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Pen Sovan

1936 - 2016

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Pen Sovann (Khmer: ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ; 15 April 1936 – 29 October 2016) was a Cambodian politician and revolutionary who served as the Prime Minister of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Cambodia from 27 June 1979 to 5 December 1981. He also served as General Secretary of the Cambodia People's Revolutionary Party (CPRP) from 1979 to 1981. He was arrested and removed from office in December 1981 by the Vietnamese for irritating Lê Đức Thọ, the chief adviser to the PRK government. He was imprisoned in Vietnam until January 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pen Sovan is the 13,393rd most popular politician (up from 13,988th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Cambodia (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Cambodian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pen Sovan ranks 13,393 out of 19,576. Before him are Krikor Zohrab, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, Nikolai Avksentiev, Ahti Karjalainen, Indravarman II, and Herluf Bidstrup. After him are Pete Rose, Pagan of Bulgaria, Doğu Perinçek, Manuel Quintana, Federico Laredo Brú, and Guillermo Billinghurst.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Pen Sovan ranks 313. Before him are Yuri Ilyenko, Gábor Szabó, Betty Curtis, Peter Swan, Stella Stevens, and Aharon Barak. After him are Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov, Kim Yong-chun, Agnieszka Osiecka, Anthony Zerbe, Thelma Hopkins, and Victor Lanoux. Among people deceased in 2016, Pen Sovan ranks 277. Before him are Sushil Koirala, Bill Mollison, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, László Sárosi, Yang Jiang, and Alphons Egli. After him are Garry Shandling, Jimmy Bain, Yvette Chauviré, Rune Larsson, Pierre Aubert, and Ken Adam.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Pen Sovan ranks 33 out of 40. Before him are Jayavarman V (958), Khuang Aphaiwong (1902), Sinn Sisamouth (1933), Penn Nouth (1906), Sam Rainsy (1949), and Dith Pran (1942). After him are Hun Manet (1977), François Chau (1959), Rithy Panh (1964), Somaly Mam (1970), Ros Sopheap (1962), and Patricia Hy-Boulais (1965).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cambodia

Among politicians born in Cambodia, Pen Sovan ranks 27. Before him are Sisowath Sirik Matak (1914), Ang Mey (1815), Khieu Ponnary (1920), Khuang Aphaiwong (1902), Penn Nouth (1906), and Sam Rainsy (1949). After him are Hun Manet (1977).

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