Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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) | |||||
Reign | 25 April 1941 – 2 March 1955 | ||||
Coronation | 3 May 1941 | ||||
Predecessor | Sisowath Monivong | ||||
Successor | Norodom Suramarit | ||||
King of Cambodia (2nd term) | |||||
Reign | 24 September 1993 – 7 October 2004 | ||||
Predecessor | Chea Sim | ||||
Successor | Norodom Sihamoni | ||||
Born | (1922-10-31)31 October 1922 Phnom Penh, French Indochina | ||||
Died | 15 October 2012(2012-10-15) (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 | ||||
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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]