President of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea

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The President of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea was the formal head of state of Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime from 1976 to 1979, a largely ceremonial role associated with Norodom Sihanouk’s brief and constrained leadership during that period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Cambodia
associatedWithRegime Communist Party of Kampuchea
characterizedAs largely ceremonial role
country Democratic Kampuchea
countryNowKnownAs Cambodia
deFactoPowerHeldBy Khmer Rouge leadership
linked to: Khmer Rouge

Pol Pot
dissolved 1979
endTimeOfSihanoukTenure 1976
firstHolder Norodom Sihanouk
hasJurisdiction territory of Cambodia
headOfStateOf Democratic Kampuchea
historicalPeriod Cambodian genocide era
linked to: Cambodian genocide

Cold War
inception 1976
lastHolder Norodom Sihanouk
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Phnom Penh
nativeNameLanguage km
officeCreatedBy Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea
officeHolder Norodom Sihanouk
officeType ceremonial presidency
partOf government of Democratic Kampuchea
politicalContext Khmer Rouge regime
linked to: Khmer Rouge
replacedOffice Chief of State of the Kingdom of Cambodia
roleInGovernment formal head of state
shortDescription ceremonial head of state of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 to 1979
startTimeOfSihanoukTenure 1976
succeededByOffice head of state of the People's Republic of Kampuchea

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Norodom Sihanouk positionHeld President of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea