Marshal Lon Nol (Khmer: លន់ នល់; November 13 1913 – November 17 1985) was a Cambodian politician and general who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia twice as well as serving repeatedly as Defense Minister. He led a military coup against Prince Norodom Sihanouk in 1970 and became the self-proclaimed President of the newly created Khmer Republic ruling until 1975.
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