Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Cambodia
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Penn Nouth 🇰🇭

ប៉ែន នុត (Known as "Samdech Penn Nouth")
Seven-Time Prime Minister of Cambodia, Royal Diplomatic Advisor, Peacemaker
Born 1906-04-01 🇰🇭 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Passed Away 1985-05-18 Châtillon, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Lifespan 79 years old
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"Loyalty to the king and to the peace of the realm has been the single compass of my public life."

Archival Overview

Veteran statesman and seven-time Prime Minister of Cambodia whose administrative acumen and unshakeable loyalty to King Sihanouk guided Cambodia through independence and difficult Cold War crises.

Biographical Record

Penn Nouth was born on April 1, 1906, in Phnom Penh into an aristocratic bureaucratic family. Graduating from the École des Hautes Études Indochinoises in Hanoi, Penn Nouth entered royal administration, becoming King Norodom Sihanouk's most trusted political confidant and diplomatic negotiator.

Serving seven non-consecutive terms as Prime Minister between 1948 and 1976, Penn Nouth was the principal architect of Sihanouk's Royal Crusade for Independence in 1953. During the 1970–1975 civil war, he served as Prime Minister of the Royal Government of National Union (GRUNK) in Beijing exile. Following the Khmer Rouge nightmare, he survived house arrest in Phnom Penh, dying peacefully in France in 1985.

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Final Resting Place

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Châtillon Cemetery / Ashes later returned to Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
GPS: 11.5600, 104.9200
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