Norodom Sihanouk, born Oct. 31, 1922, was a charismatic figure in Cambodian politics. In many ways he was larger than life: He took six wives and concubines and fathered at least 14 children in 11 ...

Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk dominated his country's politics through more than a half century of foreign invasion, genocide and civil war. The monarch of the small Southeast Asian country, ...

He rode a wave of royalist sentiment to win a United Nations-sponsored election in 1993, but was later ousted in a power struggle with his co-prime minister. By Seth Mydans Musicians of a thriving pop ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – He was many things to the Cambodia he helped navigate through half a century of war and genocide — revered independence hero, ruthless monarch and prime minister, communist ...

BANGKOK — Chinese state media reports that Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, one of Southeast Asia's defining leaders, has died in Beijing. He was 89. King Sihanouk led Cambodia to independence, but ...

He is addressed as ”your royal highness,” writes letters ”in the name of the people” and changes political colors like a chameleon. He was the autocratic ruler of Cambodia before demoting himself to ...

Former King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, an unpredictable and crafty political survivor whose fortunes were entwined with U.S. military involvement in Indochina, died Monday of natural causes in ...

King Norodom Sihanouk, known as much for his colorful personality as his controversial statesmanship, has been synonymous with Cambodia’s modern history for six decades. His era drew to an apparent ...

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