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| | Sisowath Sirik Matak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | In March 18, 1970, Sirik Matak assisted General Lon Nol, who had been serving as prime minister, in a coup d'état and was granted emergency powers by the National Assembly. |
 | | On April 1, 1975, President Lon Nol resigned and left the country. |
 | | On April 12, 1975, Sirik Matak was offered political asylum by the United States' Ambassador to Cambodia John Gunther Dean, inviting high officials of the Khmer Republic, but Sirik Matak, Long Boret, Lon Non (Lon Nol's brother), and most members of Lon Nol's cabinet declined. |
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