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Norodom Sihanouk's special relationship with North Korea: A Preliminary Survey |
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| Creator | Sitthiphon Kruarattikan |
| Title | Norodom Sihanouk's special relationship with North Korea: A Preliminary Survey |
| Publisher | Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University |
| Publication Year | 2562 |
| Journal Title | Interdisciplinary Research Review |
| Journal Vol. | 14 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 51 |
| Keyword | Cambodia, Kim Il Sung, Norodom Sihanouk, North Korea, Special Relationship |
| URL Website | http://apps.npru.ac.th |
| Website title | สถาบันวิจัยและพัฒนา มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏนครปฐม |
| ISSN | 2697-522X |
| Abstract | The article explores Norodom Sihanouk's ties with North Korea since his first meeting with Kim Il Sung in 1965 untilhis demise in 2012, by arguing that there were at least two factors for the solidification of relationship. The first factor wasSihanouk and Kim Il Sung, in their quest for national autonomy, shared a mentality of small state surrounded by dominantneighboring countries. The second was that, by the end of the 1970s, Cambodia had been devastated by years of wars andpolitical turbulences, like North Korea after the Korean War (1950-1953). Sihanouk therefore saw North Korea's successes inpostwar reconstruction as an example for the Cambodian people to rebuild their ravaged country. |
