Norodom Naradipo

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Norodom Naradipo
នរោត្តម នរៈទីប៉ោ
Born(1946-02-10)10 February 1946
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died1976? (aged 30)
Kampuchea
HouseHouse of Norodom
FatherNorodom Sihanouk
Mother

Prince Norodom Naradipo (also spelled Noreakthipo;[1] Khmer: នរោត្តម នរៈទីប៉ោ, Chinese: 诺罗敦·纳拉迪波, 10 February 1946 – c. 1976) was a Cambodian prince. He was born to King Norodom Sihanouk and Princess .[citation needed]

Biography[]

Naradipo's mother died of post-natal complications shortly after his birth. He was brought up by Princess . Educated in Phnom Penh and later in Beijing.[1]

Naradipo was sent to a school in Beijing, China together with his two half-brothers Yuvaneath and under the personal supervision of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1960.[2][1] Naradipo entered Dengshikou Middle School (灯市口中学,[2] now merged into Beijing No. 25 Middle School) in 1962.[3] Later, he attended senior high school (gao zhong) in Affiliated High School of Peking University.[2][4] Naradipo was designated as Sihanouk's heir on 17 November 1963.[1] After graduation in 1965, he studied Chinese language and literature in Peking University,[2] In the next year, the Culture Revolution broke out.  [zh], a teacher of Peking University, described that the prince shared Maoist views, which was unacceptable for Cambodian royalty. In 1967, Naradipo had to leave China without a degree. He headed for France to accomplish his study, however, May 1968 events in France caused him to have to return to Cambodia.[2]

Upon his return to Cambodia, Naradipo, with his fluency in Chinese, became the editor of the government's Chinese newspaper.[1] As a Communist, Naradipo acquired a nickname: People's Prince.[2] Sihanouk was ousted as head of state in 1970. Naradipo was arrested and sentenced to five years imprisonment for alleged involvement in terrorist attacks, by a special military tribunal of Lon Nol regime on 17 July 1971.[5] He was released in May 1973.[citation needed] In the same year, he left for exile in China.[1]

Disappearance[]

Naradipo returned to Cambodia with his father in late 1975.[1] He disappeared mysteriously in 1976. During the Khmer Rouge years, Sihanouk's five children disappeared, including Prince Norodom Naradipo, Princess , Prince , Princess and Princess .[citation needed] Sihanouk wrote several letters to the Khmer Rouge leadership asking them to allow his children to come and visit him, he never received an answer.[1] All of them were declared dead in absentia. On 7 June 1994, Naradipo was granted the Cambodian royal title of Samdech Krom Khun posthumously.[citation needed] However, there were rumors that he was still alive. Several people claimed to be the missing prince,[6] all of whom were confirmed impostors. On 12 February 2010, Sihanouk reasserted that Naradipo and Khemanourak were killed by the Khmer Rouge.[7]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "A journey to study in China". The Phnom Penh Post. 29 October 1999.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "郭罗基：我有两个高贵的学生" (in Chinese).
  3. ^ "柬埔寨王子曾在这里就读". 凤凰网. 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ "北大附中50年校庆首发毕业戒指" (in Chinese). Tencent. 6 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Sons of Sihanouk Acquitted Of Charges of Terrorism". The New York Times. 18 July 1971.
  6. ^ "A missing prince who would be king". The Phnom Penh Post. 29 October 1999.
  7. ^ "Sihanouk Says Impostor Claims To Be Late Son". The Cambodian Daily. 12 February 2010.
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