Phnom Penh Falls to Vietnamese Troops, Khmer Rouge Ousted – January 7, 1979
Third Indochina War: Cambodian–Vietnamese War: Phnom Penh falls to the advancing Vietnamese troops, driving out Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.
Date: January 7, 1979
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