General Sak Sutsakhan | |
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សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន | |
Chairman of the Supreme Committee | |
In office 12 April 1975 – 17 April 1975 | |
Preceded by | Saukham Khoy (acting) as President of the Khmer Republic |
Succeeded by | Norodom Sihanouk as President of the State Presidium |
Personal details | |
Born | Battambang, Cambodia, French Indochina | 8 February 1928
Died | 29 April 1994 Detroit, Michigan, United States | (aged 66)
Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1957–1994 |
Rank | Major general![]() |
Battles/wars | Cambodian Civil War |
Major general Sak Sutsakhan (Khmer: សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន; 8 February 1928[1] – 29 April 1994) was a Cambodian politician and soldier who had a long career in the country's politics. He was the last Head of State of the Khmer Republic, the regime overthrown by the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Sak Sutsakhan formed a pro-US force known as the Khmer Sâ (White Khmer).[2] As a businessman, Sak Sutsakhan notably owned a Dairy Queen franchise in Anaheim, California, US.[3]