Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanoukwas the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. Affectionately known to the Cambodian people as Samdech Euv, Sihanouk became king in 1941. After the Second World War, he campaigned for Cambodia's independence from French rule, which took place in 1953. In 1955, Sihanouk abdicated the throne in favour of his father Norodom Suramarit, and went on to form the political organisation Sangkum. Sihanouk led the Sangkum to victory in the 1955 general...
NationalityCambodian
ProfessionRoyalty
Date of Birth31 October 1922
CountryCambodia
The best way to make Communists is to put the Americans into a place where there were no Communists before.
What is the difference between burning and gassing people in ovens and doing it to a whole nation out in the open?
Cambodia wanted no part of SEATO. We would look after ourselves as neutrals and Buddhists.