2000 Cambodian coup d'état attempt

none July 2024 2000 Cambodian coup d'état attempt Phnom Penh, Cambodia 24 November 2000 Government victory Cambodia Government of Cambodia Cambodia Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Cambodia Cambodian National Police Cambodian Freedom FightersDissenting members of Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Cambodia Hun SenCambodia Tea Banh Chhun Yasith On 24 November 2000, the Cambodian Freedom Fighters unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the government of Cambodia in a failed coup d'état. In what the group termed the "Operation Volcano" plot, dozens of rebels attacked government buildings in Phnom Penh in an attempt to depose Hun Sen's government.17 April 2008 Man guilty of Cambodia coup plot http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7351778.stm 6 July 2024 BBC News en-GB Planning The Cambodian Freedom Fighters leader Chhun Yasith, a naturalised American citizen and former Cambodian refugee, traveled from his home in California to the Thai–Cambodian border in 1998 to meet with members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces who opposed Hun Sen and with former Khmer Rouge members to organise the plot. Chhun worked to raise funds in America, including aboard the Queen Mary, while conspirators in Cambodia provided weapons. Chhun organized the attack from a location in Thailand.Serjeant Jill 17 April 2008 California man found guilty in Cambodian coup bid https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cambodia-plot/california-man-found-guilty-in-cambodian-coup-bid-idUSN1637140620080417/ Reuters The group planned to strike 291 targets and were able to raise US$50,000.11 June 2001 U.S. Man Tells Of Coup Plot In Cambodia https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/national/2001/06/12/us-man-tells-of-coup-plot-in-cambodia/1a3fb787-bb1e-4ecd-972d-3bc6b43c0578/ The Washington Post Associated Press Coup d'état attempt On the morning of 24 November, around 100 armed individuals attacked the Ministry of Defence and the national police building. Authorities halted the attack before it reached the prime minister's residence. Thirty-eight conspirators, including two American citizens, were arrested.Tran My-Thuan 23 June 2010 Former refugee gets life term over failed Cambodian coup https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-jun-23-la-me-freedom-fighter-20100623-story.html 6 July 2024 Los Angeles Times en-US Hun Sen was attending an ASEAN Summit overseas and was not in the country.Kyne Phelim November 24, 2000 'Terrorist' attacks spark Cambodian security alert https://edition.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/southeast/11/24/cambodia.battle/ 6 July 2024 CNN At least four people died and several dozen were wounded. The attacks did minimal damage and were defeated within a few hours. Chhun himself remained at the Thai border, intending to lead a new government if the coup was successful. Government spokesperson Khieu Kanharith described the attacks as terrorism and did not use the word coup. Aftermath and investigations The Cambodian government convicted 38 people, including 2 American citizens, for the attack. Chhun was sentenced in absentia. He was later investigated in the United States and was arrested in June 2005 in connection with the violence. He was convicted in 2008 and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2010. In 2010, Hun Sen suggested that the opposition Sam Rainsy Party had had a role in the attempted coup.Cheang Sokha Strangio Sebastian 25 June 2010 PM hints that SRP had role in failed coup https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-hints-srp-had-role-failed-coup The Phnom Penh Post See also Bangkok Plot 1997 Cambodian coup d'état References Category:2000 in Cambodia Category:2000 conflicts Category:2000s coups d'état Category:Riots and civil disorder in Cambodia Category:November 2000 in Asia Category:21st century in Phnom Penh 2000 Category:2000s crimes in Cambodia Category:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 2000