Cambodia Set for Smooth Succession to Sihanouk
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Cambodia, politically fractious and still traumatized by Pol Pot&#39;s brutal 1970s rule, moved smoothly into a new royal era Thursday by choosing a successor to King Norodom Sihanouk after his shock abdication.
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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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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 King Norodom Sihanouk has urged his citizens to choose a new king and avoid any chaos in the country. His statement came hours after Prime Minister Hun Sen, said a new monarch should be chosen soon if King Sihanouk is determined to retire.
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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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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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Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s abdication statement last week stunned the nation and left politicians scrambling to figure out how to choose a new king.
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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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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.
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A week after Cambodian monarch King Norodom Sihanouk&#39;s surprise abdication, a new king has been chosen - his son Norodom Sihamoni.
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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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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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Cambodia races to pass laws to decide the sucession after King Sihanouk's abdication announcement.
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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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PHNOM PENH, Oct. 10. - King Norodom Sihanouk declared on Sunday that his son, Crown Prince Norodom Sihamoni is ready to accept kingship.
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PHNOM PENH - Cambodia&#39;s King Norodom Sihamoni on Saturday made his first address to the nation, pledging to devote himself and work closely with the people.
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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.