2009 in Cambodia

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The following lists events that happened during 2009 in Cambodia.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Norodom Sihamoni
• Prime Minister: Hun Sen

Events

February

• February 17 - Former Khmer Rouge leader Kang Kek Iew stands trial before the Extraordinary Chambers in Cambodia.^[1]

April

• April 3 - Four soldiers die as Thailand's Army and Cambodia's Army exchange gunfire near the Preah Vihear Temple.^[2]

July

• July 28 - AIDS campaigners and human rights groups accuse the Cambodian government of herding HIV-affected families into an "Aids colony" outside Phnom Penh.^[3]

September

• September 19 - Pro and anti government protestors demonstrate in the Thai capital Bangkok and near the Preah Vihear Temple along the border with Cambodia.^[4]

October

• October 11 - At least 10 people die and seven are declared missing in a river ferry sinking on the Mekong in Kratié Province.^[5]

November

• November 4 - The Cambodian government announces that ousted Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra has been appointed as a government adviser.^[6]
• November 5 - Thailand and Cambodia recall their ambassadors over the Cambodian government appointment of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.^[7]
• November 10 - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives in Cambodia to take up his new appointment as economic adviser to the Cambodian government.^[8]
• November 11 - Cambodia rejects a request by Thailand to extradite ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.^[9]
• November 13 - Cambodia detains a Thai man on charges of spying for Thailand.^[10]
• November 19 - Cambodia takes control of a Thai-owned air traffic control firm in a deepening diplomatic row between the two countries.^[11]
• November 23 - The war crimes trial of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia hears its final arguments.^[12]

December

• December 19 - The Cambodian government expels 22 Chinese Muslim Uyghurs who arrived in the country back to China, despite criticism from the UN.^[13]

References

1. "First ex-Khmer Rouge member faces genocide court". 17 February 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
2. "Soldiers die as Thai, Cambodian troops trade fire". 3 April 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
3. "Cambodian government accused of creating 'Aids colony'". 28 July 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
4. "Thailand rocked by rival protests". 19 September 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
5. "Deaths in Cambodia ferry disaster". 11 October 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
6. "Cambodia names ousted Thai leader a gov't adviser". 4 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
7. "Cambodia recalls ambassador to Thailand over Thaksin issue". 5 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
8. "Thaksin flies in to Cambodia storm". 10 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
9. "Thaksin extradition demand denied". 11 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
10. "Cambodia accuses Thai national of spying". 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
11. "Cambodia takes over Thailand-run company as row deepens". 19 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
12. "Cambodia's Duch trial nears end". 23 November 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
13. "US concern after Cambodia deports 20 Chinese Uighurs". 20 December 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2015.