1960 Cambodian Chief of State election
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A election to determine the Chief of State was held on 13 June or 14 June 1960, after the result of the policy referendum on 5 June were the majority approved the policies of Norodom Sihanouk, like that the new elected Head of State acquires the powers and prerogatives of a sovereign.[5][6] Besides that Sihanouk wasn't yet elected as Chief of State.
Aftermath
Norodom Sihanouk was elected and took office on 14 June, while he was supposed to be the Chief of State for life,[7] he was replaced by Cheng Heng on 18 March 1970, after the success of the coup d'état on the same day.[8][9][10]
References
- ↑ "Norodom Sihanouk". Britannica.
- ↑ "Why I quit Throne 1955".
- ↑ "Chuop Hell" (PDF).
- ↑ "CAMBODIA NAMES RULER; Prince Sihanouk Agrees to Become 'Chief of State'". The New York Times. 14 June 1960. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "Why I quit Throne 1955". Phnom Penh Post.
- ↑ http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=kh011960
- ↑ https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/norodom-sihanouk
- ↑ Norodom Sihanouk Varman, King of Cambodia; Burchett, Wilfred G. (30 June 1974). "My war with the CIA : the memoirs of Prince Norodom Sihanouk". Harmondsworth : Penguin Books – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "Historical Documents - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov.
- ↑ Gordon, Bernard K.; Young, Kathryn (1971). "The Khmer Republic: That Was the Cambodia That Was". Asian Survey. 11 (1): 26–40. doi:10.2307/2642904. JSTOR 2642904 – via JSTOR.
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