This Week in Cambodian History: February 5-11
On February 5 1971, Lon Nol extended the State of Emergency across the country for an additional 6 weeks. On
Read moreOn February 5 1971, Lon Nol extended the State of Emergency across the country for an additional 6 weeks. On
Read moreOn January 29, 1916, the first in a series of peasant rebellions broke out in protest at French colonial tax
Read moreOn January 3, 1992, the U.S. embargo was lifted, normalizing economic relations with Cambodia. The U.S. also ended blanket opposition to
Read moreOn December 26 1973, Long Boreth formed a government as Prime Minister of the Khmer Republic. He would be the
Read moreOn December 12, 1936, acting French Resident supérieurs Henri Louis Marie Richomme handed over the position to Léon Emmanuel Thibaudeau. On
Read moreOn July 16, 1993, Christian Science Monitor published a story titled ‘UN Peacekeeping Effort Breaking Down in Cambodia‘. On July
Read moreWednesday, 23 June 1971, Pochentong Khmer airfield, outside of the capital city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. ‘Scatback’ C-47D s.n. 43-49680
Read morePearl Whitfield will give a free reading of her recently published second novel, “Apsara,” at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at
Read moreOn May 7, 1959, President Eisenhower sent the following personal message to Prince Sihanouk, who was, at the time in
Read moreThe following piece is the first of two accounts in English of travels to Cambodia and Angkor Wat before the
Read moreH.G. Kennedy and John Thomson, 1866 In January 1866 Henry George Kennedy of the British embassy in Bangkok and pioneering
Read morePHNOM PENH, March 13 (Reuters) – Just over 30 years ago, a crackling radio in a refugee camp on the
Read moreBy Simona Todorova When Nikola Nikolov and his fellow soldiers landed in Cambodia in 1993 after a 13-hour long flight,
Read moreAuthor John Burgess will bring to life the fascinating modern history of Cambodia’s fabled Angkor temples, starting in the mid-nineteenth
Read moreBy 1956, the nationalist, long-term rebel and sometime politician Son Ngoc Thanh had seen the fragmentation of the Issarak movement
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