Historical figures in Phnom Penh

The atlas holds 9 people and 20 moments here, from 1922 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Norodom Sihanouk, Pol Pot and Charles de Gaulle. Among them Writers and Political Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    Malaysian civil servant and politician who served as Malaysia’s fifth prime minister from 2003 to 2009.…

  2. Benigno Aquino III

    in 2012

    1 moment here

    Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as president of the Philippines from 2010…

  3. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1966

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  4. Manmohan Singh

    in 2012

    1 moment here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  5. Marguerite Duras

    in 1924

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…

  6. Norodom Sihanouk

    from 1922 to 2011

    7 moments here

    Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…

  7. Pol Pot

    from 1931 to 1975

    6 moments here

    Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…

  8. Rajendra Prasad

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…

  9. Trần Đại Quang

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese police general and politician who served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016 and as President of Vietnam from April 2016…

Moments

  1. 1922 Birth in Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk
  2. 1924 Move to Phnom Penh Marguerite Duras
  3. 1931 Novice monk in Phnom Penh Pol Pot
  4. 1935 École Miche schooling Pol Pot
  5. 1948 Technical school at Russey Keo Pol Pot
  6. 1953 Meeting in Phnom Penh after return Pol Pot
  7. 1953 Independence declaration in Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk
  8. 1955 Teacher and resident in Phnom Penh Pol Pot
  9. 1959 State visit to Cambodia Rajendra Prasad
  10. 1966 Phnom Penh speech on Vietnam Charles de Gaulle
  11. 1975 Secret arrival in Phnom Penh Pol Pot
  12. 1976 House arrest at the Royal Palace Norodom Sihanouk
  13. 1978 House arrest in Phnom Penh suburbs Norodom Sihanouk
  14. 1991 Return to Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk
  15. 1996 Meeting U.S. Ambassador Quinn at the Royal Palace Norodom Sihanouk
  16. 2004 Official visit to Phnom Penh Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  17. 2011 Final public appearance in Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk
  18. 2012 ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh Benigno Aquino III
  19. 2012 ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh Manmohan Singh
  20. 2016 State visit to Cambodia Trần Đại Quang

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