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1959-1962: Primary schooling at the Norodom
school and then at the Descartes high school in Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
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1962-1967: Primary and Secondary schooling
at Prague's high school (Czechoslovakia)
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1967-1971: Dance, music and theatre courses
at the National Conservatory of Prague
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1970: High school certificate -Prague (with
"very good" marks)
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1971: First prize course of classical dance
of the National Conservatory of Prague
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1971-1975: Higher dance, music and theatre
courses, Academy of Musical Art of Prague
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1975: Graduated from the Academy of Musical
Art of Prague
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1975: Author of a thesis on the conception
and administration of artistic schools in Cambodia
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1975-1976: Higher studies of Cinematography
in the D.P.R. of Korea
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1976-1979: Prisoner of the Khmer Rouge
along with his parents and his younger brother, H.R.H Prince Norodom
NarinDrapong
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1979-1980: Served his father in exile
abroad as his Private Secretary
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1981-2000: Professor of classical dance and
artistic pedagogy at the Marius Petipa conservatory, the Gabriel Faure
conservatory and the W.A. Mozart conservatory of the city of Paris
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1984-1988: President of the Khmer dance
association in France and director general and artistic director of the
ballet group "Deva"
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1988-1993: Director general and artistic
director of the Khmer cinematographic corporation "Khemara Pictures".
H.M. Norodom Sihamoni, then Prince, has produced two creations
(Ballet-Films): Dream and the 4 Elements
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1992-1993: Chosen unanimously by the
members of the Supreme National Council of Cambodia to be permanent
representative of Cambodia to the United Nations
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1993-2004: Ambassador of the Kingdom of
Cambodia to Unesco
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2004: member of the High Council of
French-Speaking Countries (Francophonie)
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1st February 1994: Elevated by H.M. the
King to the rank of Sdech Krom Khun (Great Prince)
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17 October 2003: Appointed high privy
Councillor to His Majesty the King
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31 August 2004: Elevated by H.M the King to
the Rank of SAMDECH PREAH BAROMNEATH
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14 October 2004: Elected unanimously by the
members of the throne council as King of Cambodia to succeed his august
father who has decided to retire
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Languages: Khmer, fluent in French and
Czech, good English and Russian
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Decorations:
- Grand cross of the Royal order of Cambodia
- Grand cross of the Royal order of Monisaraphon (Cambodia)
- Grand officer of the legion d'honneur (France)
- Silver medal of the city of Paris(France
