Word: phnom
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SWORN IN. NORODOM SIHAMONI, 51, former ballet dancer and prince; as King of Cambodia, three weeks after his 81-year-old father, Norodom Sihanouk, abruptly announced he would abdicate; in Phnom Penh. Sihamoni, who was educated in Prague and spent most of his adult life in Paris, was the center of a spectacular ceremony involving 52 Buddhist monks and was crowned after eight silk-robed courtiers carried him into the royal palace, where he and his father had been held for three years under the Khmer Rouge...
...Khmer Rouge troops are forcibly evacuating Phnom Penh's residents to the countryside?an exodus that will ultimately lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands. Monitoring events from Beijing, an elderly Mao Zedong asks visiting Vietnamese leader Le Duan whether he could ever mount such a merciless purge. Le Duan shakes his head. "No," marvels Mao. "We couldn't do it either...
ENTHRONED. . NORODOM SIHAMONI, 51, former ballet dancer and prince; as King of Cambodia, three weeks after his father, Norodom Sihanouk, abruptly announced he would abdicate; in Phnom Penh. Sihamoni, who was educated in Prague and spent most of his adult life in Paris, participated in a spectacular ceremony involving 52 Buddhist monks and was crowned after eight silk-robed men carried him into the royal palace, where he and his father had been held for three years during the reign of the Khmer Rouge...
...NAMED KING. PRINCE NORODOM SIHAMONI, 51, former ballet dancer and son of Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk, who abdicated last week; in Phnom Penh. The prince, considered to be largely apolitical, returns to the royal palace after living abroad for most of his life, mainly in Paris, where he danced for some of the leading conservatories...
...Virginia mother is scheduled to stand trial in January on charges that carry a maximum sentence of 38 years. NAMED PRINCE NORODOM SIHAMONI, 51, former ballet dancer and son of ex-King Norodom Sihanouk, who abdicated the throne last week; as the new King of Cambodia; in the capital, Phnom Penh. The Prince, considered to be largely apolitical, returns to the royal palace after living abroad for a large part of his life, mostly in Paris, where he danced for some of the leading conservatories. FIRED MARTA ANDREASEN, 49, the European Commission's chief accountant; for going public with allegations...