Si·ha·nouk (s   -n k ), King Norodom Born 1922. Cambodian politician who led Cambodia to independence from France (1953) during his first rule as king (1941-1955) and later, although twice exiled, served as prime minister (1955-1957), head of state (1960-70 and 1975-76), and king (1993-2004). |
Sihanouk [ˈsɪənʊk]
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(Biographies / Sihanouk, Norodom, King (1922 M, Cambodian, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) King Norodom (ˌnɒrəˈdɒm). born 1922, 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
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