The Geneva Accords divide Vietnam at the 17th parallel, creating a communist North Vietnam and a non-communist South Vietnam
: Ngo Dinh Diem, leader of South Vietnam, begins a campaign against political dissidents.
A communist insurgency starts in the South.
U.S. aid to South Vietnam increases
North Vietnam begins sending men and weapons to the South
he Khmer Rouge, led by Saloth Sâr later known as Pol Pot
the number of US military advisors in South Vietnam rises to 12,000
the us ground troops in
the tet offensive
General Lon Nol, supported by the United States, stages a coup to depose
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A civil war rages between the Khmer Rouge and Lon Nol's forces,
the fall of Saigon in
Within days of seizing power, the regime forcibly evacuates millions of city
he regime renames the country "Democratic Kampuchea" and implements
The Vietnamese army invades Cambodia to overthrow the Khmer
After an internal power struggle, Pol Pot is placed under house arrest by his former comrades.
Pol Pot dies, having never faced justice for his crimes.
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Kaing Guek Eav, known as "Comrade Duch," the former commandant of S-21 prison, is convicted of crimes against humanity and later sentenced to life in prison.
Kaing Guek Eav, known as "Comrade Duch," the former commandant of S-21 prison, is convicted of crimes against humanity and later sentenced to life in prison.