tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219042034689344733.post5503356085781116558..comments2024-01-14T08:24:22.987+11:00Comments on Khmerization: A Biography of Prince Sisowath Youtevong: The Father of Cambodian DemocracyKhmerizationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08878844131095266232noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219042034689344733.post-35302492108749059792009-08-19T20:38:11.894+10:002009-08-19T20:38:11.894+10:0019 August 2009 1:38 PM, you mean Sisowath Youtevon...19 August 2009 1:38 PM, you mean Sisowath Youtevong? Well, in term of his academic background he is very qualified to be king of Cambodia, but constitutionally he was ineligible to be chosen as king because he was not descended from the Ang Duang, Sisowath or Norodom branch of the royal family. He was descended from Ang Eng. Under the 1947 constitution, only those descended from the family Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219042034689344733.post-80572968163952117272009-08-19T13:38:47.891+10:002009-08-19T13:38:47.891+10:00The French was very bias in giving a throne to Pri...The French was very bias in giving a throne to Prince Norodom Sihanouk when he was only 18 years old. Sihanouk was a less qualify candidate to rule Cambodia. He was very much a man of irresponsibilities. He was young, happy, and carefree. On-the-other hand, Prince Sisowat a cousin of Sihanouk, was highly educated and very aware of what is going on under French colonial rule. The French was also Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7219042034689344733.post-71558579493764477582009-08-19T12:28:55.774+10:002009-08-19T12:28:55.774+10:00A great man in the Cambodian context- hignly educa...A great man in the Cambodian context- hignly educated as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com