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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodians pray at a memorial for former King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA:   Bracelets left by tourists as memorials tied to a fence surrounding a mass grave site at the Choeung Ek killing fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A bakery worker delivers bread on the a motorcycle near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians and Vietnamese consume a lot of French style baguettes, a remnant of their time as a French colony.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum  in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   Cambodians stop in front of the National Museum in Phnom Penh to look at the cremation site for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A family on a motorcycle navigates through traffic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Motorcycles are used as family transportation in most of Southeast Asia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: Human skulls on display in the Buddhist stupa at the Choeung Ek killing fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: The Buddhist stupa in the Choeung Ek killing fields memorial. More than 5,000 human skulls are on display in the stupa, all victims of the Khmer Rouge. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A woman who was evicted from her home in a Cambodian land dispute sits next to a hand made sign at a land eviction protest in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Land disputes in Cambodia are common and many families and sometimes entire communities are evicted as a result of unclear land titles.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing prays for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodian women wearing white mourning buy photos of late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodians pray at a memorial for former King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   A Cambodian woman buys black ribbons to wear to mark her mourning for late King Norodom Sihanouk. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Missionaries from the Church of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) peddle their bikes across a bridge in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is customary for Mormon youth to go on a 2 year "mission" to evangelize and convert others to their religion. As many 75,000 missionaries served the church outside of the US in 2011.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: The gift shop at the Choeung Ek Killing Fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: Human skulls on display in the Buddhist stupa at the Choeung Ek killing fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A cell with a photo on the wall on display in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A vendor sells mangoes from a basket atop his head in the Central Market in Phnom Penh. The Central Market ("Psah Thom Thmey", "New Grand Market"), is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with stalls of goods. It opened in 1937, and was the biggest market in Asia at the time; today it still operates as a market. It was renovated from 2009 to 2011.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A fortune teller reads the cards for clients in the Central Market in Phnom Penh. The Central Market ("Psah Thom Thmey", "New Grand Market"), is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with stalls of goods. It opened in 1937, and was the biggest market in Asia at the time; today it still operates as a market. It was renovated from 2009 to 2011.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodians light incense and candles for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodians light incense and candles for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing prays for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing prays for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   Cambodians stop in front of the National Museum in Phnom Penh to look at the cremation site for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing prays for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing prays for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodians pray at a memorial for former King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    Women mourning Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk hold up a portrait of the King (center) with his wife and son. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A family on a motorscooter looks at portraits of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the National Museum in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A woman wearing a pin honoring King Sihanouk stops in front of the National Museum in Phnom Penh to look at the cremation site for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   Cambodians stop in front of the National Museum in Phnom Penh to look at the cremation site for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   People walk along Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh where flags at half mast for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: A picture of Jesus Christ left by a tourist next to human skulls on display in the Buddhist stupa at the Choeung Ek killing fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A man rides his bike on a main road near Phnom Penh, Cambodia.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Women get manicures in the Central Market in Phnom Penh. The Central Market ("Psah Thom Thmey", "New Grand Market"), is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with stalls of goods. It opened in 1937, and was the biggest market in Asia at the time; today it still operates as a market. It was renovated from 2009 to 2011.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   People buy portraits of the late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing prays for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing burns incense for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing burns incense for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: The so called "Killing Tree" in the Choeung Ek Killing Fields. The bracelets, a Buddhist tradition, are left at the tree by tourists and Cambodian visitors to the Killing Fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: Human skulls on display in the Buddhist stupa at the Choeung Ek killing fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A bakery worker delivers bread on the a motorcycle near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians and Vietnamese consume a lot of French style baguettes, a remnant of their time as a French colony.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Barbed wire fencing in front of cell buildings in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Photos of victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide on display in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A cell with a photo on the wall on display in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A cell with a photo on the wall on display in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A cell with a photo on the wall on display in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A man and his daughter navigate through traffic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Motorcycles are used as family transportation in most of Southeast Asia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A bakery vendor in the Central Market in Phnom Penh. The Central Market ("Psah Thom Thmey", "New Grand Market"), is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with stalls of goods. It opened in 1937, and was the biggest market in Asia at the time; today it still operates as a market. It was renovated from 2009 to 2011.