WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO CAMBODIAN AND THE FRENCH ?
1883 Charles Thomson is appointed governor to Cochinchina. He is the French official with ultimate authority over Cambodia. 1884 The French administration in Cochin china takes over the collection of taxes on opium and alcohol sold in the Khmer kingdom. June 17-24, 1884 France imposes a convention forcing King Norodom to accept administrative, judicial, finance and commercial reform, and direct control of the Khmer kingdom from France. Also, the French Representative in Cambodia will be called Resident General. 1887 Cambodia and Vietnam (Cochinchina, Annam, and Tonkin) are administratively united as the Indochina Union. Laos is added six years later. Oct. 17, 1887 France issues a decree placing Resident General in Cambodia under the authority of Governor General of Indochina. Jan. 2, 1914 Cochinchina governor writes letter to Resident Superieur in Cambodia concerning maritime border between Cochinchina and Cambodia. Dec. 4, 1940 Reports say 20 native policemen were killed in new native uprising in western Cochinchina during a lull in the fighting on the Indochinese-Thai border. IT MEANS COCHINCHINA BELONGS TO KHMER. Bury ===================================== �� UN Passes Strong Resolution on Cambodia Human Rights Abuses Feb. 27, 1982 : UN Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a resolution condemning Vietnam��s occupation of Cambodia as a violation of Cambodian human rights. The vote was 28 in favor, 8 against, and 5 abstentions. Oct. 21, 1986 The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution A/RES/41/6, by vote of 116-21 with 13 abstentions, calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail��: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile2_042009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
