2013 in Cambodia

2013
in
Cambodia

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2013
List of years in Cambodia

The following lists events that happened during 2013 in Cambodia.

Incumbents

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Events

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February

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March

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  • March 30 - Nuon Chea, the most senior surviving Khmer Rouge leader, is declared fit for trial by a United Nations-backed court in Cambodia.[2]

April

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May

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  • May 16 - A shoe factory collapses in Cambodia, killing three.[4]

June

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  • June 7 - Cambodia passes a controversial law that makes it illegal to deny atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime.[5]

July

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  • July 28 - Voters in Cambodia go to the polls for a general election with the governing Cambodian People's Party led by Prime Minister Hun Sen claiming victory amidst opposition claims of widespread irregularities.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Cambodia cremates former King Sihanouk". 4 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Pol Pot's former right-hand man declared fit for trial in Cambodia". 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Thai-Cambodia dispute to be heard by UN court". 15 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Roof collapse at Cambodian shoe plant kills three - minister". 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Cambodia criminalises Khmer Rouge atrocity denial". 7 June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Cambodia polls close as Hun Sen seeks re-election". 28 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.