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A bakery vendor in the Central Market in Phnom Penh. The Central Market ("Psah Thom Thmey", "New Grand Market"), is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with stalls of goods. It opened in 1937, and was the biggest market in Asia at the time; today it still operates as a market. It was renovated from 2009 to 2011.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   A monkey scampers along power lines in downtown Phnom Penh, Cambodia. There are still a few troops of feral monkeys in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A family on a motorscooter looks at portraits of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in front of the National Museum in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A Buddhist monk looks at the crematorium being built for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    People use their smart phones to photograph the crematorium for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    The crematorium being built for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk at the National Museum in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing prays for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Cambodian women wearing white mourning clothing pray for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A woman places flowers on a memorial for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.  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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   Cambodians stop in front of the National Museum in Phnom Penh to look at the cremation site for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   Motorcycles in traffic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A family on a motorcycle navigates through traffic in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Motorcycles are used as family transportation in most of Southeast Asia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: The Buddhist stupa in the Choeung Ek killing fields memorial. More than 5,000 human skulls are on display in the stupa, all victims of the Khmer Rouge. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA:  A human jaw bone left out at the Choeung Ek killing fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A bakery worker delivers bread on the a motorcycle near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodians and Vietnamese consume a lot of French style baguettes, a remnant of their time as a French colony.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A high school classroom divided into prison cells by the Khmer Rouge at the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Photos of victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide on display in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  A vendor sells mangoes from a basket atop his head in the Central Market in Phnom Penh. The Central Market ("Psah Thom Thmey", "New Grand Market"), is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with stalls of goods. It opened in 1937, and was the biggest market in Asia at the time; today it still operates as a market. It was renovated from 2009 to 2011.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Buddhist monks on a motorcycle taxi in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Motorcycles are used as informal taxis in much of Southeast Asia.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    People use their smart phones to photograph the crematorium for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    People use their smart phones to photograph the crematorium for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    Women use their smart phones to photograph the crematorium for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    Cambodian women pray for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A Cambodian girl and her grandmother pray for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh.  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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Cambodian women wearing white mourning clothing pray for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing burns incense for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing burns incense for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:    A woman places flowers on a memorial for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.  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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - CHEOUNG EK, CAMBODIA: Human skulls on display in the Buddhist stupa at the Choeung Ek killing fields. Choeung Ek is a former orchard and Chinese cemetery about 17 km south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is the best-known of the "Killing Fields", where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 and 1979. Mass graves containing 8,895 bodies were discovered at Choeung Ek after the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many of the dead were former political prisoners who were kept by the Khmer Rouge in their Tuol Sleng detention center, a former high school in Phnom Penh.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  Barbed wire fencing in front of cell buildings in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:  An open door leading to a cell in the Toul Sleng Genocide Museum. The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is in Phnom Penh. It is a former high school that was used as the Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was used to torture and execute Cambodians and foreigners the Khmer Rouge thought were opposed to the regime.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA:   The Central Market ("Psah Thom Thmey", "New Grand Market"), is a large market constructed in 1937 in the shape of a dome with four arms branching out into vast hallways with stalls of goods. It opened in 1937, and was the biggest market in Asia at the time; today it still operates as a market. It was renovated from 2009 to 2011.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 30 JANUARY 2013 - PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: A Cambodian woman wearing white mourning clothing burns incense for late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh. 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 held so many positions since 1941 that the Guinness Book of World Records identifies him as the politician who has served the world's greatest variety of political offices. These included two terms as king, two as sovereign prince, one as president, two as prime minister, as well as numerous positions as leader of various governments-in-exile. He served as puppet head of state for the Khmer Rouge government in 1975-1976. Most of these positions were only honorific, including the last position as constitutional king of Cambodia. Sihanouk's actual period of effective rule over Cambodia was from 9 November 1953, when Cambodia gained its independence from France, until 18 March 1970, when General Lon Nol and the National Assembly deposed him. Upon his final abdication, the Cambodian throne council appointed Norodom Sihamoni, one of Sihanouk's sons, as the new king. Sihanouk died in Beijing, China, where he was receiving medical care, on Oct. 15, 2012. His cremation is scheduled to take place on Feb. 4, 2013. Over a million people are expected to attend the service.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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