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1956 in Kampuchea

Explore 14 historical events and records for Kampuchea in 1956.

Historical records for Kampuchea in 1956

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January

Prime Minister Term Ends

Sihanouk, Norodom ยท Phnom Penh ยท Prime Minister of Cambodia ยท Government / Kingdom of Cambodia

Ends his first post-abdication prime ministerial term

March

Second 1956 Premiership

Sihanouk, Norodom ยท Phnom Penh ยท Prime Minister of Cambodia ยท Government / Kingdom of Cambodia

Returns briefly as Prime Minister during Sangkum rule

March Premiership Ends

Sihanouk, Norodom ยท Phnom Penh ยท Prime Minister of Cambodia ยท Government / Kingdom of Cambodia

Ends his March 1956 prime ministerial term

September

September Premiership

Sihanouk, Norodom ยท Phnom Penh ยท Prime Minister of Cambodia ยท Government / Kingdom of Cambodia

Begins a further short term as Prime Minister

October

September Premiership Ends

Sihanouk, Norodom ยท Phnom Penh ยท Prime Minister of Cambodia ยท Government / Kingdom of Cambodia

Ends his September to October prime ministerial term

Other events (month unknown)

KCP

Samphan, Khieu ยท Member of CCP ยท Politics / Communist Party

Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan help establish a new group, the Khmer Students Union,inside, the group was still run by the Cercle Marxiste

KCP

Yuon, Hou ยท Member of CCP ยท Politics / Communist Party

Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan help establish a new group, the Khmer Students Union,inside, the group was still run by the Cercle Marxiste

KSU

Samphan, Hou Yuon ยท Member of CCP ยท Politics / Communist Party

The doctoral dissertations written by Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan express basic themes that were later to become the cornerstones of the policy adopted by Democratic Kampuchea

KSU

Samphan, Khieu ยท Member of CCP ยท Politics / Communist Party

The doctoral dissertations written by Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan express basic themes that were later to become the cornerstones of the policy adopted by Democratic Kampuchea. Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan help establish a new group, the Khmer Students Union,inside, the group was still run by the Cercle Marxiste

KSU

Yuon, Hou ยท Member of CCP ยท Politics / Communist Party

Hou Yuon and Khieu Samphan help establish a new group, the Khmer Students Union,inside, the group was still run by the Cercle Marxiste

Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Sihanouk ยท Prime Minister of Kampuchea ยท Government / Government of Kampuchea

Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 3rd term, 1956. Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 4th term, 1956. Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 5th term, 1956

Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Sun, Oum Chheang ยท Prime Minister of Kampuchea ยท Government / Government of Kampuchea

Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea, 2nd term

Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Tit, Khim ยท Prime Minister of Kampuchea ยท Government / Government of Kampuchea

Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Prime Minister of Kampuchea

Yun, Sam ยท Prime Minister of Kampuchea ยท Government / Government of Kampuchea

Appointed Prime Minister of Kampuchea

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