Sisowath Monipong

Sisowath Monipong
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីពង្ស
Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office
30 May 1950 – 3 March 1951
MonarchNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded byNorodom Sihanouk
Succeeded byOum Chheang Sun
Cambodian Ambassador to France
In office
3 March 1955 – 31 August 1956
MonarchsNorodom Sihanouk
Norodom Suramarit
Prime Minister
Personal details
Born(1912-08-25)25 August 1912
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died31 August 1956(1956-08-31) (aged 44)
Paris, France
Political partyIndependent
Children13
Parents
HouseSisowath
Military service
Allegiance French Third Republic
 Free France
Branch/serviceFrench Foreign Legion
French Air Force[1]
Years of service1939–1945
Battles/warsWorld War II[1]
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Sisowath Monipong (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីពង្ស; 25 August 1912 – 31 August 1956) was the second son of the former King of Cambodia, Sisowath Monivong and Princess Norodom Kanviman Norleak Tevi.[2] He took part in Cambodian politics during and after World War II.

  1. ^ a b Lepage, Jean-Denis (2008). The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7864-3239-4.
  2. ^ Nepote, Jacques & Sisowath, Ravivaddhana Monipong, Etat présent de la Maison Royale du Cambodge, Institut de la Maison Royale du Cambodge, Paris, 1994