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| A coffin with remains of the Cambodia's late former King Norodom Sihanouk is taken from the Royal Palace towards the crematorium in Phnom Penh as his funeral procession begins February 1, 2013. Sihanouk died at age 89 of heart failure on October 15, 2012 and his body will cremated on February 4, 2013. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj |
By SOPHENG CHEANG | Associated Press – 02/01/2013
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thousands of mourners accompanied a gilded chariot carrying the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk -- the dominant figure of modern Cambodia -- in a funeral procession Friday to a cremation ground next to the palace where he was crowned more than 70 years ago.
His body had been lying in state at the Royal Palace after being flown from Beijing where he died Oct. 15 of a heart attack at the age of 89. The cremation, the climax of seven days of mourning, will take place Monday.
Many wept as the kilometer-long (0.6-mile) procession slowly proceeded, watched by more than half a million people, according to a preliminary estimate by city spokesman Long Dimanche. Reflecting the respect Sihanouk still commands in Cambodia, especially among the older generation, most knelt and clasped their hands in prayer as the cortege passed while Buddhist monks chanted.
"Since I was born, I have seen him doing everything for the country and people," said Un Veth, 74, "Today is the last day. In the future I can only see him in photographs."
Chan Virak, a 24-year-old student called the former king, "a great leader, the symbol of peace and prosperity for Cambodia."
In a turbulent lifetime, Sihanouk wrested independence from the French colonials and managed to initially keep his small country out the Vietnam War by adroitly playing off the United States against the Communist world. But a 1970 coup engulfed Cambodia in the conflict and precipitated the Khmer Rouge reign of terror.
A consummate survivor and political opportunist, Sihanouk was imprisoned by the Khmer Rouge, and after their fall in 1979 went on to lead an insurgency against the Vietnamese-installed government in Cambodia. After a peace deal he helped broker, Sihanouk returned to Phnom Penh but abdicated in 2004 in favor of his son King Norodom Sihamoni, a ballet dancer educated in Europe who by all accounts ascended the throne reluctantly.
Sihamoni and his mother, Norodom Monineath, followed the seven-foot-high casket with Sihanouk's body as it was moved from the palace past a line of bemedaled officials. The former queen wept quietly.
The casket was laid beneath a temple-like structure on one of several funeral chariots and accompanied by court Brahmins and women dressed as Apsaras, the celestial dancers of Cambodian mythology. Marching with the procession were courtiers dressed in pantaloons and spiked helmets, bearing five-tiered umbrellas and other royal regalia.
9 comments:
This idiot got away with 3 million people who was murdered by or contrituted to by him.
Wow. dumb Cambodians still worship him. This is unbelievable.
11:34 PM
They aren't dumb, but you are the dumb one. The one whom you called idiot known by the world as a greatest leader who defeated the elites of NWO/Illuminati. His funeral is priceless that China paid for his extraordinary tasks against the elites of NWO/Illuminati, the men club who owned more than 30 trillion dollars at the offshore banks.
Without this King, you all would be dead according to the plan of the elites of NWO/Illuminati (Reduced population).
NWO is New World Order under the ONE World Government.
You'd better learn about it before your death.
11:44 PM
We love our king and of course we are not dumb as you always believed.
You should come out and show us, how perfect you are, because we need someone like you to run and lead our country.
12:35, do you mean to say 11:34 PM and not 11:44 PM?
By the way, 11:34 PM is right, the richest people rule this world.
It's time that Khmer Intelligence start to acquaint themselves with the New World Order, which is nothing New nor it is going to be Orderly. Because the push for Democratic Cambodia is only a tool they use to accomplish their One World Government.
It was the Global Elitist that intalled Mao Zedong Communist.
If you care to know go read this article about who are pulling the strings of world events:http://www.worldviewweekend.com/news/article/who-runs-world-solid-proof-core-group-wealthy-elitists-pulling-strings
Happy World Disorder
1:05 AM
So why did you say 11;34Pm is right not 11:44PM?
I watched "Unsealed File" is so amazed to know that the elites of NWO/Illuminati killed more than Hitler did and have trillion of dollars in offshore banks.
I knew now who President Kennedy was assassinated by the elites when he exposed their "Secret Society".
Yep the global elitists installed Saddam Hussein, then killed him later, helped Mao to power then they were about to destroy China with their missiles. They helped Abhuto then assassinated her....
Sihanouk knew so he run fast before they chop him to pieces.
They want to reduce population in Asia first.
If they can kill President Kennedy for speaking up of their secret society, they can kill anybody.
1:05 AM
Read Jim Marrs wrote his book titled:
"The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy: How the New World Order, Man-Made Diseases, and Zombie Banks Are Destroying America".
No US President can dare to expose them. President Clinton admitted he has no power beyond his job he was elected to do, President Bush said the same. Now Obama has his mouth shut like a little dog. Kennedy was assassinated after his speech of "Secret Societies".
Our Planet earth is so dangerous to live, but where can we go? If Moon and Mars already owned by other civilizations not people from earth?
Cambodians? nothing to them. They may just emptied Cambodians and take the land.
1:05 AM
KI cannot post it openly, but the visitors can write and discuss or send it anonymously to teach many ignorant Khmers about the NWO who rule this earth Planet and what is Illuminati.
May be KI can post the speech of President Kennedy about "Secret Societies" and after a few days he was assassinated.
Cambodia ruled by a group little monkey gangs, and they have their own secret society too.
Well, I'm glad that you are learned concerning the NWO. That make two of us, anyone else?
Wasn't JFK assassinated after he "killed" the Bank? For those who don't know what I mean, JFK didn't want Federal Reserve to have the power over the currency of USA dollar, rather that Congress should have the power to issue US currency instead of private bank known as Federal Reserve as is known today, which is not part of the US government.
10:29 AM
JFK's speech of "Secret Societies" and after a few days later he was assassinated.
A lot of speculations but many believed he was trying to expose the Secret "Societies" of the Elitists. Fed Reserve is also owned by the Elitists. They have their men club at California, I read.
Some Journalists asked Clintons (both husband and wife) about area 51 (Roswell), Hillary said she knew nothing, but Bill said he did not know and beside he had no power beyond the job he was elected to serve.
I watched TV late night on Sunday, there is a show called "Unsealed Files". I am kind of scared how we are living in the most dangerous world ruled by few.
Have you ever watched Dr. Michio Kaku said America still has the best and powerful weapons on the planet? Dr. Kaku is an American Astrophysicist, and he is right.
Have you ever read about the "Greys"? I never believed it before, but now I do.
Watch CNN to know that our earth is dangerous to live. But I am a glad that another civilization who want to remain anonymous helping to save our earth from being destroyed by our aggressive behaviors. Their technology is million years ahead of us, and they are very spiritual people.
Now all world scientists are spiritual people because they knew they are type ZERO comparing to our anonymous friends who are type 3 from X planet.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Bdv0jYHS-w
Will chat again///
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