Sak Sutsakhan
Major General Sak Sutsakhan | |
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សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Committee | |
| In office 13 April 1975 – 17 April 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Long Boret |
| Preceded by | Saukham Khoy (acting) as President of the Khmer Republic |
| Succeeded by | Norodom Sihanouk as President of the State Presidium |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 5 November 1971 – 17 April 1975 | |
| President | See list
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| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Lon Nol |
| Succeeded by | Son Sen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1928 |
| Died | 29 April 1994 (aged 66) |
| Party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | First Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic Khmer People's National Liberation Front |
| Branch/service | Royal Cambodian Army Khmer National Army Khmer People's National Liberation Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1957–1994 |
| Rank | Major general |
| Battles/wars | Cambodian Civil War |
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Major General Sak Sutsakhan (Khmer: សក់ ស៊ុតសាខន; 8 February 1928 – 29 April 1994) was a Cambodian politician and soldier who had a long career in the country's politics. He was the last head of state of the Khmer Republic and minister of defense of the Khmer Republic until the regime was overthrown by the Khmer Rouge led by the new Maoist organization of Angkar in 1975. Sak Sutsakhan formed a pro-US force known as the Khmer Sâ (White Khmer). As a businessman, Sak Sutsakhan notably owned a Dairy Queen franchise in Anaheim, California, US.