Norodom Sihanouk
Britishnoun
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Founded in 1981 by Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia’s former king, the party defeated the CPP in 1993 U.N.-run elections, but his son, Norodom Ranariddh, ended up having to agree to a co-prime ministership with Hun Sen.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2023
Cambodia’s Prince Norodom Ranariddh, a former prime minister and the son of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, died Sunday in France, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith announced on his Facebook page.
From Washington Post • Nov. 28, 2021
One notable omission was the March 1970 coup in Cambodia that overthrew Prince Norodom Sihanouk, toppled Cambodia into full-scale war, and set the stage for U.S. troops to enter the country just six weeks later.
From Salon • Nov. 12, 2018
The newspaper was founded by Bernard Krisher, a onetime foreign correspondent for Newsweek who befriended King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia in the 1990s.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2017
He was so good he was promoted to the Cambodian Royal Secret Service under Prince Norodom Sihanouk.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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