Chan Sy

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Chan Sy (* 1932 in Kampong Chhnang Province ; † December 26, 1984 in Moscow ), khm. ចាន់ ស៊ី, also Chan Si , was a Cambodian politician. He was Prime Minister of the Vietnam-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea from 1981 until his death in 1984 .

biography

Chan Sy was of Chinese descent. He joined the Khmer Viet Minh in the 1950s . In 1960 he joined the Khmer Revolutionary Party (KPRP).

After the 1954 Geneva Conference , which recognized Prince Norodom Sihanouk's government as the only legitimate authority in independent Cambodia, he left Cambodia and went to Vietnam. In 1970, after the coup d'état by pro-American General Lon Nol against Sihanouk, he is said to have returned to Cambodia. He opposed the ultra-nationalist Pol Pot and was arrested by his troops in 1973. In 1978 he reappeared with the help of the National United Front for the Rescue of Kampuchea , or Salvation Front , which he co-founded , and the Vietnamese, who overthrew the Khmer Rouge regime in early 1979 and founded the People's Republic of Kampuchea . He became head of the political commissars of the armed forces.

After a few months of military training in the Soviet Union , he first became Deputy Minister of Defense in 1980 and then Regular Minister of Defense in 1981, as well as Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and a member of the Politburo of the KPRP. On December 5, he finally succeeded his close friend Pen Sovann , who had been imprisoned and brought to Vietnam, first executive and on February 9, 1982 regular prime minister.

As a staunch supporter of the Vietnamese Kampuchea policy, Chan Sy had visited Bulgaria , the GDR and the Soviet Union . He represented his home province in the national assembly (parliament).

Chan Sy died at the age of 52 in a Moscow hospital, where he was treated for heart disease in December 1984. His death was only reported by the Vietnamese press agency on December 31, 1984, although he is believed to have died on December 26, 1984. The exact circumstances of his death are not clear.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Chronology of Cambodian History: Chan Sy. In: Britannica Book of the Year. 1985.
  2. ↑ Sorpong Peou: Intervention & Change in Cambodia. Towards Democracy? Silkworm, Chiang Mai 2000, ISBN 978-974-7551-29-7 .
  3. ↑ Chan Sy Is Confirmed As Cambodia Premier. In: The New York Times . February 11, 1982.
  4. ^ Margaret Slocomb: The People's Republic of Kampuchea, 1979-1989: The Revolution after Pol Pot. Silkworm, Chiang Mai 2004, ISBN 978-974-9575-34-5 .
personal data
SURNAME Sy, chan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Si, chan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Cambodian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Province Kampong Chhnang
DATE OF DEATH December 26, 1984
Place of death Moscow