Khmer Rouge takes Phnom Penh
1975 · Event
Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge enters Phnom Penh; empties cities; begins genocide that kills 1.5-2 million Cambodians.
On these timelines: Master, Southeast Asia, Cold War
Around 1975
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Events of 1968 (1968)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) (Pink Floyd) (1979)
- Pop music: the 1980s (1980)
- Pop music: the 1970s (1970)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Hey Jude (The Beatles) (1968)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- The Troubles (1968)