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Pen Sovan
Pen Sovan
ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
	In office; 27 June 1981 – 5 December 1981
President	Heng Samrin
Preceded by	Pol Pot (1979)
Succeeded by	Chan Sy (acting)
Member of Parliament; for Kampong Speu
	In office; 5 August 2014 – 29 October 2016
Preceded by	Say Chhum
Succeeded by	Suon Rida
Minister of Defense
	In office; 10 January 1979 – 5 December 1981
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Son Sen
Succeeded by	Bou Thang
General Secretary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party
	In office; 5 January 1979 – 4 December 1981
Preceded by	Tou Samouth
Succeeded by	Heng Samrin
Personal details
Born	15 April 1936; Tram Kak District, Takéo Province, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died	29 October 2016 (aged 80); Doun Kaev, Takéo Province, Cambodia
Political party	Cambodia National Rescue Party; (2013–2016); Human Rights Party; (2007–2013); Cambodian National Sustaining Party; (1998–2007); Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party; (1978–1981); Communist Party of Kampuchea; (1958–1974);
Military service
Allegiance	Cambodia; People's Republic of Kampuchea
Branch/service	Khmer Issarak; Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation
Years of service	1949–1981
Battles/wars	First Indochina War; Cambodian Civil War; Cambodian–Vietnamese War

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Pen Sovan (Khmer: ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ; 15 April 1936 – 29 October 2016) was a Cambodian politician and revolutionary who served as the Prime Minister of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea from 27 June to 5 December 1981. He also served as General Secretary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (KPRP) from 1979 to 1981. He was arrested and removed from office in December 1981 by the Vietnamese for irritating Lê Đức Thọ, the chief adviser to the PRK government. He was imprisoned in Vietnam until January 1992.

Sovan founded the Cambodian National Sustaining Party, which contested in the 1998 election but did not win a seat in parliament. He later joined the Human Rights Party founded in 2007 and served as its vice president. In 2012, he became a member of the newly founded Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) and stood as an MP candidate for Kampong Speu. He was elected and was sworn in on 5 August 2014, serving until his death in October 2016.

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Pen Sovan
ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ

Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
In office 27 June 1981 – 5 December 1981
President	Heng Samrin
Preceded by	Pol Pot (1979)
Succeeded by	Chan Sy (acting)
Member of Parliament for Kampong Speu
In office 5 August 2014 – 29 October 2016
Preceded by	Say Chhum
Succeeded by	Suon Rida
Minister of Defense
In office 10 January 1979 – 5 December 1981
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Son Sen
Succeeded by	Bou Thang
General Secretary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party
In office 5 January 1979 – 4 December 1981
Preceded by	Tou Samouth
Succeeded by	Heng Samrin

Personal details
Born	(1936-04-15)15 April 1936 Tram Kak District, Takéo Province, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died	29 October 2016(2016-10-29) (aged 80) Doun Kaev, Takéo Province, Cambodia
Political party	Cambodia National Rescue Party (2013–2016) Human Rights Party (2007–2013) Cambodian National Sustaining Party (1998–2007) Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party (1978–1981) Communist Party of Kampuchea (1958–1974)
Military service
Allegiance	Cambodia People's Republic of Kampuchea
Branch/service	Khmer Issarak Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation
Years of service	1949–1981
Battles/wars	First Indochina War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War