This is a list of

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being an embodiment of the State itself or representative of its international persona." The name given to the office of head of sta ...

Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ...

from the accession of

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Norodom on 19 October 1860 to the present day. It lists various heads of state which served in the modern history of Cambodia, under several different regimes and with various titles. From 1860 onward, there have been 12 heads of state (acting heads of state are not counted). The current head of state of Cambodia is King Norodom Sihamoni, since his

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by the

Royal Council of the Throne The Royal Council of the Throne (, ) is a nine-member council of Cambodia responsible for selecting the Cambodian monarch. It was established by the constitution on 24 September 1993. The Council elects the king for life from among male desce ...

on 14 October 2004.

Titles

* 1860–1960: King of Cambodia (under French protectorate in 1863–1945 and 1945–1953, and Japanese puppet state in 1945) * 1960: Chairman of the Regency Council * 1960–1970: Chief of State of Cambodia * 1970–1975: President of the Khmer Republic * 1975: Chairman the Supreme Committee * 1975–1976: President of the State Presidium * 1976–1979: Chairman of the State Presidium * 1979–1981: Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Council * 1981–1993: President of the Council of State * 1993: Head of State of the State of Cambodia * 1993–present: King of Cambodia

List of officeholders

;Political parties ;Other factions Note: Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of reign/office.

Monarchy

Republic

Restored monarchy

Timeline

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Heads Of State Of Cambodia

Heads of state A head of state is the public persona of a sovereign state.#Foakes, Foakes, pp. 110–11 "