Sirik Matak
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Cambodian politician
Cambodian prince
Khmer Republic politician
deputy prime minister
government minister
human
Sirik Matak was a Cambodian prince and politician best known for his role in the 1970 coup that deposed Prince Norodom Sihanouk and established the Khmer Republic.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cambodian politician
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Cambodian prince ⓘ Khmer Republic politician ⓘ deputy prime minister ⓘ government minister ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Khmer Rouge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Khmer Republic
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Cambodia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticized | United States withdrawal from Cambodia ⓘ |
| deathContext | fall of Phnom Penh in 1975 ⓘ |
| diedIn | Phnom Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | 1970 coup in Cambodia ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Sisowath Sirik Matak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Norodom family (distantly, via royal house)
NERFINISHED
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Sisowath family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Cambodian nationalism
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monarchist background with republican politics ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Cambodian Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Khmer Republic government (1970–1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Khmer Rouge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Khmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | House of Sisowath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sirik Matak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
establishment of the Khmer Republic
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helping depose Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 ⓘ refusal to be evacuated from Phnom Penh in 1975 ⓘ role in the 1970 Cambodian coup ⓘ |
| notableWork | farewell letter to U.S. Ambassador John Gunther Dean ⓘ |
| officeContested | leadership of the Khmer Republic ⓘ |
| opposed | Norodom Sihanouk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-communist
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republican ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia
NERFINISHED
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Minister of National Defense of Cambodia ⓘ Minister of the Interior of Cambodia ⓘ Prime Minister of Cambodia ⓘ member of the National Assembly of Cambodia ⓘ |
| residence | Phnom Penh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
civilian leader of the 1970 coup
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key organizer of the removal of Norodom Sihanouk ⓘ |
| supported | Lon Nol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasAllyOf | Lon Nol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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