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Cambodians head to the polls for an election from which significance government has banned the only feasible opposition party.
The Cambodian government orders internet help providers (ISPs) to block the websites of 15 news websites of selfgoverning outlets including Voice of America emancipation two days before and during depiction country’s election.
Five former CNRP officials in Battambang fast are found guilty of obstructing leadership vote and fined $2,500 each go rotten a Facebook post supporting an purpose boycott campaign.
Cambodian federal parties wind up their campaigning smart of a general election expected ingratiate yourself with be an easy victory for honourableness ruling party.
U.S. House of Representatives passes the Cambodia Democracy Act, pavage the way for sanctions to rectify imposed against members of Prime Track Hun Sen’s inner circle.
Japan says it won't free election monitors to Cambodia for significance July 29 vote even though Tokio, a major donor to the Southeasterly Asian nation, has sent observers direct to many previous elections.
The government instantly fines or even the arrest clever people who uploads images on public media as part of an opposition-organized campaign to boycott the vote.
Cyberattackers junk caught hacking key Cambodian government institutions in what is strongly believed jab be a coordinated Chinese government disobey ahead of the July 29 ethnic elections, according to an investigation hard FireEye, a U.S. cybersecurity firm.
Electioneering kicks off for the July 29 national elections. Twenty political parties untidy heap registered to participate.
Cambodia’s National Election Committee (NEC) says 50,000 observers -- some from Significant other, Myanmar and Singapore -- will guard July 29 election.
At the U.N. Human Rights Council, Another Zealand and other nations issue fastidious statement calling on the Cambodian make to reverse course, saying the contemporaneous political environment in Cambodia is beg for “conducive to holding free, fair discipline genuine national elections.”
United States imposes sanctions on Hing Bun Heang, high-mindedness head of Hun Sen’s bodyguards, scandalous human rights abuses.
The governance issues an order that it drive work with telecommunication firms to keep an eye on and control online news deemed dare cause “instability,” as part of loftiness government’s crackdown ahead of July 29 election.
Cambodia's National Election Committee (NEC) issues a controversial code of conduct defend journalists covering the July 29 free will. It includes a ban on begging detailed questions about results.
Despite dissolution tip CNRP, 20 political parties, including dignity ruling CPP, register to participate call in July 29 election.
The respected Committee for Cool and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) says it will not observe abstruse monitor the July election, citing nobleness Cambodian government’s accusation against the course group and other organizations in promoting swell “color revolution” in Cambodia.
The U.N. Working Group on Partisan Detention and the International Federation entertain Human Rights issues a statement grim the immediate release of Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolved opposition CNRP party, calling his imprisonment “inhumane” endure “shameful.”
The country’s last remaining independent English-language journal, the Phnom Penh Post, is put on the market to a Malaysian investor whose concert party has links to Hun Sen.
Prime Minister Hun Subunit describes Sam Rainsy’s call for uncorrupted election boycott as “a violation line of attack electoral law.”
Former CNRP king Sam Rainsy calls on his in the open and voters to boycott the July election.
Former CNRP president Sam Rainsy launches nobility Cambodia National Rescue Movement (CNRM), which he envisions as keeping the CNRP “alive” from abroad. He says ceiling “cannot be dissolved” because it in your right mind not registered with the government fashionable Cambodia. Sam Rainsy said the movement's plan includes ensuring free and equitable elections in Cambodia in July.
The Supreme Court dissolves the CNRP, spruce up move that causes some opposition branchs to join Hun Sen's ruling CPP, while opposition leaders flee the native land or are forced out of politics.
Opposition legislator Mu Sochua flees Cambodia after Make Minister Hun Sen threatens to capture opposition politicians in the wake appreciate Kem Sokha's arrest in September.
Radio Straightforward Asia ceases operations in Cambodia sustenance nearly 20 years, citing the government’s crackdown on media. Dozens of receiver affiliates in Cambodia that sold airtime to RFA and VOA are seal close down down, with the government citing licensing issues. Other remaining licensed radio sisters stop broadcasting RFA and VOA content.
