Cambodia&#39;s Sihanouk Signals Abdication
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The announcement Thursday that King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia would abdicate his throne because of poor health has raised new uncertainties for a country with
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia  - Efforts to persuade aging  and ailing Norodom Sihanouk to reverse his decision to abdicate  the Cambodian throne mounted Friday, but parliament was  preparing the way for a successor to be chosen.
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Cambodia&#39;s efforts to choose a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk after his surprise abdication cleared a last legal hurdle on Monday when the country&#39;s top constitutional body ruled the process valid.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia offered to abdicate on Thursday, sick and dismayed at political infighting in his impoverished country as it struggles to recover from the &quot;Killing Fields&quot; era.
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Cambodia&#39;s new King Norodom Sihamoni is greeted at Phnom Penh airport Wednesday Oct 20, 2004. Norodom Sihamoni, returned home from China on Wednesday to ascend the throne vacated by his father, former King Norodom Sihanouk.
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PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has moved closer towards selecting a new monarch to replace abdicated King Norodom Sihanouk, with the country&#39;s Senate approving a bill needed to appoint his successor.
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Cambodia&#39;s legislature has voted to allow a nine-member council to choose a successor to 81-year-old King Norodom Sihanouk, who abdicated last week.
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King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s abdication announcement is not the first time the mercurial and enigmatic Cambodian has caught his nation by surprise.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia is preparing to crown its first new king in decades later Friday, amid an array of official celebrations.
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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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Efforts to persuade aging and ailing  Norodom Sihanouk to reverse his decision to abdicate the  Cambodian throne mounted Friday.
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Cambodia approves a law to choose a new monarch, after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.
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PHNOM PENH The final hurdles were cleared Monday for Cambodia to select a new monarch to replace King Norodom Sihanouk, with Senate approval of a law to appoint his heir the acting head of state.
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By KER MUNTHIT Associated Press Writer PHNOM PENH, Cambodia . Cambodians were shocked and worried when revered King Norodom Sihanouk announced his decision last week to abdicate after six decades at the
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, concerned for his country's political stability, said on Sunday that a new monarch should be chosen next week if King Norodom Sihanouk was determined to retire.
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Cambodiaâs King Norodom Sihanouk declared today that his son, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, is ready to accept the crown to resolve a political crisis triggered last week when the 81-year-old monarch announced he would abdicate.
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King Norodom Sihamoni, a former dancer, was chosen to succeed his father Norodom Sihanouk after he announced his abdication earlier this month.