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Norodom Vichara

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Norodom Vichara
នរោត្ដម វេជ្ជរ៉ា
Member of Parliament
In office
25 November 1998 – 27 July 2008
ConstituencySiem Reap (1998–2003)
Phnom Penh (2003–08)
Personal details
Born(1946-08-17)17 August 1946
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died28 July 2013(2013-07-28) (aged 66)
Paris, France
Political partyFUNCINPEC
Spouses
Tep Sombana
(m. 1966, divorced)
Yves Dumont
(m. 1983; died 2013)
Parent(s)Norodom Suramarit
Kim-An Yeap
HouseNorodom

Norodom Vichara (Khmer: នរោត្តម វេជ្ជរ៉ា; 17 August 1946 – 28 July 2013) was a Cambodian princess and politician. She was a daughter of King Norodom Suramarit and a half-sister of King Norodom Sihanouk. She belonged to FUNCINPEC and was elected to represent Phnom Penh Municipality in the National Assembly of Cambodia in 2003.[1] According to a family relative, Vichara died on 28 July 2013, at the age of 66, from a lengthy battle with lung cancer.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Election results" Archived 2008-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
  2. ^ "Sister of Cambodia's late King dies of lung cancer in France". July 29, 2013. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2013.