Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk (October 31, 1922 – October 15, 2012[1]) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. He was in the Guinness Book of Records because he had had the most political duties in the world. He served as the 1st, 12th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 25th, 27th, 35th, and 37th Prime Minister of Cambodia. He was exiled in 2004 and later left his throne in the same year.
| King Norodom Sihanouk នរោត្តម សីហនុ | |||||
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| King of Cambodia Colonial and Independent Cambodia (1st term) | |||||
| 25 April 1941 – 2 March 1955 | |||||
| 3 May 1941 | |||||
| Predecessor | Sisowath Monivong | ||||
| Successor | Norodom Suramarit | ||||
| King of Cambodia (2nd term) | |||||
| 24 September 1993 – 7 October 2004 | |||||
| Predecessor | Chea Sim | ||||
| Successor | Norodom Sihamoni | ||||
| Born | 31 October 1922 Phnom Penh, French Indochina | ||||
| Died | 15 October 2012 (aged 89) Beijing, China | ||||
| Spouse | Norodom Monineath
(m. 1952-2012, his death) See list
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| Issue | 14 children | ||||
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| House | House of Norodom | ||||
| Father | Norodom Suramarit | ||||
| Mother | Sisowath Kossamak | ||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism | ||||
| Signature |  | ||||
Sihanouk was born on October 31, 1922 in Phnom Penh, French Indochina. He studied at the Cavalry Military School. Sihanouk was married six times. His last wife was Norodom Monineath from 1952 until his death in 2012. Sihanouk had 14 children. He had suffered prostate cancer.[2] Sihanouk died on October 15, 2012 while on a trip to Beijing, China from a heart attack, aged 89.[3]
Norodom Sihanouk Media
Sihanouk in his coronation regalia, November 1941
Studio photo
Meeting in Beijing in 1965: (from left) Mao Zedong, Peng Zhen, Sihanouk, Liu Shaoqi
Carlos P. Garcia, the then-Vice President of the Philippines in 1956 with Sihanouk
Indian Defence Minister V. K. Krishna Menon is seen pictured with Sihanouk
Sihanouk with US President John F. Kennedy in New York City on 25 September 1961
Cropped photo of Sihanouk in 1967, hosting Jacqueline Kennedy
Sihanouk (left) visiting Romania in 1972, with Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu
Sihanouk (right) with his son, Prince Norodom Ranariddh, on an ANS inspection tour during the 1980s
References
- ↑ "Cambodia former king Norodom Sihanouk dies aged 89". BBC News. 15 October 2012. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19943963.
- ↑ Cambodia's Ex-King Cites Progress Against His Cancer[dead link] Yahoo news, 2 March 2009
- ↑ Cheang, Sopheng (15 October 2012). "Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89". NBC News. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49423414#.UHySb650E2w. Retrieved 15 October 2012.[dead link]
Other websites
Quotations related to Norodom Sihanouk at Wikiquote
Media related to Norodom Sihanouk at Wikimedia Commons
- Official site
- Genealogy of the Cambodian Royal Family
- News release regarding support of gay marriage
- News release regarding his website
- Cambodian politicians biography Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Contact with the IPSP Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- New York Times Archived 2016-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Norodom Sihanouk on IMDb