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{{Short description|17th Prime Minister of Cambodia}}
{{Cambodian name|Sim|Var}}
{{family name hatnote|Sim|Var|lang=Cambodian}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = Sim Var
| name = Sim Var
| native_name = {{lang|km|ស៊ឹម វ៉ា}}
| image =
| image =
| order = [[List of Prime Ministers of Cambodia|17th]]
| office = [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]]
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| office = Prime Minister of Cambodia
| monarch2 = [[Norodom Suramarit]]
| monarch2 = [[Norodom Suramarit]]
| term_start = 24 April 1958
| term_start = 24 April 1958
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| predecessor2 = [[Norodom Sihanouk]]
| predecessor2 = [[Norodom Sihanouk]]
| successor2 = [[Ek Yi Oun]]
| successor2 = [[Ek Yi Oun]]
| office3 = Ambassador of Cambodia to [[Japan]]
| office3 = Cambodian Ambassador to Japan
| term_start3 = 1970
| term_start3 = 1970
| term_end3 = 17 April 1975
| term_end3 = 1974
| successor3 = [[Koun Wick]]
| appointer3 = [[Lon Nol]]
| appointer3 = [[Lon Nol]]
| office4 = [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Cambodia)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
| office4 = [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Cambodia)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
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| successor4 = [[Penn Nouth]]
| successor4 = [[Penn Nouth]]
| birth_date = 2 February 1906
| birth_date = 2 February 1906
| birth_place = [[Tboung Khmum District|Tbuong Khmum]], [[Kampong Cham Province|Kampong Cham]], [[French Protectorate of Cambodia|Cambodia]]
| birth_place = [[Kampong Cham Province|Kampong Cham]], [[French Protectorate of Cambodia|Cambodia]], [[French Indochina]]
| death_date = 12 October 1989 (aged 83)<ref name="NYT">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/18/obituaries/sim-var-ex-cambodian-premier-85.html|title=Sim Var, Ex-Cambodian Premier, 85|publisher=The New York Times|date=18 October 1989|accessdate=9 April 2014}}</ref>
| death_date = 12 October 1989 (aged 83)<ref name="NYT">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/18/obituaries/sim-var-ex-cambodian-premier-85.html|title=Sim Var, Ex-Cambodian Premier, 85|work=The New York Times|date=18 October 1989|accessdate=9 April 2014}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]]
| death_place = [[Paris]], [[France]]
| spouse = Ma Prakob (m. 1962; div.) <br> Yoko Kawada<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalrescueparty.org/sim-var-1906-1989/|title=Sim Var (1906-1989)|accessdate=9 April 2014|publisher=nationalrescueparty.org}}</ref>
| spouse = Ma Prakob (m. 1962; div.) <br> Yoko Kawada<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalrescueparty.org/sim-var-1906-1989/|title=Sim Var (1906-1989)|accessdate=9 April 2014|publisher=nationalrescueparty.org}}</ref>
| party = [[Democratic Party (Cambodia)|Democratic]]
| party = [[Democratic Party (Cambodia)|Democratic]]
}}
}}

'''Sim Var''' ({{lang-km|ស៊ឹម វ៉ា}}; 2 February 1906{{spaced ndash}}12 October 1989) was a [[Cambodia]]n [[politician]]. He served as [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] from July 1957 to January 1958. Together with [[Chhean Vam]] and [[Ieu Koeus]], he co-founded the [[Democratic Party (Cambodia)|Democratic Party]] in April 1946. A nationalist,<ref name="Bio"/> Sim Var opposed the [[French protectorate of Cambodia|French rule]] over Cambodia and led opposition movements with other nationalists. Sim Var was Cambodia's Ambassador to [[Japan]] during the 1970s.<ref name="NYT"/>
'''Sim Var''' ({{langx|km|ស៊ឹម វ៉ា}}; 2 February 1906{{spaced ndash}}12 October 1989) was a [[Cambodia]]n [[politician]]. He served as [[Prime Minister of Cambodia]] from July 1957 to January 1958 and from April to July 1958. Together with [[Chhean Vam]] and [[Ieu Koeus]], he co-founded the [[Democratic Party (Cambodia)|Democratic Party]] in April 1946. As a nationalist,<ref name="Bio"/> Var opposed the [[French protectorate of Cambodia|French rule]] over Cambodia and led opposition movements with other nationalists. He was Cambodia's Ambassador to [[Japan]] during the 1970s.<ref name="NYT"/>


==Background==
==Background==
Sim Var was born in 1906 in the Kompong Cham district of Tbuong Khmom (now [[Tbong Khmum Province|a province]]) to a family of farmers. He was one of the first Cambodian [[nationalism|nationalists]]. He co-founded the Democratic Party in 1946 alongside fellow nationalists Chhean Vam and Ieu Keous, with the purpose of leading a democratic movement against the French protectorate. He also co-founded the first newspaper in Cambodia in 1939 along with Pach Chheun and [[Son Ngoc Thanh]], known as "Nokor Wat". In February 1947, Var was under arrest along with 16 other Democrats by French authorities over accusations of being a member of a pro-Japanese group that opposes the French rule of Cambodia.<ref name="Bio"/> He was sent to [[Ho Chi Minh City|Prey Nokor]] for nine months from March to November 1947 and finally to Kompong Cham until his release in 1948. He became Prime Minister in 1957 and served just under one year until 1958 due to economic issues.<ref name="NYT"/>
Sim Var was born in 1906 in the Kompong Cham district of Tbuong Khmom (now [[Tbong Khmum Province|a province]]) to a family of farmers. He was one of the first Cambodian [[nationalism|nationalists]]. He co-founded the Democratic Party in 1946 alongside fellow nationalists Chhean Vam and Ieu Keous, with the purpose of leading a democratic movement against the French protectorate. He also co-founded the first newspaper in Cambodia in 1939 along with Pach Chheun and [[Son Ngoc Thanh]], known as "Nokor Wat".<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Bio"/>


