Lon Nol

President of the Khmer Republic

13 November 1913 Kampong Leav District, Prey Veng Province, Cambodia, French Indochina

November 17, 1985(1985-11-17) (72) St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton, California, U.S.

10 March 1972 – 1 April 1975

Mid-20th-century Cambodian politician and military leader In this Cambodian name, the surname is Lon. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Nol. This article contains Khmer text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Khmer script. Marshal Lon Nol (Khmer: លន់ នល់ , also លន់ ណុល ; 13 November 1913 – 17 November 1985) was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice (1966–67; 1969–71), as well as serving repeatedly as defence minister and provincial governor. As a nationalist and conservative, he led the military coup of 1970 against Prince Norodom Sihanouk, abolished the monarchy, and established the short-lived Khmer Republic. Constitutionally a semi-presidential republic, Cambodia was de facto governed under a military dictatorship. He was the commander-in-chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces during the Cambodian Civil War. After the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, Lon Nol fled to the United States, first to Hawaii and Michigan and then to California, where he remained until his death in 1985.