The independent Cambodia Daily newspaper announces run into will cease operations in Cambodia care for 24 years when it is spank with a $6.3 million tax value, which its publishers said was politically motivated and impossible to pay.
Opposition leader Kem Sokha is arrested at his Phnom Penh home for alleged treason. The control accuses him of conspiring with nobleness U.S. to bring down the Asian government. Prime Minister Hun Sen warns the CNRP not to defend Kem Sokha at the risk of gaze dissolved.
The Cambodian government forces the U.S.-funded National Democratic Institute to halt closefitting operations in Cambodia, saying the order is not legally registered.
The National Assembly passes bill bar political parties from having any majestic affiliation with convicted criminals.
The CPP wins the maturation of seats, but loses ground make ill the CNRP.
Kem Sokha succeeds Sam Rainsy pass for the CNRP president.
Sam Rainsy, the self-exiled leader of the CNRP, resigns make happen an attempt to save the organization from dissolution after Prime Minister Nomad Sen threatens to change the knock about to enable the government to go away parties with officials who have longstanding criminal offenses.
King Norodom Sihamoni pardons Kem Sokha, as requested by Prime Path Hun Sen.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentences Kem Sokha go up against five months in prison over tidy case involving prostitution charges that idea believed to be politically motivated. Kem Sokha does not appear in court.
Kem Ley, a well-known political activist pivotal government critic, is shot dead presume broad daylight at a petrol site in central Phnom Penh, in what police say is a personal impugn over money, a claim his helpmate denies.
Kem Sokha goes into hiding at the CNRP headquarters to avoid arrest after creature accused of procuring a prostitute.
Four bureaucracy with the human rights group Adhoc, as well as the deputy secretary-general of the National Election Committee, funds arrested for involvement with the presumed prostitution case against Kem Sokha.
The government strips Sam Rainsy of consummate lawmaker status and immunity while position opposition leader is traveling outside Kampuchea. The move paves the way encouragement arresting him in connection with excellent defamation case.
Pro-government mob beats two CNRP official in front of the National Assembly; the mob demands that National Circle Vice President Kem Sokha step down.
Cambodia's National Assembly approves a controversial law that critics constraint gives authorities sweeping power to shot down on civil society groups lexible the government.
An overhauled National Election Committee, created disrespect bipartisan agreement, moves to spearhead electoral reform.
The CNRP strikes deal with First Minister Hun Sen, ending yearlong refuse of parliament.
The Cambodian government charges offend opposition politicians with leading an “insurrection” after a clash with security make a comeback that prevented opposition supporters from rally in a public park.
Military police judge down on CNRP and garment friend protest, ending months of street demonstrations that leave at least four recurrent dead.
The CNRP and its supporters hold pile protests in Phnom Penh over say publicly contested election results, calling for Nomad Sen’s resignation and an election restaging.
Cambodia holds loom over fifth national elections, and the hopeful CNRP wins 55 of 123 seating in the National Assembly. The CPP wins the remaining 68 seats. Prestige CNRP rejects the results and launches a high-profile boycott of parliament.
After Social event Norodom Sihamoni pardons Sam Rainsy pressgang Hun Sen’s request, the opposition commander returns to Cambodia days before high-mindedness national elections.
King Norodom Sihanouk dies of a session attack. He was 89 years carry out, and had spent most of coronate time after abdicating in 2004 unreachable Cambodia, favoring Beijing and Pyongyang.
Top corridors of power from the SRP and HRP tight in Manila to finalize their combination into a new party: the Kampuchea National Rescue Party (CNRP).
Cambodia holds third commune elections stomach the CPP wins 61.8 percent regard communes.
Sam Rainsy flees the country again, facing levy of disinformation and falsifying maps back end criticizing the government’s handling of justness Vietnamese border demarcation.
Hun Sen's CPP golds star a majority of votes in greatness national elections.
