2024 in Cambodia
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Events in the year 2024 in Cambodia.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 25 February – 2024 Cambodian Senate election[1]
- 26 February – Tep Vong, the Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia, dies at the age of 92 after being in office since 1981.[2]
- 3 April – Hun Sen is unanimously voted in as president of the Cambodian Senate[3]
- 27 April – Twenty soldiers are killed after ammunition explodes at a military base in Kampong Speu province.[4]
- 26 May – 2024 Cambodian provincial elections[5]
- 14 June – Cambodian National Police and the National Authority to Combat Drugs seize and destroy seven tons of illicit drugs, mostly methamphetamine, worth US$70 million as part of a crackdown operation.[6]
Holidays[edit]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 7 January – Genocide Victory Day
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- 13–16 April – Cambodian New Year
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 14 May – King Sihamoni's Birthday
- 22 May – Visakh Bochea
- 26 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony
- 18 June – Queen Mother's Birthday
- 24 September – Constitution Day
- 1-3 October – Pchum Ben
- 15 October – Commemoration Day of the King's Father
- 29 October – King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day
- 9 November – Independence Day
- 14–16 November – Royal Water Festival
- 29 December – Day of Peace in Cambodia
Deaths[edit]
February 26 — Tep Vong, leader of the Cambodian Buddhist community.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Soth Koemsoeun (20 July 2023). "Date set for next year's Senate election". Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Supreme Buddhist Patriarch passes away at 93". Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen unanimously voted in as senate president". France 24. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition explosion at a military base". Associated Press. 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
- ^ "Cambodia to hold 4th capital, provincial, municipal, district and khan council election in May next year - Khmer Times". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Cambodian authorities burn $70M of seized illegal drugs in major crackdown". Associated Press. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ "Cambodia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "ប្រតិទិនឈប់សម្រាក ប្រចាំឆ្នាំ ២០២៤" [Holiday Calendar 2024]. Ministry of Economy and Finance (in Khmer). 21 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia's Buddhist community, dies at 93". AP News. 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
