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Kampuchea in 1960

Historical records for Kampuchea in 1960, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
7Events
6Named people
2Places
5Categories

Historical records

April

12 April 1960Prime Minister Term EndsNorodom Sihanouk

Phnom Penh · Government / Kingdom of Cambodia

Ends his 1958 to 1960 prime ministerial term

June

14 June 1960Head of State ElectedNorodom Sihanouk

Phnom Penh · Government / Kingdom of Cambodia

Elected Cambodian Head of State after the death of King Suramarit

Other Events

1960Commander in ChiefMol Lon

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief

1960Commander in Chief AppointedLon Nol

Phnom Penh · Warfare / Military

Becomes commander in chief of Cambodia's armed forces

1960LObservateurKhieu Samphan

Politics / Communist Party

The Government closes the paper, and Sihanouks police publicly humiliate Khieu by beating, undressing and photographing him in public

1960NeutralitySihanouk

Sihanoukville · Warfare / Vietnam War, 1st

Makes Kampuchea neutral & tries to avoid involvement in the Vietnam War

1960Prime Minister of KampucheaPho Proeung

Government / Government of Kampuchea

Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Names involved

Khieu SamphanLon NolMol LonNorodom SihanoukPho ProeungSihanouk

Places involved

Phnom PenhSihanoukville

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.