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	History of Cambodia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cambodia enjoyed a brief period of prosperity during the sixteenth century because its kings, who built their capitals in the region southeast of the Tonle Sap along the Mekong River, promoted trade with other parts of Asia.
		Cambodia was under Vietnamese occupation and in a civil war during the 1980s.
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	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Cambodia (2301 words)

	Cambodia on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cambodia is bordered by Laos on the north, by Vietnam on the east, by the Gulf of Thailand on the south, and by Thailand on the west and north.
		Cambodia is one of the world's poorest nations, its economy and its political life still suffering from the civil war that racked the country during the latter part of the 20th cent.
		Under the constitution promulgated in 1993 and subsequently amended, Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy headed by a king; the king is chosen by the Royal Council of the Throne from the members of the royal family.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/cambodia_history.asp (2657 words)

	Early history of Cambodia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Archaeological evidence indicates that parts of the region now called Cambodia were inhabited during the first and second millennia BCE by a Neolithic culture that may have migrated from southeastern China to the Indochinese Peninsula.
		During this early period in Funan's history, the population was probably concentrated in villages along the Mekong River and along the Tonle Sap River below the Tonle Sap.
		Funan disappears from history in the seventh century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Early_history_of_Cambodia (2114 words)

	Untangling Cambodian History: The Banyan Tree
		To understand Cambodia in the present, it is necessary to look at Cambodia in the past.
		The cold war was raging, and in the eyes of the American public the front line of that war was clearly marked by the boundary between the communists in the north, and the noncommunists in the South.
		The subtleties of history, the blurred lines of political fact and fiction were lost in the analogy.
	www.mekong.net /cambodia/banyan1.htm (1001 words)

	History of Cambodia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Although Cambodia had a rich and powerful past under the Hindu state of Funan and the Kingdom of Angkor, by the mid-19th century the country was on the verge of dissolution.
		By 1884, Cambodia was a virtual colony; soon after it was made part of the Indochina Union with Annam, Tonkin, Cochin-China, and Laos.
		The UN Advance Mission for Cambodia (UNAMIC) was deployed at the same time to maintain liaison among the factions and begin demining operations to expedite the repatriation of approximately 370,000 Cambodians from Thailand.
	www.historyofnations.net /asia/cambodia.html (2336 words)

	Cambodia (12/05) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Royal Government of Cambodia, formed on the basis of elections internationally recognized as free and fair, was established on September 24, 1993.
		Cambodia's embassy in the United States is located at 4530 16th Street NW, Washington DC 20011; tel: (202) 726-7742; fax: (202) 726-8381.
		This aid was used primarily to repair damage caused by Cambodia’s war of independence from France, to support internal security forces, and for the construction of an all-weather road to the seaport of Sihanoukville, which gave Cambodia its first direct access to the sea and access to the southwestern hinterlands.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2732.htm (5249 words)

	History of Cambodia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ieng sary (born 1922, 1925 or 1929) was the foreign minister of cambodia from 1976 to 1979 and a powerful figure in the khmer rouge....
		Khieu samphan (born july 27 1931) was the prime minister of cambodia and chairman of the state presidium from 1976 until 1979....
		The history of asia can be seen as the collective history of several distict peripheral coastal regions, east asia, south asia, and the middle east linked...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_cambodia.htm (4104 words)

	Cambodia's History
		The 13th and 14th centuries were not as successful for Cambodia, some believe it was due to the increased power of (and wars with) Thai kingdoms that had at one time paid homage to Angkor.
		Cambodia was ravaged by Vietnamese and Thai invasions and wars up until the 19th century, when new dynasties in these countries fought over control of Cambodia.
		A name change for the country was in order, so in 1993 Cambodia became known as the Kingdom of Cambodia and Sihanouk became the king once again after ratifying a new constitution which re-established the monarchy.
	www.asianinfo.org /asianinfo/cambodia/history.htm (1662 words)

	Cambodia History & Cambodia Culture \| iExplore.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Little is known of the early history of Cambodia, although there is evidence of habitation in parts of the country as far back as 4000BC.
		The outcome was a regime of horrific brutality, which was responsible for another of the 20th century’s genocides – it is estimated that one third of the population died during the four years of Khmer Rouge rule.
		Cambodia drifted in a state of penury and semi-chaos throughout the 1980s, until a UN-led effort began to stabilize the country.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Cambodia/History (1465 words)

