Timeline of Cambodian history

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The following is a timeline of Cambodian history.

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Statue of Jayavarman VII, 12th century, Khmer Empire, Cambodia

790: Jayavarman II is crowned King of Cambodia.
802: Jayavarman II orders the construction of the then capital, Angkor.
1353: The Siamese (Thais) invade Angkor.
1867: The French invades Cambodia and makes it a protectorate as part of French Indochina.
1941: Japanese troops occupy Cambodia (until 1945). King Norodom Sihanouk is crowned.
9 November 1953: Cambodia gains independence from France
1955: King Norodom Sihanouk abdicates in favour of his father Norodom Suramarit.
1969: The United States bombs Cambodia. Between 1969 and 1973 between 30,000 and 500,000 Cambodians (including Khmer Rouge) are injured or die due to the U.S. bombing.
18 March 1970: General Lon Nol overthrows Sihanouk and starts a republic.
17 April 1975: Three million citizens were forced to move from Phnom Penh into the countryside by the Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot.
1976: Cambodia is renamed Democratic Kampuchea.
7 January 1979: Vietnamese troops invade Cambodia to retake the government from the Khmer Rouge. Heng Samrin is named the head of state.
1989: The Vietnamese troops leave.
1992-1993: Cambodia is monitored by the United Nations with a peacekeeping force (also known as UNTAC "United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia").
1993: The Khmer Rouge boycotts the elections.
24 September 1993: Cambodia is restored as a monarchy, this time constitutional. Norodom Sihanouk is crowned king.
15 April 1998: Pol Pot dies of natural causes before facing trial.
14 October 2004: King Norodom Sihanouk abdicates. His son Norodom Sihamoni is crowned as his successor.