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    Sisowath Sirik Matak (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ សិរិមតៈ; 22 January 1914 – 21 April 1975) was a Cambodian politician and member of the Cambodian royal family,...
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    Sorikanrattana Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914–75) Sisowath Chariya (born 1940) Sisowath Charidy (born 1974) Sisowath Rattana Tevi (born 2002) Sisowath Kethana Devi...
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    appointing the vocally anti-Sihanouk, and pro-US politician Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak as his deputy. Sihanouk later claimed that the 1970 coup against...
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    exiled right-wing nationalist Son Ngoc Thanh, the politician Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak (depicted by Sihanouk as a disgruntled rival claimant to the Cambodian...
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  • against Sihanouk. Lon Nol's appointee as deputy Prime Minister, Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak – a US-friendly nationalist and leader of the Cambodian business...
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    by his Royal Council composed of his cousins: Sisowath Rathary (father of Sisowath Sirik Matak), Sisowath Watchayavong, Norodom Phanouvong, Norodom Suramarit...
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    Sisowath Monipong (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីពង្ស; 25 August 1912 – 31 August 1956) was the second son of the former King of Cambodia, Sisowath Monivong and...
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    they rejected any right of asylum. Among those evicted was Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak, one of those responsible for the removal of Sihanouk from power...
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  • executive board composed, in addition to Long Boret, of Lon Nol, Sisowath Sirik Matak and General Sosthene Fernandez. On 8 April 1975, he attempted unsuccessfully...
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  • Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, General Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak, engineered Sihanouk's removal, Heng was made Head of State until...
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    Sisowath Watchayavong (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ វឌ្ឍឆាយាវង្ស; 13 September 1891 – 30 January 1972) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister...
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    minister and, as his deputy, they named Prince Sirik Matak; an ultraconservative member of the Sisowath branch of the royal clan and long-time enemy of...
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    Minister, with Sisowath Sirik Matak as his deputy. Two months later, Lon Nol left Cambodia to seek medical treatment, leaving Sirik Matak to run the government...
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  • a military coup led by Prime Minister General Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak in the early hours of 18 March 1970. However, as early as 12 March...
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    his own government: the Prime Minister Lon Nol, his deputy Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak, and In Tam. Sihanouk, who was on a trip abroad, initially called...
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    Norodom Kantol Lon Nol Son Sann Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Lon Nol Sisowath Sirik Matak Son Ngoc Thanh Hang Thun Hak In Tam Long Boret Democratic Kampuchea...
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  • and his machinations against the coup's other main figure, Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak, caused serious divisions in the Cambodian administration. While...
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  • roles including as Minister of Interior from 1970 to 1973. Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak was deputy prime minister of Cambodia (1969–70) and then the Khmer...
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    Sisowath Youtevong (Khmer: អ្នកអង្គម្ចាស់ ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស; 1913 – 17 July 1947) was a Cambodian prince, politician and mathematician, credited as...
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    expectations. In 1972, Thanh again became Prime Minister, succeeding to Sisowath Sirik Matak, but after being the target of a bomb attack (possibly organised...
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  • moved to Cambodia prior to Son Sann's birth to serve as an official for Sisowath Souphanouvong, a brother of King Monivong. Son Sann studied in Phnom Penh...
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    he grew up. Nevertheless, Samphan managed to earn a seat at the Lycée Sisowath and was able to travel to France to pursue his university studies in Economics...
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    1970 orchestrated by his own Prime-Minister General Lon Nol and cousin Sirik Matak. Although the armed forces of the Kingdom had been involved since April...
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    Sisowath Monireth (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត; 25 November 1909 – September 1975) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia...
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    developed a close relationship with his grandparents, Norodom Suramarit and Sisowath Kossamak, but was distanced from his father. In 1958, Ranariddh was sent...
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    Norodom Kantol Lon Nol Son Sann Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Lon Nol Sisowath Sirik Matak Son Ngoc Thanh Hang Thun Hak In Tam Long Boret Democratic Kampuchea...
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    connections to the Cambodian royalty: his cousin Meak was a consort of King Sisowath Monivong and later worked as a ballet teacher. When Sâr was six years old...
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    Norodom Kantol Lon Nol Son Sann Khmer Republic (1970–1975) Lon Nol Sisowath Sirik Matak Son Ngoc Thanh Hang Thun Hak In Tam Long Boret Democratic Kampuchea...
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    a military coup led by Prime Minister General Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak. Once the coup was completed, the new regime, which demanded that...
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  • for "reeducation" at a camp in Battambang on April 28. April 21 - Sisowath Sirik Matak was executed by the Khmer Rouge after choosing to remain in Cambodia...
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