Colonial Cambodia
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Protectorat du Cambodia
Protectorate of Cambodia
Protectorate of France
1863–1887
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Flag
Capital
Phnom Penh
Language(s)
French, Khmer
Political structure
Protectorate
King
- 1860-1904
Norodom
Historical era
New Imperialism
- Protectorate
established
1863
- Merged into
Indochinese Union
1887
- Independence
9 November 1953
In 1863, Cambodia under king Norodom be-
came a protectorate of France. In October
1887, the French announced the formation of
the Union Indochinoise (Union of Indochina),
which at that time comprised Cambodia,
already an autonomous French possession,
and the three regions of Vietnam (Tonkin, An-
nam, and Cochinchina. In 1893, Laos was an-
nexed after the French threatened Siam’s
King Chulalongkorn with war, thereby for-
cing him to give up the territory.
French colonial
occupation
The seat of the Governor-General for the
whole of French Indochina was based in
Hanoi, which was situated in Tonkin (now
northern Vietnam). Cambodia, being a con-
stituent protectorate of French Indochina,
was governed by the Résident Supérieur
(Resident-General) for Cambodia, who was
directly appointed by the Ministry of Marine
and Colonies in Paris. The Resident-General
was in turn assisted by Residents, or local
governors, who were posted in all the provin-
cial centers, such as, Battambang, Pursat,
Odong, and Siem Reap. Phnom Penh, the
capital, was under the direct administration
of the Resident-General.
History of Cambodia
This article is part of a series
Early history of Cambodia
Funan (68 AD – 550 AD)
Chenla (550 AD – 802 AD)
Khmer Empire (802 AD – 1431 AD)
Charktomok (1437 AD – 1525 AD)
Lovek (1525 – 1593)
Dark ages of Cambodia (1593 – 1863)
Loss of Mekong Delta to Việt Nam
French Colonial Rule (1863–1953)
Post-Independence Cambodia
Coup of 1970
Việt Nam War Incursion of 1970
Khmer Rouge Regime (1975–1979)
Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1975–1989)
People’s Republic of Kampuchea (1979–1993)
1992–93 UNTAC
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