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Ieu Koeus

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Monarch
  
Norodom Sihanouk

Religion
  
Buddhism

Preceded by
  
Yem Sambaur

Name
  
Ieu Koeus


Political party
  
Democratic

Party
  
Democratic Party

Children
  
Ieu Pannakar (b. 1931)

Succeeded by
  
Yem Sambaur

Died
  
14 January 1950 (aged 45) Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Assassinated
  
January 14, 1950, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Ieu Koeus (អៀវ កើស) (1905 – 14 January 1950) served as Prime Minister of Cambodia for nine days in September 1949. Considered an intellectual, he was instrumental in the formation of the Cambodian Democratic Party in April 1946, created a self-declared government on September 20, 1949, was replaced by Yem Sambaur on September 29.

On January 14, 1950, a hand grenade was thrown into the party headquarters, fatally wounding Koeus, who led the National Union Movement. The man throwing the grenade was captured and arrested, admitting, then later denying, that he was a member of the opposing Liberal party. Blame for the assassination, however, varies from the French, King Sihanouk, Yem Sambaur, and rebel Issaraks with little evidence available. Koeus' son Ieu Pannakar is a current-day Cambodian senator.

References

Ieu Koeus Wikipedia