Lon Nol

@Cambodian Politician, Birthday and Childhood

Lon Nol was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia twice and was the self-proclaimed President of Khmer Republic.

Nov 13, 1913

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Personal Details

  • Birthday: November 13, 1913
  • Died on: November 17, 1985
  • Nationality: Cambodian
  • Famous: Cambodian Politician, Leaders, Political Leaders, Prime Ministers, Dictators
  • Siblings: Lon Non
  • Founder / Co-Founder:
    • Social Republican Party
  • Birth Place: Prey Veng Province

Lon Nol born at

Prey Veng Province

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Birth Place

At the time of death, he was married to Sovanna Lon, his second wife, and was the father of nine children.

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Personal Life

He died from a heart problem on November 17, 1985, in Fullerton, California, United States. He was buried at the Loma Vista Memorial Park.

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Personal Life

Lon Nol was born on November 13, 1913, in Prey Veng Province, to Lon Hin, who served as a district chief in Siem Reap and Kampong Thom. His family belonged to mixed Chinese-Khmer ancestry.

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Childhood & Early Life

He received his early education from the Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat in Saigon, followed by the Cambodian Royal Military Academy.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1937, he was employed with the French colonial civil service and was appointed a magistrate. In 1939, he proved himself to be an efficient enforcer of French rule against a series of anti-colonial disturbances.

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Career

By 1946, he rose to the post of Governor of Kratie Province and became an associate of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. In the late 1940s, he set up a pro-independence political group and became increasingly involved in the Cambodian politics.

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In 1952, he joined the army and carried out military operations against the Viet Minh. Three years later, he became the army chief of staff and in 1960, he was appointed the commander-in-chief. He became a trusted supporter of Sihanouk and was appointed as the deputy premier in 1963.

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In the 1966 parliamentary elections, there occurred a major shift in the balance of power towards Lon Nol and he became the Prime Minister of Cambodia. The following year, his troops were used by Sihanouk to carry out a savage repression of a leftist-inspired revolt in Battambang Province.

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In 1967, Lon Nol was injured in a car crash and took temporary retirement. The following year, he returned to the political scene as the Minister of Defense in Sihanouk’s cabinet, a post which he served in for a year.

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