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2013 in Cambodia
The following lists events that happened during
2013
in
Cambodia
.
Incumbents
Monarch:
Norodom Sihamoni
Prime Minister:
Hun Sen
Events
February
February 4
- The remains of former King
Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia
who died on 15
October 2012
are cremated in
Phnom Penh
.
March
March 30
-
Nuon Chea
, the most senior surviving
Khmer Rouge
leader, is declared fit for trial by a United Nations-backed court in Cambodia.
April
April 15
- A hearing into the territorial row between
Thailand
and Cambodia begins at the
International Court of Justice
in
The Hague, Netherlands
.
May
May 16 - A
shoe factory
collapses in Cambodia, killing three.
June
June 7
- Cambodia passes a controversial law that makes it illegal to
deny atrocities
committed by the
Khmer Rouge regime
.
July
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.