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Lon Nol
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President of the Khmer Republic | |
In office March 10, 1972 – April 1, 1975 |
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Prime Minister | Sisowath Sirik Matak Son Ngoc Thanh Hang Thun Hak In Tam Long Boret |
Preceded by | Cheng Heng |
Succeeded by | Peter Khoy Saukam (acting) |
23rd Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In office August 14, 1969 – March 11, 1971 |
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President | Norodom Sihanouk Cheng Heng (acting) |
Deputy | Sisowath Sirik Matak |
Preceded by | Penn Nouth |
Succeeded by | Sisowath Sirik Matak |
In office October 25, 1966 – May 1, 1967 |
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President | Norodom Sihanouk |
Preceded by | Norodom Kantol |
Succeeded by | Son Sann |
Leader of the Social Republican Party | |
In office June 15, 1972 – April 1, 1975 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Minister of Defense | |
In office 1968–1969 |
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Prime Minister | Son Sann Penn Nouth |
Personal details | |
Born | (1913-11-13)November 13, 1913 Prey Veng, Cambodia |
Died | November 17, 1985(1985-11-17) (aged 72) Fullerton, California, U.S. |
Political party | Social Republican Party |
Other political affiliations |
Sangkum (until 1970) |
Spouse(s) | Sovanna Lon |
Children | 9 |
Alma mater | Cambodian Royal Military Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Cambodia Khmer Republic |
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Years of service | 1952–1975 |
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Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces |
Battles/wars | First Indochina War |
Marshal Lon Nol was a Cambodian politician and military leader. He led a coup against Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970. 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.
Lon Nol with U.S. Vice President Spiro Agnew in Phnom Penh, 1970.