2014 Event Two former Khmer Rouge leaders, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea, have been convicted of war crimes during the period of Cambodian genocide in the 1970s; a U.N.-supported war crimes tribunal sentenced the two men to life in prison; both men are in their 80s 2011 Event In Cambodia, the three most senior surviving members of the Khmer Rouge regime are charged with genocide and crimes against humanity 2010 Event A stampede occurs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, during the Khmer Water Festival celebrations, killing at least 339 people 1994 Event Cambodia's Red Khmer surprise attack on train, kills 13 1989 Event Red Khmer occupies Pailin in Cambodia 1979 Event Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge and occupy Phnom Penh 1979 Event Vietnamese forces capture Phnom Penh from Khmer Rouge 1975 Event Khmer Rouge captures Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Kampuchea National Day) 1975 Event Cambodian Red Khmer occupy Phnom Penh 1975 Event Cambodia President Lon Nol flees for Red Khmer 1970 Event Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence 1952 Birthday Hun Sen, born in Peam Koh Sna, Cambodia, politician, Cambodian People's Party, Prime minister of Cambodia, governed since the 1979 overthrow of the Khmer Rouge
