| 1941 | Apr 1941 - King Monivong died in April 1941. Although his son, Prince Monichao, had been considered the heir apparent, the French chose instead Norodom Sihanouk, the great grandson of King Norodom. Sihanouk was an ideal candidate from their point of view because of his ...King Monivong died in April 1941. Although his son, Prince Monichao, had been considered the heir apparent, the French chose instead Norodom Sihanouk, the great grandson of King Norodom. Sihanouk was an ideal candidate from their point of view because of his youth (he was nineteen years old), his lack of experience, and his pliability.  Show more  Show lessen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Cambodia
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| 1953 | Jun 15, 1953 - King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, who has been demanding complete independence for his country within the French Union, arrived here in voluntary exile last night after suddenly crossing the Cambodian-Thailand border with about thirty of his followers and asking permission of Thai ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40D12F83C55107B93C7A8178DD85F478585F9
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| 1964 | Mar 19, 1964 - THE man behind the bewildering series of demands, reconsiderations, rejections and reconciliations that have issued lately from the gold-roofed palace in Pnompenh was a king at 18 years of age, a prisoner at 20, an exile at 31, a premier at 32 and chief of state of Cam bodia at 38. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00811F9395415738DDDA00994DB405B848AF1D3
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| 1970 | Mar 19, 1970 - SAIGON (R - Right-wing op- ponents Wednesday deposed Prince Norodom Sihanouk as Cambodia's chief of state. ... the broadcast continued, "the Prince Norodom Sihanouk ceases to be the chief of state of Cambodia and will be replaced by Cheng Heng. the pres- ident of the National Assembly. ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/599155132.html?dids=599155132:599155132&FMT=ABS&FMTS= ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Mar+19%2C+1970&author...Sihanouk...
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| 1975 | Apr 16, 1975 - PEKING, April 15 (Agence France-Presse) Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the exiled Cambodian leader, said here today that the government that would ... The Khmer Rouge leaders themselves have said that Norodom Sihanouk will remain head of state and the head of the Kmer National United Pront. ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20D14F7395E157493C4A8178FD85F418785F9
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| 1979 | Jan 9, 1979 - UNITED NATIONS, NY, Jan 8 Prince Norodom Sihanouk used to reminisce frequently about the tightrope diplomatic strategy he devised in winning Cambodia's independence from France in 1953, nearly a year before ... Man in the News tore Vietnam was able to do the same thing by force of ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20812F93B5D12728DDDA00894D9405B898BF1D3
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| 1989 | May 4, 1989 - [Norodom Sihanouk], who ruled Cambodia until his ouster by a right-wing coup in 1970, said [Hun Sen]'s government had made significant ... Prince Norodom Sihanouk, 67, has agreed conditionally to return to Phnom Penh as Cambodia's head of state . . . he ruled Cambodia from 1941 to 1970 ... pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66446499.html?dids=66446499:66446499&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS: FT&type=current&date=May...Sihanouk...
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| 1991 | Oct 25, 1991 - By PHILIP SHENON,. Fifty years ago this year, the Vichy French occupiers of Cambodia searched for a new, pliable Cambodian monarch, and they passed over more seasoned candidates among the country's royalty in settling on Prince Norodom Sihanouk, an 18-year-old lycee student who seemed ... select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20617FE3D5D0C768EDDA90994D9494D81
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| 1993 | Jun 4, 1993 - By JAMES BARRON. He was a King when he was 18, a prisoner at 20, an exile at 31, a Prime Minister at 32, a chief of state again at 38, a prisoner again at 54, an exile again at 69. Now, at 70, Norodom Sihanouk has once again come to the brink of power, and characertistically pulled ... www.nytimes.com/1993/06/04/world/man-in-the-news-the-mercurial-prince-norodom-sihanouk.html? pagewanted=all
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| 2004 | Oct 14, 2004 - Norodom Sihanouk's abdication announcement is not the first time the enigmatic Cambodian has caught his nation by surprise. In fact his personal history has been almost as turbulent as that of his country. At the forefront of Cambodian politics for half a century - through the Vietnam ... news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3722474.stm
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