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| 1953 | |
Cambodia became independent from France but the situation remained uncertain
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| 1954 | |
The Geneva Conference on the French-Indochina war officially recognised Cambodia's independence. France withdrew from Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
The country was renamed The Kingdom of Cambodia.
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| 1955 | |
Norodom Sihanouk abdicated the throne and his father Norodom Suramarit became king.
Prince Sihanouk and his party won the National Assembly elections and headed an autocratic government.
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| 1958 | |
National Assembly elections held.
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| 1960 | |
King Suramarit died and Prince Sihanouk became Head of State.
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| 1962 | |
National Assembly elections held.
Pol Pot became the leader of the Cambodian communists.
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| 1966 | |
Prince Sihanouk lost the elections to General Lon Nol, but Lon Nol was later toppled and Sihanouk resumed power.
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| 1969 | |
United States started secretly bombing suspected Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge communist base camps in Cambodia.
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