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King Norodom, the monarch who initiated overtures to France to make Cambodia its protectorate in 1863 to escape Siamese pressure. During the 19th century, the kingdom of Cambodia had been reduced to a vassal state of the Kingdom of Siam (Rattanakosin rule) which had annexed its western provinces, including Angkor while growing influence from the Vietnamese Nguyễn dynasty threatened the ...
Tenure Portrait Incumbent Notes French suzerainty: April 1863 to July 1866: Ernest Marc Louis de Gonzague Doudart de Lagrée, Representative: July 1866 to 20 February 1868
Cambodia officially became a protectorate of the French empire on 11 August 1863. In October 1949, the Maoist dictator Pol Pot (Saloth Sâr) went to Paris to join the French Communist Party and returns home to his native Cambodia in the summer of 1953. [1] Cambodia gained its independence in November 1953, thanks to Prince Norodom Sihanouk. [2]
Treaties of the French protectorate of Cambodia (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "French protectorate of Cambodia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The treaty saved Cambodian independence, but French control over Cambodia's internal affairs strengthened continually until the end of his reign (full independence was not restored until 1953). [1] His reign of 43 years and 188 days is the longest in Cambodian history in terms of verifiable exact date.
Flag of the French protectorate of Cambodia as well as Kingdom of Kampuchea (1945) A red field surrounded by a blue band with a depiction of the Angkor Wat in white. [9] [failed verification] 1948-1970 1975-1976 Flag of Cambodia during French Protectorate (1948-1953) and after its independence from France (1953-1970) as well as Kampuchea (1975 ...
In 1863, the Cambodian king Norodom had requested the establishment of a French protectorate over his country. In 1867, Siam (modern Thailand) renounced suzerainty over Cambodia and officially recognised the 1863 French protectorate on Cambodia, in exchange for the control of Battambang and Siem Reap provinces which officially became part of ...
French protectorate may refer to: The French protectorate of Cambodia; The French protectorate of Laos; The French protectorate in Morocco;