2013 in Cambodia

The following lists events that happened during 2013 in Cambodia.

← 2012 2011 2010 2013 in Cambodia → 2014 2015 2016
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2013 List of years 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.[1]

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.[2]

April

• April 15 - A hearing into the territorial row between Thailand and Cambodia begins at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands.[3]

May

• May 16 - A shoe factory collapses in Cambodia, killing three.[4]

June

• June 7 - Cambodia passes a controversial law that makes it illegal to deny atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime.[5]

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.[6]

References

1. "Cambodia cremates former King Sihanouk". 4 February 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
2. "Pol Pot's former right-hand man declared fit for trial in Cambodia". 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
3. "Thai-Cambodia dispute to be heard by UN court". 15 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
4. "Roof collapse at Cambodian shoe plant kills three - minister". 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
5. "Cambodia criminalises Khmer Rouge atrocity denial". 7 June 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
6. "Cambodia polls close as Hun Sen seeks re-election". 28 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.