Brief History Period Event
- 1st century AD Nokor Phnom period , influenced by indian civilization (customs traditions religions)
- 6th to 8th century AD Chenla period, split into two regions.
- 9th to 13th century AD Angkor period. They built a lot of monuments with the decoration of Apsara.
For example Angkor wat Angkor Thom, Bayon …etc.
- 1432: Khmer give up Angkor moved their to phnom penh .
- 1516-1564: moved their to longvek .
- Mid 19th century Cambodia became the French protectorate.
- 1863: Oudong Treaty –khmer king deprived of some rights of ruling .
- 1884: Phnom Penh Treaty-khmer king was threatened and forced to accept the French protectorate. Cambodia was under the full control of the French unstill 1953.
- Early 20th century: French general-governor send to indo china office based in Hanoi and designated to rule 5countries (Tongkin , Annam , Cochin chine , Cambodia , and Laos .)
- 1939 to 1945: World War II. Japanese forces came to rule indo china replaced French rulers.
- 1946: War ended French administrators re-occupied indo china and implemented new ruling system.
- 1949: Frech-khmer -treaty.
- 1953: Cambodian gained full independence.
- 1955: King Sihanouk became Prime Minister.
- 1969: Vietnam War spilled into Cambodia.
- 1970: Coup against the Khmer led by Lon Nol.
- 1975 to 1979: Khmer rebels took Cambodia and named Pol Pot leader. Khmer Rouge terrorized the country and more a million people were killed.
- 1979: Vietnam army toppled the Khmer Rouge regime.
- 1983: Sihanouk `s son Prince Norodom Ranarith returned to lead rebel faction against the Communist Government.
- 1993: First election led to the Prime Ministers sharing power.
- 1997: In-fighting among two ruling parties’ forces. Hun Sen ousted Ranarith.
- 1998: second election.
- 2003: third election.
- C -P-P claimed victory the political situation has been stable.
- The official name of the country today is The Kingdom of Cambodia.
