Norodom Phurissara នរោត្តម ភូរីស្សរ៉ា | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office | 1966 - 1970 |
Predecessor | Norodom Viriya |
Successor | Yem Sambaur |
Born | Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina | 13 October 1919
Died | April 1976 (aged 56) Phnom Penh, Democratic Kampuchea |
Alma mater | Royal University of Phnom Penh |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse | Sisowath Darameth |
House | Norodom |
Father | Norodom Phanouvongs |
Prince Norodom Phurissara (Khmer: នរោត្ដម ភូរីស្សរ៉ា,[1] October 13, 1919 – April 1976) was a prominent leftist Cambodian politician of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, who held a number of ministerial posts. A member of the Cambodian royal family, he disappeared during the political purges carried out by the Communist Party of Cambodia (the Khmer Rouge) after it came to power.