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S5 Episode 3 - "Listen to the Thunder"

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Navigating Power in 1950s Cambodia

This chapter examines King Sihanouk's strategic maneuvers during the 1950s, balancing between French colonial authority and rising nationalism. It highlights his abdication to form the Sankum party, the complexities of his governance amid political tensions, and his evolving foreign policy during the Cold War.

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