1953 in Cambodia

← 1952 1951 1950 1953 in Cambodia → 1954 1955 1956
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1953 List of years in Cambodia

The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Cambodia.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Norodom Sihanouk
• Prime Minister: Penn Nouth (until November 22), Chan Nak (starting November 22)

Events

May

• May 9 - France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia with King Norodom Sihanouk.

November

• November 9 - The Khmer Issarak begins to fight the French Army and Cambodia joins the First Indochina War but the Kingdom of Cambodia is established.

References