MCQs on Prime Ministers of Cambodia

  • Who was the first Prime Minister of Cambodia after its independence in 1953?
    • A) Norodom Sihanouk
    • B) Lon Nol
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Pen Sovan

    Answer: A) Norodom Sihanouk

  • Which Prime Minister of Cambodia was in office during the Khmer Rouge regime?
    • A) Norodom Sihanouk
    • B) Pol Pot
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: B) Pol Pot

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia immediately before Hun Sen?
    • A) Pol Pot
    • B) Norodom Ranariddh
    • C) Pen Sovan
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: B) Norodom Ranariddh

  • Which Prime Minister served Cambodia from 1993 to 2004?
    • A) Pol Pot
    • B) Hun Sen
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Pen Sovan

    Answer: B) Hun Sen

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1985 to 1993?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Norodom Ranariddh
    • C) Pen Sovan
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: A) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister led Cambodia during the 1970–75 period?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Lon Nol
    • C) Norodom Sihanouk
    • D) Pol Pot

    Answer: B) Lon Nol

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia during the UN-backed elections in 1993?
    • A) Pol Pot
    • B) Pen Sovan
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Hun Sen

    Answer: C) Norodom Ranariddh

  • Which Prime Minister was known for his role in the peace process that ended the Cambodian Civil War?
    • A) Pen Sovan
    • B) Hun Sen
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: B) Hun Sen

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia during the Paris Peace Accords?
    • A) Lon Nol
    • B) Pol Pot
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Norodom Sihanouk

    Answer: C) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister served Cambodia from 2004 to 2018?
    • A) Norodom Ranariddh
    • B) Pen Sovan
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: C) Hun Sen

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia in 2018?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Norodom Ranariddh
    • C) Pen Sovan
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: A) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister of Cambodia was involved in the establishment of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP)?
    • A) Pol Pot
    • B) Lon Nol
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Norodom Ranariddh

    Answer: C) Hun Sen

  • Who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia during the early 1980s?
    • A) Pen Sovan
    • B) Hun Sen
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: A) Pen Sovan

  • Which Prime Minister is known for his long tenure in office starting from 1985?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Pol Pot
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: A) Hun Sen

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia immediately after the Khmer Rouge regime?
    • A) Heng Samrin
    • B) Pol Pot
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: A) Heng Samrin

  • Which Prime Minister of Cambodia served during the 1990s economic reforms?
    • A) Norodom Ranariddh
    • B) Pen Sovan
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: C) Hun Sen

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 2018 to 2023?
    • A) Pen Sovan
    • B) Hun Sen
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: B) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister was in office during Cambodia’s first democratic elections in 1993?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Pol Pot
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Pen Sovan

    Answer: C) Norodom Ranariddh

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia during the 1989 withdrawal of Vietnamese troops?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Lon Nol
    • C) Norodom Sihanouk
    • D) Pol Pot

    Answer: A) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister’s tenure included significant international aid and development programs in the early 2000s?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Pen Sovan
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: A) Hun Sen

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia during the late 1970s and early 1980s?
    • A) Lon Nol
    • B) Heng Samrin
    • C) Pol Pot
    • D) Hun Sen

    Answer: B) Heng Samrin

  • Which Prime Minister’s tenure saw the introduction of the new Cambodian constitution in 1993?
    • A) Norodom Ranariddh
    • B) Hun Sen
    • C) Pen Sovan
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: A) Norodom Ranariddh

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia during the 2013 election protests?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Norodom Ranariddh
    • C) Pen Sovan
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: A) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister led Cambodia during the 1997 coup d’état?
    • A) Norodom Ranariddh
    • B) Lon Nol
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Pol Pot

    Answer: C) Hun Sen

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia during the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) in 1992?
    • A) Pol Pot
    • B) Hun Sen
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Pen Sovan

    Answer: B) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister of Cambodia was known for his role in both the Cambodian Civil War and subsequent peace negotiations?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Pol Pot
    • C) Lon Nol
    • D) Norodom Ranariddh

    Answer: A) Hun Sen

  • Who was the Prime Minister of Cambodia in the year 2000?
    • A) Pen Sovan
    • B) Norodom Ranariddh
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Lon Nol

    Answer: C) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister’s leadership is credited with stabilizing Cambodia post-1993?
    • A) Hun Sen
    • B) Pol Pot
    • C) Norodom Ranariddh
    • D) Pen Sovan

    Answer: A) Hun Sen

  • Who served as Prime Minister of Cambodia during the 2004 regional summit?
    • A) Pen Sovan
    • B) Norodom Ranariddh
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Pol Pot

    Answer: C) Hun Sen

  • Which Prime Minister’s tenure saw Cambodia’s significant economic growth in the 2000s?
    • A) Pol Pot
    • B) Lon Nol
    • C) Hun Sen
    • D) Norodom Ranariddh

    Answer: C) Hun Sen

 

Name Term Start Term End Notes
Norodom Sihanouk 1955 1970 First Prime Minister after independence; later became king.
Lon Nol 1970 1975 Led a coup against Sihanouk; oversaw the Khmer Republic.
Khieu Samphan 1975 1979 Leader during the Khmer Rouge regime; served as head of state.
Heng Samrin 1979 1993 Installed by Vietnam after the Khmer Rouge; transitional government.
Prince Ranariddh 1993 1997 Joint Prime Minister with Hun Sen; political tensions led to conflict.
Hun Sen 1998 Present Longest-serving Prime Minister; emphasizes stability and economic growth.

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