Mol Lon Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mol Lon, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Kampuchea.

11 records1955–19758 events1 places

Chronological biography

1955

Chief of Staff1955

Warfare / Military · Chief of Staff

Appointed Chief of Staff

1960

Commander in Chief1960

Warfare / Military · Commander in Chief

Appointed Commander in Chief

1966

Prime Minister of Kampuchea1966

Government / Government of Kampuchea · Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 1st term

1969

Prime Minister of Kampuchea1969

Government / Government of Kampuchea · Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 2nd term

1970

Alliance Kampuchea, United States and South Vietnam1970

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General

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

Prime Minister of Kampuchea1970

Government / Government of Kampuchea · Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 3rd term

Alliance Kampuchea and United StatesMarch 1970

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd · General

Leads to civil war in Kampuchea & US bombing of Khmer Rouges strongholds

Coup18 March 1970

Politics / Communist Party · General · Phnom Penh

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

1972

President of Kampuchea1972

Government / Government of Kampuchea · President of Kampuchea

Appointed President of the Khmer Republic

1975

Coup17 April 1975

Politics / Communist Party · President of Kampuchea · Phnom Penh

The communist forces of the Khmer Rouge overthrow the Lon Government after a civil war

Khmer Rouge17 April 1975

Politics / Communist Party · President of Kampuchea · Phnom Penh

The communist forces of the Khmer Rouge overthrow the Lon Government after a civil war

Titles and roles

Chief of Staff · Commander in Chief · General · President of Kampuchea · Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.