| LC control no. | n 79139063 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Norodom Sihanouk, Prince, 1922-2012 |
| Variant(s) | Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk, Upayuvareach, 1922-2012 Hsi-ha-nu-kʻo chʻin wang, 1922-2012 Sihanouk, Prince, 1922-2012 Sianouk, Norodom, 1922-2012 Hsi-ha-nu-kʻo, No-lo-tun, 1922-2012 Hsi-ha-nu-kʻo, Prince, 1922-2012 Norodom Sihanouk Varman, King of Cambodia, 1922-2012 Kantol, Norodom, Prince, 1922-2012 Norodom Kantol, Prince, 1922-2012 Narōdom Sīhanu, Prince, 1922-2012 N. Sihanouk (Norodom Sihanouk), 1922-2012 |
| Birth date | 1922-10-31 |
| Death date | 2012-10-15 |
| Place of birth | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Place of death | Beijing, China |
| Profession or occupation | King of Cambodia Head of state of Cambodia Head of state of Cambodia Prime minister of Cambodia King of Cambodia |
| Found in | Crowson, B. F. A biographical study ... His N. Sihanouk's explanations, 1981-1985, 1985?: t.p. (N. Sihanouk) p. 1 (Norodom Sihanouk) His Hsi-ha-nu-kʻo hui i lu, 1979: t.p. (No-lo-tun Hsi-ha-nu-kʻo) Encyc. Brit., 15th ed., microp.: v. 7, p. 393 (Norodom Sihanouk (b. Oct. 31, 1922), Phnom Penh, Cambodia), successively Cambodia's king, prime minister, and head of state; b. son of Prince Norodom Suramarit and Princess Kossamak Nearirath, the daughter of Sisowath, king of Cambodia from 1904 t0 1907, acceded to throne with death of Sisowath's son Monivong in 1941; founded the Sangkum Reastre Niyum (People's Socialist Community) in Jan. 1955; on Mar. 2, abdicated in favor of his father, becoming the new monarch's prime minister; when Suramarit died on April 3, 1960, Sihanouk became head of state as well; in 1970 ... Gen. Lon Nol ... overthrew Sihanouk's govt.) Acad. Amer. encyc., c1989: v. 14, p. 222 (Norodom Sihanouk) Encyc. Amer., c1990: v. 24, p. 807 (Sihanouk, Prince Norodom) His Khwāmsongčham khō̜ng Somdet Narōdomsīhanu, 1991. New York times WWW site, Oct. 15, 2012 (Norodom Sihanouk; b. Oct. 31, 1922, Phnom Penh; d. early Monday [Oct. 15, 2012], Beijing, aged 89; charismatic Cambodian leader whose remarkable skills of political adaptation personified for the world the tiny, troubled kingdom where he was a towering figure through six decades) |
| Associated language | fre khm eng |
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