Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk Dies Of Natural Cause At Age 90

File photo taken on Aug. 18, 2004 shows Norodom Sihanouk receiving an interview in Beijing, capital of China. Cambodian retired King Norodom Sihanouk died of natural cause at the age of 90 in China’s capital city of Beijing, where he had his diseases treated by Chinese doctors, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Nhik Bun Chhay confirmed on Oct. 15, 2012. <Xinhua>

In this July 29, 1941 file photo, Cambodia’s former King Norodom Sihanouk smiles at an unknown location. Sihanouk, the former Cambodian king who was never far from the center of his country’s politics through a half-century of war, genocide and upheaval, has died. He was 89. <AP Photo>

In this Oct. 20, 2004 file photo, Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihanouk, left, introduces his son and successor, King Norodom Sihamoni upon their arrival at Phnom Penh airport, in Cambodia. <AP Photo/Andy Eames, File>

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