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)

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.