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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
PHNOM PENH, November 10 (Xinhua) — Cambodia on Sunday celebrated the 72nd anniversary of the country's independence from French colonial rule.
The ceremony was presided over by King Norodom Sihamoni. Also present were Prime Minister Hun Manet, Senate President Hun Sen, and National Assembly (lower house) Speaker Khuon Sudari.
Among the thousands of participants in the celebration at the Independence Monument in the capital Phnom Penh were also representatives of foreign diplomatic missions.
At the end of the ceremony, doves and balloons were released into the sky as a symbol of independence and freedom.
Cambodia gained independence on November 9, 1953, after 90 years of French protectorate. –0–
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