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This is a list of heads of state of Cambodia from the accession of King Norodom on 19 October 1860 to the present day. It lists various heads of state which served in the modern history of Cambodia, under several different regimes and with various titles. From 1860 onward, there have been 12 heads of state (acting heads of state are not counted).
Cambodia's constitution, promulgated in 1993, stipulated the king's role as a mainly ceremonial one. It declared that the king "shall reign, but not govern" [1] as well as being the "symbol of national unity and continuity". [2] The king performs important functions of state as required by the constitution. This includes but is not limited to:
3 Cambodia (1431–present) 4 References. Toggle the table of contents. Family tree of Cambodian monarchs. 3 languages.
Khmer kings (1 C, 33 P) R. Rulers of Hà Tiên (4 P) Pages in category "Monarchs of Cambodia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Cambodia officially gained its independence from France. 1955: 2 March: King Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father, Norodom Suramarit. 1963: 27 August: Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam. 1970: 18 March: General Lon Nol overthrew Sihanouk and established a republic. Start of the Cambodian Civil War and the US Cambodian Campaign: 1975 ...
Note for Cambodian and Khmer kings, use Category: ... Pages in category "Monarchy of Cambodia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
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Cambodia has a population of about 17 million people, [15] the majority of which are ethnically Khmer. Its capital and most populous city is Phnom Penh, followed by Siem Reap and Battambang. [16] In 802 AD, Jayavarman II declared himself king, uniting the warring Khmer princes of Chenla under the name "Kambuja". [17]