Bokor Hill was abandoned first by the French in late 1940s, during the First Indochina War, because of local insurrections guided by the Khmer Issarak, and then for good in 1972, as Khmer Rouge took over the area.
Bokor Hill was abandoned first by the French in late 1940s because of local insurrections. This was during the First Indochina War. These local insurrections were guided by the Khmer Issarak, and then for good in 1972. Khmer Rouge took over the area.