Phnom Penh in the Space Age

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 1966 to 2012. The most recorded lives are Norodom Sihanouk, Charles de Gaulle and Pol Pot.

Notable people

  1. Norodom Sihanouk

    from 1976 to 2011

    5 moments here

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

  2. 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…

  3. Pol Pot

    in 1975

    1 moment here

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

  4. Manmohan Singh

    in 2012

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1966 Phnom Penh speech on Vietnam Charles de Gaulle
  2. 1975 Secret arrival in Phnom Penh Pol Pot
  3. 1976 House arrest at the Royal Palace Norodom Sihanouk
  4. 1978 House arrest in Phnom Penh suburbs Norodom Sihanouk
  5. 1991 Return to Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk
  6. 1996 Meeting U.S. Ambassador Quinn at the Royal Palace Norodom Sihanouk
  7. 2011 Final public appearance in Phnom Penh Norodom Sihanouk
  8. 2012 ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh Manmohan Singh

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