| 1953 | Cambodia gains independence from France. |
| 1970 | King deposed. U.S. and South Vietnamese invade. |
| 1974-1979 | 1.7 million Cambodians die under Pol Pot’s rule. |
| 1978-1996 | War between Vietnam and Khmer Rouge over Cambodia. |
| 1993 | Constitutional monarchy restored. |
| 1997 | Pol Pot captured. Denies crimes against humanity. |
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