Oknha Truong Cang (Khmer: ទ្រឿង កាង, also spelled Troueung Kang;[2] 1913–1984[1]) was a Cambodian politician and diplomat.
Truong Cang | |
|---|---|
| ទ្រឿង កាង | |
| Foreign Minister of Cambodia | |
| In office 1958–1958 | |
| Preceded by | Penn Nouth |
| Succeeded by | Son Sann |
| Finance minister of Cambodia | |
| In office 1957–1958 | |
| In office 1959–1959 | |
| Cambodian Ambassador to China | |
| In office 14 May 1964 – 4 January 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Sisowath Sirik Matak |
| Succeeded by | Samreth Soth |
| Cambodian permanent representative to the United Nations | |
| In office 1972–1973 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1913 French Cochinchina |
| Died | 1984 Paris[1] |
Truong Cang was a Khmer Krom.[3] He served as Minister of Finance (1957-1958 and 1959)[1] and foreign minister (1958) of Cambodia.[4] He was also a member of the High Council of the Throne.[5]
With his efforts, International Court of Justice (ICJ) awarded ownership of Preah Vihear Temple to Cambodia in 1962.[5][6]
From 1964 to 1969 he was the ambassador to China.[4] In 1967, the Chinese embassy in Cambodia published and distributed Communist propaganda to the Cambodian populace praising the Cultural Revolution, which irritated Norodom Sihanouk. Sihanouk threatened to break off diplomatic relations with China.[7] Truong Cang was about to leave Beijing, but finally was persuaded to stay in China by Chinese premier Zhou Enlai.[8]
From 1972 to 1973 he was the permanent representative to the United Nations.[4]
Truong Cang was regarded as a national hero by Khmer nationalists.[citation needed] In Phnom Penh, Oknya Truong Cang Road was named after him.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c Samoth, Sakou. Hommes et Histoire du Cambodge (PDF). ISBN 2-9524557-3-2.
- ^ Written Record of Interview of CHAN Youran ចាន់ យូរ៉ាន់
- ^ Nicholas Tarling (July 2014). Britain and Sihanouk's Cambodia. p. 270. ISBN 9789971697075.
- ^ a b c "Index Tj-Tz".
- ^ a b "The 50th Anninversary of the return of Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia".
- ^ D. H. N. Johnson (1962). "International Court of Justice. Judgments of May 26, 1961, and June 15, 1962. The Case concerning the Temple of Preah Vihear". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 11 (4): 1183–1204. doi:10.1093/iclqaj/11.4.1183. JSTOR 755993.
- ^ Cohen, Arthur (9 April 1968). "Intelligence Report–Ten Years of Chinese Communist Foreign Policy" (PDF). Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "周恩来外交智慧：曾用一番谈话劝止柬埔寨撤回使馆" (in Chinese). 凤凰网.