List of heads of state of Cambodia
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This is a list of heads of state of Cambodia
from the death of King Norodom Suramarit
on 3 April 1960 until the restoration of the monarchy under Norodom Sihanouk
as King on 24 September 1993. It lists various heads of state which served in the meantime, under several different regimes and with several different titles.
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
from the death of King Norodom Suramarit
Norodom Suramarit
Norodom Suramarit was King of Cambodia from 1955 until his death. He is the father of King Norodom Sihanouk and the grandfather of Cambodia's current king, Norodom Sihamoni...
on 3 April 1960 until the restoration of the monarchy under Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni...
as King on 24 September 1993. It lists various heads of state which served in the meantime, under several different regimes and with several different titles.
List of Heads of State of Cambodia (1960–1993)
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Chuop Hell Chuop Hell Chuop Hell was a Cambodian statesman. He was the acting Cambodian Head of state from 3 April 1960 until 6 April 1960 and from 13 June 1960 until 20 June 1960.- References :... |
1909–c.1975 | 3 April 1960 | 6 April 1960 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
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Prince Sisowath Monireth Sisowath Monireth Prince Monireth Sisowath was Prime Minister of Cambodia, during the French Protectorate Period, from October 17, 1945 to December 15, 1946. One of the most prominent members of the Sisowath line of the royal family at the time, he had earlier been passed over for the throne by the French... |
1909–1975 | 6 April 1960 | 13 June 1960 | Non-party | |
Chuop Hell Chuop Hell Chuop Hell was a Cambodian statesman. He was the acting Cambodian Head of state from 3 April 1960 until 6 April 1960 and from 13 June 1960 until 20 June 1960.- References :... |
1909–c.1975 | 13 June 1960 | 20 June 1960 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
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1 | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 20 June 1960 | 18 March 1970 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
Cheng Heng Cheng Heng Cheng Heng was a Cambodian politician, who acted as the country's Head of State from 1970–1971, and was a relatively prominent political figure during the Khmer Republic period .... |
1916–1996 | 21 March 1970 | 9 October 1970 | Sangkum Sangkum The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , commonly known simply as the Sangkum, was a political organisation set up in 1955 by Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia... |
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Khmer Republic Khmer Republic The Khmer Republic or République Khmère, was the republican government of Cambodia that was formally declared on October 9, 1970. The Khmer Republic was disestablished in 1975 and was followed by the totalitarian communist state known as Democratic Kampuchea.-Background:Formally declared on October... |
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2 | Cheng Heng Cheng Heng Cheng Heng was a Cambodian politician, who acted as the country's Head of State from 1970–1971, and was a relatively prominent political figure during the Khmer Republic period .... |
1916–1996 | 9 October 1970 | 10 March 1972 | Non-party |
3 | Marshal Lon Nol Lon Nol Lon Nol was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister... |
1913–1985 | 10 March 1972 | 1 April 1975 | Military Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... /Social Republican Party Social Republican Party The Social Republican Party or Socio-Republican Party was a political party in Cambodia, founded by the then Head of State Lon Nol in June 1972 to contest the National Assembly Elections of the Khmer Republic held on September 3, 1972.-History:... |
General Saukam Khoy Saukam Khoy Saukam Khoy was Acting President of the Khmer Republic in Cambodia for 12 days in April 1975.Before becoming President, Saukam Khoy was a senior commander in the army of the Republic and the President of the Senate... |
1915–2008 | 1 April 1975 | 12 April 1975 | Military Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... /Social Republican Party Social Republican Party The Social Republican Party or Socio-Republican Party was a political party in Cambodia, founded by the then Head of State Lon Nol in June 1972 to contest the National Assembly Elections of the Khmer Republic held on September 3, 1972.-History:... |
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General Sak Sutsakhan Sak Sutsakhan General Sak Sutsakhan was a Cambodian politician and soldier who had a long career in the country's politics. He was the last Head of State of the Khmer Republic, the regime overthrown by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Sak Sutsakhan formed a pro-US force known as the "Khmer Sâ" .-Early life:Sutsakhan... |
1928–1994 | 12 April 1975 | 17 April 1975 | Military Khmer National Armed Forces The Khmer National Armed Forces , often abbreviated to FANK, were the official armed defense forces of the Khmer Republic, a short-lived state that existed from 1970 to 1975, known today as Cambodia... |
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Democratic Kampuchea Democratic Kampuchea The Khmer Rouge period refers to the rule of Pol Pot, Nuon Chea, Ieng Sary, Son Sen, Khieu Samphan and the Khmer Rouge Communist party over Cambodia, which the Khmer Rouge renamed as Democratic Kampuchea.... |
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(1) | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 17 April 1975 | 11 April 1976 | National United Front of Kampuchea National United Front of Kampuchea The Front uni national du Kampuchéa, also called Front uni national khmer , often abbreviated as FUNK, was an organisation formed by the deposed King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 while he was in exile in Beijing.-History:The front was supposed to be an umbrella organization of forces that... |
4 | Khieu Samphan Khieu Samphan Khieu Samphan was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 until 1979. As such, he served as Cambodia's head of state and was one of the most powerful officials in the Khmer Rouge movement, though Pol Pot was the group's true political leader and held the most... |
1931– | 11 April 1976 | 7 January 1979 | Communist Party of Kampuchea Communist Party of Kampuchea The Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as Khmer Communist Party , was a communist party in Cambodia. Its followers were generally known as Khmer Rouge .-Foundation of the party; first divisions:... |
People's Republic of Kampuchea People's Republic of Kampuchea The People's Republic of Kampuchea , , was founded in Cambodia by the Salvation Front, a group of Cambodian leftists dissatisfied with the Khmer Rouge, after the overthrow of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot's government... |
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5 | Heng Samrin Heng Samrin Heng Samrin is a Cambodian politician. He was the chairman of the People's Republic of Kampuchea and the State of Cambodia , and later vice chairman and chairman of the National Assembly of Cambodia since 2006.... |
1934– | 7 January 1979 | 27 June 1981 | Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
Heng Samrin Heng Samrin Heng Samrin is a Cambodian politician. He was the chairman of the People's Republic of Kampuchea and the State of Cambodia , and later vice chairman and chairman of the National Assembly of Cambodia since 2006.... |
27 June 1981 | 1 May 1989 | |||
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5 | Heng Samrin Heng Samrin Heng Samrin is a Cambodian politician. He was the chairman of the People's Republic of Kampuchea and the State of Cambodia , and later vice chairman and chairman of the National Assembly of Cambodia since 2006.... |
1934– | 1 May 1989 | 6 April 1992 | Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... /Cambodian People's Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
6 | Chea Sim Chea Sim Chea Sim is a Chinese Cambodian politician. He was the President of the National Assembly from 1981–98 and is currently the President of the Senate .-Biography:... |
1932– | 6 April 1992 | 14 June 1993 | Cambodian People's Party Cambodian People's Party The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party... |
Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 20 November 1991 | 14 June 1993 | Funcinpec Party | |
(1) | Prince Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni... |
1922– | 14 June 1993 | 24 September 1993 | Non-party |
See also
- List of kings of Cambodia
- Prime Minister of CambodiaPrime Minister of CambodiaThe Prime Minister of Cambodia , is the head of government of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Prime Minister is appointed by the King under Article 119 of the Constitution and is responsible for leading the government of the Kingdom.-Constitutional powers:The powers of the Prime Minister are established...