Tag: Khmer Republic

Discover Cambodia’s dramatic modern history — from French colonial rule to the Khmer Rouge and the nation’s remarkable rebirth — ...

In March 1970, Cambodia experienced one of the most dramatic political reversals in its modern history. The coup d’État that ...

Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was a Cambodian royal and politician who became one of the key architects of the 1970 ...

Origins and Rise in the Kingdom Lon Nol (លន់ នល់) was born in Prey Veng province in November 1913 into a ...

This map shows the military situation in Cambodia in August 1970, during the Cambodian Civil War.​Green areas indicate territory controlled ...

Ros Serey Sothea (រស សេរីសុទ្ធា), famous Cambodian singer & actress (later executed under the Khmer Rouge), following a parachute training exercise ...