This is a list of
heads of state
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of
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
from the accession of
King
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
Norodom
Norodom ( km, នរោត្តម, ; born Ang Voddey ( km, អង្គវតី, ); 3 February 1834 – 24 April 1904) was King of Cambodia from 19 October 1860 to his death on 24 April 1904. He was the eldest son of King Ang Duong and was ...
on 19 October 1860 to the present day. It lists various heads of state which served in the modern history of Cambodia, under several different regimes and with several different titles.
From 1860 onward, there have been 11 heads of state (acting heads of state are not counted).
The current head of state of Cambodia is King
Norodom Sihamoni
Norodom Sihamoni ( km, នរោត្តម សីហមុនី, ; born 14 May 1953) is King of Cambodia. He became King on 14 October 2004, a week after the abdication of his father, Norodom Sihanouk. He is the eldest son of Norodom Sihano ...
, since his
election
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
by the
Royal Council of the Throne
The Royal Council of the Throne ( km, ក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជបល្ល័ង្ក, ) is a nine-member council of Cambodia responsible for selecting the Cambodian monarch. It was established by the constitution on 2 ...
on 14 October 2004.
Titles
* 1860–1960: King of Cambodia (under
French protectorate in 1863–1945 and 1945–1953, and
Japanese puppet state
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in 1945)
* 1960: Chairman of the Regency Council
* 1960–1970: Chief of State of Cambodia
* 1970–1975: President of the Khmer Republic
* 1975: Chairman the Supreme Committee
* 1975–1976: President of the State Presidium
* 1976–1979: Chairman of the State Presidium
* 1979–1981: Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Council
* 1981–1993: President of the Council of State
* 1993: Head of State of the State of Cambodia
* 1993–present: King of Cambodia
Key
;Political parties
;Other factions
Heads of state
Note: Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of reign/office.
Monarchy
Republic
Restored monarchy
Timeline
Living former heads of state
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See also
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Monarchy of Cambodia
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Prime Minister of Cambodia
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List of prime ministers of Cambodia
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Notes
References
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Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...
Heads of state
A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona who officially embodies a state Foakes, pp. 110–11 "he head of statebeing an embodiment of the State itself or representatitve of its international persona." in its unity and le ...