Kingdom of Cambodia
& The Khmer Republic
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Kingdom of Cambodia
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Kingdom of Cambodia Prior to 1970
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Khmer Republic 1970-1975
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Kingdom of Cambodia
Post 1991
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Historical retrospective of Cambodia
Cambodia, while officially neutral, tolerated communist intrusions—and was bombed by the United States for those intrusions.
Unsurprisingly, the North Vietnamese likewise moved troops and supplies through neighboring Cambodia, which, though officially neutral, tolerated the communist intrusions.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk “basically felt that he was surrounded by dangerous enemies, and he had to make nice with some of them,” Moise says, adding that “he could not afford to offend” the North Vietnamese despite being “anti-communist in Cambodian politics.”
The United States responded with a secret bombing campaign that Nixon drastically ramped up in 1969. Nixon then sent troops across the border in 1970, taking advantage of a coup that ousted Sihanouk in favor of a pro-American general.
U.S. bombs killed tens of thousands of Cambodians, which, some historians contend, may have increased popular support for the Khmer Rouge, a communist insurgency group that initiated a brutal genocide upon taking power in 1975.
Though Vietnamese communists allied with the Khmer Rouge during the Vietnam War, they eventually deposed the regime in 1979.
https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-combatants#section_7
Unsurprisingly, the North Vietnamese likewise moved troops and supplies through neighboring Cambodia, which, though officially neutral, tolerated the communist intrusions.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk “basically felt that he was surrounded by dangerous enemies, and he had to make nice with some of them,” Moise says, adding that “he could not afford to offend” the North Vietnamese despite being “anti-communist in Cambodian politics.”
The United States responded with a secret bombing campaign that Nixon drastically ramped up in 1969. Nixon then sent troops across the border in 1970, taking advantage of a coup that ousted Sihanouk in favor of a pro-American general.
U.S. bombs killed tens of thousands of Cambodians, which, some historians contend, may have increased popular support for the Khmer Rouge, a communist insurgency group that initiated a brutal genocide upon taking power in 1975.
Though Vietnamese communists allied with the Khmer Rouge during the Vietnam War, they eventually deposed the regime in 1979.
https://www.history.com/news/vietnam-war-combatants#section_7
Getty Images of the Cambodia during and after the war - https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/cambodia-war
Additional Timelines
Cambodian Timeline since 1950, Yale University - https://cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocaust-genocide-education/resource-guides/cambodia#:~:text=Lasting%20for%20four%20years%20(between,following%20the%20Cambodian%20Civil%20War.
Khmer Rouge Events, CNN - https://www.cnn.com/2014/08/06/world/asia/cambodia-khmer-rouge-timeline/index.html
Cambodian Holocaust and Genocide, University of Minnesota - https://cla.umn.edu/chgs/holocaust-genocide-education/resource-guides/cambodia#:~:text=Lasting%20for%20four%20years%20
Khmer Rouge Tribunal - https://cambodiatribunal.org/history/cambodian-history/chronology-of-the-khmer-rouge-movement/
Descriptions and Definitions
White Scarfs (KKK) - Kampuchea Krom Khmer -
Current conditions In Cambodia
United Nations Commission of Inquiry For Cambodia
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WHAT IS THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY FOR CAMBODIA?
The Commission of Inquiry for Cambodia is an independent, citizen-based, fact-finding committee that brings together experts, decision-makers, the Khmer people and the international community. The main objective is to build a cohesive and coordinated effort to generate high-level international attention to enact systemic changes and bring Cambodia back into compliance with international human rights and democracy standards and the Rule of Law. |
"Action Plan of Reform Measured."
United Nations Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia
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Conclusion of the United Nations Special Rapporteur Report:
The past year, the United Nations made clear in a series of unusually frank and hard-hitting reports and statements that the 2023 elections cannot be taken seriously or treated as legitimate, free and fair. In order for the results of the elections to be accepted and recognized as valid and legitimate by the international community, the United Nations’ “Action Plan Reform Measures” need to be implemented before the July vote. These necessary reform measures included:
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Further Reading and Viewing
Books
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Eisenhower & Cambodia: Diplomacy, Covert Action, and the Origins of the Second Indochina War ( Studies in Conflict Diplomacy Peace)
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Last Days of Heroes: How a CIA Agent and his Cambodian Allies Fought, Defied, and Resisted the Khmer Rouge
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Movies or Film
"Lost Lands" A film by Andy Ball - Second Place Winner of the Yale Environment 360 Film Contest
https://e360.yale.edu/features/2023-film-contest-second-place-cambodia-sand
https://e360.yale.edu/features/2023-film-contest-second-place-cambodia-sand
Music Videos
"Time to Rice" by VannDa. feat. Master Kong Nay
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rvje5oblrLw&pp=ygUXY2FtYm9kaWFuIHJhcHBlciB2YW5uZGE%3D
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rvje5oblrLw&pp=ygUXY2FtYm9kaWFuIHJhcHBlciB2YW5uZGE%3D
"Workers Blood" by Kea Sokun - Blood of Demonstrators | Blood of Khmer Garment Workers.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0IA16u-Je3c&pp=ygUYd29ya2VycyBibG9vZCBrZWEgc29rdW4g
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0IA16u-Je3c&pp=ygUYd29ya2VycyBibG9vZCBrZWEgc29rdW4g
News & Event
VOA - Effort to Honor Khmer Krom Fighters Allied with the US in Vietnam War.
https://www.voanews.com/a/effort-to-honor-khmer-krom-fighters-allied-with-us-in-vietnam-war/4031914.html
https://www.voanews.com/a/effort-to-honor-khmer-krom-fighters-allied-with-us-in-vietnam-war/4031914.html