Hang Thun Hak
Hang Thun Hak | |
|---|---|
| ហង្ស ធុនហាក់ | |
| Prime Minister of the Khmer Republic | |
| In office 15 October 1972 – 6 May 1973 | |
| President | Lon Nol |
| Preceded by | Son Ngoc Thanh |
| Succeeded by | In Tam |
| Rector of the Royal University of Fine Arts | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1926 |
Hang Thun Hak (Khmer: ហង្ស ធុនហាក់; 2 August 1926 – 18 April 1975) was a Cambodian radical politician, academic and playwright.
Life
Hak studied theatre in Paris, where he became associated with the group of radical students centered on Keng Vannsak, which included several future leaders of the Cambodian Communists. He returned to Cambodia in 1951, and spent some time with Son Ngoc Thanh's anti-colonial resistance fighters, operating from the forests in the area of Siem Reap: Hak returned to public life in 1953, shortly prior to Cambodian independence.
Under the
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By this time, however, the Republic had become embroiled in a
After Lon Nol fled the capital on April 1, 1975, Hak was elected as a member of the Governing Council which sought to reach a ceasefire agreement with the Communists.
Execution
Hak who was urged to leave Cambodia after the Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh, refused to do so due to his love for his native country. However, he was able to get his wife, son and daughters (he had 2 daughters) out of the country and into the US. However, he remained and was eventually executed on April 18.