World ; Cambodia&#39;s King Sihanouk abdicates
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&quot;I ask all compatriots to please allow me to retire,&quot; the king&#39;s letter said. He also asked the people to begin a search for a successor, said Ranariddh.
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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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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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Description: In Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni who accedes to the throne with an elaborate coronation, following the abdication of his father King Norodom Sihanouk.
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The son of Cambodia&#39;s former King Norodom Sihanouk, has formally taken his oath as monarch in a ceremony broadcast on national television.
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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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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 -- Prince Norodom Sihamoni was named Cambodia's new king yesterday, succeeding his father, Norodom Sihanouk, who stunned the country last week by announcing his abdication because of ill health.
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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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Cambodia&#39;s national assembly president left for China on Saturday to beg King Norodom Sihanouk to change his mind about abdicating, but left open the option of a new monarch being appointed.
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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.
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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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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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King Norodom Sihanouk declared yesterday that his son, Prince Norodom Sihamoni, was ready to accept the throne to resolve a political crisis triggered last week when the monarch announced he would abdicate.
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Cambodia&#39;s ailing King Norodom Sihanouk has issued a statement of abdication following nearly a year of self-imposed exile. Citing previous health concerns and a &quot;new and serious ailment,&quot; the long-ruling
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A warrant has been issued to detain Cambodia's ousted royalist leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who has left the country and failed twice to appear in court, officials said.
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PHNOM PENH: The former ballet dancer son of Cambodia&#39;s king was named his likely successor yesterday, as hopes faded that his father would reverse his decision to abdicate.