Sihanouk

American

[see-uh-nook] / ˈsi əˌnʊk /

noun

Prince Norodom 1922–2004, Cambodian statesman: premier 1952–60; chief of state 1960–70 and 1975–76.

Sihanouk British

/ ˈsɪənʊk /

noun

King Norodom (ˌnɒrəˈdɒm). 1922–2012, Cambodian statesman; king of Cambodia (1941–55 and from 1993); prime minister (1955–60), after which he became head of state. He was deposed in 1970 but reinstated (1975–76) following the victory of the Khmer Rouge in the civil war. He was head of state in exile from 1982; returned in 1991 and became monarch in 1993 under a new constitution; abdicated 2004

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Dara was detained after being stopped at a highway toll booth on the border of Koh Kong and Sihanouk province in south-west Cambodia on Monday.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

Sihanouk then allied himself with the Cambodian communist group, the Khmer Rouge.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

At least one body has been found, and there were reports that Vietnamese authorities had rescued nine people, the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration said on its Facebook page.

From Reuters • Sep. 24, 2022

Prince Norodom Ranariddh, 77, former prime minister of Cambodia and the son of the late King Norodom Sihanouk, died Nov. 28 in France.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021

In 1970, Prince Sihanouk was overthrown by his top general, Lon Nol.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

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