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Sisowath Sirik Matak

1914 - 1975

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Sisowath Sirik Matak (Khmer: ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ សិរិមតៈ; 22 January 1914 – 21 April 1975) was a Cambodian politician and member of the Cambodian royal family, under the House of Sisowath. Sirik Matak was mainly notable for his involvement in Cambodian politics, particularly for his involvement in the 1970 change in power against his cousin, then Prince Norodom Sihanouk, and for his subsequent establishment, along with Lon Nol, of the Khmer Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sisowath Sirik Matak is the 8,991st most popular politician (up from 10,871st in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Cambodia (up from 27th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Cambodian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sisowath Sirik Matak ranks 8,991 out of 19,576Before him are Artemio Franchi, Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne, Srinagarindra, and Princess Olga Paley. After him are Karl Verner, Presian I of Bulgaria, Tiberius Coruncanius, Joachim Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Pōmare IV, and Girolamo Aleandro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Sisowath Sirik Matak ranks 130Before him are Joe Rantz, Poul Hartling, Alberto Lattuada, Ilmari Juutilainen, Saul Steinberg, and Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin. After him are Unity Mitford, Edward Schillebeeckx, E. G. Marshall, Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr., Vladimir Chelomey, and Richard Basehart. Among people deceased in 1975, Sisowath Sirik Matak ranks 87Before him are Cannonball Adderley, Per Wahlöö, Lennart Skoglund, Virginio Rosetta, William A. Wellman, and Franz Six. After him are Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, Carl Lutz, Barbara Hepworth, Walker Evans, Achille Van Acker, and Boris Blacher.

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In Cambodia

Among people born in Cambodia, Sisowath Sirik Matak ranks 23 out of 40Before him are Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Ang Duong (1796), Ieng Thirith (1932), Kang Kek Iew (1942), and Son Sann (1911). After him are Haing S. Ngor (1940), Ang Mey (1815), Khieu Ponnary (1920), Jayavarman V (958), Khuang Aphaiwong (1902), and Sinn Sisamouth (1933).

Among POLITICIANS In Cambodia

Among politicians born in Cambodia, Sisowath Sirik Matak ranks 21Before him are Norodom Suramarit (1896), Sisowath of Cambodia (1840), Ram Khamhaeng (1237), Ang Duong (1796), Ieng Thirith (1932), and Son Sann (1911). After him are Ang Mey (1815), Khieu Ponnary (1920), Khuang Aphaiwong (1902), Penn Nouth (1906), Sam Rainsy (1949), and Pen Sovan (1936).