7 January 1970Foreign Tour BeginsNorodom Sihanouk
Leaves Cambodia for a foreign tour before the political crisis in Phnom Penh
Historical records for Kampuchea in 1970, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Leaves Cambodia for a foreign tour before the political crisis in Phnom Penh
Anti-Vietnamese demonstrations increase pressure on Sihanouk's neutral policy
Demands Vietnamese communist forces leave Cambodian territory
Neutralist rule is replaced by an anti-communist government aligned with the United States
Leads the government as the National Assembly removes Sihanouk while abroad
Cheng Heng becomes provisional head of state while Lon Nol keeps executive control
Sihanouk is held responsible for the North Vietnamese taking refuge in Kampuchea. A Coup overthrows Prince Sihanouk while the Prince is out of the country
Lon Nol leads the political takeover that removes Sihanouk during his absence abroad
Lon Nol receives emergency powers after Sihanouk is removed
In Moscow asks Russia to press North Vietnam to remove troops from Kampuchea
The Kampuchean National Assembly votes to depose Sihanouk by 92 votes to 0
The Kampuchean National Assembly votes to depose Sihanouk by 92 votes to 0
National Assembly votes unanimously to withdraw confidence from Sihanouk
Removed from power by the Cambodian National Assembly while abroad
Acts while Sihanouk is outside Cambodia during the decisive National Assembly session
Premier Lon Nol supports the National Assembly vote removing Sihanouk
Emergency powers are invoked as Lon Nol becomes effective head of government
Fights communists until "victory or death" against "stooges of American imperialism"
Announces a resistance front against the Lon Nol government
Leads to civil war in Kampuchea & US bombing of Khmer Rouges strongholds
Orders airports and borders closed against Vietnamese communist movement
Closes Sihanoukville to North Vietnamese military supply routes and requests modern weapons
Seeks closer military and diplomatic support from the United States
Requests American support against Vietnamese communist forces in Cambodia
Urges coordination among Indochinese movements against US-backed governments
United States and South Vietnamese forces enter Cambodia against communist base areas
Expands the Khmer National Armed Forces after the coup
Forms the Royal Government of National Union of Kampuchea in exile
Receives expanded American military support for the new anti-communist regime
Mobilizes forces as civil war spreads through the countryside
Proclaims the Khmer Republic and abolishes the monarchy
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
Leads to civil war in Kampuchea & US bombing of Khmer Rouges strongholds. Attacks on north Vietnamese sanctuaries bring Kampuchea into the war with south Vietnam
Allies with the extreme wing of the Khmer Rouge & forms a Government in exile
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. Sihanouk, in exile in Beijing, makes an alliance with the Khmer Rouge and becomes the nominal head of a Khmer Rouge-dominated Government-in-exile (known by its French acronym, GRUNK) backed by the Peoples Republic of China
Sihanouk, in exile in Beijing, makes an alliance with the Khmer Rouge and becomes the nominal head of a Khmer Rouge-dominated Government-in-exile (known by its French acronym, GRUNK) backed by the Peoples Republic of China
The political appeal of the Khmer Rouge was increased as a result of the situation created by the removal of Sihanouk as head of state in 1970. Sihanouk, in exile in Beijing, makes an alliance with the Kampuchean Communist Party and becomes the nominal head of a Khmer Rouge-dominated Government-in-exile
The political appeal of the Khmer Rouge was increased as a result of the situation created by the removal of Sihanouk as head of state in 1970
Allies with the extreme wing of the Khmer Rouge & forms a Government in exile
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
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. Sihanouk, in exile in Beijing, makes an alliance with the Khmer Rouge and becomes the nominal head of a Khmer Rouge-dominated Government-in-exile (known by its French acronym, GRUNK) backed by the Peoples Republic of China
Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 3rd term
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