	UNDERGRADUATE ECONOMICS HONORS THESIS: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cambodia's economy is characterized by the myriad of small plots which cover the 16% of arable land she has.
		Broadly speaking, the history of Cambodia's economy can be divided into three parts: (1) the Khmer pre-colonial period (prior to 1884), (2) the French Colonial experience (1884-1953),[6] and (3) the post-colonial aftermath (1953-present).
		He was extremely critical of what he saw as the exploitation of Cambodia's economy by greedy landowners, importers, and "usurers." In the dissertation, he writes, "usurers and landowners, principal beneficiaries of the highest rural incomes, tend to spend their money on imported luxury goods."[147] This particular observation echoed chapter 3's point on Cambodia's spendthrift economy.
	www.csua.berkeley.edu /~sophal/whole.html (19000 words)

	Cambodia history of cambodia
		It is situated on the plain of Siem Reap province north of the Great Lake of Tonle Sap.
		All along Khmer history, the throne were often desire, which involved some violent bloodshed.
		In fact, slaves were mostly captured in the neighboring countries, but Khmer people themselves could fall in the lowest status and being a " slave " if they failed to pay their rents or loans to the upper ruling class.
	www.angkor-cambodia.org /eng/histoire.html (697 words)

	Cambodia Hotels Travel Guide - History of Cambodia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		From the 1st to the 6th centuries, much of Cambodia belonged to the South-East Asian kingdom of Funan, which played a vital role in developing the political institutions, culture and art of later Khmer states.
		The country was recognised as the Kingdom of Cambodia by the Geneva Conference of May 1954.
		Responding to recurring armed incursions into their border provinces, Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1978, forcing the Khmer Rouge to flee to the relative sanctuary of the jungles along the Thai border.
	www.hoteltravel.com /cambodia/guides/history.htm (703 words)

	A Brief History of Cambodia
		On 9 November 1953 the French finally allowed Cambodia to become fully independent and in 1955 Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father and elections were held.
		In 1975 a horrific and tragic era of Cambodian history began —the reign of the Khmer Rouge.
		Today Cambodia is still a poor country but there is reason to be optimistic about its future.
	www.localhistories.org /cambodia.html (1421 words)

	Cambodia History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Given the terrible events of the 20th century, it's difficult to comprehend the glory of Cambodia's ancient past: Cambodia was once the most powerful nation in the region.
		Cambodia's power continued to grow until the empire extended from the Bay of Bengal to the South China Sea.
		The country tried to steer a course of neutrality during the Vietnam War, but its neutrality was not respected: The North Vietnamese army used Cambodian territory for supply lines and bases, and U.S. and South Vietnamese forces bombed and raided the eastern half of Cambodia from 1969 to 1973.
	www.shastalink.k12.ca.us /ableeducator/UN/Cambodia_History.htm (480 words)

	Chronology of Cambodian History, 1970-1974
		Cambodia for the second time invited the North Vietnamese to discuss the problem of the evacuation of their forces from Cambodian territory.
		The Conference is participated by Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia, Prince Souphanouvong of Pathet Lao, Pres.
		Cambodia and South Vietnamese troops are in the twelfth day of their campaign to open Route 4, linking the capital and seaport of Kompong Som.
	www.geocities.com /khmerchronology/1970.htm (7166 words)

	Earthwalkers - History of Cambodia
		Carbon-14 dates from a cave at Laang Spean in northwestern Cambodia suggests that it was inhabited by people who knew how to make pots as early as 4200 B.C. Recent finds suggest that mainland Southeast Asia had a comparatively sophisticated culture and developed a remarkable level of civilization in the prehistoric era.
		As a small buffer state caught between the two, Cambodia, the kingdom of the Khmer alternated it's dependence between the Thai and the Vietnamese.
		Lon Nol abolishes the monarchy and declares Cambodia a republic.
	www.earthwalkers.no /history.htm (1936 words)

	Rich Garella: Life in Cambodia
		I lived in Cambodia for about four of the last ten years, from July of 1995 to September 1997 and from February 1998 to February 1999, and returned to visit from February to April 2000 and to work from February to August 2003.
		In Cambodia, the Documentation Center of Cambodia, or DC-Cam, records and preserves the history of the Khmer Rouge regime and assembles evidence for those who seek accountability.
		ChildSafe Cambodia is building a movement to prevent the sexual exploitation of children.
	www.garella.com /rich/campage.htm (1020 words)

	A short history of Cambodia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the area that is now Cambodia the first Cambodian state is founded in the first century: Fou-Nan.
		In 1887 Cambodia and the other colonies and protectorates in Indochina are united into Indochina.
		In 1975 the Red Khmer captures the country and they establish in 1976 Democratic Cambodia, a bizarre regime of primitive agro-communism under leadership of prime minister Pol Pot and the chairman of the State Presidium Khieu Samphan, responsible for more than 2 million deaths.
	www.electionworld.org /history/cambodia.htm (416 words)

