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Cambodia: Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004, now officially The King-Father of Cambodia.

Norodom Sihanouk (born 31 October 1922) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favour of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni. Since his abdication he has been known as The King-Father of Cambodia, a position in which he retains many of his former responsibilities as constitutional monarch.