![]() ![]() It was relatively easy for the North Vietnamese to promote a revolutionĪgainst the Lon Nol regime. Thereafter American personnel and equipment were shipped to Pnom Penh. ![]() The Nixon administration recognized the Lon Nol government and shortly Under this threat Lon Nol carried out a coup d'etat deposing SihanoukĪs head of state and creating a Cambodian Republic. But the protest, to Sihanouk's great embarrassment in Moscow, ![]() Union should use their influence with the Viet Cong to remove their basesįrom Cambodia. To his cabinet to promote some public protests at the North Viet NameseĮmbassy in Cambodia which he could use a device to argue that the Soviet Under some protest heĪccepted a cabinet headed by Lon Nol. In 1970, Sihanouk changed the election procedures and to his chagrinĬambodian voters elected a right wing legislature. Afterwards he publicly protested the bombing. He apparently secretly informed the American military of the location of He also ignored the Viet Cong bases in eastern Cambodiaįor a period of time but grew fearful that they would never leave. He allowed transhipment of arms and supplies to the Viet Cong acrossĬambodia. Secretly cooperating with both sides in the conflicts. Managed to keep Cambodia out of wars by taking a neutral stance and Leftist movements by bringing their leaders into his government. Sihanouk, who resigned his kingship and assumed the title 'Prince"Īnd the position of premier of the government, sought to establishĪ Buddhist socialism in Cambodia. Was unsuccessful but it led to eventual independence under Sihanouk. To prevent the French from assuming control after the war. War II took control of Cambodia and an independence movement formed The Japanese in a surprise move at the end of World Norodom Sihanouk became king in 1941 underįrench suzerainty. The fiascos centered around Norodom Sihanouk. The Cambodian Communists came into power as a result Great Stalinist slave labor camp in an attempt to achieve economicĭevelopment. When Cambodian Communists (the Khmer Rouge) turned Cambodia into one Invasions but one of the most severe periods was from 1975 to 1979 Over theĬenturies the Khmer people have experienced some difficult times from The Khmer Empire was dismembered by the southward migratibnĬenturies ago of the Thai and Vietnamese peoples from China. Cambodia Under the Khmer Rouge Ĭambodia (Kampuchea) is the remnant of the once mighty KhmerĮmpire which stretched from Burma through what is now southern ![]()
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