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Norodom Sihanouk (/ ˈ s iː h ə n ʊ k /; 31 October 1922 – 15 October 2012) was a member of the Cambodian royal house who led the country as King and Prime Minister. In Cambodia, he is known as Samdech Euv (meaning "King Father").
Jun 6, 2024 · Norodom Sihanouk (born October 31, 1922, Phnom Penh, Cambodia—died October 15, 2012, Beijing, China) was twice king of Cambodia (1941–55 and 1993–2004), who also served as prime minister, head of state, and president.
Oct 15, 2012 · Norodom Sihanouk, the charismatic Cambodian leader whose remarkable skills of political adaptation personified for the world the tiny, troubled kingdom where he was a towering figure through...
Norodom Sihanouk, the flamboyant Cambodian monarch whose intermittent rule was marked by shifting alliances, decades of strife and the near-destruction of his country, died Oct. 15 in a...
Oct 14, 2012 · Former King Norodom Sihanouk was one of the great survivors of east Asian politics, maintaining Cambodia's sovereignty despite the trauma of the Vietnam war and the Pol Pot regime.
Jun 27, 2018 · Norodom Sihanouk (1922– ) Cambodian statesman, king (1941–55, 1993– ), prime minister (1955–60) and head of state (1960–70, 1975–76, 1991–93). In 1965, he broke off diplomatic relations with the USA because of US military involvement in Indochina.
Norodom Sihanouk (1922-2012) was a pivotal figure in Cambodia during and after the Vietnam War. At various times he served as Cambodia’s king, head of state and elected prime minister. A descendant of the Angkor emperors, Sihanouk was born Prince Norodom in Phnom Penh in October 1922.
Oct 16, 2012 · The death of Norodom Sihanouk, the 'King Father' of Cambodia, in Beijing at the age of almost 90, brings to an end one of the most remarkable lives among the Asian leaders who emerged after the Second World War.
Oct 15, 2012 · Norodom Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was a key figure through decades of upheaval, has died. The former king died at a hospital in the Chinese capital, Beijing, after having a...
Oct 15, 2012 · Norodom Sihanouk, the revered former king who was a towering figure in Cambodian politics through a half-century period of war, genocide and upheaval, died Monday in China. He was 89.
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