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Norodom Sihanouk

Norodom Sihanouk in 1972 during a visit to the Socialist Republic of Romania
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NameNorodom Sihanouk
King of Cambodia (Colonial and independent Cambodia) (1st Term)
Reign25 April 1941 � 2 March 1955
CoronationSeptember 1941
PredecessorSisowath Monivong
SuccessorNorodom Suramarit
King of Cambodia (2nd Term)
Reign24 September 1993 - 7 October 2004
PredecessorChea Sim
SuccessorNorodom Sihamoni
Spouse7 wives, currently Norodom Monineath Sihanouk
14 children
Full namePreah Karuna Preah Bat Sâmdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk Preahmâhaviraksat
HouseHouse of Norodom
FatherNorodom Suramarit
MotherSisowath Kosamak
Date of birth31 October 1922(age 87)
Place of birthPhnom Penh, Cambodia
ReligionTheravada Buddhism

Norodom Sihanouk

Personal data
Political partyIndependent
ProfessionPolitician
1st Prime Minister of Cambodia
1st Prime Minister of Protectorate of Cambodia
In office18 March 1945 - 13 August 1945
Succeeded bySon Ngoc Thanh
Preceded byPosition created
12th Prime Minister of Cambodia
2nd Prime Minister of Protectorate of Cambodia
In office28 April 1950 - 30 May 1950
Succeeded bySamdech Krom Luong Sisowath Monipong
Preceded byYem Sambaur
16th Prime Minister of Cambodia
6th Prime Minister of Protectorate of Cambodia
In office16 June 1952 - 24 January 1953
Succeeded byPenn Nouth
Preceded byHuy Kanthoul
20th Prime Minister of Cambodia
3rd Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia
In office7 April 1954 - 18 April 1954
Succeeded byPenn Nouth
Preceded byChan Nak
23rd Prime Minister of Cambodia
6th Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia
In office3 October 1955 - 5 January 1956
Succeeded byOum Chheang Sun
Preceded byLeng Ngeth
25th Prime Minister of Cambodia
8th Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia
In office1 March 1956 - 24 March 1956
Succeeded byKhim Tit
Preceded byOum Chheang Sun
27th Prime Minister of Cambodia
10th Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia
In office15 September 1956 - 15 October 1956
Succeeded bySam Yun
Preceded byKhim Tit
35th Prime Minister of Cambodia
17th Prime Minister of Kingdom of Cambodia
In office9 April 1957 - 7 July 1957
Succeeded bySim Var
Preceded bySam Yun

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Norodom Sihanouk regular script (born 31 October 1922) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favour of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni. Since his abdication he has been known as The King-Father of Cambodia (Khmer: Preahmâhaviraksat), a position in which he retains many of his former responsibilities as constitutional monarch.

The son of King Norodom Suramarit and Queen Sisowath Kossamak, Sihanouk has held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as King, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, and one as Cambodia's non-titled head of state, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile.

Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional King of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953 (full independence granted to Cambodia) to 18 March 1970 (Lon Nol and the National Assembly depose Sihanouk).

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L'hommage de Pierre Schoendoerffer à Bruno Cremer - Toutlecine.com Tweet this news
Toutlecine.com--«Tourné en 1964 au Cambodge avec l'appui du roi -Norodom Sihanouk- mais dans des conditions matérielles très difficiles, La 317e Section a été un très grand ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:18:40 GMT+00:00
Camboya y los jemeres rojos (II) - El régimen de Pol Pot - Periodismohumano Tweet this news
Periodismohumano--A lo largo de la guerra de Vietnam, el Gobierno camboyano del príncipe -Norodom Sihanouk- hizo todo lo posible para mantenerse neutral. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:44:13 GMT+00:00
Former Cambodian King donates to China's flood-hit provinces - Xinhua Tweet this news
Xinhua--BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Former Cambodian King -Norodom Sihanouk- donated 50000 US dollars in his own name to China's flood-hit areas, Chinese Foreign ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:46:45 GMT+00:00
Public figures weigh in on prison term - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--Prince Sisowath Thomico, assistant to King Father -Norodom Sihanouk-, called the proceedings at the court “politically biased” and “a masquerade”. ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:25:41 GMT+00:00
Die Roten Khmer in Kambodscha - derStandard.at Tweet this news
derStandard.at---...- der Roten Khmer begannen 1975 eine blutige Bauernrevolution; fünf Jahre zuvor war König -Norodom Sihanouk- vom rechten Lager vom Thron geputscht worden. ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:10:10 GMT+00:00
L'ancien roi du Cambodge fait dons aux provinces chinoises touchées par les ... - Radio Chine Internationale Tweet this news
Radio Chine Internationale--L'ancien roi du Cambodge -Norodom Sihanouk- a fait un don personnel de 50 000 dollars destiné aux régions chinoises frappées par les inondations, ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:36:21 GMT+00:00
Bikers race out in Kep - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--Defrocked monk Neth Kai, 35, is taken to Phnom Pen... Ie Seam (left), 35, and Em Tak, 18, construct a wo... King Father -Norodom Sihanouk- raises his hands in ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 08:37:19 GMT+00:00
Der lange Schatten des Pol Pot - Wiener Zeitung Tweet this news
Wiener Zeitung--Der Krieg begann um 1968, als der immer wendige Prinz -Norodom Sihanouk- sich gegen die bisher mit ihm verbündeten Linken wandte. ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:58:09 GMT+00:00
Tribunale dell'Onu: 35 anni al boia di Pol Pot - Lo Schermo Tweet this news
Lo Schermo--La Cambogia è una colonia francese: ottiene l'indipendenza nel 1853, sotto il re -Norodom Sihanouk-. Durante la guerra americana in Vietnam, intorno a Khieu ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:01:53 GMT+00:00
Back to Beijing - Phnom Penh Post Tweet this news
Phnom Penh Post--King Father -Norodom Sihanouk- (centre), Royal Palace Minister Kong Som Ol and Queen Norodom Monineath board a plane for China on Friday. ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:17:49 GMT+00:00

Regnal titles
Preceded by
Sisowath Monivong		King of Cambodia
1941-1955		Succeeded by
Norodom Suramarit
Preceded by
Chea Sim
(Chairman of the Council of State)		King of Cambodia
1993-2004		Succeeded by
Norodom Sihamoni
Political offices
Preceded by
None		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1945		Succeeded by
Son Ngoc Thanh
Preceded by
Yem Sambaur		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1950		Succeeded by
Krom Luong Sisowath Monipong
Preceded by
Huy Kanthoul		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1952 - 1953		Succeeded by
Penn Nouth
Preceded by
Chan Nak		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1954		Succeeded by
Penn Nouth
Preceded by
Leng Ngeth		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1955 - 1956		Succeeded by
Oum Chheang Sun
Preceded by
Oum Chheang Sun		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1956		Succeeded by
Khim Tit
Preceded by
Khim Tit		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1956		Succeeded by
San Yun
Preceded by
San Yun		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1957		Succeeded by
Sim Var
Preceded by
Sim Var		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1958 - 1960		Succeeded by
Pho Proeung
Preceded by
Norodom Suramarit		Head of State of Cambodia
1960-1970		Succeeded by
Cheng Heng
Preceded by
Penn Nouth		Prime Minister of Cambodia
1961 - 1962		Succeeded by
Nhiek Tioulong
Preceded by
Sak Sutsakhan		Head of State of Cambodia
1975 - 1976		Succeeded by
Khieu Samphan




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