Pen Sovan was a Cambodian politician and revolutionary who served as the Prime Minister of the Hanoi-backed People's Republic of Kampuchea from 27 June to 5 December 1981.
11 Facts About Pen Sovan
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Pen Sovan served as General Secretary of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party from 1979 to 1981.
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Pen Sovan later joined the Human Rights Party founded in 2007 and served as its vice president.
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Pen Sovan was elected and was sworn in on 5 August 2014, serving until his death in October 2016.
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Pen Sovan was born in Chan Teab Village, Samraong Commune, Tram Kak District, Takeo province.
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Pen Sovan first joined the Khmer Issarak at the age of 13 in 1950 and fought against the French.
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Two years later, Pen Sovan joined the Indochinese Communist Party where he first met Ta Mok.
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Pen Sovan was a founding leader of Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation on 25 November 1978.
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Pen Sovan served as Secretary-General of the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party from 5 January 1979 to 1 December 1981, when he was replaced by Heng Samrin following his removal from office by the Vietnamese.
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Pen Sovan was released from Vietnam's prison on 25 January 1992, after he served over 10 years.
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Pen Sovan was cremated in Phnom Penh on 6 November 2016.