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| 1975 | Angkar Pot, Pol |  |
| Phnom Penh Founds the Angkar to act as enforcer & executioner for the new regime |
| 1975 | Arrest Sihanouk |  |
| Phnom Penh The Khmer Rougecapture Phnom Penh & keep Sihanouk under house arrest |
| 1997 | Arrest Pot, Pol |  |
| Tried by the Khmer Rouge & placed under house arrest |
| 1925 | Birth Pot, Pol |  |
| Kompong Birth of Pol Pot, son of a peasant family |
| 1975 | Constitution Pot, Pol |  |
| Phnom Penh Establishes the Democratic Republic of Kampuchea |
| 1998 | Death Pot, Pol |  |
| 15th April Death of Pol Pot |
| 1977 | Diplomacy Pot, Pol |  |
| Phnom Penh Breaks off diplomatic relations with Hanoi |
| Phnom Penh Breaks off diplomatic relations with Vietnam |
| 1979 | Exile Sihanouk |  |
| The Chinese help Sihanouk escape into China |
| 1975 | Expulsion Foreigners Pot, Pol |  |
| Phnom Penh All foreigners are expelled from Kampuchea |
| 1962 | Khmer Rouge Pot, Pol |  |
| Founds the guerrilla movement, Khmer Rouge |
| 1979 | Massacre Pot, Pol |  |
| Charged with genocide by the Vietnamese, 3 million out of a 7 million population |
| 1975 | Minister of Defense Sem, Son |  |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 1975 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Sary, Leng |  |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1975 | President Sihanouk |  |
| Appointed President of Cambodia, 2nd term |
| 1975 | Prime Minister Pot, Pol |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia |
| 1976 | Resignation Sihanouk |  |
| Phnom Penh Members of Sihanouk's family are murdered |
| Phnom Penh Resigns & is placed under house arrest for 4 years |
| 1975 | Secretary Pot, Pol |  |
| Appointed Secretary of the Khmer Rouge |
| 1997 | Trial Pot, Pol |  |
| Tried by the Khmer Rouge & placed under house arrest |