1979 ⟶ Vietnam Overthrows Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia

January 7: The Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea ends Cambodi...
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🕊️ First Indochina War Officially Concludes

August 1: First Indochina War ends.⟶
First Indochina War Officially Concludes (1954)
Cold WarDecolonizationIndochinaNationalismMilitary Conflict
VietnamVietnamFranceFranceLaosLaosCambodiaCambodia

💥 Tet Offensive in South Vietnam

January – September: The Tet Offensive occurs in South Vietnam.⟶
Tet Offensive in South Vietnam (1968)
Vietnam WarCold WarInsurgencyGuerrilla WarfareMilitary StrategyHo Chi MinhSouth Vietnam
VietnamVietnamUnited StatesUnited States

🪖 My Lai Massacre of Vietnamese Civilians

March 16: My Lai massacre, a mass murder and rape of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in the Vietnam War.⟶
My Lai Massacre of Vietnamese Civilians (1968)
Vietnam WarWar CrimesMassacreUS MilitaryAnti-War MovementAtrocitiesCold WarSouth VietnamHuman Rights
VietnamVietnamUnited StatesUnited States

💀 Khmer Rouge Victory and Cambodian Genocide Begins

April 17: The Cambodian Civil War ends with victory for the Khmer Rouge. Cambodian genocide begins.⟶
Khmer Rouge Victory and Cambodian Genocide Begins (1975)
GenocideKhmer RougePol PotTotalitarianismCommunismHuman Rights ViolationsCold War
CambodiaCambodia

⚔️ Vietnam Invades Cambodia

December 25: The Cambodian-Vietnamese War begins.⟶
Vietnam Invades Cambodia (1978)
Cold WarIndochinaInvasionConflictKhmer RougeVietnam WarPol Pot
VietnamVietnamCambodiaCambodia

⚔️ Vietnam Overthrows Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia

January 7: The Vietnamese invasion of Kampuchea ends Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime.⟶
Vietnam Overthrows Khmer Rouge Regime in Cambodia (1979)
Vietnam WarCold WarKhmer RougeInvasionRegime ChangePol PotHuman RightsMilitary Intervention
VietnamVietnamCambodiaCambodia