 Cambodia - national flag
In 1993, Cambodia reintroduced its old flag, which was in use from
1948-70. The flag is based on older flags and shows in the middle the
temple Angkor Vat. Between 1970 and 1993, Cambodia was communist-ruled and had
alternating red (and blue) flags, as well as the temple in the center. In 1993,
the country became a kingdom again. The blue color symbolizes the king's power,
the white belief in the king and the red residents' willingness to die for
king and country.
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Cambodia - history
Already in the 1st century AD. Funan was founded, located in present-day
Cambodia. This kingdom, which consisted of approximately 550 AD, is the earliest known
state formation in Southeast Asia. Funan was a thriving kingdom with
well-developed irrigation agriculture and a lively trade with China and
India. After inheritance disputes had destroyed Funan and the subsequent Zhenlar
kingdom, was established in the early 800-t. a new Khmer kingdom led
by Jayavarman 2. He moved his capital to the Angkor area, where he and his
successors had grandiose monuments built, the most famous of which is the Hindu
temple Angkor Vat. Like Funan, the power of the Angkori was based on a
well-developed irrigation system with rice as the main crop. A large bureaucracy
controlled the population, which reached approximately 1 mio. people. I
1300-t. Angkorriget began to fall apart, presumably because the irrigation
system could not cope with the population pressure, while the power of the
ruling Brahmins was undermined by the population's conversion
to Buddhism. These internal problems made Angkor an easy prey for invading
armies from the Thai Ayutthaya kingdom. After repeated invasions in the
1300's. the capital was moved in 1431 to the Phnom Penh area. For the next four
centuries there was pressure the Khmers hard between stronger Thais from the west
and Vietnamese from the east. It was a period of decay and decline, and the
Khmer rulers were reduced to vassals during various Thai and Vietnamese
dynasties.
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In 1860, Cambodia came under French rule and in 1863 became a French
protectorate. During World War II, the country was occupied by the Japanese in
1941, but after the end of the war, the French tried to restore the
colony. However, this met with strong opposition from, above all, the
pro-communist Khmer Issarak guerrilla. The popular resistance was politically
exploited by King Norodom Sihanouk, who on 9.11.1953 led the country to
independence. Just over two years later, Sihanouk abdicated and became prime
minister in September 1955. As such, he sought to pursue a neutral foreign
policy, but the increasingly intensified war in Vietnam made these ambitions
impossible. Sihanouk was overthrown in a coup in March 1970 by General Lon Nol,
which struck a pro-American line. The United States invaded the country
immediately after the coup in hopes of crushing the bases and supply lines
of the South Vietnamese Liberation Front FNL. Although the troops were later
withdrawn, heavy bombardments wreaked havoc throughout the war. Due to this
development, support for a communist guerrilla known as the Khmer Rouge,
the Khmer Rouge, grew. In April 1975, the guerrillas conquered Phnom
Penh and established themselves as the country's new rulers.
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The purpose of the Khmer Rouge was to create an egalitarian and
self-sufficient peasant society, cleansed of all pernicious Western
influence. To achieve this goal, it was necessary to purge all "modern"
institutions and direct the population out to the villages in order for them to
begin the construction of the new ideal society. This policy was carried out
with great brutality; many were forcibly evacuated from the towns and suffered
greatly in the newly renovated villages. Political opponents and intellectuals
were persecuted and executed. Against Vietnam, the regime tried to assert
Cambodia's national interests, leading to conflicts and provoking a Vietnamese
invasion.
At the turn of the year 1978-79, Vietnamese troops captured Phnom Penh and
deployed a puppet government led by Heng Samrin, while the Khmer Rouge was
driven to the western part of the country. With this area as a base, a guerrilla
war began again. In 1982, a government in exile was formed in collaboration with
Sihanouk and Son Sann, who both established smaller guerrilla armies inside
Cambodia. This government was officially recognized by the UN as Cambodia's
legal. In the 1980's, fighting continued until a UN-sponsored conference in Paris
in 1991 succeeded in mediating a ceasefire. This was followed by UN-monitored
elections in 1993, but before the elections could be held, the Khmer Rouge had
broken the ceasefire and resumed fighting. After the election, Prince Ranariddh
becamePrime Minister and former Prime Minister Hun Sen Deputy Prime
Minister. Cambodia became a monarchy again, and Sihanouk re-entered as king.
In 1994, an amnesty was introduced for Khmer Rouge guerrillas, and thousands
surrendered. She Sen carried out a coup in 1997; the following year, an
arrangement was reached with Ranariddh, who became chairman of the National
Assembly. In 2003, there were violent anti-Thai demonstrations that cooled the
relationship between the two countries; there has been sustained cool air in the
following years, in 2008, when both countries moved troops to a disputed
border area.
In 2004, Sihanouk chose to abdicate; he was succeeded by his son Norodom
Sihamoni. She Sen has been increasingly criticized for authoritarian
governance, but his government has been re-elected several times. Attempts at a
showdown with leading Khmer Rouge politicians have only slowly come to
fruition. The UN-backed court, which is to handle the court settlement, has had
ongoing problems with obstruction from official teams. In 2007, Noun Chea, Pol
Pot's deputy commander, was arrested; he was put on trial along with other Khmer
Rouge leaders in 2011.
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