty, initiating a genocide where over 1.2–2 million people die from execution, starvation, and overwork. • 1979: Vietnamese Invasion:Vietnam invades, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge and establishing the People’s Republic of Kampuchea. • 1991: Paris Peace Agreements: A peace treaty ends the ongoing conflict, leading to UN-sponsored elections in 1993 and the return of the monarchy. • 1998: End of Khmer Rouge: Pol Pot dies, and the last remnants of the Khmer Rouge surrender. • 1999: Entry to ASEAN: Cambodia becomes a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

+3 Key Historical Events Timeline • 802–1431 (tel:802%E2%80%931431): Angkor Period: The Khmer Empire dominates Southeast Asia, constructing Angkor Wat. • 1863–1953: French Protectorate:Cambodia becomes part of French Indochina, weakening the monarchy. • 1953: Independence: Cambodia gains independence from France under King Norodom Sihanouk. • 1970: Lon Nol Coup: Prince Sihanouk is overthrown; Cambodia enters the Vietnam War conflict. • 1975–1979: Khmer Rouge Regime: Led by Pol Pot, the regime forces cities to empty, initiating a genocide where over 1.2–2 million people die from execution, starvation, and overwork. • 1979: Vietnamese Invasion:Vietnam invades, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge and establishing the People’s Republic of Kampuchea. • 1991: Paris Peace Agreements: A peace treaty ends the ongoing conflict, leading to UN-sponsored elections in 1993 and the return of the monarchy. • 1998: End of Khmer Rouge: Pol Pot dies, and the last remnants of the Khmer Rouge surrender. • 1999: Entry to ASEAN: Cambodia becomes a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Cambodia

Key Historical Events Timeline

• 802–1431 (tel:802%E2%80%931431): Angkor Period: The Khmer Empire dominates Southeast Asia, constructing Angkor Wat.

• 1863–1953: French Protectorate:Cambodia becomes part of French Indochina, weakening the monarchy.

• 1953: Independence: Cambodia gains independence from France under King Norodom Sihanouk.

• 1970: Lon Nol Coup: Prince Sihanouk is overthrown; Cambodia enters the Vietnam War conflict.

• 1975–1979: Khmer Rouge Regime: Led by Pol Pot, the regime forces cities to empty, initiating a genocide where over 1.2–2 million people die from execution, starvation, and overwork.

• 1979: Vietnamese Invasion:Vietnam invades, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge and establishing the People’s Republic of Kampuchea.

• 1991: Paris Peace Agreements: A peace treaty ends the ongoing conflict, leading to UN-sponsored elections in 1993 and the return of the monarchy.

• 1998: End of Khmer Rouge: Pol Pot dies, and the last remnants of the Khmer Rouge surrender.

• 1999: Entry to ASEAN: Cambodia becomes a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).