Profile: King Norodom Sihanouk
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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&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk has announced his abdication, the head of the National Assembly said Thursday.
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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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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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UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Thursday congratulated King Norodom Sihamoni for his election as Cambodia&#39;s new king and head of state.
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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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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A Cambodian blogger asked recently whether former King Norodom Sihanouk should be considered the country's founding father of blogging.
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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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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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PHNOM PENHâCambodiaâs retired king, Norodom Sihanouk, marks his 82nd birthday Sunday and despite promises of a hushed retirement is unlikely to bow out of public
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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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Cambodia&#39;s Throne Council choseThursday Prince Norodom Sihamoni a new king of Cambodia, a week after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated.
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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  - 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.
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PHNOM PENH - Cambodia&#39;s new monarch King Norodom Sihamoni said in his first message to his kingdom yesterday that he would stay out of politics, and asked for guidance and understanding as he learns his new role.
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In a ceremony full of pageantry and hope, King Norodom Sihamoni ascended the Cambodian throne on Friday, ushering in a new royal era for a country still trying to draw a line under its bloody, genocidal past.