General Sak Sutsakhan | |
|---|---|
សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Committee | |
| In office 12 April 1975 – 17 April 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Saukham Khoy (acting) as President of the Khmer Republic |
| Succeeded by | Norodom Sihanouk as President of the State Presidium |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1928 Battambang, Cambodia, French Indochina |
| Died | 29 April 1994 (aged 66) Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  First Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic Khmer People's National Liberation Front |
| Branch/service | Royal Cambodian Army Khmer National Army Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1957–1994 |
| Rank |  Major general |
General Sak Sutsakhan (Khmer: សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន; 8 February 1928[1] – 29 April 1994) was a Cambodian politician and soldier who had a long career in the country's politics. He was the last Head of State of the Khmer Republic, the regime overthrown by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Sak Sutsakhan formed a pro-US force known as the Khmer Sâ (White Khmer).[2] As a businessman, Sak Sutsakhan notably owned a Dairy Queen franchise in Anaheim, California.[3]
- ^ Some sources give 2 August.
- ^ Haas, Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the United States: the Faustian pact (1991), page unknown.
- ^ "Cambodians From S. California Go Home To Seek Political Office | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 2022-02-04.