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Norodom សីហនុ,Nôroŭttâm Seihânŭ[nɔroːɗɑm səjhanuʔ]; 31 October 1922–15 October 2012) was a Cambodian monarch, director, and composer who led Cambodia in various capacities throughout his long career, most often as bothKingandPrime Minister of Cambodia. In Cambodia, he is known asSamdech Âu[sɑmˈɗac ʔɨw]; meaning "King Father"). During his lifetime, Cambodia was under various regimes, fromFrench colonial rule(until 1953),an independent kingdom(1953–1970),a republic(1970–1975),the Khmer Rouge regime(1975–1979),another communist regime(1979–1989),yet another different communist state(1989–1993) to finallyanother kingdom(since 1993).

Sihanouk was the only child of PrinceNorodom Suramaritand PrincessSisowath Kossamak, daughter of KingSisowath Monivong. When his grandfather Monivong died in 1941, Sihanouk became king amidst French colonial rule. After theJapanese occupation of CambodiaduringWorld War II, he secured Cambodian independence from France in 1953. He abdicated in 1955 and was succeeded by his father, Suramarit, so as to directly participate in politics. Sihanouk's political organization Sangkum won thegeneral electionsthat year and he became prime minister of Cambodia. He governed the country underone-party ruleand suppressed political dissent. After his father died in 1960, Sihanouk assumed a new position asHead of State of Cambodia.

Officiallyneutralin foreign relations, Sihanouk was closer to thecommunist blocin practice. TheCambodian coup of 1970ousted him and he fled to China and North Korea, forming agovernment-in-exileand aresistance movementthere. He encouraged Cambodians to fight the new government and backed theKhmer Rougeduring theCambodian Civil War. He returned as figurehead head of state after the Khmer Rouge's victory in 1975. His relations with the new government soured and in 1976 he resigned. He was placed under house arrest untilVietnamese forcesoverthrew the Khmer Rouge in 1979.

Sihanouk went into exile again and in 1981 formed FUNCINPEC, a resistance party. The following year, he became president of theCoalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea(CGDK), a broad coalition of anti-Vietnamese resistance factions which retained Cambodia's seat at the United Nations, making him Cambodia's internationally recognized head of state. In the late 1980s, informal talks were carried out to end hostilities between the Vietnam-supported People's Republic of Kampuchea and the CGDK. In 1990, the Supreme National Council of Cambodia was formed as a transitional body to oversee Cambodia's sovereign matters, with Sihanouk as its president. The1991 Paris Peace Accordswere signed and theUN Transitional Authority in Cambodia(UNTAC) was established the following year. The UNTAC organized the1993 Cambodian general elections, and a coalition government, jointly led by his sonNorodom RanariddhandHun Sen, was subsequently formed. Sihanouk wasreinstatedas Cambodia's king. He abdicated again in 2004 and theRoyal Council of the Thronechose his sonSihamonias his successor. Sihanouk died in Beijing in 2012.

Between 1941 and 2006, Sihanouk produced and directed 50 films, some of which he acted in. The films, later described as being of low quality, often featurednationalisticelements, as did a number of the songs he wrote. Some of his songs were about his wifeMonique, the nations neighboring Cambodia, and thecommunist leaderswho supported him in his exile. In the 1980s Sihanouk held concerts for diplomats in New York City. He also participated in concerts at his palace during his second reign.