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| | USATODAY.com - Former ballet dancer named Cambodia's next monarch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13) |
 | | PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) Retiring King Norodom Sihanouk's son, a former ballet dancer and U.N. cultural ambassador, was officially confirmed Thursday to succeed his father on the throne, assuring the continuation of the ancient monarchy. |
 | | Prince Norodom Sihamoni, who has spent much of his life abroad, was unanimously approved by a nine-member Throne Council, said a statement signed by the panel's chairman, Chea Sim, who is also the country's acting head of state. |
 | | No one expects Sihamoni to dominate the country like his father, whose reign was marked by deep falls from grace and astonishing comebacks, most notably his ill-fated alliance with the communist Khmer Rouge, responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million Cambodians. |
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