French protectorate of Cambodia

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Kingdom of Cambodia ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា (Khmer) Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchéa Royaume du Cambodge (French)
1863–1945 1945–1953
Flag (1863–1948) Royal arms
Anthem: នគររាជ Nôkôr Réach Royaume majestueux "Majestic Kingdom" (1941–1953)
Cambodia within French Indochina
Status	French protectorate Constituent territory of French Indochina
Capital	Oudong/Udong (1863–1866) Phnom Penh (1866–1953)
Common languages	French (official) Khmer (common)
Religion	Theravada Buddhism Roman Catholicism
Demonym(s)	Cambodian Khmer
Government	Elective absolute monarchy within the French empire (1863–1947) Elective dominant-party parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy within the French Union (1947–1953)
Monarch
• 1863–1904 (first)	Norodom
• 1904–1927	Sisowath
• 1927–1941	Sisowath Monivong
• 1941–1953 (last)	Norodom Sihanouk
Resident-Superior
• 1863–1866 (first)	Ernest de Lagrée[a]
• 1953 (last)	Jean Risterucci[b]
Prime Minister
• 1945 (first)	Norodom Sihanouk
• 1953 (last)	Penn Nouth
Legislature	Parliament (1947–1953)
Historical era	New Imperialism
• Establishment	11 August 1863
• French Indochina	17 October 1887
• Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1904	13 February 1904
• Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907	23 March 1907
• Franco-Thai War	Oct 1940 – Jan 1941
• Independence	13 March 1945
• Reestablished	16 October 1945
• Constitution	6 May 1947
• Independence	9 November 1953
• Recognition	21 July 1954
Population
• 1931	2,803,000
Currency	Tical (1863–1875) Franc (1875–1885) Piastre (1885–1953)
Time zone	UTC+07:00 (ICT)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (CE)
Drives on	right
Calling code	+855
Preceded by Succeeded by 1863: Post-Angkor Cambodia 1945: Kingdom of Kampuchea 1945: Kingdom of Kampuchea 1953: Kingdom of Cambodia
Today part of	Cambodia
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The French protectorate of Cambodia (Khmer: ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាក្រោមអាណាព្យាបាលបារាំង; French: Protectorat français du Cambodge) refers to the Kingdom of Cambodia when it was a French protectorate within French Indochina, a collection of Southeast Asian protectorates within the French colonial empire. The protectorate was established in 1863 when the Cambodian King Norodom requested the establishment of a French protectorate over his country, meanwhile Siam (modern Thailand) renounced suzerainty over Cambodia and officially recognised the French protectorate on Cambodia.

Cambodia was integrated into the French Indochina union in 1887 along with the French colonies and protectorates in Laos and Vietnam (Cochinchina, Annam, and Tonkin). In 1947, Cambodia was granted self-rule within the French Union and had its protectorate status removed in 1949. Cambodia later gained independence. The day was celebrated as Independence Day on 9 November 1953.