The Fall of Phnom Penh was the capture of Phnom Penh, capital of the Khmer Republic (in present-day Cambodia), by the Khmer Rouge on 17 April 1975, effectively...
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Phnom Penh is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown...
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you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. Phnom Penh International Airport (IATA: PNH, ICAO: VDPP), formerly Pochentong...
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The Phnom Penh stampede occurred on 22 November 2010 when 347 people were killed and another 755 injured in a stampede and crowd crush during the Water...
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ពហុកីឡាដ្ឋានជាតិអូឡាំពិក) is a multi-purpose stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It has a capacity of 50,000. Despite its name, the stadium has never hosted...
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Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (Khmer: ក្លឹបបាល់ទាត់ភ្នំពេញក្រោន), commonly referred to as Crown or PPCFC, is a Cambodian professional football club based...
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The Lycée français René Descartes de Phnom Penh is a private French school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, operated under agreement with the Agency for French...
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[saːkɑlʋɨtjiəlaj pʰuːmɨn pʰnom pəɲ]; French: Université royale de Phnom Penh) is a national research university of Cambodia, located in the Phnom Penh capital. Established...
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Battle of Phnom Penh may refer to events in the following conflicts: Cambodian–Dutch War (1643–1644) Fall of Phnom Penh (1975) Cambodian–Vietnamese War...
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Cambodian Civil War (redirect from Fall of Pnom-Penh)
bombing prevented the fall of Phnom Penh in 1973 by killing 16,000 of 25,500 Khmer Rouge fighters besieging the city. By the last day of Operation Freedom...
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Sisowath Sirik Matak (category House of Sisowath)
Nol, of the Khmer Republic. Sirik Matak was born in Phnom Penh, and was a member of the Sisowath family, being the great-grandson of Sisowath of Cambodia...
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GRUNK (redirect from Royal Government of National Union of Kampuchea)
members inside and outside of Cambodia were effectively cut off. Sihanouk was not even informed of the fall of Phnom Penh; he initially went to Pyongyang...
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Phnom Penh Royal railway station (French: Gare de Phnom Penh) is a railway station in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is located next to the University of Health...
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University of Phnom Penh (AUPP; Khmer: សាកលវិទ្យាល័យអាមេរិកាំងភ្នំពេញ, UNGEGN: Sakâlôvĭtyéaloăy Amérĭkăng Phnum Pénh [saːkɑlʋɨtjiəlaj ʔameːrikaŋ pʰnom pəɲ])...
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of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh in 1866 is a comparatively recent event in the history of the Khmer and Cambodia. The seat of Khmer power in the region...
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Operation Eagle Pull (category History of Phnom Penh)
evacuation by air of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 12 April 1975. At the beginning of April 1975, Phnom Penh, one of the last remaining strongholds of the Khmer Republic...
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construction in Kandal Province of Cambodia. Located about 30–40 kilometres (16–22 NM; 19–25 mi) south of Phnom Penh, the first phase is expected to be...
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and later to Chaktomuk (in present-day Phnom Penh). Though the Khmer Empire was already in decline, the conquest of Angkor delivered the final blow and the...
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Choeung Ek (category Museums in Phnom Penh)
(Khmer: ជើងឯក, Cheung Êk [cəːŋ ʔaek]) is a former orchard in Dangkao, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, that was used as a Killing Field between 1975 and 1979 by the...
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Khmer Rouge or the Communist Party of Kampuchea established the Special Zone outside of Phnom Penh under the direction of Vorn Vet and Son Sen. Sen, later...
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"Oh! Phnom Penh" is a Cambodian song written by Mum Bunnaray in 1979 as the Khmers Rouges left Phnom Penh and its population returned to a devastated city...
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sentiments, which resulted in riots in Phnom Penh on 29 January where the Thai embassy was burned and commercial properties of Thai businesses were vandalized...
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Asia; today it still operates as a market. After Phnom Penh became the capital of the French protectorate of Cambodia within French Indochina in 1867, the...
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Republic to the Kingdom of Cambodia. It is located in the capital Phnom Penh. It is known for the role it played as a place of refuge for foreigners and...
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Doun Penh or Daun Penh (Khmer: ដូនពេញ, Don Pénh [ɗoːn pɨɲ], lit. "Grandmother Penh") is a major district (khan) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Many major businesses...
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Apartments, was a large and prominent apartment building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, one of the buildings in the Bassac development. The White Building was...
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Lon Nol, who established the Khmer Republic which lasted until the fall of Phnom Penh in 1975. Although Cambodia had achieved independence by late 1953...
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Khmer Republic (category Former polities of the Indochina Wars)
Civil War Fall of Phnom Penh Cambodia at the 1972 Summer Olympics Battle of Prey Veng as Chairman of the Supreme Committee "The Constitution of the Khmer...
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Sisowath Ritharavong (category People of the Vietnam War)
quietly at the Olympic Stadium soon after the fall of Phnom Penh in April, 1975. To date, no records of these executions have been found. The Prince was...
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International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP) is an international school located at the Mean Chey district in the city of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is a private...
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