Ex-dancer crowned new Cambodia king
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Norodom Sihamoni was crowned yesterday as Cambodia&#39;s first new king in 50 years, in ornate ceremonies that formally ended the reign of one of Asia&#39;s longest-serving and best-known rulers.
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The new king of Cambodia has been anointed by his father and predecessor, in the first act of his coronation day. Norodom Sihanouk poured holy water from the 800-year-old temples of Angkor Wat over the head of King Norodom Sihamoni.
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PHNOM PENH - King Norodom Sihanouk, a quixotic ruler who freed Cambodia from its colonial shackles but failed to keep it out of the Vietnam War or the clutches of the brutal Khmer Rouge, abdicated last night, his son said.
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Cambodia is a step closer to choosing a new king, after the Senate approved a draft law on the terms of succession. King Sihanouk announced his abdication last week, even though the current law has no provision for such a move.
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Cambodia began three days of celebrations Thursday as its new king, former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni, prepared to take over the throne from his father, who was adored by his people for more than 60 years.
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Cambodia's new monarch King Norodom Sihamoni received blessings from top Buddhist monks and his parents ahead of his formal coronation ceremony, as Phnom Penh slipped into celebratory mode.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia Oct. 14, 2004 - Retiring King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s son, a former ballet dancer and UN cultural ambassador, was officially confirmed Thursday to succeed his father on the throne, assuring the continuation of the ancient monarchy.
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Prince Norodom Sihamoni was named Cambodia's new king Thursday, succeeding his father, Norodom Sihanouk, who stunned the country last week by announcing his abdication because of ill health.
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TOKYO, October 7 (Itar-Tass) - King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia has abdicated the throne, his son Prince Norodom Ranariddh, leader of the royalist party FUNCINPEC and Chairman of the National Assembly, has announced, according to reports reaching here.
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Enormous wooden temple drums sounded to herald a new royal era in Cambodia yesterday as King Norodom Sihamoni addressed the nation for the first time after an elaborate
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King Sihamoni is due to arrive in Phnom Penh after being named last week as the his father's successor.
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Norodom Sihamoni returned home to Cambodia on Wednesday, appointed as the country&#39;s new king to replace his father, Norodom Sihanouk, who abdicated this month.
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The stage has been set for a little-known son of King Norodom Sihanouk to be crowned Cambodia&#39;s next monarch after the king&#39;s surprise abdication last week.
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Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, who is in Beijing, has abdicated, his son and national assembly president Prince Norodom Ranariddh told reporters.
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia&#39;s Senate yesterday approved the formation of a throne council to pick a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk, who stunned the nation last week by announcing his intention to abdicate.
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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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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia  - Cambodian King Norodom  Sihanouk has abdicated, sick and dismayed at political  infighting in his impoverished country as it tries to recover  from the "Killing Fields" era, his son said on Thursday.