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Sisowath Monivong

1875 - 1941

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Sisowath Monivong (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ មុនីវង្ស, Sisŏvôtthĕ Mŭnivôngs [ˈsiːsoʋat muˈniːʋɔŋ]; 27 December 1875 – 24 April 1941) was the King of Cambodia from 9 August 1927 until his death in 1941. During his reign, Cambodia was a French protectorate. Monivong was the grandson of the poet-king Ang Duong, grandfather of Norodom Sihanouk and the great-grandfather of the current king, Norodom Sihamoni. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sisowath Monivong has received more than 250,892 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sisowath Monivong is the 4,051st most popular politician (up from 4,259th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Cambodia (up from 13th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Cambodian Politician.

Sisowath Monivong was the king of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955. He was a great leader who pushed for a more liberal and democratic government. He was overthrown in a coup d'état by his prime minister, Lon Nol, who was backed by the U.S.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sisowath Monivong ranks 4,051 out of 15,577Before him are Rudolf Diels, Dian Wei, Charles I of Württemberg, Emperor Ninken, Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier, and Yusef of Morocco. After him are Haris Silajdžić, Robert I, Count of Flanders, Robert III, Count of Flanders, Antiochus VI Dionysus, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, and Charles, Duke of Mayenne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Sisowath Monivong ranks 35Before him are Zhang Zuolin, Edgar Wallace, Mihály Károlyi, Anatoly Lunacharsky, Cléo de Mérode, and Mistinguett. After him are Rudolf von Sebottendorf, Walter Chrysler, Albert Marquet, Ludwig Prandtl, Franco Alfano, and Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg. Among people deceased in 1941, Sisowath Monivong ranks 43Before him are Kurt Koffka, Louis Chevrolet, Dmitry Pavlov, Günther Lütjens, Mikhail Kirponos, and Pál Teleki. After him are Ernst Lindemann, Rudolf Hilferding, Ludwig Quidde, Paul-Jacques Curie, Gaetano Mosca, and Tullio Levi-Civita.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Sisowath Monivong ranks 11 out of 35Before him are Jayavarman VII (1125), Hun Sen (1952), Khieu Samphan (1931), Jayavarman II (800), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), and Norodom of Cambodia (1834). After him are Heng Samrin (1934), Suryavarman II (1095), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Ta Mok (1926), Kang Kek Iew (1942), and Ram Khamhaeng (1237).

Among POLITICIANS In Cambodia

Among politicians born in Cambodia, Sisowath Monivong ranks 11Before him are Jayavarman VII (1125), Hun Sen (1952), Khieu Samphan (1931), Jayavarman II (800), Norodom Ranariddh (1944), and Norodom of Cambodia (1834). After him are Heng Samrin (1934), Suryavarman II (1095), Norodom Suramarit (1896), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), and Nuon Chea (1926).