Permanent historical factsheet

Khmer Rouge

Kampuchea · Government / Government of Kampuchea. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1970–1975Date range
1Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1970

Sihanouk1970

Beijing · Government / Government of Kampuchea

Allies with the extreme wing of the Khmer Rouge & forms a Government in exile

Sihanouk1970

Government / Government of Kampuchea

The political appeal of the Khmer Rouge is increased as a result of the situation created by the removal of Sihanouk as head of state in 1970

1975

Sihanouk1975

Phnom Penh · Government / Government of Kampuchea

The Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh & keep Sihanouk under house arrest

Names involved

Sihanouk

Provenance

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