KHIEUN SAMPHAN

 

Born in Svay Rieng province around 1931, Khieu Samphan earned a doctorate in France; his thesis was on Cambodia’s economy. He was elected to the national assembly in 1962 and 1966. He became a Central Committee member in 1971 and was designated as State Presidium chairman of Democratic Kampuchea in 1976,

 

succeeding then Prince Norodom Sihanouk as chief of state. In 1977, Khieu Samphan reportedly became chairman of “Office 870,” which operated as a form of cabinet for the CPK Central Committee. While this was not formally a decision-making post, the chairman of Office 870 had the duty “to keep track of the implementation” of the Standing Committee's policy decisions.

 
     
     

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