1970 Cambodian Chief of State election
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19 March 1970
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A election was held on 19 March 1970, to determine the acting Chief of State.[1]
Background
While Norodom Sihanouk was aboard, Cheng Heng acted from January 1970 onwards as Chief of State for Sihanouk, however Sihanouk still held the ofgice.[2] Ten days later Prime Minister Lon Nol and Deputy Prime Minister Sisowath Sirik Matak led a coup d'état, the pro-Lon Nol faction of the Royal Khmer Armed Forces took up positions around the capital, and a debate was held within the National Assembly under In Tam's direction, in the end the majority unanimously voted to invoke Article 122 of the Cambodian constitution, which withdrew confidence in Sihanouk.[3] With that Cheng Heng was the acting Chief of State, without that Sihanouk still hold the position.[4][5][6]
Election
On 19 March 1970 at two pm, the National Assembly elected Cheng Heng to be the acting Chief of State.[7]
Aftermath
On 21 March 1970, Cheng Heng took the oath.[8]
References
- ↑ "LEADERS OF COUP IN CAMBODIA BACK A NEUTRAL POLICY". New York Times. 20 March 1970.
- ↑ "The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse" (PDF). Sak Sutsakhan.
- ↑ Clymer, Kenton (2004). The United States and Cambodia, 1969–2000: A Troubled Relationship. p. 21. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415326025.
- ↑ 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- ↑ "Historical Documents - Office of the Historian".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.
- ↑ "LEADERS OF COUP IN CAMBODIA BACK A NEUTRAL POLICY". New York Times. 20 March 1970.
- ↑ James P. Sterba (22 March 1970). "Cambodian Chief Sworn, Pledges to Oust Vietcong". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2026.