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'''Thongvan Fanmuong''' was a [[Cambodia]]n [[major general]] who served in the [[Khmer National Armed Forces]] under the [[Khmer Republic]] regime of [[Lon Nol]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Corfield |first=Justin|title=Khmers Stand Up! A History of the Cambodian Government 1970-1975 |date=1994 |publisher=CEAS |page=108 |isbn= 0732605652}}</ref><ref name=Khmerrep>{{cite book |last= OP|first= Sangha |title= The Khmer Republic|url= https://docplayer.fr/90006868-La-republique-khmere.html |pages=110, 162 }}</ref> He was a graduate of the [[France|French]] ''Ecole d'Etat Major'' and ''Ecole de Guerre''. He was a member of the supreme committee of the Republic of Cambodia, along with General [[Sak Sutsakhan]], [[Long Boret]], [[Hang Thun Hak]], [[Op Kim Ang]], General [[Ear Chhong]] (Chief of Staff of the Air Force), and Admiral [[Vong Sarendy]] (Chief of the Navy Staff).<ref name=Khmerrep/> The committee tried to "organize a surrender" as the Khmer Rouge took over the country.<ref name=Khmerrep/> |
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'''Thongvan Fanmuong''' was a [[Cambodia]]n general. He was a graduate of Ecole d'Etat Major and Ecole de Guerre, both in [[France]]. |
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He fought the [[Red Khmer]] until they took [[Phnom Penh]]. He was the last general that remained in office. |
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Major general Fanmuong was the right-hand man of general Sosthène Fernandez. |
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*[http://www.lexisnexis.com/documents/academic/upa_cis/3208_RecsMACVPt1.pdf Letter of the government of the United States to General Thongvan Fanmuong ] |
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[[Category:Cambodian anti-communists|Fanmuong, Thongvan]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:59, 26 August 2024
Thongvan Fanmuong was a Cambodian major general who served in the Khmer National Armed Forces under the Khmer Republic regime of Lon Nol.[1][2] He was a graduate of the French Ecole d'Etat Major and Ecole de Guerre. He was a member of the supreme committee of the Republic of Cambodia, along with General Sak Sutsakhan, Long Boret, Hang Thun Hak, Op Kim Ang, General Ear Chhong (Chief of Staff of the Air Force), and Admiral Vong Sarendy (Chief of the Navy Staff).[2] The committee tried to "organize a surrender" as the Khmer Rouge took over the country.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Corfield, Justin (1994). Khmers Stand Up! A History of the Cambodian Government 1970-1975. CEAS. p. 108. ISBN 0732605652.
- ^ a b c OP, Sangha. The Khmer Republic. pp. 110, 162.
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