It's not Mao Tse-tung who threatens southeast Asia, nor is … - Norodom Sihanouk

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It's not Mao Tse-tung who threatens southeast Asia, nor is it Ho Chi Minh. If all of Indochina becomes communist, we can thank America, its mistakes, blunders, crimes and imperialism which protects or launches invariably corrupt, dictatorial and unpopular regimes simply because they are anti-communist.

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Norodom Sihanouk ( regular script ; 31 October 1922 – 15 October 2012) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004. Since his abdication, he became known as The King-Father of Cambodia (Khmer: Preahmâhaviraksat). He is the father of his successor and present king, Norodom Sihamoni, as well as former First Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh.

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Native Name: នរោត្ដម សីហនុ

Alternative Names: Sihanouk • Prince Sihanouk • King Norodom Sihanouk • King Sihanouk • Prince Norodom Sihanouk • Narottama Sīhanu

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