Khim Tit (Khmer: ឃឹម ទិត; 1896 – 1975[citation needed]) was a Cambodian politician who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia from April to July 1956.[1] He was arrested by the regime of Pol Pot and Khieu Samphan at the dead of night and executed by the Khmer Rouge in 1975 on the orders of the Angkar and the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK).[citation needed]
Khim Tit | |
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ឃឹម ទិត | |
Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
In office 3 April 1956 – 29 July 1956 | |
Monarch | Norodom Suramarit |
Preceded by | Norodom Sihanouk |
Succeeded by | Norodom Sihanouk |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 June 1896 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Died | 1975 (aged 78–79)[citation needed] Kampuchea |
Political party | Sangkum |
References
edit- ^ "Countries Ca-Ce". rulers.org.