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Sihanouk, Norodom
(Encyclopedia)Sihanouk, Norodom nōrōdŭmˈ sĭhənŭkˈ [key], 1922–2012, king of Cambodia (1941–55, 1993–2004), b. Phnom Penh. Sihanouk was educated in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) and Paris and was elect...Norodom Sihanouk
(Encyclopedia)Norodom Sihanouk: see Sihanouk, Norodom. ...Sihamoni, Norodom
(Encyclopedia)Sihamoni, Norodom, 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, choreograph...Lon Nol
(Encyclopedia)Lon Nol lŏn nōl [key], 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...Norodom Sihamoni
(Encyclopedia)Norodom Sihamoni: see Sihamoni, Norodom. ...Heng Samrin
(Encyclopedia)Heng Samrin hĕng sämˈrĭn [key], 1934–, Cambodian politician. He was president of Cambodia from 1979 to 1991 and headed the Communist party from 1981 to 1991. A regimental commander of the Khmer ...Sihanoukville
(Encyclopedia)Sihanoukville kämˈpôngˈ sôm [key], city and seaport (1994 est. pop. 75,000), Sihanoukville prov., S Cambodia, on the Gulf of Thailand. Although a new city (completed 1960 and named in honor of No...Hun Sen
(Encyclopedia)Hun Sen ho͝on sĕn [key], 1952–, Cambodian political leader, premier of Cambodia (1985–93, 1998–; second premier, 1993–98). A member of the Khmer Rouge from 1970, he fled to Vietnam with Heng...Cambodia
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Cambodia kămbōˈdēə [key], Khmer Kampuchea, officially Kingdom of Cambodia, consti...Khmer Rouge
(Encyclopedia)Khmer Rouge ro͞ozh [key], name given to native Cambodian Communists. Khmer Rouge soldiers, aided by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, began a large-scale insurgency against government forces in ...Browse by Subject
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