CAMBODIA PRE-HISTORY
THE CAMBODIA PRE-HISTORY Prehistoric Cambodia is sparsely known. The earliest known site in Cambodia is Laang Spean cave which occupies the country’s northwest…
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CAMBODIA ANGKOR ERA
CAMBODIA ANGKOR ERA Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom The giant faces carved on the Bayon temple at the Angkor Thum complex in northwestern Cambodia represent…
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THE KHMER KINGDOM The first civilization of Cambodia existed from the 1st to 6th century in a State called Funan. In that time, trades…
Read storyTHE OVERVIEW OF CAMBODIA HISTORY
THE OVERVIEW OF CAMBODIA HISTORY The history of Cambodia began in the first century A.D with the establishment of a State called Funan. Funan…
Read storyCAMBODIA DARK AGE
CAMBODIA DARK AGE This map of Southeast Asia in the mid-16th century shows the major centers of power in the region prior to…
Read storyTHE FRENCH DOMINATION PERIOD
THE FRENCH DOMINATION PERIOD Phnom Penh, as planned by the French, came to resemble a town in provincial France. By the second half of…
Read storyTHE ADMINISTRATION OF SIHANOUK: 1955 – 1970
THE ADMINISTRATION OF SIHANOU As a result of the Geneva Conference on Indochina, Cambodia was able to bring about the withdrawal of the Viet…
Read storyTHE KHMER REPUBLIC & WAR: 1970 – 1975
THE KHMER REPUBLIC & WAR: 1970 – 1975 In March 1970, while Prince Sihanouk was absent, General Lon Nol deposed Prince Sihanouk in a…
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THE KHMER ROUGE / RED KHMER PERIOD Immediately after its victory, the CPK ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns, sending the entire…
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THE CAMBODIA MODERN STATE On October 23, 1991, the Paris Conference reconvened to sign a comprehensive settlement giving the UN full authority to supervise…
Read storyTHE VIETNAM PROTECTION
THE VIETNAM PROTECTION Vietnam established a satellite regime called the People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) in January 1979. The new government included many former…
Read storyTHE RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBODIA
THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBODIA In September 1989, as the Cold War ended and Soviet financing of the Vietnamese forces in Cambodia fell sharply,…
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