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59. Mydans, “Cambodian Leader Rules As If from the Throne.”
60. Milton Osborne, “Cambodia: Hun Sen Firmly in Control,” in Southeast Asian Affairs 2003
(Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2003), 87.
61. According to Sihanouk's biographer Julio Jeldres, French Ambassador Gildas Le Lidec
helped convince Hun Sen not to abolish the monarchy in 1997, saying it would be vital for
ensuring peace and stability. See Julio A. Jeldres, “Cambodia's Relations with France since
the Paris Agreements of 1991,” in Pou Sothirak, Geoff Wade, and Mark Hong, eds, Cambod-
ia: Progress and Challenges since 1991 (Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
2012), 145.
62. “Cambodia's Man Who Won't Be King—Ranariddh's Snit Fit,” diplomatic cable from US
Embassy Phnom Penh (04PHNOMPENH1701), October 29, 2004.
63. The account of the crackdown on the SRP is based on that given in Heder, “Hun Sen's Con-
solidation,” 121-2.
64. “Military Court Tries Cambodia MP,” BBC News , August 8, 2005.
65. Vong Sokheng and Charles McDermid, “Rainsy Thunders against 'Fascist' State,” Phnom
Penh Post , December 31, 2005-January 12, 2006.
66. Samantha Melamed and Pin Sisovann, “Cambodian Arrests in International Media Spot-
light,” Cambodia Daily , January 17, 2006.
67. Author's email correspondence with Joseph Mussomeli, February 24, 2013. See also Seth
Mydans, “In Cambodia, a Harsh Crackdown,” New York Times , January 8, 2006.
68. Joel Brinkley, Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land (New York:
Public Affairs, 2011), 149.
69. Charles McDermid, “Brave New Political World Unfolds,” Phnom Penh Post , February
24-March 9, 2006.
70. Sophal Ear, Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermines Democracy
(New York: Columbia University Press, 2013), 131.
6 The Peasant King
1. The new appointees to the Politburo were Chea Chanto, Cheam Yeap, Chhay Than, Ek Sam
Ol, Khuon Sudary, Ouk Rabun, Pen Panha, and Som Kimsuor. See “CPP Adds Eight to Top
Echelon,” Phnom Penh Post , February 11-24, 2005. For the expansion of the Central Com-
mittee, see Vong Sokheng, “Governing Parties Cement their Reign,” Phnom Penh Post ,
December 2-15, 2005.
2. Cited in Craig Guthrie, “Towards Hun Sen's Cambodia,” Asia Times Online , July 23, 2008.
3. Luke Reynolds, “CPP Uses Council of Ministers to Wield Power,” Cambodia Daily , March
5, 2004.
4. Vong Sokheng and Charles McDermid, “'Prepare Your Coffin,' PM Tells Royalists,” Phnom
Penh Post , September 21-October 5, 2006.