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As King, his full regnal title is Preahkaruna Preah Bath Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni Samanphoum Cheatsasna Rakhatkhateya Khemrarothreas Puthinthrea Thoreamohaksat Khemreachnea Samophorpheas Kampuch Ekreachroatboranaksanteh Sopheakmongkulea Sereyvibolar Khemarasreypireas Preah Chao Krong Kampuchea Thipadey (in romanized Khmer ...
The king also fulfils other roles not explicitly mentioned in the constitution in his capacity as head of state, for example, presiding over events of national significance [17] including religious ceremonies and traditions integral to the Khmer nation, [18] supporting humanitarian and philanthropic causes, [19] and representing Cambodia abroad ...
1860–1960: King of Cambodia (under French protectorate in 1863–1945 and 1945–1953, and Japanese puppet state in 1945) 1960 : Chairman of the Regency Council; 1960–1970: Chief of State of Cambodia; 1970–1975: President of the Khmer Republic; 1975 : Chairman the Supreme Committee
Sihanouk's royal coffin was adorned with gold and draped with the Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia. The former king's body was greeted by 90 Buddhist monks who chanted prayers and by tens of thousands citizens waited along the road. [6] Brought into the Royal Palace, his body reposed there until 1 February 2013.
The royal arms of Cambodia is the symbol of the Cambodian monarchy. They have existed in some form close to the one depicted since the establishment of the independent Kingdom of Cambodia in 1953 . It is the symbol on the royal standard of the reigning monarch of Cambodia , currently King Norodom Sihamoni .
The English Cambodia is an anglicisation of the French Cambodge, ... [82] [83] Norodom Sihamoni was crowned Cambodia's king in 2004 after his father Sihanouk's ...
The Cambodian king was beholden to the Vichy French, who were in turn beholden to the Japanese. In western Cambodia, Thailand , now an ally of the Japanese, occupied territory. As the Japanese and Thai oppression of Cambodians became evident, Sisowath Monivong retired to Kampot in late 1941 and died at Bokor the same year. [ 5 ]
The Kingdom of Cambodia, [a] also known as the First Kingdom of Cambodia, [b] and commonly referred to as the Sangkum period, [c] refers to Norodom Sihanouk's first administration of Cambodia, lasting from the country's independence from France in 1953 to a military coup d'état in 1970.