1953 in Cambodia
# 1953 in Cambodia

The following lists events that happened during 1953 in Cambodia.

## Incumbents

* Monarch: Norodom Sihanouk
* Prime Minister: Penn Nouth (until November 22), Chan Nak (starting November 22)

## Events

### May

* May 9 - France agrees to the provisional independence of Cambodia with King Norodom Sihanouk.

### November

* November 9 - The Khmer Issarak begins to fight the French Army and Cambodia joins the First Indochina War but the Kingdom of Cambodia is established.
