Norodom Vichara Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Her Royal Highness
Norodom Vichara
Native Name:Central Khmer: នរោត្ដម វេជ្ជរ៉ា
Office:Member of Parliament
Constituency:Siem Reap (1998–2003)
Phnom Penh (2003–08)
Term Start:25 November 1998
Term End:27 July 2008
Birth Date:17 August 1946
Birth Place:Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Death Place:Paris, France
Spouse:
    Party:FUNCINPEC
    Parents:Norodom Suramarit
    Kim-An Yeap
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    Norodom Vichara (Central Khmer: នរោត្តម វេជ្ជរ៉ា; 17 August 194628 July 2013) was a Cambodian princess and politician. She was a daughter of King Norodom Suramarit and a half-sister of King Norodom Sihanouk. She belonged to FUNCINPEC and was elected to represent Phnom Penh Municipality in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.[1] According to a family relative, Vichara died on 28 July 2013, at the age of 66, from a lengthy battle with lung cancer.[2]

    Notes and References

    1. http://www.necelect.org.kh/English/ElectionResult/Result_2003/Result_2003.html "Election results"
    2. Web site: Sister of Cambodia's late King dies of lung cancer in France . July 29, 2013 . July 29, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130801064854/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-07/29/c_132583204.htm . August 1, 2013 .