In what year did Hun Sen orchestrate a coup d'etat?
1999
2001
1997
2005
Answer
In 1997, Hun Sen orchestrated a coup d'etat in which he ousted Then-prime minister, Norodom Ranariddh. This coup was the result of a power struggle between the two men, and it led to the dissolution of the coalition government that they had formed. Hun Sen then became the sole prime minister of Cambodia.
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