Cheng Heng

Cheng Heng
ឆេង ហេង
Portrait of Cheng Heng
President of the Khmer Republic
In office
9 October 1970 – 10 March 1972[1]
Prime MinisterLon Nol
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLon Nol
Chief of State of Cambodia
Acting
In office
21 March 1970 – 9 October 1970
MonarchSisowath Kossamak
Prime MinisterLon Nol
Preceded byNorodom Sihanouk
Succeeded byHimself
as President of the Khmer Republic
President of the National Assembly
In office
1969–1970
Prime MinisterLon Nol
Succeeded byEk Yi Oun
Personal details
Born(1910-01-10)January 10, 1910
Takéo, Cambodia, French Indochina
DiedMarch 15, 1996(1996-03-15) (aged 86)
Portland, Oregon, United States

Cheng Heng (Khmer: ឆេង ហេង, 10 January 1917 – 15 March 1996)[2] was a Cambodian politician, who was the country's Head of State from 1970 to 1972, and was a relatively prominent political figure during the Khmer Republic period (1970–1975).

  1. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 9781134264971.
  2. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 9781134264971.