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Polity Timeline
PHNOM PENH

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

City of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

- PHNOM PENH

1940-01-01:

Free Khmers : KHMER ISSARAK

(Bangkok)

- FREE KHMERS

1948-02-01:

Khmer Peoples Liberation Committee : KPLC

(Battambang)

- FREE KHMERS

1950-04-17:

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the KHMER COUNTRY [United Khmer Issarak Front]

(Hongdan)

- KHMER COUNTRY

1954-08-07:

Communist Party of Kampuchea : CPK [Khmer Communist Party]

(Hanoi)

- KAMPUCHEA

1963-01-01:

Workers´ Party of Kampuchea : WPK

(Khmers Loeu)

- RED KHMER

1963-02-01:

Party of Democratic Kampuchea : PDK

(Khmers Loeu)

- RED KHMER

1970-03-23:

Royal Government of National Union of CAMBODIA-in-Exile [National United Front of Kampuchea : NUFK]

(Peking)

- KAMPUCHEA

1970-05-05:

Royal Government of National Union of CAMBODIA-in-Exile [National United Front of Kampuchea : NUFK]

(Peking)

- KAMPUCHEA

1975-01-01:

Royal Government of National Union of CAMBODIA-in-Exile [National United Front of Kampuchea : NUFK]

(Peking)

- KAMPUCHEA

1975-04-17:

KHMER Republic

(Preah Vihear Temple)

- KHMER

1975-05-22:

City of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

- PHNOM PENH

1976-01-05:

City of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

- PHNOM PENH

1979-01-07:

Democratic KAMPUCHEA in Exile

(Pyongyang + Cambodian Jungle)

- KAMPUCHEA-IN-EXILE

1993-07-02:

RED KHMER Territories

(Anlong Veng)

- RED KHMER

1998-04-15:

Autonomous Municipality of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

- PHNOM PENH

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

City of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

- PHNOM PENH

1927-01-01:

City of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

- PHNOM PENH

1940-01-01:

Free Khmers : KHMER ISSARAK

(Bangkok)

- FREE KHMERS

1948-02-01:

Khmer Peoples Liberation Committee : KPLC

(Battambang)

- FREE KHMERS

1950-04-17:

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the KHMER COUNTRY [United Khmer Issarak Front]

(Hongdan)

- KHMER COUNTRY

1954-08-07:

Communist Party of Kampuchea : CPK [Khmer Communist Party]

(Hanoi)

- KAMPUCHEA

1963-01-01:

Workers´ Party of Kampuchea : WPK

(Khmers Loeu)

- RED KHMER

1970-03-23:

Royal Government of National Union of CAMBODIA-in-Exile [National United Front of Kampuchea : NUFK]

(Peking)

- KAMPUCHEA

1970-05-05:

Royal Government of National Union of CAMBODIA-in-Exile [National United Front of Kampuchea : NUFK]

(Peking)

- KAMPUCHEA

1975-04-17:

KHMER Republic

(Preah Vihear Temple)

- KHMER

1975-05-22:

City of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

- PHNOM PENH

1979-01-07:

Democratic KAMPUCHEA in Exile

(Pyongyang + Cambodian Jungle)

- KAMPUCHEA-IN-EXILE

1982-06-22:

Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea : CGDK

(Peking)

- KAMPUCHEA-IN-EXILE

1993-07-02:

RED KHMER Territories

(Anlong Veng)

- RED KHMER

1998-04-15:

Autonomous Municipality of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

- PHNOM PENH

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

FRANCE +

INDOCHINA +

1907-03-22:

FRANCE

1940-01-01:

THAILAND +

FREE KHMERS +

1946-12-19:

SIAM +

NORTH VIETNAM +

FREE KHMERS +

1954-08-07:

NORTH VIETNAM +

KAMPUCHEA +

1963-01-01:

VIETCONG +

RED KHMER +

1965-04-01:

NORTH VIETNAM +

RED KHMER +

1965-12-01:

PEOPLE´S CHINA +

RED KHMER +

1966-10-01:

RED KHMER

1970-03-23:

PEOPLE´S CHINA +

KAMPUCHEA +

1975-04-17:

KHMER

1975-05-22:

KAMPUCHEA

1979-01-07:

NORTH KOREA +

KAMPUCHEA-IN-EXILE +

1982-06-22:

CHINA +

KAMPUCHEA-IN-EXILE +

1993-07-02:

RED KHMER

1998-04-15:

CAMBODIA

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Phnom Penh

1940-01-01:

Krung Thep

1946-04-07:

Krung Thep + Dangrek

1946-12-19:

Krung Thep + Oudong

1948-02-01:

Battambang

1950-03-12:

Hà Tiên

1950-04-17:

Hongdan

1954-08-07:

Hà Nội

1963-01-01:

Khmer Loeu

1965-04-01:

Hà Nội

1965-12-01:

Pei-Ching

1966-10-01:

