Cambodia
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| + | "The heads of most of the [[Mediaeval Travellers]] were crammed with these [[fables]] as genuine history. And by the help of that community of legend on this subject which they found wherever [[Mahomedan]] literature had spread, [[Alexander Magnus]] was to be traced everywhere in Asia. Friar [[Odoric]] found [[Tana]], near Bombay, to be the veritable City of [[King Porus]]; [[John Marignolli]]'s vainglory led him to imitate King Alexander in setting up a marble column "in the corner of the world over against Paradise," i.e. somewhere on the coast of [[Travancore]]; whilst Sir [[John Mandeville]], with a cheaper ambition, borrowed wonders from the Travels of Alexander to adorn his own. Nay, even in after days, when the Portuguese stumbled with amazement on those vast ruins in [[Camboja]], which have so lately become familiar to us through the works of [[Mouhot]], [[Thomson]], and [[Garnier]], they ascribed them to [[Alexander]]."--[[Henry | ||
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| [[Image:Roots.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Roots of a ''[[Tetrameles nudiflora]]'' [[tree]] at the [[Ta Prohm]] [[temple]] in [[Cambodia]]]] | [[Image:Roots.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Roots of a ''[[Tetrameles nudiflora]]'' [[tree]] at the [[Ta Prohm]] [[temple]] in [[Cambodia]]]] | ||
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| + | Cambodia is a [[country]] in [[Southeast Asia]]. | ||
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| + | Cambodia gained independence in 1953. The [[Vietnam War]] extended into the country with the US bombing of Cambodia from [[Operation Menu|1969]] until [[Operation Freedom Deal|1973]]. Following the [[Cambodian coup of 1970]] which installed the right-wing pro-US [[Khmer Republic]], the deposed king gave his support to his former enemies, the [[Khmer Rouge]]. The Khmer Rouge emerged as a major power, taking Phnom Penh in 1975 and later carrying out the [[Cambodian genocide]] from 1975 until 1979, when they were ousted by Vietnam and the Vietnamese-backed [[People's Republic of Kampuchea]], supported by the [[Soviet Union]] in the [[Cambodian–Vietnamese War]] (1979–91). Following the [[1991 Paris Peace Accords]], Cambodia was governed briefly by a [[United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia|United Nations mission]] (1992–93). The UN withdrew after [[Cambodian general election, 1993|holding elections]] in which around 90 percent of the registered voters cast ballots. | ||
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| + | *[[Angkor Wat]] | ||
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"The heads of most of the Mediaeval Travellers were crammed with these fables as genuine history. And by the help of that community of legend on this subject which they found wherever Mahomedan literature had spread, Alexander Magnus was to be traced everywhere in Asia. Friar Odoric found Tana, near Bombay, to be the veritable City of King Porus; John Marignolli's vainglory led him to imitate King Alexander in setting up a marble column "in the corner of the world over against Paradise," i.e. somewhere on the coast of Travancore; whilst Sir John Mandeville, with a cheaper ambition, borrowed wonders from the Travels of Alexander to adorn his own. Nay, even in after days, when the Portuguese stumbled with amazement on those vast ruins in Camboja, which have so lately become familiar to us through the works of Mouhot, Thomson, and Garnier, they ascribed them to Alexander."--[[Henry Yule]] |
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Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia.
Cambodia gained independence in 1953. The Vietnam War extended into the country with the US bombing of Cambodia from 1969 until 1973. Following the Cambodian coup of 1970 which installed the right-wing pro-US Khmer Republic, the deposed king gave his support to his former enemies, the Khmer Rouge. The Khmer Rouge emerged as a major power, taking Phnom Penh in 1975 and later carrying out the Cambodian genocide from 1975 until 1979, when they were ousted by Vietnam and the Vietnamese-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea, supported by the Soviet Union in the Cambodian–Vietnamese War (1979–91). Following the 1991 Paris Peace Accords, Cambodia was governed briefly by a United Nations mission (1992–93). The UN withdrew after holding elections in which around 90 percent of the registered voters cast ballots.
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