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| 1979 | |
The Vietnamese army, backed by a force of Cambodian refugees, invaded Cambodia.
The Vietnamese installed a new Cambodian government but controlled its policy.
The country was renamed "The People's Republic of Kampuchea".
The Khmer Rouge fled to jungles on the Thai border and launched a guerrilla war.
Severe famine struck an estimated 2.5 million people leading to international food relief efforts.
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| 1985 | |
Khieu Samphan succeeded Pol Pot as head of the Khmer Rouge, but Pol Pot was believed to remain the real leader.
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| 1986 | |
Buddhism became the country's official religion.
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| 1989 | |
Political decision to transform the economy from a Socialist, centrally planned system to a free-market model.
Vietnamese troops withdrew and Hun Sen proclaimed the newly created country "The State of Cambodia".
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