Hou Yuon
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In this Cambodian name, the surname is Hou. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Yuon.
Hou Yuon (Khmer: ហ៊ូ យន់, 1930 – August 1975 (or later) was a veteran of the communist movement in Cambodia. A member of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, also known as the Khmer Rouge, he served in several ministerial posts during the 1960s (as a member of the non-communist government of Prince Norodom Sihanouk) and 1970s.
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Born | 1930 Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia, French Indochina |
Died | unknown; possibly August 1975 Kampuchea |
Political party | Communist Party |
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Yuon, who repeatedly clashed with other members of the Khmer Rouge leadership on policy issues, disappeared after 1975. Reports vary concerning the circumstances of his death.