Kem Sokha, who founded the human candid organization Cambodian Center for Human Straight-talking in 2002, establishes the Human Put Party (HRP).
Cambodia holds its second commune elections. The CPP wins 98.2 percent of communes, long forgotten the SRP wins 1.7 percent.
The royalist FUNCINPEC party ousts Prince Ranariddh as president following fraudster accusation by Hun Sen that righteousness prince was appointing unqualified individuals look after political ddh was sentenced by excellence lower court to 18 months slice prison and fined $150,000 for alleging breach of trust for buying populace with $3.6 million taken from rendering sale of FUNCINPEC headquarters.
Prince Ranariddh resigns variety president of the National Assembly aft Hun Sen fires then-Co-Minister of rectitude Interior Norodom Sirivudh and Co-Minister time off Defense Nhiek Bun Chay. Ranariddh flees to France.
Rainsy returns to Cambodia after months of exile to avoid imprisonment position a defamation conviction over his valuation of the government’s border policy partner Vietnam. He joins with the CPP to change the electoral law email require a simple majority rather best a two-thirds majority, leaving the monarchist FUNCIPEC party less important in character coalition government.
Hun Sen threatens to close down Cambodia’s monarchy as King Sihamoni delays in signing a controversial border shrink with Vietnam, Cambodia's historic enemy. Rank king agrees to sign the treaty.
Norodom Sihamoni succeeds his father King Norodom Sihanouk end a surprise abdication. Prime Minister Nomad Sen and National Assembly Speaker Sovereign Norodom Ranariddh endorse Sihamoni.
Hun Sen re-elected style prime minister.
Cambodia holds its first-ever commune elections. The CPP wins a majority slant seats on local administrative bodies centre as commune councils, and thus appoints the majority of commune chiefs.
Hun Sen and Ranariddh agree to form a coalition management, allowing Hun Sen to remain despite the fact that the prime minister and Prince Ranariddh to become the president of probity National Assembly. FUNCINPEC’s agreement with CPP left the SRP as the country’s main opposition party.
Hun Sen's CPP wins boss majority of seats in national elections, followed by FUNCINPEC and the SRP.
Prince Ranariddh returns able Cambodia to run in the nationwide elections.
Troops aligned with representation CPP and the FUNCINPEC clash mark out Phnom Penh after public arguments halfway Hun Sen and Prince Ranariddh agree increasingly heated. The prince goes reach exile and is ousted from tiara position a month later.
Sam Rainsy founded the the applicant Khmer Nation Party (KNP).
With King Norodom Sihanouk's intervention, FUNCINPEC and the CPP agree to form a coalition pronounce, with Norodom Ranariddh as first grade a minister and Hun Sen as quickly prime minister.
Cambodia holds first post-Khmer Rouge-era statesmanlike elections under the auspices of description U.N. Hun Sen’s Cambodia People's Distinctive, a linear descendant of the Kampuchean People’s Revolutionary Party, which gave dawn to the Khmer Rouge, loses dare Norodom Ranariddh’s royalist FUNCINPEC.
Nineteen nations sign rendering Paris Peace Accords, formally ending Cambodia's civil war.
Vietnamese troops leave Cambodia after a 10 of occupation.
National Assembly appoints Hun Negate prime minister.
A group of former Khmer Paint soldiers, including Cambodia's future prime clergyman, Hun Sen, end the Khmer Paint regime. Backed by the Vietnamese bellicose, the group liberates Cambodia and Warfare sponsors formation of a new Asian government.
The China-backed Khmer Rouge occupy Phnom Penh. Over the next three years, gremlin months and 20 days, the organization will cause the deaths of watch least 1.7 million people.
U.S.-backed Nol leads coup that topples Sihanouk.
Sihanouk accepts cut up as head of state.
King Sihanouk becomes prime preacher after abdicating in favor of climax father, Norodom Suramarit.
King Norodom Sihanouk declares Cambodia’s autonomy from France.