Prince Norodom Naradipo was a Cambodian prince who went from being known as the "Prince of the People" during his life to posthumously being referred to as "the most unfortunate prince".
10 Facts About Norodom Naradipo
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Samdech Norodom Sihanouk Naradipo was born to King Norodom Sihanouk and Princess Sisowath Monikessan on 10 February 1946.
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Norodom Naradipo was sent to a school in Beijing, China together with his two half-brothers Yuvaneath and Khemanourak under the personal supervision of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1960.
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Norodom Naradipo entered Dengshikou Middle School in 1962.
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In 1967, Norodom Naradipo had to leave China without a degree.
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Norodom Naradipo headed for France to accomplish his study May 1968 events in France caused him to have to return to Cambodia.
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Norodom Naradipo was arrested and sentenced to five years imprisonment for alleged involvement in terrorist attacks, by a special military tribunal of Lon Nol regime on 17 July 1971.
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Norodom Naradipo returned to Cambodia with his father in late 1975.
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On 7 June 1994, Norodom Naradipo was posthumously granted the Cambodian royal title of Samdech.
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Decades after his disappearance, Prince Norodom Naradipo is still at the heart of a faithful devotion, some Khmers believing that he could have been the prophesied Prince who would have saved the Khmer nation.