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| 1952 | Prime Minister |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia, 1st term |
| 1953 | Independence | |
| 9th Nov Sihanoukville Frances concedes Cambodia's independence |
| 1953 | National Assembley | |
| Sihanoukville Abolishes the National Assembley |
| 1954 | Conference of Geneva | |
| 27th July Geneva Sihanouk's Royal Government is granted international recognition |
| 1954 | Independence | |
| 27th July Geneva The Conference of Geneva recognizes the independence of Kampuchea, Cambodia |
| 1955 | Abdication | |
| Sihanoukville Abdicates as King |
| 1955 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia, 2nd term, 1955-1956 |
| 1956 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia, 3rd term, 1956 |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia, 4th term, 1956 |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia, 5th term, 1956 |
| 1957 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia, 6th term, 1957 |
| 1958 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia, 7th term, 1958-1960 |
| 1960 | Neutrality Cambodia | |
| Sihanoukville Makes Cambodia neutral & tries to avoid involvement in the Vietnam War |
| 1961 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Cambodia, 8th term, 1961-1962 |
| 1963 | Breakfast | |
| 18th Mar Sihanoukville The Americans begin bombing Communist Headquarters in Cambodia |
| 1963 | Diplomacy | |
| Sihanoukville Breaks off relations with the USAafter President Johnson sent marines ashore at Danang |
| Sihanoukville Rejects American military aid |
| 8th June Phnom Penh Learns of USAbombing of Communists in Cambodia but allows their Embassy to reopen |
| 1963 | Mobilization | |
| Sihanoukville Has a force of only 30,000 & lets the Vietcong use Sihanoukville |
| 1963 | Rebellion | |
| Pol Pot begins his communist rebellion from the northern jungles |
| 1966 | Diplomacy | |
| Sihanoukville Agrees with China to allow Sihanoukville & Friendship Highway to supply the Vietcong |
| Sihanoukville Avoids China supporting the Khmers Rouge by acceeding to its demands |
| 1967 | Diplomacy | |
| Sihanoukville Announces he will grant USA& Sth Vietnam access into Cambodia to persue Nth Vietnam |
| 1968 | Bombing of Cambodia | |
| Sihanoukville The USAbombs what it believes are communist HQ in Cambodia |
| 1968 | Breakfast | |
| Sihanoukville The USAbombs what it believes are communist HQ in Cambodia |
| 1968 | Diplomacy | |
| 8th June Sihanoukville Allows the American embassy in Phnom Penh to reopen |
| 1968 | Menu | |
| Sihanoukville The USAcontinuously bombs communist sanctuaries |
| 1970 | Diplomacy | |
| 18th Mar Moscow In Moscow asks Russia to press North Vietnam to remove troops from Cambodia |
| 18th Mar Phnom Penh The Cambodian National Assembly votes to depose Sihanouk by 92 votes to 0 |
| 22nd Mar Peking Fights communists until "victory or death" against "stooges of American imperialism" |
| 1970 | Exile of Sihanouk | |
| Beijing Allies with the extreme wing of the Khmer Rouge & forms a Government in exile |
| 1970 | Government | |
| Allies with the extreme wing of the Khmer Rouge & forms a Government in exile |
| 1975 | Arrest | |
| Phnom Penh The Khmer Rouge capture Phnom Penh & keep Sihanouk under house arrest |
| 1975 | President | |
| Appointed President of Cambodia, 2nd term |
| 1976 | Resignation | |
| Phnom Penh Members of Sihanouk's family are murdered |
| Phnom Penh Resigns & is placed under house arrest for 4 years |
| 1979 | Exile of Sihanouk | |
| The Chinese help Sihanouk escape into China |
| 1982 | President | |
| Appointed President of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea |
