Sisowath Youtevong
Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1946 to 1947 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Cambodian name, the surname is Sisowath. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Youtevong.
Sisowath Youtevong (Khmer: អ្នកអង្គម្ចាស់ ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស; 1913 – 17 July 1947) was a Cambodian prince, politician and mathematician, credited as the "Father of Cambodian Democracy",[1] and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as the fourth Prime Minister of Cambodia from December 1946 to July 1947.[citation needed] He was the first to be elected prime minister.
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Sisowath Youtevong | |
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ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ យុត្តិវង្ស | |
Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In office 15 December 1946 – 17 July 1947 | |
Monarch | Norodom Sihanouk |
Preceded by | Sisowath Monireth |
Succeeded by | Sisowath Watchayavong |
Leader of the Democratic Party | |
In office June 1946 – July 1947 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1913 Oudong, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Died | 17 July 1947 (aged 33–34) Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Political party | Democratic |
Other political affiliations | French Section of the Workers' International |
Spouse | Dominique Laverne |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Sisowath Chamraengvongs Sisowath Yubhiphan |
Alma mater | University of Montpellier (PhD) |
House | House of Sisowath |
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