Sangkum era

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The Sangkum era was a period of relative peace and modernization in Cambodia under Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s rule from the mid-1950s to 1970, marked by political consolidation and cultural flourishing before the country’s descent into war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
political era ⓘ
associatedWith Cold War in Southeast Asia ⓘ
prelude to Khmer Rouge era ⓘ
rise of Cambodian leftist movements ⓘ
capital Phnom Penh ⓘ
characterizedBy cultural flourishing ⓘ
modernization ⓘ
neutral foreign policy ⓘ
political consolidation ⓘ
relative peace ⓘ
state-led development ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
demographicTrend rapid population growth ⓘ
economicPolicy limited industrialization ⓘ
state interventionism ⓘ
endedBy 1970 Cambodian coup d’état ⓘ
endTime 1970 ⓘ
followedBy Cambodian Civil War ⓘ
Khmer Republic ⓘ
foreignPolicy neutrality in the Cold War ⓘ
non-alignment ⓘ
governmentType constitutional monarchy de facto dominated by Sangkum movement ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle Head of State ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
headOfState Norodom Sihanouk ⓘ
ideology Buddhist socialism ⓘ
royalist nationalism ⓘ
knownFor expansion of education ⓘ
promotion of Khmer arts and cinema ⓘ
relative stability before the Cambodian Civil War ⓘ
urban development in Phnom Penh ⓘ
mainLanguage Khmer ⓘ
notableEvent 1955 Cambodian general election ⓘ
1962 territorial dispute with Thailand over Preah Vihear Temple ⓘ
1963 nationalization of key industries ⓘ
1965 break in diplomatic relations with the United States ⓘ
1966 Cambodian general election ⓘ
1969 secret U.S. bombing of Cambodian border areas ⓘ
partOf history of Cambodia ⓘ
politicalOrganization Sangkum Reastr Niyum ⓘ
politicalSystem authoritarian democracy ⓘ
one-party dominant system ⓘ
precededBy First Indochina War ⓘ
French colonial rule in Cambodia ⓘ
religion Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada
significantLeader Norodom Sihanouk ⓘ
startTime 1955 ⓘ

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