Sangkum Reastr Niyyum ( Khmer. សង្គមរាស្ត្រនិយម , IPA (akh.) : Saŋkum riəh niʔjum - People's Socialist Society [1] ) - a political organization that existed in Cambodia in 1955-1970. It was founded in 1955 by Prince Norod Sihanouk , who remained its leader until his overthrow [2] . Despite the fact that the organization called itself a “movement” and not a political party, Sangkum was in power in Cambodia until the 1970 coup [2] .
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| Ideology | Khmer socialism, Buddhist socialism Khmer nationalism populism, monarchism, social conservatism |
| Number of members | ~ 1 000 000 (1960) |
| Seats in the National the assembly | 91/91 (1955) 61/61 (1958) 77/77 (1962) 82/82 (1966) |
| Party print | Neak Cheat Newm |
Creation
On March 2, 1955, Norodom Sihanouk unexpectedly abdicated in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit. A few months later he headed the government and received the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs. Convinced of the need for radical changes in public administration and the economy, Norod Sihanouk took an unprecedented step for a member of the royal family - he formed a center-left socio-political association (Sangkum), uniting most of the country's leading political forces (except for the Democratic Party and the pro-communist group Pracheachun ).
Sangkum confidently won the first general parliamentary election and formed a new government. The program principles of the unification were determined by Norodom Sihanouk himself and were an eclectic doctrine that combined the principles of democratic socialism , liberal democracy , nationalism and monarchism , aiming at the democratization of the Cambodian monarchy and the socialization of the economy. By 1960, Sangkum already united about a million citizens .
Notes
- ↑ Headly, Robert K .; Chhor, Kylin; Lim, Lam Kheng; Kheang, Lim Hak; Chun, Chen. 1977. Cambodian-English Dictionary . Bureau of Special Research in Modern Languages. The Catholic University of America Press. Washington, DC ISBN 0-8132-0509-3
- ↑ 1 2 Dommen, A. The Indochinese experience of the French and the Americans , Indiana University Press, 2001, p. 318