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Phnom Penh

City

Capital of Cambodia on the Mekong; emptied by the Khmer Rouge in 1975.

View on map 11.57° N, 104.92° E Wikipedia

Held by

July 1, 1804 – June 30, 1867 Thailand de facto
1835 – August 31, 1841 Vietnam de facto
1889 – October 1, 1893 Thailand de facto
1906 – March 9, 1945 French Indochina de facto
December 8, 1941 – September 2, 1945 Japan de facto Military occupation
since November 9, 1953 Cambodia de facto

Capital of

Cambodia

Events here 6

March 11, 1967 – April 17, 1975 Cambodian Civil War
April 12, 1975 Operation Eagle Pull
April 17, 1975 – January 7, 1979 Cambodian genocide
April 17, 1975 Fall of Phnom Penh
December 21, 1978 – September 26, 1989 Cambodian–Vietnamese War
2003 2003 Phnom Penh riots