Cambodia

2 wars

Wars fought on the land of today's Cambodia or by its peoples.

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Wars

First Indochina War Vietnam War

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Vietnam War

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First Indochina War
French Union: France and the Associated States of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
France, State of Vietnam, Kingdom of Laos, Kingdom of Cambodia, and United States (supporting)
against
Viet Minh (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and allies
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Viet Minh), Pathet Lao, Khmer Issarak (United Issarak Front), China (supporting), and Soviet Union (supporting)
France agreed at Geneva to armistices that left the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the north and the State of Vietnam in the south, divided at the 17th parallel; the last French troops left the south in April 1956.
War
Vietnam War
North Vietnam, the Viet Cong and their allies
Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) and, from 1969, the Provisional Revolutionary Government, Pathet Lao, Khmer Rouge and, from 1970, the GRUNK, China, Soviet Union, and North Korea
against
South Vietnam, the United States and their allies
Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), Kingdom of Laos (from 1959), Khmer Republic (1970–1975), United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Philippines
The Republic of Vietnam surrendered on 30 April 1975; North and South were formally united as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 2 July 1976.