The king who courted the Khmer Rouge
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The career of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia has been a bewildering trail of political twists and expedient turns. Now the man they call the &#39;mercurial monarch&#39; has announced his abdication.
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PHNOM PENH : Thousands of Cambodians flocked to the royal palace to catch a glimpse of new King Norodom Sihamoni as his formal coronation period ended with the extinguishing of a candle.
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PHNOM PENH: In a ceremony full of pageantry and hope, KING NORODOM SIHAMONI ascended the Cambodian throne yesterday, ushering in a new royal era for a country still trying to draw a line under its bloody, genocidal past.
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King Norodom Sihanouk said on  Tuesday his decision to abdicate gave Cambodia a chance to  choose a successor in his lifetime and thus avoid another  bloodbath.
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA -- Standing before golden statues of his ancestors in the Royal Palace, former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni -- a man little known in Cambodia -- took over the throne Friday from his father.
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Cambodia&#39;s new king, Norodom Sihamoni, returned from China Wednesday to become his country&#39;s first new monarch in decades, thanking his people for giving him the honor and promising to &quot;do my utmost&#39;&#39; to serve them.
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King Norodom Sihanouk has urged Cambodians to choose a new king and avoid &quot;any chaos&quot; in the impoverished country still struggling to recover from its Khmer Rouge past.
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PHNOM PENH - Cambodia&#39;s retired king yesterday for the first time publicly backed his 51-year-old son, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, to take over the throne he relinquished last week.
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Cambodia&#39;s new king has been officially sworn in following the surprise abdication of his father. Norodom Sihamoni, 51, was crowned at a ceremony in the capital Phnom Penh after his father King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s decision to stand down earlier this month.
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Cambodia's new King Sihamoni is anointed by his father as his coronation day gets under way.
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Cambodians are awaiting the outcome of a trip to China by one of the country&#39;s leaders, who is hoping to coax King Norodom Sihanouk into reversing his decision to abdicate.
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PRAGUE - The new monarch of Cambodia was once a dance-crazy youngster whose passion for ballet took him all the way to Prague for 13 years of rigorous training with the best, steeping himself in Czech language and culture in the process.
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Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, the 51-year-old son of former king Norodom Sihanouk, formally took his oath as monarch in a ceremony broadcast on national television.
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Ex n.2 Khmer sarebbe principale mandante purghe regime
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Newly selected king Norodom Sihamoni has ascended the throne of Cambodia at a solemn coronation ceremony held in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace here Friday evening.
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A little-known son of King Sihanouk is set to be chosen as Cambodia's new monarch, as a special council meets.
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Cambodians were shocked and worried when revered King Norodom Sihanouk announced his decision last week to abdicate after six decades at the stormy center of his country&#39;s often brutal history.