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The Kingdom of Kampuchea, March–October 1945: Japanese–sponsored Independence in Cambodia in World War II

1986; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 17; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s002246340000521x

1474-0680

David P. Chandler,

Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

On 12 March 1945, three days after Japanese forces had swept the French from power in Indo-China, Cambodia's young king, Norodom Sihanouk, declared his country's independence, noting as he did so that it would now be known in French as “Kampuchea” rather than as “Cambodge”. The proclamation, made on Japanese advice, ushered in a seven–month interregnum between periods of French control.