Fall of Phnom Penh

The Fall of Phnom Penh was the capture of Phnom Penh, capital of the Khmer Republic, by the Khmer Rouge on 17 April 1975, effectively ending the Cambodian Civil War. At the beginning of the month, Phnom Penh, one of the last remaining strongholds of the Khmer Republic, was surrounded by the Khmer Rouge and totally dependent on aerial resupply through Pochentong Airport.

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battle, Khmer National Army, Khmer Rouge, Khmer Republic, Cambodia, 

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1975 Fall of Phnom Penh

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1975 Fall of Phnom Penh

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2000 2000 Cambodian coup d'état attempt

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1975-04-17T00:00:00Z

1967 — 1975 Cambodian Civil War

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Aerial reconnaissance view of burning Esso Shell oil storage tank, Phnom Penh, 17 April 1975

Aerial reconnaissance view of the Monivong Bridge, Phnom Penh 17 April 1975

Solders of the MONATIO (Mouvement National) militia waving their flag through Phnom Penh during April 17 1975

Cambodian Civil War map

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	550	Zhenla		Wikidata
area	region	1970	Khmer Republic		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Fall of Phnom Penh	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1975	Fall of Phnom Penh	battle, Khmer Rouge, Khmer Republic, Khmer National Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2000	2000 Cambodian coup d'état attempt	attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	war	1967	Cambodian Civil War	United States, civil war, North Vietnam, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam, GRUNK, National United Front of Kampuchea, Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer Republic	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1968	Kampuchean Revolutionary Army	army	Wikidata
organisation	military branch	1970	Khmer National Navy	navy	Wikidata
organisation	military unit	1970	Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia	gendarmerie	Wikidata
commons	image		Aerial reconnaissance view of burning Esso Shell oil storage tank, Phnom Penh, 17 April 1975		Commons
commons	image		Aerial reconnaissance view of the Monivong Bridge, Phnom Penh 17 April 1975		Commons
commons	image		Solders of the MONATIO (Mouvement National) militia waving their flag through Phnom Penh during April 17 1975		Commons
commons	image		Cambodian Civil War map		Commons