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Marshal Lon Nol (Khmer: លន់ នល់, also លន់ ណុល; 13 November 1913 – 17 November 1985) was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice (1966–67; 1969–71), as well as serving repeatedly as defence minister and provincial governor.
Lon Nol (born Nov. 13, 1913, Prey Vêng, Cambodia—died Nov. 17, 1985, Fullerton, Calif., U.S.) was a soldier and politician whose overthrow of Prince Norodom Sihanouk (1970) involved Cambodia in the Indochina war and ended in the takeover (1975) of the country by the communist Khmer Rouge.
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Thousands of Vietnamese were killed by Lon Nol's anti-communist forces and their bodies dumped in the Mekong River. Attacks against Vietnamese began after a demand by Lon Nol that all Vietnamese communists leave Cambodia. Phnom Penh's North Vietnamese embassy was ravaged by Cambodians.
- 18 March 1970
- Cambodia
Lon Nol (1913-1985) was a Cambodian general and prime minister, best known for leading a coup against Norodom Sihanouk in 1970. Lon Nol was born into an affluent family in Prey Veng province, his father a high ranking public servant.
Nov 18, 1985 · Lon Nol, the Cambodian general whose pro-American military Government ruled his country for five years until it was overwhelmed by Khmer Rouge forces in 1975, died yesterday at St. Jude's...
Mar 18, 2020 · How did the 1970 overthrow of Prince Sihanouk by his former prime minister Lon Nol change the course of Cambodia's politics and society? Read the views of historians and experts on the coup, its legality, its consequences and its legacy.
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Mar 20, 2020 · The coup that removed King Sihanouk and brought Lon Nol to power in 1970 was not a violent or illegal seizure, but a constitutional vote by the National Assembly. The article examines how this event shaped Cambodia's history and politics, and how Hun Sen distorts the facts to justify his authoritarian rule.
