Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–70)

The Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, French: Royaume du Cambodge), informally known as the first Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាទី ១) and the Sangkum Reastr Niyum era (Khmer: សម័យសង្គមរាស្ត្រនិយម "People's Socialist Community", French: Communauté socialiste populaire), referred to Norodom Sihanouk's first administration of Cambodia from 1953 to 1970, an especially significant time in the country's history. Sihanouk continues to be one of the most controversial figures in Southeast Asia's turbulent and often tragic postwar history.

Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–70)

The Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, French: Royaume du Cambodge), informally known as the first Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាទី ១) and the Sangkum Reastr Niyum era (Khmer: សម័យសង្គមរាស្ត្រនិយម "People's Socialist Community", French: Communauté socialiste populaire), referred to Norodom Sihanouk's first administration of Cambodia from 1953 to 1970, an especially significant time in the country's history. Sihanouk continues to be one of the most controversial figures in Southeast Asia's turbulent and often tragic postwar history.