Lon Nol

Prime Minister of Cambodia (1966–1967; 1969–1971)

Lon Nol (Khmer: លន់ នល់, also លន់ ណុល; 13 November 1913 – 17 November 1985) was a Cambodian-Chinese military officer, politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice (1966–1967; 1969–1971), as well as serving repeatedly as defence minister and provincial governor. As a right-wing nationalist, he led the military coup of 1970 against Prince Norodom Sihanouk, abolished the monarchy, and established the short-lived Khmer Republic. Constitutionally a semi-presidential republic, Cambodia was de facto governed under a military dictatorship.

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