Lon Nol |
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In office March 10, 1972 – April 1, 1975 |
Prime Minister | Sisowath Sirik Matak Son Ngoc Thanh Hang Thun Hak In Tam Long Boret |
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Preceded by | Cheng Heng |
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Succeeded by | Peter Khoy Saukam (acting) |
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In office August 14, 1969 – March 11, 1971 |
President | Norodom Sihanouk Cheng Heng (acting) |
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Deputy | Sisowath Sirik Matak |
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Preceded by | Penn Nouth |
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Succeeded by | Sisowath Sirik Matak |
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In office October 25, 1966 – May 1, 1967 |
President | Norodom Sihanouk |
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Preceded by | Norodom Kantol |
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Succeeded by | Son Sann |
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In office June 15, 1972 – April 1, 1975 |
Preceded by | Position established |
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Succeeded by | Position abolished |
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In office 1968–1969 |
Prime Minister | Son Sann Penn Nouth |
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Born | (1913-11-13)November 13, 1913 Prey Veng, Cambodia |
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Died | November 17, 1985(1985-11-17) (aged 72) Fullerton, California, U.S. |
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Political party | Social Republican Party |
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Other political affiliations | Sangkum (until 1970) |
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Spouse(s) | Sovanna Lon |
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Children | 9 |
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Alma mater | Cambodian Royal Military Academy |
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Allegiance | Cambodia Khmer Republic |
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Branch/service | Khmer National Army |
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Years of service | 1952–1975 |
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Rank | Field marshal |
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Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces |
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Battles/wars | First Indochina War |
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Marshal Lon Nol (Khmer: លន់ នល់, also លន់ ណុល; 13 November 1913 – 17 November 1985) was a Cambodian politician and military leader. He led a coup against Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970.[1] Nol made himself President of the newly created Khmer Republic.
The Khmer Rouge took leadership of Cambodia. Lon Nol fled from Cambodia to Indonesia and then to the United States.
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