	Cambodia History - TravelPuppy.com
		The French presence in Cambodia came about through its colonial involvement in Vietnam, and was primarily intended to forestall the possible British or Thai incursions along the Mekong river.
		It is estimated that one third of the population of Cambodia died during the four years of Khmer Rouge rule.
		Cambodia drifted in a state of semi-chaos throughout the 1980s, until a United Nations-led effort began to stabilise the country.
	travelpuppy.com /cambodia/history.htm (1038 words)

	Cambodia History
		Cambodia runs at GMT +7 hours, the same time zone as its neighbors Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.
		There is only one ATM in Cambodia, at the Canadia Bank in Phnom Penh, and you must have a local account in order to use it.
		Your selection is best determined by how far you wish to travel, the time you have available, the amount you want to spend and, sometimes, by the weather as during the wet season travel by road especially in the provinces can be very slow.
	www.azuretours.com /cambodia_tips.htm (951 words)

	ipedia.com: History of Cambodia Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Early history of Cambodia Dark ages of Cambodia Colonial Cambodia Cambodia under Sihanouk Cambodian Civil War Democratic Kampuchea History of...
		Demonstrations took place across college campuses in the US, culimating in the death of four students at Kent State, lending support in the US to withdrawal from Vietnam.
		UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy as did the rapid diminishment of the Khmer Rouge in the mid-1990s.
	www.ipedia.com /history_of_cambodia.html (2169 words)

	Royalty.nu - The History of Cambodia - Cambodian Royalty
		In 1993 Cambodia became a constitutional monarchy with Sihanouk as king.
		A throne council elected one of Sihanouk's sons, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, to be Cambodia's new king.
		Captures the essence of a nightmare: a capital city emptied, with everyone sent to the fields; the intelligentsia of the old society hunted down and often killed; and a population ruled by terror.
	www.royalty.nu /Asia/Cambodia.html (1090 words)

	Cambodia: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Cambodia: remembering the killing fields: Paul Bellamy examines the bloody recent history of Cambodia and warns that it faces an uncertain future.
		Travel: Temples, tragedy, tourism and trade; Despite the turmoil of its past, Cambodia is shaping up to be one of the top tourist destinations thanks to the richness of the Khmer history.
		Tourist in a TORN LAND; The past throws long shadows over the present in Cambodia, a country ravaged by a senseless war, then systematically broken by one of the cruelest regimes in human history.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0920726.html (2026 words)

	Cambodia travel and tourism information, hotels and tours in Cambodia
		Cambodia, bordered by Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, has a fabulous heritage, warm friendly people and an untamed wild landscape.
		Adventure seekers will love Cambodia's wild north east with its stunning scenery, alternative hill tribe cultures and wildlife.
		The legacy of Cambodia's artistic past can still be seen in the handicrafts and silverware found in the bustling markets of Phnom Penh.
	www.visit-mekong.com /cambodia (275 words)

	Modern History Sourcebook: Ponchaud: Cambodia: Year Zero
		One of the most notable genocides since 1945 was visited on its own people by the Khmer Rouge, the guerrilla movement which successfully came to power using the destablization of Cambodia, following the US extension of the Vietnam war into that country.
		This text is part of the Internet Modern History Sourcebook.
		The Sourcebook is a collection of public domain and copy-permitted texts for introductory level classes in modern European and World history.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/mod/1978cambodia.html (1331 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Cambodia, 1975-1979
		The country experienced what is referred to as the CAMBODIAN GENOCIDE, portrayed in the movie "KILLING FIELDS".
		Cambodia was a staunch ally of the PR China, while neighbours Vietnam and Laos backed the USSR.
		Article Cambodia, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1977, pp.181-182 (on events of 1976)
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/seasia/camb19751979.html (170 words)

	Cambodia in Modern History: Beauty and Darkness
		The Beauty and Darkness project provides information on the recent history of Cambodia, particulary the Khmer Rouge period.
		This includes materials pertaining to Cambodia, as well as information about Cambodian refugees and immigrants abroad.
		Specific information can also be located by using the site search page, and the most recent additions are listed on the What's New page.
	www.mekong.net /cambodia (159 words)

	Target : Entertainment : Books : History : Asia : Cambodia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Indochina Chronicles: Travels in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
		Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields: Memoirs by Survivors
		Fire from the Sky: Seawolf Gunships in the Mekong Delta
	www.target.com /gp/browse.html?node=4890 (153 words)

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