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Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
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Lon Nol
21st Prime Minister of Cambodia
Marshal Lon Nol was a Cambodian military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice, as well as serving repeatedly as defence minister and provincial governor. As a right-wing nationalist, he led the military coup of 1970 against Prince Norodom…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
1970 Cambodian coup d'état
Coup that overthrew Prince Norodom Sihanouk
The 1970 Cambodian coup d'état was the removal of the Cambodian Chief of State, Prince Norodom Sihanouk, after a vote in the National Assembly on 18 March 1970. Emergency powers were subsequently invoked by the Prime Minister Lon Nol, who became effective head of state, and led…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Norodom Sihanouk
King of Cambodia (1941–1955; 1993–2004)
Norodom Sihanouk was a member of the House of Norodom who led the country as King, Chief of State and Prime Minister. In Cambodia, he is known as Samdech Euv. During his lifetime, Cambodia was under various regimes, from French colonial rule, a Japanese puppet state (1945), an…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cambodia
Country in Southeast Asia
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