Norodom Suramarit
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| Norodom Suramarit | |
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Head of State | |
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| Born | 6 March 1896 Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace , Phnom Penh, Cambodia (interment of ashes) |
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Theravada Buddhism |
Norodom Suramarit (
Monivong
.
Suramarit married Monivong's daughter
Sisowath Kosamak. Upon Monivong's death in 1941, Sihanouk, Suramarit's son and Monivong's grandson, was selected as the new king. In 1955, Sihanouk abdicated in favor of his father. He was formally crowned on 6 March 1956, which coincided with his 60th birthday.[1]
Following Suramarit's death in 1960, Sihanouk became Chief of State, while Suramarit's wife Sisowath Kosamak became Queen. Suramarit was given the posthumous title of Preah Karuna Preah Norodom Suramarit Preah Moha Kachanakkot (ព្រះករុណាព្រះនរោត្តមសុម្រិត ព្រះមហាកាញ្ចនកោដ្ឋ).[citation needed]
Ancestry
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Honours
National
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Cambodia (1941)
Foreign
Grand Commander of the Most Glorious Order of the Truth (Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma) (Burma)- Order of the Legion of Honour(French Republic, 1939)
- Order of the Legion of Honour(French Republic)
Knight Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Crysanthemun (Empire of Japan)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol (Kingdom of Laos, 1955)
Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Kingdom of Thailand)- Order of the Dragon of Annam(Empire of Vietnam)
Knight Grand Cross of the National Order of Vietnam (Empire of Vietnam)
Honorary Recipient of the Order of the Crown of the Realm (Malaysia)
Honorary Recipient of the Order of Suvorov, 1st class (Soviet Union, 7 July 1956)[2]
Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia, 14 July 1956)[3]
Great Star of the Order of the Yugoslav Star (6 August 1957)[4]
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References
- ^ Sisowath, Ravivaddhana Monivong (14 January 2016). "Coronation of His Majesty King Norodom Suramarit and of Her Majesty Queen Sisowath Kossamak Nearirath Serey Vatthana, Phnom Penh 6th March 1956". Blog of Prince Sisowath Ravivaddhana Monivong.
- ^ "Книги Сергея Шишкова" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 7 February 2008.
- ^ https://www.prazskyhradarchiv.cz/file/edee/vyznamenani/cs_rbl.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Poslanik Štambuk predao kralju Kambodže Orden jugoslavenske zvijezde". Slobodna Dalmacija (3878): 1. 7 August 1957.