Cambodia: Norodom Sihanouk, ruler of Cambodia and sometime king, in Beijing c. 1970. Norodom Sihanouk (31 October 1922 - 15 October 2012) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favour of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni. After his abdication hewas known as The King-Father of Cambodia, a position in which he retained many of his former responsibilities as constitutional monarch. He passed away from natural causes in 15 October 2012.

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