1953 in Cambodia
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The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Cambodia.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Norodom Sihanouk
- Prime Minister: Penn Nouth (until November 22), Chan Nak (starting November 22)
Events
[edit]May
[edit]- May 9 - France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia with King Norodom Sihanouk.
November
[edit]- November 9 - The Khmer Issarak begins to fight the French Army and Cambodia joins the First Indochina War but the Kingdom of Cambodia is established.