In this Cambodian name, the surname is Sisowath. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Monireth.
Sisowath Monireth, Crown Prince of Cambodia
ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនី្នរ៉េត
Monireth in 1953
Chairman of the Regency Council
Acting 6 April 1960 – 13 June 1960
Prime Minister
Norodom Sihanouk Pho Proeung
Preceded by
Chuop Hell (acting) as Chief of State
Succeeded by
Chuop Hell (acting) as Chief of State
Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office 17 October 1945 – 15 December 1946
Monarch
Norodom Sihanouk
Preceded by
Son Ngoc Thanh
Succeeded by
Sisowath Youtevong
Personal details
Born
(1909-11-25)25 November 1909 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died
September 1975 (aged 65) Kampuchea
Political party
Sangkum (1955–70)
Other political affiliations
Independent (1945–55; 1970–75)
Spouse
Pok Rosette Vani
Children
See list
Sisowath Rethnara
Sisowath Rakmoni
Sisowath Monisowath
Sisowath Pongmoni
Parents
Sisowath Monivong (father)
Norodom Kanviman Norleak Tevi (mother)
Awards
Legion of Honour Croix de guerre
House
Sisowath
Military service
Allegiance
French Third Republic Free France
Branch/service
French Foreign Legion[1] 5th Foreign Infantry Regiment
Years of service
1939–1945
Battles/wars
World War II[1]
Sisowath Monireth (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត; 25 November 1909 – September 1975)[2] was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia, during the French protectorate period, from 17 October 1945 to 15 December 1946. One of the most prominent members of the Sisowath line of the royal family at the time, he had earlier been passed over for the throne by the French authorities in favor of his nephew Norodom Sihanouk, whom they considered to be more pliable. The prince, however, remained heir to the throne under Sihanouk's reign.
From 1939 to 1945, he fought for France in World War II.[1]
^ abcLepage, Jean-Denis (2008). The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History. McFarland. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-7864-3239-4.
SisowathMonireth (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុន្នីរ៉េត; 25 November 1909 – September 1975) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia...
believing that he would be more pliable than Monireth. Two of his children, SisowathMonireth and Sisowath Monipong, would go on to serve as prime minister...
may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. Sisowath (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ, Sisŏvôtthĕ [ˈsiːsoʋat]; 7 September 1840 – 9 August...
the government led by his eldest brother, Prince Samdech Krom Preah SisowathMonireth. In May 1949, he was made Director General of Services in the Royal...
Sisowath Kossamak (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ កុសមៈ, Sĕisŏvôtth Kŏsâmeă; 9 April 1904 – 27 April 1975) was Queen of Cambodia from 1955 to 1960 as the wife of King...
brother Sisowath took the throne. King Sisowath died in 1927 and was succeeded by his son Monivong. Suramarit married Monivong's daughter Sisowath Kosamak...
Sisowath Watchayavong (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ វឌ្ឍឆាយាវង្ស; 13 September 1891 – 30 January 1972) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister...
to 1962. After the death of King Norodom Suramarit, his consort Queen Sisowath Kossamak served as monarch for ceremonial purposes only (as a "symbol,...
"hated me from childhood days because he thought his uncle, Prince SisowathMonireth, should have been placed on the throne instead of myself. He even...
October 1945, Thanh was dismissed and replaced by Sihanouk's uncle SisowathMonireth. Monireth negotiated for greater autonomy in managing Cambodia's internal...
time, appointing the vocally anti-Sihanouk, and pro-US politician Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak as his deputy. Sihanouk later claimed that the 1970 coup against...
son of King Ang Duong and was a half-brother of Prince Si Votha and King Sisowath. He was elected to the throne in 1860 but would not be crowned until 1864...
of Ly Long Meas and Neang Ieng Buth. He attended the prestigious Lycée Sisowath in Phnom Penh from 1946 to 1952, studied in France from 1953 to 1955, then...
moved to Cambodia prior to Son Sann's birth to serve as an official for Sisowath Souphanouvong, a brother of King Monivong. Son Sann studied in Phnom Penh...
Sisowath Youtevong (Khmer: អ្នកអង្គម្ចាស់ ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស; 1913 – 17 July 1947) was a Cambodian prince, politician and mathematician, credited as...
he grew up. Nevertheless, Samphan managed to earn a seat at the Lycée Sisowath and was able to travel to France to pursue his university studies in Economics...
connections to the Cambodian royalty: his cousin Meak was a consort of King Sisowath Monivong and later worked as a ballet teacher. When Sâr was six years old...
expectations. In 1972, Thanh again became Prime Minister, succeeding to Sisowath Sirik Matak, but after being the target of a bomb attack (possibly organised...
the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, General Lon Nol and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak, engineered Sihanouk's removal, Heng was made Head of State...
studied Pali at Stung Treng Pagoda, before going on to study at the Lycee Sisowath. After serving as an inspector of the provincial militia, he eventually...
Other choices included Prince Sisowath Sirirath, Princess Norodom Marie (estranged wife of Prince Ranariddh) and Prince Sisowath Thomico. The King's half-sister...
developed a close relationship with his grandparents, Norodom Suramarit and Sisowath Kossamak, but was distanced from his father. In 1958, Ranariddh was sent...
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