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...partially paralyzed by a stroke four years ago, was withdrawn and mystic. As Lon Nol's regime became tainted with corruption, Sihanouk managed to ingratiate himself with the Khmer Rouge. The Prince may yet make a comeback in Cambodia, but most likely as a figurehead under the tight control of the Khmer Rouge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: WAITING FOR THE FALL | 4/14/1975 | See Source »

...Royal Government of National Union of Cambodia-acronymically known in French as GRUNK-the shadow government nominally based in Peking. Most observers agree that Sihanouk has little power within the Khmer Rouge organization. If he should ever return to Cambodia as head of state, it would be as a figurehead who might serve to unite the Cambodian people around a Khmer Rouge government. Sihanouk himself has acknowledged this fact and repeatedly declared that in the event of a Khmer Rouge victory, he might spend eleven months of the year abroad, serving as a traveling good-will ambassador on behalf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Khmer Rouge: The Enigmatic Ghosts | 3/31/1975 | See Source »

Since the "merchants of death" are constantly spewing forth their lethal products in unchecked and unbridled quantities, in most cases for reasons of greed, in many instances to promote or advance wars, what purpose is being served by the United(?) Nations and its Secretary-General figurehead, who does nothing but uselessly flap about like a beheaded chicken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Forum, Mar. 17, 1975 | 3/17/1975 | See Source »

...would lead a Khmer Rouge government. Exiled Prince Norodom Sihanouk remains the most popular man in Cambodia and the "Premier" of the Royal Government of National Union, the Khmer Rouge shadow government nominally based in Peking where he lives. He might return to Phnom-Penh as a figurehead leader, but his influence within the Khmer Rouge movement is limited. In late 1973 all but two of the cabinet posts in the shadow government were transferred from his supporters to "members of the internal resistance" operating inside Cambodia. Apparently accepting this decline in his fortunes, Sihanouk has promised to resign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAMBODIA: Once More, Phnom-Penh Fights to Live | 3/10/1975 | See Source »

Although he keeps discreetly silent, the suspicion prevails that Caramanlis favors King Constantine's return, if only as a figurehead. A plebiscite on December 10 will decide whether to preserve the monarchy. In a similar vein--which emphasizes his inclination towards executive strength at the expense of the parliamentary branch--he may envision a republic after de Gaulle's model...

Author: By Anemona Hartocollis, | Title: For Stability's Sake | 11/16/1974 | See Source »

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