Ieu Koeus

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Ieu. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Koeus.

Ieu Koeus (Khmer: អៀវ កើស; 1905 – 14 January 1950) was a Cambodian politician. He served as President of the National Assembly of Cambodia from 1946 to 1949,^[1] and as Prime Minister of Cambodia for nine days in September 1949. Considered an intellectual, he was instrumental in the formation of the Cambodian Democratic Party in April 1946, created a self-declared government on September 20, 1949, was replaced by Yem Sambaur on September 29.

Ieu Koeus
អៀវ កើស
Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office 20 September 1949 – 29 September 1949
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk
Preceded by	Yem Sambaur
Succeeded by	Yem Sambaur
President of the National Assembly of Cambodia
In office 1946–1949
Monarch	Norodom Sihanouk
Succeeded by	?
Personal details
Born	1905 Sangkae District, Phra Tabong Province, Rattanakosin Kingdom
Died	14 January 1950 (aged 44–45) Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Political party	Democratic
Children	Ieu Pannakar

On 14 January 1950, a hand grenade was thrown into the party headquarters, fatally wounding Koeus, who led the National Union Movement.^[2] The man throwing the grenade was captured and arrested, admitting, then later denying, that he was a member of the opposing Liberal party. Blame for the assassination, however, varies from the French, King Sihanouk, Yem Sambaur, and rebel Issaraks with little evidence available. Koeus' son Ieu Pannakar was a Cambodian senator.

References

1. Martin, Marie Alexandrine (1994). Cambodia: A Shattered Society. ISBN 9780520070523.
2. Corfield, Justin. "Historical Dictionary of Cambodia", p. 168

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