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The ___MASK98___ is the head of government of Cambodia . The prime minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet and leads the executive branch of the Royal Cambodian Government . The prime minister is required to be a member of parliament , and is appointed by the ___MASK53___ for a term of five years . Since 1945 , there have been 36 prime ministers . Czechoslovakia or Czecho - Slovakia ( Czech and , " esko - Slovensko ") was a ___MASK26___ state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 , when it declared its independence from the Austro - Hungarian Empire , until its peaceful dissolution into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993 . Norodom Suramarit ( Khmer :               ) ( 6 March 1896 -- ___MASK87___ April 1960 ) was King of Cambodia from 1955 until his death in 1960 . He was the father of King Norodom Sihanouk and the grandfather of Cambodia ' s current king , Norodom Sihamoni . Suramarit was born in Phnom Penh . He was the son of Prince Norodom Sutharot and grandson of King Norodom . Norodom Sihanouk was both Suramarit ' s predecessor and successor as the head of the state . Suramarit was a nephew of King Sisowath Monivong . Surmarit became Monivong ' s son - in - law when he married Monivong ' s daughter . Upon the 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 . Following Suramarit ' s death in 1960 , Norodom Sihanouk again became ___MASK45___ ( although he did not formally regain the title of king until after other periods in 1993 ) . He was given the posthumous title of Preah Karuna Preah Norodom Suramarit Preah Moha Kachanakkot . King Norodom Suramarit was married to Queen Sisowath Kosamak , daughter of King Sisowath Monivong who remained Queen Mother after her husband ' s death . Norodom Sihamoni ( born 14 May 1953 ) became the ___MASK75___ of Cambodia on 14 October 2004 . He is the eldest son of ___MASK75___ Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Norodom Monineath . He was Cambodia ' s ___MASK25___ to UNESCO and named by a nine - member throne council to become the next king after his father Norodom Sihanouk abdicated in 2004 . Before ascending the throne , Sihamoni was best known for his work as a cultural ___MASK25___ in Europe and as a classical dance instructor , a specialization he graduated from in Prague , Czechoslovakia . The Sangkum Reastr Niyum , literally the " community of the common people " usually translated as " People ' s Socialist Community "; commonly known simply as the Sangkum ) was a political organisation set up in 1955 by ___MASK86___ Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia . Though it described itself as a ' movement ' rather than a political party ( members had to abjure membership of any political group ), the Sangkum retained control of the government of Cambodia throughout the first administration of Sihanouk , from 1955 to 1970 . A throne is the seat of state of a potentate or dignitary , especially the seat occupied by a ___MASK26___ on state occasions ; or the seat occupied by a pope or bishop on ceremonial occasions . " Throne " in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself , an instance of metonymy , and is also used in many expressions such as " the power behind the throne ". Norodom Sihanouk ( 31 October 192215 October 2012 ) was the ___MASK75___ of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004 . Affectionately known to the Cambodian people as Samdech Euv ( father ___MASK86___ ), Sihanouk became king in 1941 . After the Second World War , he campaigned for Cambodia ' s independence from French rule , which took place in 1953 . In 1955 , Sihanouk abdicated the throne in favour of his father Norodom Suramarit , and went on to form the political organisation Sangkum . Sihanouk led the Sangkum to victory in the 1955 general elections , and became the ___MASK98___ . After his father ' s death in 1960 , Sihanouk introduced a constitutional amendment which made him the ___MASK45___ of Cambodia , a position which he held until 1970 . Between 1955 and 1970 , Sihanouk governed Cambodia under one - party rule , and cracked down on political dissent from the Democrat party and Pracheachon . While he was officially neutral in foreign relations , in practice he was friendlier toward communist countries , particularly China , than to the United States and its anti - Communist allies . Norodom Monineath Sihanouk ( born Paule Monique Izzi , 18 June 1936 ) is the queen ___MASK69___ of Cambodia . She was queen ___MASK72___ of Cambodia from 1952 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004 , as the wife of King Norodom Sihanouk . She is the widow of King - Father Norodom Sihanouk , whom she married in 1952 . Queen Monineath and King Sihanouk parented two children : Norodom Sihamoni ( b . 1953 ) and Norodom Narindrapong ( 1954 - 2003 ). Her official , full title is " Preah Karuna Preah Bat Samdech Preah Mahaksatreyani Norodom Monineath Sihanouk ". The Queen is also called " Preah Voreakreach Meada Cheat Khmer ". Her birthday on 18 June is an official public holiday in Cambodia .