The vast empire comprised much of present day Cambodia, along with Thailand, Laos and southern Vietnam (CIA Fact book). ... This sense of nationalism resulted in the French losing their foothold within Cambodia during the Second World War and consequently led to the independence of Cambodia in 1953. ... This horrific time period came to an end during the late 1970s thanks to a war started with Vietnam. The war resulted in a Vietnamese invasion in 1978 and Pol Pot fleeing the country into neighboring Thailand. Although the end of this war resulted in the Paris Peace Accords of 1991 and subseque...

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