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Until
the 1970s, which a coup ended, a monarchy had ruled Cambodia
since ancient times. In 1975 when the Khmer Rouge
took over Cambodia, the country was renamed Democratic
Kampochea (DK). The Khmer Rouge is also responsible for
starting a war with Vietnam in 1977.
"The
Khmer Rouge was overthrown in 1979 by a group of Cambodian
Communist Rebels, backed by 100,000 Vietnamese troops,
who again changed the country's name. This time
when they renamed it to the People's Republic of Kampochea
(PRK), not many foreign governments recognized the government,
thus allowing the DK to keep its place in the United Nations.
"During
the 1980s Vietnam had troops stationed in Cambodia and
during this period the only legal political party was
the Kampochean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP) and
ran the PRK under socialist guidelines. When Vietnam
withdrew in 1989, Cambodia's name changed to the State
of Cambodia (SOC) and they changed from socialism to free-market.
With
the help of the United Nations, internal conflict within
Cambodia was resolved with a peace accord which was signed
in Paris in 1991. A UN protectorate was to help
rule Cambodia until national elections were held in 1993.
When
the elections were held, 20 political parties participated
with two parties winning the majority of seats, FUNCINPEC
and CPP (Cambodian People's Party, formerly known as KPRP).
Two
prime ministers headed the government; Prince Norodom
Ranariddh of FUNCINPEC was the first prime minister with
Hun Sen of the CPP being the second prime minister.
In September of 1993, a constitution was written up that
restored the monarchy and established the Kingdom of Cambodia.
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