On the October 9, , Lon Nol proclaimed the Khmer Republic, thus putting an end to a monarchy existing for nearly twelve centuries. Example: a resource authored by author "mmp" at domain "msu" is accessed from a server at North Dakota State University. By then he had suffered a debilitating stroke, which left him in no state to run anything, let alone a war. He was ardently anti-communist and represented the right wing of Sihanouk governments. The Lon Nol regime is described as inefficient, penetrated with corruption and carrying on military strategic mistakes.
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