Phnom Penh in the Cold War

The atlas holds 4 people and 10 moments here, from 1948 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Pol Pot, Norodom Sihanouk and Charles de Gaulle.

Notable people

1. Charles de Gaulle

   in 1966

   1 moment here

   French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

2. Norodom Sihanouk

   from 1953 to 1991

   4 moments here

   Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…

3. Pol Pot

   from 1948 to 1975

   4 moments here

   Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…

4. Rajendra Prasad

   in 1959

   1 moment here

   Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…

Moments

1. 1948 Technical school at Russey Keo Pol Pot
2. 1953 Meeting in Phnom Penh after return Pol Pot
3. 1953 Independence declaration in Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk
4. 1955 Teacher and resident in Phnom Penh Pol Pot
5. 1959 State visit to Cambodia Rajendra Prasad
6. 1966 Phnom Penh speech on Vietnam Charles de Gaulle
7. 1975 Secret arrival in Phnom Penh Pol Pot
8. 1976 House arrest at the Royal Palace Norodom Sihanouk
9. 1978 House arrest in Phnom Penh suburbs Norodom Sihanouk
10. 1991 Return to Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk

Related