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| 1960 |
| | | The Vietcong, or NLF, is formed as a guerrilla force to liberate South Vietnam from the US-backed government | |
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| 1963 |
| | | Saloth Sar, changing his name to Pol Pot, begins to build up the Cambodian Communist party and Khmer Rouge | |
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| 1963 |
| | | Malaysia, Singapore, Sarawak and Sabah form the Federation of Malaysia | |
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| 1964 |
| | | A reported incident in the Gulf of Tonkin triggers US intervention against North Vietnam, in a significant step towards the Vietnam War | |
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| 1965 |
| | | US President Lyndon Johnson launches a regular bombing campaign against North Vietnam | |
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| 1965 |
| | | The Vietnam War enters a new dimension with the deployment of US ground troops in the country | |
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| 1965 |
| | | Australia sends a first contingent of 1500 troops to fight in Vietnam | |
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| 1965 |
| | | Singapore leaves the Federation of Malaysia to become again an independent state | |
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| 1965 |
| | | Ferdinand Marcos wins a landslide victory in the Philippines presidential election | |
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| 1966 |
| | | Suharto forces the Indonesian president, Achmed Sukarno, to hand over to him all executive powers | |
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