Photo gallery: Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk dies at 89
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Photo dated on July 10, 1996 shows King Norodom Sihanouk waving to bystanders upon his return from Beijing. Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk, a revered figure in his home country who had suffered from a number of ailments in recent years, died in Beijing on Monday, Chinese state media said. He was 89. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Then Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineth watch a boat racing ceremony in Phnom Penh in this undated file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Former Indonesian President Suharto (left) talks with then Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk (right) at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta in this June 3, 1991 file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (right) and his father, former King Norodom Sihanouk, talk to media after arriving in Phnom Penh in this Oct 20, 2004 file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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North Korean then leader Kim Jong-il (centre) meets Cambodia's then King Norodom Sihanouk (left) and Queen Monineath at the Jangsuwon State Guest House in Pyongyang in this July 31, 2004 file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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In this Oct 20, 2004 file photo, Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath wave at Phnom Penh airport, in Cambodia. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this July 17, 2001 file photo, Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk acknowledges the crowd while walking to greet North Korea's national assembly leader Kim Yong Nam at Phnom Penh airport, in Cambodia. -- PHOTO: AP
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This file picture taken on April 8, 2007, shows former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk greeting people upon his return from China at Phnom Penh International Airport. -- PHOTO: AFP
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In this Oct 30, 2011 file photo, Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk (centre) speaks during a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the former monarch's return to his homeland after years of civil war, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. -- PHOTO: AP
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In this July 29, 1941 file photo, Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk smiles at an unknown location. -- PHOTO: AP
Photo dated on July 10, 1996 shows King Norodom Sihanouk waving to bystanders upon his return from Beijing. Cambodia's former king Norodom Sihanouk, a revered figure in his home country who had suffered from a number of ailments in recent years, died in Beijing on Monday, Chinese state media said. He was 89. -- PHOTO: AFP
Then Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineth watch a boat racing ceremony in Phnom Penh in this undated file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Former Indonesian President Suharto (left) talks with then Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk (right) at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta in this June 3, 1991 file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (right) and his father, former King Norodom Sihanouk, talk to media after arriving in Phnom Penh in this Oct 20, 2004 file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
North Korean then leader Kim Jong-il (centre) meets Cambodia's then King Norodom Sihanouk (left) and Queen Monineath at the Jangsuwon State Guest House in Pyongyang in this July 31, 2004 file photo. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
In this Oct 20, 2004 file photo, Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath wave at Phnom Penh airport, in Cambodia. -- PHOTO: AP
In this July 17, 2001 file photo, Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk acknowledges the crowd while walking to greet North Korea's national assembly leader Kim Yong Nam at Phnom Penh airport, in Cambodia. -- PHOTO: AP
This file picture taken on April 8, 2007, shows former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk greeting people upon his return from China at Phnom Penh International Airport. -- PHOTO: AFP
In this Oct 30, 2011 file photo, Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk (centre) speaks during a ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the former monarch's return to his homeland after years of civil war, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. -- PHOTO: AP
In this July 29, 1941 file photo, Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk smiles at an unknown location. -- PHOTO: AP
BEIJING (AFP) - Cambodia’s former king, Norodom Sihanouk, a revered figure in his home country who had suffered from a number of ailments in recent years, died in Beijing on Monday, Chinese state media and close aides said.
“Norodom Sihanouk has died in Beijing,” Chinese state news agency Xinhua said. The ex-monarch would have been 90 on October 31.
