Did Vietnam Colonize Cambodia?

Cambodia itself was brought under Vietnamese control with the occupation of Phnom Penh. ... After the Siamese–Vietnamese Wars, first in the 1830s and then a decade later, Cambodia became a vassal state under Vietnam and Siam, with the country becoming culturally and administratively Vietnamized.

How long did Vietnam occupy Cambodia?

The 10-year-long Vietnamese invasion and occupation of Cambodia from 1978 to 1989 has remained a thorny issue to this day.

Did Vietnam invade Cambodia?

Vietnam launched an invasion of Cambodia in late December 1978 to remove Pol Pot. ... Those that survived the Khmer Rouge regime initially greeted the Vietnamese as liberators. Years later, however, Vietnamese troops were still in Cambodia and by then, many Cambodians considered them occupiers.