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| 1990 | |
The Khmer Rouge launched a series of offensives. 2000 people were killed in the fighting and over 150,000 were displaced within Cambodia.
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| 1991 | |
The Peace Treaty was signed in October, calling for United Nations supervised elections.
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| 1992 | |
The Khmer Rouge withdrew from the peace process and resumed fighting.
The United Nations ran the government's administrative functions.
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| 1993 | |
Elections held in May with United Nations support but boycotted by the Khmer Rouge.
Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen both elected as Prime Ministers in a coalition.
The country returned to the 1953 name "The Kingdom of Cambodia".
Prince Norodom Sihanouk crowned as king for a second time.
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| 1994 | |
The Cambodian government outlawed the Khmer Rouge.
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| 1996 | |
The Khmer Rouge split. Ieng Sary defected to the government in return for an amnesty. The Khmer Rouge lost about 4000 (50-70%) of its soldiers in a mass defection.
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| 1997 | |
Norodom Ranariddh was overthrown in a coup led by Hun Sen.
The Khmer Rouge imprisoned Pol Pot.
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| 1998 | |
Hun Sen was elected Prime Minister in general elections.
Pol Pot died 15 April and Khieu Samphan surrendered in December.
Most remaining Khmer Rouge surrendered to the government in an amnesty.
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| 2002 | |
First ever-local body elections held in February.
The UN abandoned negotiations to set up an international war crimes tribunal to try senior Khmer Rouge officials on charges of genocide.
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| 2003 | |
General election due to be held.
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