Khieu Samphan (Khmer: ខៀវ សំផន; born July 27 1931) is a former Cambodian communist politician who was the president of the state presidium of Democratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) from 1976 until 1979. As such he served as Cambodia’s head of state and was one of the most powerful officials in the Khmer Rouge movement though Pol Pot remained the highest official in the party.
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active years end date
1976-04-14, 1979-01-07
active years start date
1976-04-04, 1976-04-11
birth date
1931-07-27
birth place
Svay Rieng Province, French Indochina
order in office
(Acting), Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, President of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea
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