Ieu Koeus
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Ieu Koeus (1905 – January 14, 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.
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
for nine days in September 1949.
Considered an intellectual
Intellectual
An intellectual is a person who uses intelligence and critical or analytical reasoning in either a professional or a personal capacity.- Terminology and endeavours :"Intellectual" can denote four types of persons:...
, he was instrumental in the formation of the Cambodian Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Cambodia)
The Cambodian Democratic Party was a left-leaning, pro-independence political party formed in 1946 by Prince Sisowath Yuthevong, who had previously been a member of the French Section of the Workers' International....
in April 1946, created a self-declared government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
on September 20, 1949, was replaced by Yem Sambaur
Yem Sambaur
Yem Sambaur was a Cambodian politician, and prime minister from 1949-50.Yem Sambaur was once a commissioner of the police and a member of the Cambodian Democratic Party, from which he defected along with 11 other deputies in November, 1948...
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
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk regular script was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004 in favor of his son, the current King Norodom Sihamoni...
, Yem Sambaur
Yem Sambaur
Yem Sambaur was a Cambodian politician, and prime minister from 1949-50.Yem Sambaur was once a commissioner of the police and a member of the Cambodian Democratic Party, from which he defected along with 11 other deputies in November, 1948...
, and rebel Issaraks
Khmer Issarak
The Khmer Issarak was an anti-French, Khmer nationalist political movement formed in 1945 with the backing of the government of Thailand. It sought to expel the French colonial authorities from Cambodia, and establish an independent Khmer state....
with little evidence available. Koeus' son Ieu Pannakar
Ieu Pannakar
Ieu Pannakar is a Cambodian film director and senator. Among the first Cambodians to study film making, he is one of Cambodia's pioneering film directors. He is a co-founder of Bophana: The Audio-Visual Resource Center - Cambodia...
is a current-day Cambodian senator.