Lumphat

1970-03-23:

Pei-Ching

1975-04-17:

Prasat Preăh Vihéar

1975-05-22:

Phnum Pénh

1979-01-07:

P´yŏngyang + Kampuchea

1981-12-06:

P´yŏngyang

1982-06-22:

Beijing

1989-01-01:

Beijing + Anlong Veng

1993-07-02:

Anlong Veng

1994-07-01:

Anlong Veng + Pailin

1998-04-15:

Phnum Pénh

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

PHNOM-PENH

1940-01-01:

KHMER ISSARAK

1954-08-07:

KAMPOUCHEA

1963-01-01:

KAMPUCHEA

1970-03-23:

KAMPUCHÉA

1975-04-17:

KHMER

1975-05-22:

PHNUM PÉNH

1979-01-07:

KAMPUCHEA

1993-07-02:

KHMER KRAHOM

1998-04-15:

PHNUM PÉNH

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

City of PHNOM PENH

1940-01-01:

Free Khmers : KHMER ISSARAK

1948-02-01:

Khmer Peoples Liberation Committee : KPLC

1949-01-02:

Khmer National Liberation Committee : KNLC

1950-03-12:

Khmer National Liberation Committee : KHMER ISSARAK

1950-04-17:

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the KHMER COUNTRY [United Khmer Issarak Front]

1954-08-07:

Communist Party of Kampuchea : CPK [Khmer Communist Party]

1963-01-01:

Workers´ Party of Kampuchea : WPK

1963-02-01:

Party of Democratic Kampuchea : PDK

1966-10-01:

Communist Party of Kampuchea : CPK

1967-01-01:

RED KHMER Organization [Communist Party of Kampuchea : CPK]

1970-03-23:

Royal Government of National Union of CAMBODIA-in-Exile [National United Front of Kampuchea : NUFK]

1975-04-17:

KHMER Republic

1975-05-22:

City of PHNOM PENH

1979-01-07:

Democratic KAMPUCHEA in Exile

1982-06-22:

Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea : CGDK

1990-02-03:

National Government of Cambodia : NGC

1993-07-02:

RED KHMER Territories

1994-07-01:

RED KHMER Provisional Government

1998-04-15:

Autonomous Municipality of PHNOM PENH

Ruler changes:

1940-01-01:

Free Khmers : KHMER ISSARAK

(Bangkok)

- Pock Khun
(Poc Khun - Phra Phiset Phanit - Wibun Pokmontri)

1946-12-19:

Free Khmers : KHMER ISSARAK

(Bangkok + Oudong Area)

- Son Ngoc Minh
(Pham Van Hua-Son Ngoc Minh)

1948-02-01:

Khmer Peoples Liberation Committee : KPLC

(Battambang)

- President Dap Chhuon
(Dap Chhuon-Chuan Khem Phet-Chhuon Mochulpich)

1949-01-02:

Khmer National Liberation Committee : KNLC

(Battambang)

- President Leav Keo Moni
(Leav Keo Moni)

1950-04-17:

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the KHMER COUNTRY [United Khmer Issarak Front]

(Hongdan)

- President Son Ngoc Minh
(Pham Van Hua-Son Ngoc Minh)

1954-08-07:

Communist Party of Kampuchea : CPK [Khmer Communist Party]

(Hanoi)

- Son Ngoc Minh
(Pham Van Hua-Son Ngoc Minh)

1963-01-01:

Workers´ Party of Kampuchea : WPK

(Khmers Loeu)

- Nuon Chea
(Nuon Chea-Long Bunruot)

1963-02-01:

Party of Democratic Kampuchea : PDK

(Khmers Loeu)

- Saloth Sar Pol Pot
(Saloth Sâr Pol Pot)

1970-03-23:

Royal Government of National Union of CAMBODIA-in-Exile [National United Front of Kampuchea : NUFK]

(Peking)

- Prince Norodom Sihanouk
(Prince Norodom Sihanuk)

1975-04-17:

KHMER Republic

(Preah Vihear Temple)

- Lon Nol
(Lon Nol)

1975-05-22:

City of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

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1979-01-07:

Democratic KAMPUCHEA in Exile

(Pyongyang + Cambodian Jungle)

- Saloth Sar Pol Pot
(Saloth Sâr Pol Pot)

1981-12-06:

Democratic KAMPUCHEA in Exile

(Pyongyang)

- President Khieu Samphan
(Khieu Samphân)

1982-06-22:

Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea : CGDK

(Peking)

- President Norodom Sihanouk
(Norodom Sihanuk)

1993-07-02:

RED KHMER Territories

(Anlong Veng)

- Ta Mok
(Ta Mok)

1994-07-01:

RED KHMER Provisional Government

(Anlong Veng + Pailin)

- PM Khieu Samphan
(PM Khieu Samphân)

1998-04-15:

Autonomous Municipality of PHNOM PENH

(Phnom Penh)

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