CAVWV - Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans
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        • " Last Days in Vietnam " Documentary
      • Re-examining History
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    • Declaration of Independence Khmer Translation
    • SOG Monument >
      • VA Responce
    • Phil Conran
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      • Inclusive Recognition
      • Excluded Allies & Units
      • Proposed Amendment to SF1959 >
        • A25-0066 amendment
      • Letters and Testimony
      • Hmong Monument Controversy
    • Hmong Burial Controversy >
      • Public Law 115-141’s Division J, Title II, Sec. 251, Paragraph (b) (10)
      • Pre Burial Application w/ Qualifications
      • Analysis, Rationale and Research >
        • 1971 Moose-Lowenstein Report
      • Coalition Remedy to PL-115-141
      • Costa Remedy >
        • Press Release HR 4204
      • Insixiegmay Khao Case >
        • Appeal to Congress
        • Callahan Letter
      • Vila Chau Case
      • Tran Van Quy Case
      • Pre burial and addendum application
    • Timeline Series >
      • Timeline South Vietnam >
        • 1995-2000
        • 2000-2005
        • 2005-2015
      • Cambodia Timeline
      • Timeline Laos >
        • Laos Timeline Table I
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        • Timeline Hmong
      • Timeline Afghan Evacuation
      • Timeline Communism
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      • Vila Chau
  • Events & Observances
    • Coalition Observances >
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      • American Allies Day
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      • 1973 Paris Peace Accords Anniversay
      • Vietnam War Veterans Day
      • Memorial Day 2025
      • Independence Day
      • POW / MIA / Genocide Rememberence Day
      • Flag Day
      • American Veterans Day
    • Khmer Observances >
      • Genocide Liberation Day
      • Khmer Republic Veterans Day
    • Vietnam Observances >
      • Vietnam Armed Forces Day June 14, 2025
    • Lao Observances >
      • SGU Veterans Commemoration Day
    • Hmong Observances
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1945-1955


1945
Japan relinquishes its Indochinese territories 
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​International
Cambodia



1945
Japan grants Cambodia independence Sihanouk asks for the return of the French
The Japanese hunt Vichy representatives of power by a coup de force and grant independence to the Cambodia with Sihanouk asking for the return of the French. In Honoi, Ho Chi Minh proclaims the independence of vietnam.
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Cambodia​


1946
First Indochina war begins
The first war of Indochina broke out between the army of viet-minh of Ho Chi Min and the French.
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International​


1946
First clashes of war between the French and Viet Minh
The first war of Indochina broke out between the army of viet-minh of Ho Chi Min and the French.


1949
Sloth Sar (Pol Pot) studies in France returning as a communist
Sloth Sar (future Pol Pot) went to Paris to study there and stayed there until 1953. On his return to Cambodia, he became a communist.
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Cambodia​


1951
Communist Party established in Cambodia
Creation of the Revolutionary Party of the Cambodian People from the Communist Party of Indochina.
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Cambodia​


1951
Revolutionary Party of Cambodia established
Creation of the Revolutionary Party of the Cambodian People from the Communist Party of Indochina.
​Cambodia


1953
France grants limited independence to Cambodia
Sihanouk obtained from France a limited independence.
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Cambodia​

1953​

1953 - Cambodia wins its independence from France. Under King Sihanouk, it becomes the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Cambodia

1954
French are defeated at Dien Bien Phu
The Ho Chi Minh army beat the French at Dien Bien Phu. Conference to resolve the Korean and Indo-Chinese conflicts. Sihanouk gets to exercise total power over an independent Cambodia. The Cambodian communist leader Son Ngoc Thanh and about half of the communist Khmer movement are exiled to North Vietnam.
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North Vietnam​


The Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans is a registered 501c3 non profit incorporated in the State of Minnesota


  • CAVWV
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Coalition Partners
    • Meetings
    • Obituaries
    • Book & Film & Further Reading
  • Our Allies
    • Afghan War >
      • Afghanistan >
        • Conditions in Afghanistan
        • SIV Frequently Asked Questions
    • Our Allies Vietnam War >
      • Vietnam War >
        • Republic of Veitnam >
          • Current Conditions in Communist Vietnam
        • Cambodia & Khmer Republic >
          • Current Conditions in Cambodia
        • Laos "The Secret War " >
          • Current Conditions in Laos
          • Upland Lao
          • Midland Lao
          • Lowland Lao
          • Lao Lima Sites
          • Campaign 74B
          • Battle for Skyline Ridge
        • Canada
        • Korea - ROK
        • New Zealand & Australia
        • Taiwan - ROC >
          • Taiwan Current Conditions
        • Thailand
        • United States of America
        • Other Coalition Countries ( 1954-1975 )
        • POW-MIA-Genocide
        • Tibet
        • Communist Aggression >
          • Communist Combatents North Vietnam
      • Maps
  • Featured Focus
    • PBS "The Vietnam War" >
      • Thomas Briggs
      • The Vietnam War an Introduction >
        • 1/2 Tom Briggs Commentary
        • 3/p1 Tom Briggs
        • 3/p2 Tom Briggs
        • 4 Tom Briggs
        • 5 Tom Briggs
        • 6 Tom Briggs
        • 7 Tom Briggs
        • 8 Tom Briggs
        • 9/10 Tom Briggs
        • " Last Days in Vietnam " Documentary
      • Re-examining History
    • CAVWV "Completing the Record"
  • Special Projects
    • Declaration of Independence Khmer Translation
    • SOG Monument >
      • VA Responce
    • Phil Conran
    • Veteran Redefined >
      • Inclusive Recognition
      • Excluded Allies & Units
      • Proposed Amendment to SF1959 >
        • A25-0066 amendment
      • Letters and Testimony
      • Hmong Monument Controversy
    • Hmong Burial Controversy >
      • Public Law 115-141’s Division J, Title II, Sec. 251, Paragraph (b) (10)
      • Pre Burial Application w/ Qualifications
      • Analysis, Rationale and Research >
        • 1971 Moose-Lowenstein Report
      • Coalition Remedy to PL-115-141
      • Costa Remedy >
        • Press Release HR 4204
      • Insixiegmay Khao Case >
        • Appeal to Congress
        • Callahan Letter
      • Vila Chau Case
      • Tran Van Quy Case
      • Pre burial and addendum application
    • Timeline Series >
      • Timeline South Vietnam >
        • 1995-2000
        • 2000-2005
        • 2005-2015
      • Cambodia Timeline
      • Timeline Laos >
        • Laos Timeline Table I
        • Laos Timeline Table II
        • Timeline Hmong
      • Timeline Afghan Evacuation
      • Timeline Communism
    • Allied Veteran Story Collections >
      • Vila Chau
  • Events & Observances
    • Coalition Observances >
      • CAVWV Veterans Day Commemoration
      • Mental Health Awareness Month
      • Gen. John Vessey Day Jr.
      • American Allies Day
    • United States Observances >
      • 1973 Paris Peace Accords Anniversay
      • Vietnam War Veterans Day
      • Memorial Day 2025
      • Independence Day
      • POW / MIA / Genocide Rememberence Day
      • Flag Day
      • American Veterans Day
    • Khmer Observances >
      • Genocide Liberation Day
      • Khmer Republic Veterans Day
    • Vietnam Observances >
      • Vietnam Armed Forces Day June 14, 2025
    • Lao Observances >
      • SGU Veterans Commemoration Day
    • Hmong Observances
  • Contact Us
  • Ananh "Lee" Saenviley