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05 FEBRUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: The Royal Barge carrying the ashes of King-Father Norodom Sihanouk heads up the Mekong River to scatter the revered King's ashes. Sihanouk's ashes will be scattered in locations across Cambodia. Tuesday, they were scattered on the Mekong River. Norodom Sihanouk (31 October 1922 - 15 October 2012) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. He was the effective ruler of Cambodia from 1953 to 1970. After his second abdication in 2004, he was given the honorific of "The King-Father of Cambodia." Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ

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05 FEBRUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: The Royal Barge carrying the ashes of King-Father Norodom Sihanouk heads up the Mekong River to scatter the revered King's ashes. Sihanouk's ashes will be scattered in locations across Cambodia. Tuesday, they were scattered on the Mekong River. Norodom Sihanouk (31 October 1922 - 15 October 2012) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004. He was the effective ruler of Cambodia from 1953 to 1970. After his second abdication in 2004, he was given the honorific of "The King-Father of Cambodia." Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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