In 1945, the Japanese briefly ousted the French. Encouraged, King Sihanouk campaigned tirelessly and in 1953 he succeeded in winning independence for Cambodia, effectively ending 90 years under French protectorate. King Sihanouk abdicated the throne to his father and took the reins of government hims...
Attacked on either side by the Vietnamese and the Thai from the 15th century onwards, Cambodia was saved from annihilation by the establishment of a French protectorate in 1863. Thailand eventually recognized the protectorate and renounced all claims to suzerainty in exchange for Cambodia's north...
Cambodia had fallen almost entirely under the control of Vietnam and Siam, and Cambodia was sealed off from the outside influences that were beginning to affect other Southeast Asian countries. In 1864, Cambodia became a French protectorate. ...
Cambodia is bordering Thailand to the west, Laos to the north,Vietnamto the east and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. Territory of Cambodia is 180 000 sq.km., ranked 89th in the world, with population of around 16 million (ranked 71st ). History of Cambodia begins in the 9th ...
History 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. After repeated requests for French assistance, a protectorate was established in 1863. By 1884, Cambodia was ...
protectorate over his severely weakened kingdom, halting the country's dismemberment by Thailand and Vietnam. For the next 90 years, France ruled Cambodia. In theory, French administration was indirect, but in practice the word of French officials was final on all major subjects-including the ...
Cambodia first came into the French sphere in 1863. Seeking assistance fending off Siam and Vietnam, and under pressure from France, Cambodian King Norodom signed a Protectorate agreement with France in August 1863. On French encouragement, the seat of government was officially moved from Oudong ...
The reformist efforts led by modernist monks did, however, coincide with both the pedagogical ideologies and political interests ofFrenchcolonial administrators who backedNathandTathin an effort to reinvigorate Buddhist education within the protectorate: ...
1600-1800Siam and Vietnam controlled much of Cambodia THE FRENCH AND WORLD WAR II 1863Cambodia became aprotectorateof the French, saving the country from being divided between Siam and Vietnam. 1864Norodom became king. 1939-44Japan occupied Cambodia. ...
On Jan. 7, 1946, the French colonialists forced the royal government to accept an agreement (modus vivendi) restoring the French protectorate over Cambodia. Between 1946 and 1949 the Khmer Issarak movement spread to the southeastern, southwestern, and northwestern regions; partisan bases were ...