Long Boret

Politician

Birthday January 3, 1933

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Cambodia

DEATH DATE Apr 17, 1975 (42)

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About

Cambodian politician who was the 25th Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1973 to 1975. He was executed after trying to negotiate peace during the Cambodian Civil War.

Before Fame

He studied in France before returning to Cambodia to work in the Royal Treasury.

Trivia

He refused to flee Cambodia even after being marked for death by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian Civil War.

Family Life

He and his wife and young children tried at the last minute to flee when the Kmer Rouge captured the city of Phnom Penh, but were unsuccessful.

Associated With

He was Prime Minister of Cambodia when Lon Nol was President of the same country.