1975 Cambodian President of the Supreme Committee election

13 April 1975 Election of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea 1976 1972 Cambodian presidential election 1972 presidential 1975 Cambodian President of the Supreme Committee election Khmer Republic Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg Sak Sutsakhan Independent (Military) Sak Sutsakhan Independent (Military) Elected President of the Supreme Committee Sak Sutsakhan Independent (Military) "Leader of the Government" Seven members of the Supreme Committee and the members of the General Assembly Unknown Elected On 13 April 1975, the Supreme Committee elected their President, who was both head of state (Interim Chief of State) and head of government.https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-D114-PURL-gpo52889/pdf/GOVPUB-D114-PURL-gpo52889.pdf The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse Sak Sutsakhanhttps://osm.dvj.mybluehost.me/2010/03/19/the-doomed-republic/ Revisiting Lon Nol's Cambodia - Sebastian Strangio — Author and Journalist Sebastian Strangio Osm.dvj.mubluehost.me 19 March 2010 1 July 2026 Background After Lon Nol fled on 1 April 1975, Saukam Khoy became Acting President of the Khmer Republic.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917275,00.html?iid=chix-sphere https://web.archive.org/web/20121018181625/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917275,00.html?iid=chix-sphere dead 18 October 2012 Waiting for the Fall 14 April 1975 Time Magazine https://time.com/archive/6851037/cambodia-waiting-for-the-fall/ CAMBODIA: WAITING FOR THE FALL Time 14 April 1975 He ruled until 12 April 1975,http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081121/A_NEWS/811210327 Fallen Leader Mourned 21 November 2008 The Record https://web.archive.org/web/20110928033003/http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081121/A_NEWS/811210327 28 September 2011 https://eu.recordnet.com/story/news/1996/09/15/ex-cambodian-president-living-quietly/50846064007/ Ex-Cambodian president living quietly in Stockton The Record 15 September 1996 the day when he was evacuated during the Operation Eagle Pull, his duties were taken away at 2 p.m. the same day by the General Assembly which was convened hours before at 8:30 a.m.http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917322,00.html https://web.archive.org/web/20070930083721/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917322,00.html dead 30 September 2007 American Pullout from a City Under Siege 21 April 1975 Time Magazine Between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., the majority of both houses of the parliament voted for the establishment of a committee and its seven members. Afterwards, Premier Long Boret announced that the Supreme Committee was established to govern the country for three months and the parliament gave it full power, in a subsequent broadcast Sak Sutsakhan said that he took over the leadership of the new government.https://www.nytimes.com/1975/04/13/archives/military-taking-over-in-cambodia-as-last-americans-are-evacuated.html MILITARY TAKING OVER IN CAMBODIA AS LAST AMERICANS ARE EVACUATED Sydney Schanberg The New York Times 13 April 1975 7 January 2023 Election Besides that, Sak Sutsakhan already announced that he is the "Leader of the Government", the Supreme Committee held its first meeting on 13 April. During their first session, the Supreme Committee elected Sak Sutsakhan as their President. However, before he assumed the powers, the General Assembly needed to approve the election of him, which they did after a discussion.https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-D114-PURL-gpo52889/pdf/GOVPUB-D114-PURL-gpo52889.pdf The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse Sak Sutsakhan Aftermath The leadership of Sak Sutsakhan was short-lived and only lasted until 17 April 1975, the day when Phnom Penh fell.https://time.com/archive/6851127/cambodia-the-last-days-of-phnom-penh/ CAMBODIA: THE LAST DAYS OF PHNOM-PENH Time 28 April 1975Sutsakhan, Lt. Gen. S. The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse Washington DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1987, p. 168. References Cambodia President of the Supreme Committee