Sangkum

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Sangkum was a Cambodian political movement and ruling party led by Prince Norodom Sihanouk that dominated the country’s politics from the mid-1950s until its overthrow in 1970.

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instanceOf political movement
political party
alsoKnownAs Popular Socialist Community
Sangkum Reastr Niyum
associatedWithMonarch Norodom Sihanouk
cameToPowerAfter 1955 Cambodian general election
controlledInstitution Cambodian armed forces
linked to: Cambodian military

National Assembly of Cambodia
country Cambodia
dissolutionDate 1970
dominantLeader Norodom Sihanouk
economicPolicy mixed economy
state-led development
endCause establishment of the Khmer Republic
endOfRulingPeriod 1970
foreignPolicy neutralism
non-alignment
founder Norodom Sihanouk
governmentTypePromoted constitutional monarchy
headquarters Phnom Penh
historicalEra Sangkum era
ideology Buddhist socialism
Khmer nationalism
monarchism
inception 1955
leader Norodom Sihanouk
mainSupportBase Buddhist clergy
rural population of Cambodia
mediaControl state-dominated press
nativeNameLanguage km
opposedBy Communist Party of Kampuchea
right-wing republican groups
overthrownBy 1970 Cambodian coup d’état
politicalPosition big-tent
conservative
royalist
politicalStatus ruling party of Cambodia
precededBy Democratic Party (Cambodia)
promotedReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
significantEventDuringRule construction of Sihanoukville
development of Phnom Penh as capital
startOfRulingPeriod 1955
stateIdeologyOf Kingdom of Cambodia (1955–1970)
suppressed left-wing opposition
republican opposition
timePeriod Cold War
usedTitleForLeader Head of State

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