Norodom Ranariddh
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| Norodom Ranariddh | |
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| Khmer name | |
| Khmer script: | នរោត្ដម រណឬទ្ធិ |
| IPA transcription: | [nɔroːɗɑm ranə.rɨt] |
| UNGEGN romanization: | Nôroŭttâm Rônâritth |
| ALA-LC romanization: | Narottama Ranariddhi |
Prince Norodom Ranariddh (born January 2, 1944) is the second son of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half brother of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni.
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He is the former chairman of the Funcinpec political party, having been removed by party vote on October 18, 2006. He was the Senior Co-Prime Minister of Cambodia from September 1993, when the monarchy was restored, until July 1997, when he was ousted by Hun Sen. After initially fleeing the country, he later returned to Cambodia and became Chairman of the Cambodian National Assembly. When King Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in October 2004, Ranariddh was suspected of being a candidate to succeed him, and a likely choice for king on account of his popularity. He himself claimed, however, that he did not want the post. Later that month he was part of the nine-member throne council which convened and chose Norodom Sihamoni to be the next king.
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| Preceded by Sen-Ranariddh Coalition |
Prime Minister of Cambodia 1993–1997 |
Succeeded by Ung Huot |
| Leaders of Cambodia since 1970 |
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 Khmer Republic, Lon Nol • Sisowath Sirik Matak • Son Ngoc Thanh • Hang Thun Hak • In Tam • Long Boret • Sosthene Fernandez Penn Nouth
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