Polity Kingdom of Kampuchea

This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Kampuchea and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Japan occupied Cambodia during World War II and created a puppet state, the Kingdom of Kampuchea. When the Japanese left Cambodia, Kampuchea was practically independent for a very short time, before being reintegrated into French Indochina.

Establishment

  • August 1945: After the dropping of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan accepts the Allied unconditional surrender terms (14 August 1945). Japanese forces leave occupied territories.

Chronology

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1. Century of humiliation

A period (1839-1949) of foregin interventions in China resulting in the occupation, conquest or lease of large territories by foregin countries.

1.1. Sino-Japanese Wars

Were two major wars between China and Japan in the XIX and XX centuries.

1.1.1. Second Sino-Japanese War

Was a military conflict between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Theater of the Second World War.

1.1.1.1. Japanese invasion of French Indochina

Was the Japanese invasion and occupation of French Indochina.

  • August 1945: After the dropping of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan accepts the Allied unconditional surrender terms (14 August 1945). Japanese forces leave occupied territories.
  • October 1945: The French were able to reimpose the colonial administration in Phnom Penh.

Disestablishment

  • October 1945: The French were able to reimpose the colonial administration in Phnom Penh.

Selected Sources

  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.551