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Lon Nol
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Lon Nol (1913–1985) was a Cambodian politician and military officer who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia and defence minister. Born in Prey Veng Province, he held the rank of field marshal and commanded the Khmer National Armed Forces. His military career included participation in the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War. He was a member of the Khmer Renovation, Sangkum, and Social Republican Party.
Nol spoke Khmer, English, and French, and practiced Buddhism. He had nine children and siblings named Lon Nil and Lon Non. He died of heart failure in Fullerton. His published works include "Le néo-khmérisme" and various official declarations made as President of the Khmer Republic.
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Sisowath Sirik Matak , Son Ngoc Thanh , Hang Thun Hak , In Tam , Long Boret
- Preceded by
- Cheng Heng
- Succeeded by
- Saukham Khoy (acting)
- Monarch
- Sisowath Kossamak (1969–1970)
- President
- Norodom Sihanouk , Cheng Heng
- Deputy
- Sisowath Sirik Matak
- Monarchs
- Norodom Suramarit , Sisowath Kossamak
- Born
- ( 1913-11-13 ) 13 November 1913, Kampong Leav District , Prey Veng Province , Cambodia , French Indochina
- Died
- 17 November 1985 (1985-11-17) (aged 72), St. Jude Medical Center , Fullerton, California , U.S.
- Party
- Social Republican , (1972–1975) Independent , (1970–1972) Sangkum , (1955–1970) Khmer Renovation Party , (1947–1955)
- Parents
- Lon Hin (father) Mau Nuon (mother)
- Relatives
- Lon Nil , Lon Non , Antoine Pinto
- Allegiance
- First Kingdom of Cambodia , Khmer Republic
- Branch service
- Royal Cambodian Army , Khmer National Army
- Years of service
- 1952–1975
- Rank
- Marshal
- Commands
- Commander-in-Chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces
- Battles wars
- First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Cambodia
- Place of birth
- Prey Veng Province
- Place of death
- Fullerton
- Sibling
- Lon Non
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Prime Minister of Cambodia
- Political party
- Social Republican Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Conflict
- Cambodian Civil War
- Military branch
- Royal Cambodian Army
- Military rank
- field marshal
- Image
- LonNol (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 9
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1913-11-13
- date of death
- 1985-11-17
- Commons category
- Lon Nol
- name in native language
- លន់ នល់
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- commander of (DEPRECATED)
- Khmer National Armed Forces
- ethnic group
- Chinese Cambodians
- place of burial
- Fullerton
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Lon Nol (Khmer: លន់ នល់, also លន់ ណុល; 13 November 1913 – 17 November 1985) was a Cambodian military officer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice (1966–1967; 1969–1971), as well as serving repeatedly as defence minister and provincial governor. As a right-wing nationalist, he led the military coup of 1970 against Prince Norodom Sihanouk, abolished the monarchy, and established the short-lived Khmer Republic. Constitutionally a semi-presidential republic, Cambodia was de facto governed under a military dictatorship. He was the commander-in-chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces during the Cambodian Civil War and became President of the Khmer Republic on 10 March 1972. On 1 April 1975, as the only president of the republic 16 days before Angkar and the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, Lon Nol fled to Indonesia and later the United States; first to Hawaii and then to California, where he remained until his death in 1985.
Early life
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