Long Boret
| Long Boret | |
|---|---|
| 28th Prime Minister of Cambodia | |
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In office December 26, 1973 – April 17, 1975 |
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| President |
Lon Nol Saukham Khoy (acting) Sak Sutsakhan |
| Preceded by | In Tam |
| Succeeded by | Penn Nouth |
| Minister of Information | |
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In office March 11, 1971 – March 18, 1972 |
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| Prime Minister |
Lon Nol Sisowath Sirik Matak |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office October 15, 1972 – December 26, 1973 |
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| Prime Minister |
Hang Thun Hak In Tam |
| Preceded by | Son Ngoc Thanh |
| Succeeded by | Keuky Lim |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 3, 1933 Kandal, Cambodia |
| Died | April 17, 1975 (aged 42) Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Political party | Social Republican Party |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Long Boret or Long Boreth (Khmer: ឡុង បូរ៉េត; January 3, 1933 – April 17, 1975) was a Cambodian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Khmer Republic from December 26, 1973 to April 17, 1975. Highly regarded for his honesty, he tried unsuccessfully to negotiate a peace settlement with the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian Civil War. He was later arrested by the Khmer Rouge and executed.
Long was born in Chbar Ampéou near Kien Svay in Kandal Province, Cambodia, the son of Long Meas and Neang Ieng Buth. He attended the prestigious Lycée Sisowath in Phnom Penh from 1946 to 1952, studied in France from 1953 to 1955, then returned to Cambodia to work in the Royal Treasury.
In 1958 he was elected to parliament as MP for Stung Treng Province, and was the youngest MP in parliament. He served briefly in 1958 as Deputy Secretary of State for Labor and Social Action and was re-elected to Parliament in 1962. During this period he became known as the author of romance stories, many of which were serialized in newspapers. He was appointed State Secretary for Finance but he publicly opposed the decision in November 1963 by Norodom Sihanouk to nationalize banks and foreign trade, and was forced to resign. He retained his parliamentary seat in the 1966 elections. He was the Information Minister from 1971 to 1972 and the Foreign Minister from 1972 to 1973.
On December 9, 1973 he succeeded In Tam to become Prime Minister of Cambodia. On April 2, 1974, he became one of four members of an Executive Board composed, in addition to Long Boret, of Lon Nol, Sisowath Sirik Matak and General Sosthene Fernandez.
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