Lon Nol
| Lon Nol | |
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| 7th President of the Khmer Republic | |
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In office March 10, 1972 – April 1, 1975 |
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| Prime Minister |
Sisowath Sirik Matak Son Ngoc Thanh Hang Thun Hak In Tam Long Boret |
| Preceded by | Cheng Heng |
| Succeeded by | Peter Khoy Saukam (acting) |
| 23rd Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
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In office August 14, 1969 – March 11, 1971 |
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| President |
Norodom Sihanouk Cheng Heng (acting) |
| Deputy | Sisowath Sirik Matak |
| Preceded by | Penn Nouth |
| Succeeded by | Sisowath Sirik Matak |
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In office October 25, 1966 – May 1, 1967 |
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| President | Norodom Sihanouk |
| Preceded by | Norodom Kantol |
| Succeeded by | Son Sann |
| Leader of the Social Republican Party | |
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In office June 15, 1972 – April 1, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Defense | |
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In office 1968–1969 |
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| Prime Minister |
Son Sann Penn Nouth |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 13, 1913 Kampong Leav, Prey Veng, Cambodia |
| Died |
November 17, 1985 (aged 72) Fullerton, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Loma Vista Memorial Park Fullerton, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Social Republican Party |
| Other political affiliations |
Sangkum (until 1970) |
| Spouse(s) | Sovanna Lon |
| Children | 9 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Cambodia Khmer Republic
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Cambodian Army Khmer National Army
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| Years of service | 1952–1975 |
| Rank |
 Field marshal
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| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars | First Indochina War |
Marshal Lon Nol (Khmer: លន់ នល់, also លន់ ណុល; November 13, 1913 – November 17, 1985) was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice (1966–67; 1969–71), as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister. He led the military coup of 1970 against Prince Norodom Sihanouk and became the self-proclaimed President of the newly created Khmer Republic, ruling until 1975. He was the founder and leader of the short-lived Social Republican Party, and commander-in-chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces.
People still think that it was a coup against the king, but it was a war against Vietnam in fact.
Nol was born in Prey Veng Province on November 13, 1913, to a family of mixed Khmer-Chinese descent. His father Lon Hin was the son of a Khmer Krom from Tay Ninh Province who later served as a district chief in Siem Reap and Kampong Thom, after making a name for himself 'pacifying' bandit groups in Prey Veng. His maternal grandfather was a Chinese immigrant from Fujian province who later became the governor of Prey Veng. Nol was educated in the relatively privileged surroundings of the Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat in Saigon, followed by the Cambodian Royal Military Academy.
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