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    • Norodom Sihanouk

    King of Cambodia (–; –)

    "Samdech Euv" redirects here. For other uses, see Samdech Euv (disambiguation).

    Norodom Sihanouk (; 31 October &#;&#;&#;15 October ) 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"). During his lifetime, Cambodia was under various regimes, from French colonial rule (until ), a Japanese puppet state (), an independent kingdom (–), a military republic (–), the Khmer Rouge regime (–), a Vietnamese-backed communist regime (–), a transitional communist regime (–) to eventually another kingdom (since ).

    Sihanouk was the only child of Prince Norodom Suramarit and Princess Sisowath Kossamak, daughter of King Sisowath Monivong. When his grandfather Monivong died in , Sihanouk became king amidst French colonial rule. After the Japanese occupation of Cambodia during World War II, he secured Cambodian independence from France in He abdicated in and was succeeded by his father, Suramarit, so as to directly participate in politics. Sihanouk's political organization Sangkum won the general elections that year, and he became prime minister of Cambodia. He governed the country under one-party rule and suppressed political dissent. After his father died in , Sihanouk assumed a new position as Chief of State of Cambodia.

    Officially neutral in foreign relations, Sihanouk was closer to the communist bloc in practice. The Cambodian coup d'état ousted him, and he fled to China and North Korea, forming a government-in-exile and a resistance movement there. He encouraged Cambodians to fight the new government and backed the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian Civil War. He returned as figurehead head of state after the Khmer Rouge's victory in His relations with the new government soured, and in he resigned. He was placed under house arrest until Vietnamese forces overthrew the Khmer Rouge in

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    In this article, the family name is Norodom. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Ranariddh.

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    President of the National Assembly
    In office
    25 November  – 14 March
    Monarch
    Vice President
    Preceded byChea Sim
    Succeeded byHeng Samrin
    Prime Minister of Cambodia

    First Prime Minister

    In office
    24 September  – 6 August

    Serving with Hun Sen

    MonarchNorodom Sihanouk
    Preceded byHimself
    (as sole prime minister)
    Succeeded byUng Huot
    In office
    2 July  – 24 September
    PresidentNorodom Sihanouk
    Preceded byHun Sen
    Succeeded byHimself
    (as First Prime Minister)
    President of FUNCINPEC
    In office
    19 January  – 28 November
    Preceded byNorodom Arunrasmy
    Succeeded byNorodom Chakravuth
    In office
    February  – 18 October
    Preceded byNhiek Tioulong
    Succeeded byKeo Puth Rasmey
    President of the Norodom Ranariddh Party
    In office
    November  – October
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byChhim Siek Leng
    In office
    December  – August
    Preceded byChhim Siek Leng
    Succeeded byPheng Heng
    President of the Community of Royalist People's Party
    In office
    16 March  – 17 January
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byPosition abolished
    Member of Parliament
    for Kampong Cham
    In office
    24 November  – 29 July
    In office
    25 November  – 12 December
    Member of Parliament
    for Phnom Penh
    In office
    14 June  – 26 July
    Personal details
    Born()2 January
    Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
    Died28 November () (aged 77)
    Aix-en-Provence, France
    Political partyFUNCINPEC (–; –)
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      • Norodom Sihamoni

      King of Cambodia since

      In this Cambodian name, the surname is Norodom. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Sihamoni.

      Norodom Sihamoni (Khmer: នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, [nɔˈroːɗɑmsəjˈhamoniː]; born 14 May ) is King of Cambodia. He became King on 14 October , a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk.

      He is the eldest son of King Sihanouk and former Queen consort Norodom Monineath and is the fourth monarch from the royal House of Norodom. Before his selection by a nine-member throne council as the next monarch, Sihamoni served as Cambodia's ambassador to the United Nations and UNESCO. He was educated in Czechoslovakia and was known for his work as a cultural ambassador in Europe and as a classical ballet instructor when he was still a prince. During his reign, Sihamoni has continued his cultural advocacy alongside supporting various philanthropic causes, while balancing his role as a constitutional monarch amid Cambodia's political developments.

      Early life

      Birth, name and family

      Sihamoni was born on Thursday 14 May , in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, when it was still a colonial protectorate within French Indochina. The prince's birth at the time was viewed as a positive omen as Cambodia gained independence from France later in that year.

      His given name "Sihamoni" comprises two morphemes from his parents' given names "Sihanouk" and "Monineath". As for "Norodom", this means Narottam in Pali and Prakrit, which translates to "the best amongst men". The name has a similar meaning in Khmer as well.

      At the time of his birth and that of his younger brother, his mother Princess Monique who is of Khmer, French and Corsican descent, had been one of King Norodom Sihanouk's consorts after being a constant companion since the day they met in when she won first prize in a national beauty contest.&#

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      "CONTRIBUTORS". Cambodia: Progress and Challenges since , edited by Pou Sothirak, Geoff Wade and Mark Hong, Singapore: ISEAS Publishing, , pp. xiii-xxiv.

      (). CONTRIBUTORS. In P. Sothirak, G. Wade & M. Hong (Ed.), Cambodia: Progress and Challenges since (pp. xiii-xxiv). Singapore: ISEAS Publishing.

      CONTRIBUTORS. In: Sothirak, P., Wade, G. and Hong, M. ed. Cambodia: Progress and Challenges since . Singapore: ISEAS Publishing, pp. xiii-xxiv.

      "CONTRIBUTORS" In Cambodia: Progress and Challenges since edited by Pou Sothirak, Geoff Wade and Mark Hong, xiii-xxiv. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing,

      CONTRIBUTORS. In: Sothirak P, Wade G, Hong M (ed.) Cambodia: Progress and Challenges since . Singapore: ISEAS Publishing; -xxiv.

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