This Week In Cambodian History- September 10-16
On September 10, 1990, the Cambodian factions, meeting in Jakarta, finally established the 12-member Supreme National Council (SNC). Debates over
Read moreOn September 10, 1990, the Cambodian factions, meeting in Jakarta, finally established the 12-member Supreme National Council (SNC). Debates over
Read moreOn September 3, 1972, parliamentary elections were held, and the Social Republican Party (SRP) headed by Lon Non won 126 out of
Read moreOn August 27, 1959, Cambodian police arrested three armed Viet Minh agents Kampot province. They would later be linked to the
Read moreOn August 20, 1957, Official diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Cambodia were established. On August 20, 1970. President Nixon
Read moreOn August 13, 1969, Lon Nol formed a government as prime minister which in March 1970 would vote to depose
Read moreOn August 6, 1962, Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum formed a government as prime minister after parliamentary elections were held on
Read moreOn July 30, 1987, Heng Samrin journeyed to Moscow to consult with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Then in an interview
Read moreOn July 23, 1997, Laos and Myanmar joined ASEAN. Cambodia, due to join on this date, had been rejected after
Read moreOn June 4, 1949, the French parliament transferred the territory of Cochinchina (known as Kampuchea Krom to Cambodians), which they had
Read moreOn May 28, 1946, the ‘Franco-Siamese incident’- negotiations over the return of Battambang province (then much larger- about 1/5 of
Read moreOn May 14, 1897, French Resident Superieur Albert Louis Huyn de Vernéville was replaced by Antoine Étienne Alexandre Ducos. On May
Read moreOn April 23, 1959, American William Cattell Trimble presented his credentials to become Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. He stayed in
Read moreOn 16 April, 1975, a morning Cabinet meeting was devoted to sending a peace offer to Sihanouk in Peking as
Read moreOn April 2, 1967, villagers in the Samlaut area of Battambang murdered two soldiers. Then, around two hundred local inhabitants
Read moreOn November 14, 1950, the US Legation opens in Phnom Penh- preceding the opening of an embassy. Operations were initially
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