In February 1947, Var was under arrest along with 16 other Democrats by French authorities over accusations of being a member of a pro-Japanese group that opposes the French rule of Cambodia.<ref name="Bio"/> He was sent to [[Ho Chi Minh City|Prey Nokor]] for nine months from March to November 1947 and finally to Kompong Cham until his release in 1948. He became Prime Minister in 1957 and served just under one year until 1958 due to economic issues.<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Bio"/>
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In 1962, he married a woman from [[Siem Reap Province|Siem Reap]] named Ma Prakob and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The couple formally divorced years later. He later served as Cambodia's envoy to [[Japan]] in the [[Lon Nol]] government and married a Japanese woman there, named Yoko Kawada.<ref name="Bio"/> Var was believed to be involved in the coup that overthrew [[Norodom Sihanouk]].<ref>http://guides.library.yale.edu/content.php?pid=238135&sid=2215715</ref> He took refuge in [[Paris]] during the [[Khmer Rouge]] rule of Cambodia until his death on 12 October 1989 at the age of 83.


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In 1962, he married Ma Prakob and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The couple formally divorced years later. He later served as Cambodia's envoy to [[Japan]] in the [[Lon Nol]] government and married a Japanese woman there, named Yoko Kawada.<ref name="Bio"/> Var was believed to be involved in the coup that overthrew [[Norodom Sihanouk]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://guides.library.yale.edu/content.php?pid=238135&sid=2215715|title=Yale University Library Research Guides: Cambodian Newspaper Project: I - J|first=Rich|last=Richie|website=guides.library.yale.edu}}</ref> He took refuge in [[Paris]] during the [[Khmer Rouge]] rule of Cambodia until his death on 12 October 1989 at the age of 83.
He was [[Soth Polin]]'s Uncle.


==References==
==References==

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Latest revision as of 02:48, 4 January 2025

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Sim. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Var.
Sim Var
ស៊ឹម វ៉ា
Prime Minister of Cambodia
In office
24 April 1958 – 10 July 1958
MonarchNorodom Suramarit
Preceded byPenn Nouth
Succeeded byNorodom Sihanouk
In office
26 July 1957 – 11 January 1958
MonarchNorodom Suramarit
Preceded byNorodom Sihanouk
Succeeded byEk Yi Oun
Cambodian Ambassador to Japan
In office
1970–1974
Appointed byLon Nol
Succeeded byKoun Wick
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
1957–1958
Succeeded byPenn Nouth
Personal details
Born2 February 1906
Kampong Cham, Cambodia, French Indochina
Died12 October 1989 (aged 83)[1]
Paris, France
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Ma Prakob (m. 1962; div.)
Yoko Kawada[2]

Sim Var (Khmer: ស៊ឹម វ៉ា; 2 February 1906 – 12 October 1989) was a Cambodian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Cambodia from July 1957 to January 1958 and from April to July 1958. Together with Chhean Vam and Ieu Koeus, he co-founded the Democratic Party in April 1946. As a nationalist,[2] Var opposed the French rule over Cambodia and led opposition movements with other nationalists. He was Cambodia's Ambassador to Japan during the 1970s.[1]

Background

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Sim Var was born in 1906 in the Kompong Cham district of Tbuong Khmom (now a province) to a family of farmers. He was one of the first Cambodian nationalists. He co-founded the Democratic Party in 1946 alongside fellow nationalists Chhean Vam and Ieu Keous, with the purpose of leading a democratic movement against the French protectorate. He also co-founded the first newspaper in Cambodia in 1939 along with Pach Chheun and Son Ngoc Thanh, known as "Nokor Wat".[1][2]

In February 1947, Var was under arrest along with 16 other Democrats by French authorities over accusations of being a member of a pro-Japanese group that opposes the French rule of Cambodia.[2] He was sent to Prey Nokor for nine months from March to November 1947 and finally to Kompong Cham until his release in 1948. He became Prime Minister in 1957 and served just under one year until 1958 due to economic issues.[1][2]

In 1962, he married Ma Prakob and gave birth to a son and a daughter. The couple formally divorced years later. He later served as Cambodia's envoy to Japan in the Lon Nol government and married a Japanese woman there, named Yoko Kawada.[2] Var was believed to be involved in the coup that overthrew Norodom Sihanouk.[3] He took refuge in Paris during the Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia until his death on 12 October 1989 at the age of 83.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sim Var, Ex-Cambodian Premier, 85". The New York Times. 18 October 1989. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sim Var (1906-1989)". nationalrescueparty.org. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  3. ^ Richie, Rich. "Yale University Library Research Guides: Cambodian Newspaper Project: I - J". guides.library.yale.edu.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Cambodia
1957–1958 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Cambodia
1958 		Succeeded by
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