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Born April 4, 1951 (age 74) • Cambodia
Title / Office prime minister (1998-2023), Cambodia • prime minister (1985-1993), Cambodia
Political Affiliation Cambodian People’s Party • Communist Party of Kampuchea • Khmer Rouge
Notable Family Members son Hun Manet

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Lon Nol
president of Cambodia
Pol Pot
Pol Pot
Cambodian political leader
Hun Manet
Hun Manet
Cambodian politician
Si Votha
Cambodian prince
Angkor, Cambodia: Angkor Thom ruins
Jayavarman VII
king of Khmer empire
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk
king of Cambodia
Suryavarman II
king of Khmer empire
Norodom Sihamoni
Norodom Sihamoni
king of Cambodia
Norodom
Norodom
king of Cambodia
Duong
king of Cambodia
Chan II
king of Cambodia
Suryavarman I
king of Angkor
Sisowath
king of Cambodia
Chan I
king of Cambodia
Jayavarman II
king of Khmer empire
Indravarman I
king of Angkor
Divākarapaṇḍita
Cambodian adviser
Vladimir A. Kryuchkov
Soviet politician
Valery Boldin
Soviet politician
Boris Pugo
Soviet politician