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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire ushering in a long period of decline. In 1863, the king of Cambodia placed the country under French protection; it became part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia became independent within the French Union in 1949 and fully independent in 1953. After a five-year struggle, Communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh in April 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; at least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, enforced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, led to a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off almost 13 years of civil war. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated democratic elections and a ceasefire, which was not fully respected by the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy and the final elements of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in early 1999. Factional fighting in 1997 ended the first coalition government, but a second round of national elections in 1998 led to the formation of another coalition government and renewed political stability. The July 2003 elections were relatively peaceful, but it took one year of negotiations between contending political parties before a coalition government was formed. Nation-wide local elections are scheduled for 2007 and national elections for 2008. To be updated

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Kingdom of Cambodia
7 hours ago: TCV World Tour published a blog
Kingdom of Cambodia
November 17th 2009  Asia » Cambodia
DAY 19: Sorry for not posting anything for a while - too much moving around. We travelled to Phnom Penh today - it was an easy, cheap and short flight with Air Asia. We arrived at the airport and have ... 2 photos [full story]

Banteay Srei and Beng Mealea
19 hours ago: OldLadyVagabond published a blog
Banteay Srei and Beng Mealea
November 20th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap
The most popular sites at Angkor are over-run with tourists every day, so we took the opportunity to go to two of the temples that lie some distance from town. The first is called Banteay Srei or ... 13 photos [full story]

The Tonle Sap
1 day ago: OldLadyVagabond published a blog
The Tonle Sap
November 19th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap
Our first view of Cambodia from the window of our Lao Airways plane was totally different from what I expected. I had imagined a dry, dusty, haphazard landscape; what I saw from high in the air was a ... 8 photos [full story]

Siem Reap: A Must-See Before You Die
2 days ago: port80 published a blog
Siem Reap: A Must-See Before You Die
June 16th 2009  Asia » Cambodia
Flying in from Kuala Lumpur via Air Asia, we arrived at Siem Reap at 8AM (minus 1 hour from Perth / Singapore / KL / Manila time). The airport is small but very charming. As pre-arranged, we were p ... 299 photos [full story]

Phnom Penh - Last Day
5 days ago: Roey published a blog
Phnom Penh - Last Day
November 7th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
We had to change hotels today as we had decided to stay an extra day cause we loved the place. The Goldie Boutique was booked so we moved around the corner to the Golden Gate. It was $20 a night and h ... 11 photos [full story]

Floating Village and Forest: My National Geographic Moment
November 15th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap
Up at 7:15, showered, ate breakfast and jumped back on Dy’s motorbike. We drove about 35 minutes out of Siem Reap and into the countryside. Saw some interesting things: a woman breastfeeding whi ... 60 photos [full story]

Phnom Penh - Heart of Darkness, Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda
November 6th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
Anyway last night we ended up going for a walk around the riverfront for some cheap drinks. There are cafes and bars everywhere so you don't have to look too hard. We met a little guy who had no legs ... 16 photos [full story]

First week in Cambodia!
5 days ago: Joannaem published a blog
First week in Cambodia!
November 15th 2009  Asia » Cambodia
Well, it has been a very interesting first week in Cambodia to say the least. After arriving at Phnom Penh airport after a very quick changeover in Singapore (which I very nearly missed), I pic ... 9 photos [full story]

Killing Fields of Cambodia - Pure Evil
November 9th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh
Our bus journey wasn’t as bad as we thought it might be, though the mini van driver we got to the station was a lunatic. Traffic was bumper to bumper, with traffic coming up and down both sides ... 21 photos [full story]

Friday the 13th; Who Says It
November 14th 2009  Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap
I love traveling. No. I traveling. From the moment a trip idea materializes in my brain until the moment I step off the return flight home. I love the planning, debating, talking, and reading a ... 45 photos [full story]


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