Monday, May 26, 2008

Vintage photos of King Norodom Sihanouk

Crowning in 1941
Crowning 1941
Receiving surrendering weapons from Dap Chhuon Khmer Issarak group
In French army uniform
Inspecting local villagers armed with wooden weapons

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's really hard for us to understand as to why this cute looking prince later on in his life decided to join the communist or more bluntly to join his deadly enemies namely the khmer rouge.It's just suicidal or plainly dumb.No matter what ,he will always be blamed as polpot's accomplice in the killing field.

Anonymous said...

Because before being a King, Sihanouk is a human with needs and feelings. He was corrupted by power and women that made him crazy, as it is making crazy all of our leaders now.
Remembers that he knew what Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouges would have done once in power. He knew perfectly that they would slaugther people, but he was too eager to take revenge of his own relatives and other people who ousted him from the power in 1970s.
Just look on Ranariddh perveted by young pussies and the ministers and seniors minsiters with a lot of mistressess now....Power provides them the feeling of impunity and to do things beyond morals. Our nation has no moral and value now...

Anonymous said...

He is one of "Cham-kuort Luorng(s)"
Once he wanted to be king.
Once he wanted to be a politician.
Then he wanted to be king again.
Then he abdicated for his son...
Chhkè Toeur smoss!
Did he care about his country?

Anonymous said...

Former king Norodom Sihanouk can be partially blamed for many things that helped attributed towards the decay of Cambodian society. Initially, he had great vision for Cambodia and its people.

It is no doubt that during the Sangkum Reastr Niyum era, Cambodia enjoyed quite a marvelous period of stability and prosperity. However, due to the polarization of political ideologies of the Cold War and the territorial disrespect of Cambodia's neighbors, Sihanouk ended up having to bargain with regional as well as global powers in an attempt to all himself with whoever is going win at the end. This resulted in a lot of flip-flopping within political alignments. At the end, Cambodia would have been doomed either way whether or not Sihanouk or one of the Sisowaths on the throne because it was too weak of a nation in many respects. Cambodia had many options but each option was deadly and it was like choosing the lesser of two evils for him. However, Sihanouk's political maneuvering caused Cambodia to dig itself further into a hole that it couldn't climb out of...and this whole eventually became our grave.

However we look at it, Cambodia was doom from the start and Sihanouk only helped accelerated the star-crossed fate of this nation.

Anonymous said...

10:28am...
If Sihanouk did not abdicate and stayed out of politic altogether , and let the democratic system take root in Cambodian's society or let the people decided their affair or their own destiny ,i think Cambodia may have a different look , and he(sihanouk) may still be revered by his people until today much like his counterpart in Thailand or other word the Thai's monarchy .Don't you agree ? But this person loved to be involved in politic and blindfully thought that he owned Cambodia, and with that thought in mind ,he think he can do anything at will ,i.e let vietcong stayed on our soil and proclaimed neutrality , cut off relation with U.S and established diplomatic relation with VIETCONG etc.. and that had caused tons of problems for all of us, and ultimately led to his downfall.And now he's whinning why people mistreating him ? .It's just pathetic.

Anonymous said...

Today, please point this gun to Mr. Hun Sen.

Anonymous said...

8:17AM. The King didn't choose a whore like you, so get your head off mee ngorp.

These mother fkkker not worry how we can do something to stop ah siam from stealing our Preah Viheah?

Stop bragging how much you know politics you mother fkkker.

When you all start to use your head instead of your azz?

Any suggestion to the leader or to the King how we should handle our Preah Viheah?

Cham DOLL Nah TOV reur kor Cham toultae ah Siam encroach to Angkor Wat???

Anonymous said...

3:06 AM. It is hard for you and anyone like you to understand about what King did, because you are darn stupid.

Anonymous said...

Objectively speaking as a husband and wife,if one of them committed unfaithful and long term adultry at will,who's to blame?

Also the buck stops where the top decision maker is at.

To be or not to be is the real problem for the Hanuman king all along.

Born monkey then will die Hanuman,so what's a difference?

Anonymous said...

Khmers inside are no different from Khmers outside. They don't fight for a good cause, but fight to destroy each other.
The tragedy of King Norodom Sihanouk is he was born Khmer. If Thailand or Vietnam has leader like Norodm Sihanouk, Cambodia will be finished.

I hope after this King dies Thailand and Vietnam can divide this Kingdom to two, so no more Khmers fight with Khmers spillover Thailand and Vietnam anymore

Anonymous said...

Normally, the world would have regarded him as a comic character out of a French movie - just look at the last picture. But he became a piece on the chessboard. He perniciously abused his power to change Cambodia's history and led the country into a tragedy. Now he is a demented old man. Just look at the recent ramblings he put on the Internet.

Anonymous said...

9:24 PM,

Khoss hoeuy, khoss hoeuy.
Ah Sdach Xihanouk, kann tae chhabb ngoab kann tae la-or!

Ah hneung vea chea me kramei!
Vea tvoeu oy Srok Kmer roleay.

Deung te?!

Anonymous said...

1:41PM IF you were born idiot just be quiet ,ah chhkuot.

Anonymous said...

Ah Sihanouk,

That era in 1941 is finished for you but now your traitor appeared in Khmer feelings because you are :
- you are complice of youn and complice of Khmer Rouge to kill Khmers
- you are really an indirect big killer of more than 1.7 million of Khmers during 1941-1979

Ah Sdech Ta Minn Kroub Tik is the criminal against humanity in Cambodia, must be hanged to dead by KR Tribunal in Cambodia.

Khmer people have no pity on you, Ah Sdech Ta Minn Kroub Tik.

Ah Sdech Ta Minn Kroub Tik Sihanouk must become Ah Soreekay after dead.

Anonymous said...

Ah Youn 1:34AM shut da f*ck. ah reinh mindail chhup bombeik bombak khmers tae ah sakey daung do mae.

Kom niyeay on behalf of my people, niyeay for yourself ah yuon runteass banh ah ngop tay horng.

Anonymous said...

MAY ALL LORD BUDDHAS And ALL TEVARADAS RETURN AND BLESS SAMDACH PREAH BEIDA JATIE SAMDACH OV SIHANOUK AND PROTECT CAMBODIA FROM CHUN BOROTESS CHHLEAN PEAN.

SATHU SATHU

Anonymous said...

oh lala amekhmer in here too?
The komchil phess teing p'dei teing propun. mean chhmourss pirouss nass puntae roub kmao and mouth akroak doch tevatorth.

Anonymous said...

We're Khmer and I cannot force you to love him, you can blame him anything as you want because you have right but one request from me is do not speak-ill (Ja'-េជរ ប្រមាថ) to him as one old saying said "No one is Perfect." Pls. just let he rest in peace.. Thank you