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Prince Norodom Rannaridh
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Prince Norodom Rannaridh Prince Norodom Rannaridh (born 1944) became first prime minister of Cambodia...Prince Sihanouk, restored to rule after 23 years in exile. Prince Norodom Rannaridh's career was as a politician, lawyer, professor...
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Prince Norodom Sihanouk
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Prince Norodom Sihanouk A Cambodian nationalist and political leader, Prince Norodom Sihanouk (born 1922) secured Cambodia's independence...rivalries. The first of the four children of Prince Norodom Suramarit and Princess Monivong Kossamak, Prince...
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Norodom Sihanouk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Norodom Sihanouk , 1922-, king of Cambodia...1955 he abdicated in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit, but retained the premiership...He abdicated in 2004 in favor of his son Norodom Sihamoni. Bibliography: See his memoirs...
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Norodom Sihamoni
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Norodom Sihamoni 1953-, king of Cambodia (2004-). A son of King Norodom Sihanouk and his fifth wife, Norodom Sihamoni was trained as a dancer and taught dance (1981-2000) in Paris, choreographed, and directed his own dance company...
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Hun Sen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...signing (1991) of a peace agreement with both the Khmer Rouge and Norodom Sihanouk 's forces and then national elections in 1993, Hun Sen became copremier with royalist Prince Norodom Ranariddh. In 1997, after a period of tension in the coalition...
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Cambodia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...1953, Cambodia achieved independence from France. Prince Norodom Sihanouk became king. In 1955 he abdicated to become Prime...banned. In 1997, Hun Sen ousted his co-premier, Prince Norodom Ranariddh. Hun Sen gained victory in 1998 elections, amid...
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Pol Pot
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...guerrilla warfare from a refuge in n Cambodia. In 1997, after a rift in the Khmer Rouge, it was reported that Pol Pot had been sentenced to life imprisonment. He died shortly afterwards, perhaps of heart failure. See also Norodom Sihanouk
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Khmer
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...invaded and occupied) Cambodia. In 1953, Cambodia gained independence from the French. For the next decade and a half, King Norodom Sihanouk tried to keep his country out of the war that was spreading in neighboring Vietnam. He was unsuccessful and was overthrown...
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Heng Samrin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...continued armed resistance from the Khmer Rouge and other forces and failed to gain widespread diplomatic recognition. In 1985 he lost power to Hun Sen, the new premier, but he remained head of state until Norodom Sihanouk 's return in 1991.
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Lon Nol
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Lon Nol , 1913-85, Cambodian general and political leader. He became defense minister and army chief of staff in 1955 in Norodom Sihanouk 's government. He served as premier (1966-67) under Sihanouk. In 1970, he led the coup that deposed Sihanouk...
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