Global InformationNorodom Chantaraingsey information
Norodom Chantaraingsey | |
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 Norodom Chantaraingsey in a military uniform | |
| Born | 1924 or 1926 Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Died | 1975 or 1976 |
| Occupation | Prince of the Cambodian royal family |
Prince Norodom Chantaraingsey (Khmer: នរោត្ដម ចន្ទរង្សី, 1924 or 1926 – c. 1976) was a member of the Cambodian royal family and a Cambodian nationalist. Initially a leader of the guerrilla resistance against the colonial French, he went on to become a prominent general in the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) during the Cambodian Civil War, as well as a businessman and occasional writer.
Chantaraingsey is thought to have been killed fighting the Khmer Rouge in either 1975 or 1976. However, his exact date of death remains unknown.