Norodom Chantaraingsey
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In this Cambodian name, the surname is Norodom. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Chantaraingsey.
Prince Norodom Chantaraingsey (Khmer: នរោត្ដម ចន្ទរង្សី, 1924 or 1926 – c. 1976) was a member of the Cambodian royal family and a Cambodian nationalist. Initially a leader of the guerrilla resistance against the colonial French, he went on to become a prominent general in the Khmer National Armed Forces (FANK) during the Cambodian Civil War, as well as a businessman and occasional writer.
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Norodom Chantaraingsey | |
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នរោត្ដម ចន្ទរង្សី | |
![]() Norodom Chantaraingsey in a military uniform | |
Born | 1924 or 1926 |
Died | 1975 or 1976 |
Occupation | Prince of the Cambodian royal family |
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Chantaraingsey is thought to have been killed fighting the Khmer Rouge in either 1975 or 1976. However, his exact date of death remains unknown.