Saukam Khoy

Saukam Khoy was Acting President of the Khmer Republic in Cambodia for 12 days in April 1975.

Before becoming President, Saukam Khoy was a senior commander in the army of the Republic and the President of the Senate [ [http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917230-2,00.html Time runs short for Phnom Penh, Monday April 7, 1975 Time Magazine] ] . He took office on April 1, 1975, when a tearful Lon Nol left 'temporarily' with his entire family for Bali in Indonesia after an invitation from his friend, Indonesian President Suharto. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917275,00.html?iid=chix-sphere Waiting for the Fall, Monday April 14, 1975 Time Magazine] ]

Khoy's time in office was short. He left Phnom Penh together with American Ambassador John Gunther Dean aboard a CH-53 helicopter during the evacuation of American embassy staff and civilians, dubbed Operation Eagle Pull on April the 12th. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917322,00.html American Pullout from a City Under Siege, 21st April, 1975, Time Magazine] ]

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