Chau Seng
Cambodian politician
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Chau Seng (Khmer: ចៅ សេង, 15 March 1929 – 1977) was a Cambodian left-wing politician.
Chau Seng | |
|---|---|
ចៅ សេង | |
| Born | March 15, 1929 |
| Died | 1977 (aged 47–48) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Organization | Sangkum |
Seng was a Khmer Krom. Born in the commune of Tri Tôn, Châu Đốc Province, Cochinchina (in present-day An Giang Province, Vietnam), he was a cousin of Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum. Educated in France, in Paris, he became a communist. On his return to Cambodia, he became Norodom Sihanouk's private secretary.[1] He joint the Sangkum on 13 April 1957 together with Hou Yuon and Hu Nim. In the same year, Chau Seng was elected a member of National Assembly. After that he was appointed under-secretary, and later secretary of state for education. In 1967, he was rector of the Buddhist University.[2] Seng made a national attempt at Cambodianization, however it failed.[3]
After the Cambodian coup of 1970 in which Sihanouk was ousted by Lon Nol, Chau Seng served as the Minister for Special Missions of the GRUNK government, the Beijing-based government-in-exile that was formed as a coalition between Sihanouk and the communists.[4]
Seng was arrested, tortured and later executed by the Khmer Rouge at S-21 prison[5] in 1977.[6]
