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Kampuchea in 1945

Historical records for Kampuchea in 1945, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

3Records
3Events
2Named people
2Places
3Categories

Historical records

March

18 March 1945First PremiershipNorodom Sihanouk

Phnom Penh · Government / Japanese Occupation of Cambodia

Forms Cambodia's first modern cabinet and serves as Prime Minister

August

13 August 1945Japanese DefeatNorodom Sihanouk

Phnom Penh · Government / French Protectorate Restored

Sihanouk's wartime government ends after Japan's defeat and the French return

Other Events

1945Kratie GovernorshipLon Nol

Kratie · Government / French Colonial Administration

Serves as provincial governor as Japanese power collapses in Indochina

Names involved

Lon NolNorodom Sihanouk

Places involved

KratiePhnom Penh

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.