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It was made as a protectorate of France in 1863 until gaining its independence in 1963. Cambodia was embroiled in the Vietnam War from 1969 until 1973. The country fell under the harsh rule of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 until 1979, when they were ousted by Vietnam.

Cambodia, officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia.

History

It was made as a protectorate of France in 1863 until gaining its independence in 1963. Cambodia was embroiled in the Vietnam War from 1969 until 1973. The country fell under the harsh rule of the Khmer Rouge from 1975 until 1979, when they were ousted by Vietnam.

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