Lon Nol, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lon Nol

Cambodian Field Marshal

Date of Birth: 13-Nov-1913

Place of Birth: Prey Veng Province, Cambodia

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1985

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Cambodia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Marshal Lon Nol (Khmer: ??? ???, also ??? ???; 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.
A nationalist and a republican, he led the military coup of 1970 against Prince Norodom Sihanouk and became the self-proclaimed president of the U.S.-backed Khmer Republic, ruling until 1975.
He was the founder and leader of the short-lived Social Republican Party, and commander-in-chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces.
After the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, Lon Nol fled to the United States, first to Hawaii then to California, where he remained until his death in 1985.