Word: sangkum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...salvation," the regime of General Lon Nol, the Premier, and Prince Sirik Matak, the Deputy Premier, moved to persuade Cambodia of the rightness of its rule. In meetings with major national groups-leading Buddhist bonzes, district chiefs, students and members of Sihanouk's own political movement, the Sangkum-the new leaders explained their actions in detail and stressed the economic difficulties and moral corruption of recent years. Key Sihanouk backers were jailed...