2013 Event New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art announces it will return two statues from northern Cambodia's archeological site Koh Ker 2011 Event In Cambodia, the three most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime are charged with genocide and crimes against humanity 2011 Event A clash occurs in the disputed border region of Cambodia and Thailand; thousands evacuate 2010 Event A stampede occurs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the Khmer Water Festival celebrations, killing at least 339 people 2010 Event In Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, the government dismisses criticism from rights groups and opens a 'protest park' 2004 Death Spalding Gray, actor/writer, Swimming to Cambodia, dies at 62 1997 Event Ung Huot appointed Cambodia's 1st premier 1994 Event Cambodia's Red Khmer surprise attack on train, kills 13 1993 Event Norodom Sihanouk again installed as king of Cambodia 1989 Event Red Khmer occupies Pailin in Cambodia 1989 Event Last Vietnamese soldier leaves Cambodia 1981 Event Cambodia adopts its constitution 1979 Event Ex-premier Pol Jar flees out of Cambodia 1977 Event Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with Vietnam 1977 Event U.S. restricts citizens from visiting Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea and Cambodia 1976 Event Cambodia Khieu Sampan succeeds prince Sihanouk as premier 1976 Event Cambodia is renamed "Democratic Kampuchea" 1975 Event French press reports massive deportation from Cambodia 1975 Event Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Kampuchea National Day) 1975 Event Cambodia President Lon Nol flees for Red Khmer 1973 Event U.S. ends secret bombing of Cambodia 1972 Event General Lon Nol becomes President and prince Sirik Matak premier of Cambodia 1970 Event Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence 1970 Event U.S. ends 2 month military offensive into Cambodia 1970 Event 50,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia 1970 Event Cambodia military coup under General Lon Nol, prince Sihanuk flees 1969 Event Cambodia recognizes East Germany 1967 Event Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares U.S. aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia 1966 Event U.S. troops shooting targets in Cambodia 1965 Birthday Patricia Hy-Boulais, Cambodia, tennis star, 1994 Auckland doubles 1965 Event Cambodia drops diplomatic relations with the U.S. 1960 Event Prince Norodom Sihanoek becomes head of Cambodia 1958 Event Ex-king Norodom Sihanoek appointed premier of Cambodia 1955 Event King Norodom Sihanukh of Cambodia succeeded by his father 1953 Event Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union 1952 Birthday Hun Sen, born in Peam Koh Sna, Cambodia, politician, Cambodian People's Party, Prime minister of Cambodia, governed since the 1979 overthrow of the Khmer Rouge 1951 Death De Raymond, French High Director of Cambodia, murdered 1950 Event Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia become Independent states in France Union 1950 Event Vietnamese troops of Ho Chi-Minh attack Cambodia 1946 Event Cambodia becomes autonomous state inside French Union 1922 Birthday Norodom Sihanouk, king/president/prem Cambodia, My War with the CIA 1863 Event Cambodia becomes French protectorate
