Chief of Staff
Appointed Chief of Staff
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Mol Lon Biography and Timeline
Follow Mol Lon through 11 dated historical records for Kampuchea.
Mol Lon, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1955–1975Years on this page
1955
1960
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief
1966
Prime Minister of Kampuchea
Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 1st term
Role range: 1966-1967 – 1966-1967
1969
Prime Minister of Kampuchea
Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 2nd term
Role range: 1969-1969 – 1969-1969
1970
Coup
Sihanouk is held responsible for the North Vietnamese taking refuge in Kampuchea. A Coup overthrows Prince Sihanouk while the Prince is out of the country
Alliance Kampuchea and United States
Leads to civil war in Kampuchea & US bombing of Khmer Rouges strongholds
Role range: 1960-1975
Prime Minister of Kampuchea
Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 3rd term
Role range: 1970-1972 – 1970-1972
Alliance Kampuchea, United States and South Vietnam
Leads to civil war in Kampuchea & US bombing of Khmer Rouges strongholds. Attacks on north Vietnamese sanctuaries bring Kampuchea into the war with south Vietnam
Role range: 1960-1975
1972
President of Kampuchea
Appointed President of the Khmer Republic
Role range: 1972-1975 – 1972-1975
1975
Coup
The communist forces of the Khmer Rouge overthrow the Lon Government after a civil war
Role range: 1972-1975
Khmer Rouge
The communist forces of the Khmer Rouge overthrow the Lon Government after a civil war
Role range: 1972-1975
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.