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Sosthène Fernandez

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General Sosthène Fernandez was a Khmer-Filipino commander-in-chief of the Khmer National Armed Forces (French: Force Armée Nationale Khmère) and chief of general staff after Norodom Sihanouk was deposed as head of state in 1970. Prior to 1970, he was a prominent politician and a former chief of the police.

General Sosthène Fernandez and Lon Nol left the country before the Khmer Rouge took Phnom Penh in 1975. All the republicains wanted to stop the Civil War in Cambodia. Several others officials such as Long Boret, Lon Non and Prince Sisowath Sirik Matak remained in office until the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh on April 17, 1975. They mistakenly thought that they would be spared through the intercession of Norodom Sihanouk. Once the Khmer Rouge took control of the capital they were all executed. General Sosthène Fernandez was undoubtedly the most popular figure of Cambodia's war agaisnt the red khmer

Quotes

  • "We will continue the fight until the North Vietnamese Communists leave our territory"[1]
  • "If the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong are still here, I will ask the U.S. to continue the air support." [2]
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