Is Cambodia called Kampuchea now? Or is it still Cambodia?
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conventional long form: Kingdom of Cambodia\nconventional short form: Cambodia\nlocal long form: Preahreacheanacha Kampuchea (phonetic pronunciation)\nlocal short form: Kampuchea\nformer: Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer Republic, Democratic Kampuchea, People's Republic of Kampuchea, State of Cambodia\n\n\nPeople who live there may be using kampuchea because it's the local name since they are speaking in a different language. But widely, we call it Cambodia.
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yes there were. before and after. the old testament referred to them as cushites(ethiopia was known as cush). in the new testament phillip teaches and baptises an ethiopian. there were a lot of trade routes by land and sea and a lot of multi-cultural contact. at the pentacost where the holy spirit was given, there were people present from all over the known world(acts).
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Used to be and might still be a Korean cult that has spread throughout the world.  Think the guys name was Moon.  Depends on the context in which it was used
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Immediately before the Korean War, there was only one country on the Korean Peninsula, yes.  At other times it was divided into three native kingdoms, and it's been invaded and colonized by Japan, China, and Mongolia at various periods.
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it really hasnt been since 1958\n\nin the 50s it was thought that the communist threat was spreading to all of asia, the so-called domino affect\n\nkorea is only important NOW, because it has a nuclear weapon and an erratic leader
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In 1978, after Pol Pot refused offers of negotiation and international supervision, the Vietnamese army invaded and seized Phnom Penh in 1979. Prince Sihanouk, who had been imprisoned in his palace by the Khmer Rouge, again fled to Beijing. The Khmer Rouge was driven into the western countryside, but the Kampuchean People's Republic, led by Pol Pot, was still recognized by the United Nations as the country's legitimate government. Throughout the 1980s various guerrilla factions formed and skirmished with the Vietnamese and the Khmer Rouge. One such group was a coalition force led by Sihanouk, who was still recognized by many Cambodians as the country's true leader.\n\nIn 1987 talks began in Paris to try to settle the civil war, and in 1989, Vietnam announced plans to withdraw its occupying troops from Cambodia. A peace treaty was signed by all of Cambodia's warring factions (including the Khmer Rouge, Hun Sen's Vietnamese-supported government, and Prince Sihanouk's faction) on Oct. 23, 1991. As agreed in the treaty, the United Nations assumed (1992) the government's administrative functions and worked toward democratic elections. However, provisions calling for disarmament of all factions were resisted by the Khmer Rouge, who resumed guerrilla warfare. Sihanouk denounced the Khmer Rouge, aligned himself with Premier Hun Sen, and again became head of state.\n\nCambodia's first-ever democratic elections were held in May, 1993, supervised by a large UN peacekeeping mission. Royalists won the largest bloc of national assembly seats (58 out of 120); Hun Sen's party came in second, and a coalition government with co-premiers—Prince Norodom Ranariddh and Hun Sen—was formed. The government administration remained populated largely by bureaucrats who had operated under the Hun Sen regime. The Khmer Rouge, who had boycotted the elections, continued armed opposition, retaining control of substantial territory in the N and W parts of the country. A new constitution reestablished the monarchy, and in Sept., 1993, Sihanouk became king. Attempts at mediation with the Khmer Rouge failed, and fighting continued.\n\nIn 1996 the Khmer Rouge split into two factions, one of which made an accord with the government. Pol Pot was ousted and imprisoned by the remaining Khmer Rouge in 1997 and died in 1998; the Khmer Rouge subsequently lost most of its remaining power and support. Following fighting in July, 1997, between the factions of Hun Sen and Prince Ranariddh, Hun Sen's forces declared victory and Ranariddh fled the country; he was replaced as first premier by Ung Huot. Prince Ranariddh returned to Cambodia in Mar., 1998, and became an opposition candidate in the legislative elections held in July. Hun Sen's party (the Cambodian People's party) was the official winner of the disputed election (with 64 seats out of 122), and he became the sole premier. Prince Ranariddh became the president of the national assembly, but Hun Sen further consolidated his control of the country.\n\nCambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1999. Elections in July, 2003, failed to give Hun Sen's Cambodian People's party (CPP) the two-thirds majority needed to govern without a coalition, but the liberal and royalist opposition parties denounced the results, rejected a two-party coalition, formed the Alliance of Democrats, and insisted that the alliance be the cornerstone of a three-party coalition. The deadlock remained unresolved until June, 2004, when Prince Ranariddh's party agreed to a renewed coalition with the CPP. A 186-member cabinet, the seats in which were reportedly sold for large sums in the expectation that they would yield corrupt profits, was formed.\n\nThe king abdicated in Oct., 2004, in favor of his son Norodom Sihamoni, despite the fact that the constitution made no provision for abdication. In Feb., 2005, the national assembly lifted opposition leader Sam Rai
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Hard to say.  Before it was Viet Nam it was French Indo China and the Viet Namese (CONG) were called the Viet Minh after Ho Chi Minh.  Casualty estimates posted above do not include those killed in the Pre-USA invlovement may not include Americans that were there as "advisors", civilians, Cambodians, Laotians, Chinese, and Russians.  The numbers are apalling
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As far as I know, it's The Kingdom of Thailand.  It's had the same royal family from the beginning. (Sorry, don't know when it started.) It used to be called Siam, I'm not sure when the name changed or why.
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In 1939 Siam changed its name to Thailand to reflect the change to a parliamentary monarchy.  They briefly used Siam during the time 1945–49 again.\nThis is fairly recent history.  Ancient kingdoms centered around various regions also existed, ex: Ayudha, Chiang Mai, and very ancient Khmer people in present day Cambodia.
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The other Korea :)\n\nI mean, the North-Korean Democratic Republic.\n\nOr doesn't it fit either?..
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Refer to Vietnam.  :D
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Germany right now. \n\nClick on the link for updated counts.
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Burma is now called Myanmar\nIt gained independence from Great Britain on January 4 1948.
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Macedonian.\nThank you Mike, but Hellenic people called ancient Macedonians with the name Barbarians (prepared to all who was not Hellenic).The north of today's Greece is called Macedonia 20-30 years ago, not before.Why?\nBy the way, have you ever been to "that" named FYROM.Everyone who lives there will say you it is Macedonia and people there have no another name but Macedonians.It was not putted just in occasion, but centuries ago.All towns and villages in North of today's Greece have also macedonian names. How is it possible? \nHowever, not to be angry to Greece, without macedonian part it'll only be Athens, (Sparta,Mikena,Crete...)etc.\nPlease, visit Macedonia, even you really think it's truth name is FYROM
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From what I remember from some obscure text, that country never "changed" its name.  Iran is the older name of the two; however, Europeans called it Persia, and Europeans' names tend to stick.  They officially adopted the name "Iran" in 1935.
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a provence and a state are *essentially* the same...different names for different countries
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Timor Laste\nShinto\nChang Jiang... maybe\nVietnam, Laos & Cambodia\nMalaysia\nBangladesh\n1991\nMalaysia, Phillipines & Indonesia\n\nYeah... 10 point please!