Si·ha·nouk
(sē′ə-no͝ok′), King Norodom 1922-2012. 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 (1960-1970 and 1975-1976), and king (1993-2004).
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Sihanouk
(ˈsɪənʊk) n (Biography) King Norodom (ˌnɒrəˈdɒm). 1922–2012, Cambodian statesman; king of Cambodia (1941–55 and1993–2004); 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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Si•ha•nouk
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