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3rd Prime Minister of Cambodia In this Cambodian name, the surname is Sisowath. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Monireth.
Sisowath Monireth, Crown Prince of Cambodia
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនី្នរ៉េត
Monireth in 1953
Chairman of the Regency Council
Acting
6 April 1960 – 13 June 1960
Prime MinisterNorodom Sihanouk
Pho Proeung
Preceded byChuop Hell (acting)
as Chief of State
Succeeded byChuop Hell (acting)
as Chief of State
Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office
17 October 1945 – 15 December 1946
MonarchNorodom Sihanouk
Preceded bySon Ngoc Thanh
Succeeded bySisowath Youtevong
Personal details
Born(1909-11-25)25 November 1909
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
DiedSeptember 1975 (aged 65)
Kampuchea
Political partySangkum (1955–70)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (1945–55; 1970–75)
SpousePok Rosette Vani
Children See list
  • Sisowath Rethnara
  • Sisowath Rakmoni
  • Sisowath Monisowath
  • Sisowath Pongmoni
Parents
AwardsLegion of Honour
Croix de guerre
HouseSisowath
Military service
Allegiance French Third Republic
 Free France
Branch/serviceFrench Foreign Legion
5th Foreign Infantry Regiment
Years of service1939–1945
Battles/warsWorld War II

Sisowath Monireth (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត; 25 November 1909 – September 1975) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia, during the French protectorate period, from 17 October 1945 to 15 December 1946. One of the most prominent members of the Sisowath line of the royal family at the time, he had earlier been passed over for the throne by the French authorities in favor of his nephew Norodom Sihanouk, whom they considered to be more pliable. The prince, however, remained heir to the throne under Sihanouk's reign.

From 1939 to 1945, he fought for France in World War II.

Early life

The original Cambodian Scout movement Ankar Khamarak Kayarith was created in 1934, under the direction of Prince Sisowath Monireth and other leaders, including Tem Im and Pok Thiem. This first era of Cambodian Scouting spread over several provinces and numbered more than 1,000 members.

Period in office

One of his first acts as Prime Minister was to create the first modern Cambodian army. Having won the consent of the French, who had just returned to power in Cambodia after the defeat of the Japanese in World War II, Monireth succeeded in forming out of former colonial NCOs the basis for an indigenous army whose mission, according to the Franco-Khmer Military Convention of 20 November 1946, was to uphold the sovereignty of the king, to preserve internal security, and to defend the frontiers of the country.

In later years, Monireth temporarily acted as head of state from 6 April to 13 June 1960 in his capacity as Chairman of the Regency Council.

In 1975, he was executed by the Khmer Rouge after the Fall of Phnom Penh.

Sisowath Monireth House of SisowathBorn: 9 November 1909 Died: September 1975
Political offices
Preceded byChuop Hell
(acting) 		Chairman of the Regency Council
(acting)
1960 		Succeeded byChuop Hell
(acting)
Preceded bySơn Ngọc Thành Prime Minister of Cambodia
1945–1946 		Succeeded bySisowath Youtevong

See also

References

  1. ^ Lepage, Jean-Denis (2008). The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History. McFarland. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7864-3239-4.
  2. Samdech Krom Preah SISOWATH MONIRETH
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2007-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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