Events

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

November 9 - Laos gains its independence from France.
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.

References

v t e 1953 in Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Bhutan Burma (Myanmar) Cambodia Ceylon China Egypt India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan North Korea South Korea Laos Lebanon Malaya Mongolia Nepal Oman East Pakistan West Pakistan Philippines Saudi Arabia Sikkim Soviet Union Syria Thailand Turkey North Vietnam North Yemen
States with limited recognition	Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic Taiwan Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Bahrain Brunei Colony of Aden Cyprus French India French Indochina Kuwait