Hi Perom!
I had red King Hoc Dy Vannsak's eulogy too before I engage to write on Vannsak bio. I have a lot to say.. The birthday date by the written official Birthday is not the good one because his father had to change it to make it different from the solar eclipse day. Vannsak told me he was born on the solar eclipse day which had changed consequently his life. He didn't know what day but he confirmed to me that it was a total eclipse day according to his half-sister and his childhood cousin who still live in Paris right now. I check the date by Google it falls on that day 24 January, 1925.. Imagine the total eclipse day which was very rare and fallen on the same Vannsak Birthday's year. Didn't you find it amazing!! I have a long story about his biologic father and his father's brother (uncle) who fought with gun between brothers for the love of the same woman who was the mother of Vannsak. Vannsak has a half-sister, of the same father Sisowath Duong Leakhena alive still live right now in Paris. It is she who reveals all the story to Vannsak. I will write Vannsak's maybe of two or thee pages that'all. You know in the Royal Palace, it is very often men of very high ranking rape woman. I thought Vannsak's mom was raped by the two brothers. Vannsak admired so much his mother. And another cousin from his childhood alive and living in Paris confirms to him the veracity of the story of his biologic father, Sisowth Duongleakhena. Vannsak admired his father and said, when he saw his photo, he is a very handsome. Vannsak's mom has an other son from the brother of his father. Neak Moneang CHEA Han, I believe, is not the reel name of Vannsak's mom, sure it is the official one. But Neak Moneang CHEA Han must have a princess' name, because she is a princess. She is a Yukunthor;s progenitor. Princess Malika is Vannsak's aunt, according to Vannsak but he didn't know why until the revelation of his half-sister, princess Sisowath Chanlekha. I saw the photo of two chetdey one for his mom one for him. The Lady told me it was in Pursat. Because I would like to raise funds to build a big one for Vannsak. I think King Hoc Dy knew the official story. Vannsak told me his recent story and he asked me to write his bio. Vannsak bequeathed a lot of documents to Mme Kungkea. I thought it is she who shows me the Vannsak chetdey. I am more interested in Political aspect of Vannsak life. Baphuon -----Original Message----- From: Perom Uch <[email protected]> To: camdisc <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Apr 10, 2013 6:57 pm Subject: Re: Khmer Republic Part 2 Many Thanks Lbawng Baphuon: I would like to add some info. [1].On page 52; you said Keng Vannsak was born on 24January, 1925. But by Bawng Khing Hoc Dy Doc. said KVS was born on Sept 19,1925. [2]. Chet-Dei of Lok Kru KENG Vannsak and his mother, NeakMoneang CHEA Han @ Watt Samrong Andet near Pochentong Airport (Phnom Penh). Phto & Document Credit Bawng Hocdy(attached). KingHoc Dy's eulogy for the late Prof. Keng Vannsak Eulogy by King Hoc Dy Former student of Prof. Keng Vannsak My deepest respect to you, ladies and gentlemen, brothers, sisters, relativesand friends who have come to attend [this funeral] today. All of us would like to express our sympathy to the deceased's family.Professor Keng Vannsak passed away on Thursday, December 18, leaving behindgrieving family members, relatives, friends. On behalf of the deceased's old students, friends and myself, I would like topresent the biography and some activities of Professor Keng Vannsak, whocontributed to the Cambodian community and the Cambodian nation in the arts,culture and research on Khmer civilization in Cambodia and in France. He was born on Sept 19,1925, in Kompong Boeng village, Kompong Lengdistrict, Kompong Chhnang province. His father was Keng Siphan and his motherCheas Hon. After obtaining a second-level baccalaureate in philosophy in 1946,he went to continue his studies in France. While studying, he worked as aKhmer-language teaching assistant at the Ecole Nationale des Langues orientatesvivantes [or national school of modern Eastern languages] in Paris during theschool year 1947 to 1948 and 1951 to 1952. And during that same period, he taughtKhmer language at the School of Oriental and African Studies, LondonUniversity, during the school year 1948 to l950. He graduated with [a degreeequivalent to a masters] in philosophy at the Faculty of Literature and HumanSciences in Paris in 1951. His wife, Suzanne Colleville, passed away in 2003and he married Mrs Sivorn on Saturday, 26 May 2008. After inventing the Khmer-script keyboard for typewriter in 1952, he returnedto Cambodia and held the position of professor at Sisowath High School in PhnomPenh from 1952 to 1958. He was a leader of the "Democratic Party" during the 1955 generalelection following the 1954 treaty of Geneva. He was openly against the throne[as the country's political system], and especially and directly opposed SamdechNorodom Sihanouk, founder of the Sangkum Reastr Niyum party. After the failure of the Democratic Party, the government arrested andimprisoned Mr Keng Vannsak from September 13 to October 10 1955. After hisrelease from prison, he published poems he had written while he was in jail. Those poems had a very strong influence on Khmer writers at the time. In 1958,he was appointed director of the commission charged with editing a Khmerliterature manual for high schools. >From 1958 to 1962, he served as the dean of the Faculty of Literature and >HumanSciences and the director of the National Institute of Pedagogy [1958 to >I960].He also taught Khmer literature, culture and civilization at the Faculty >ofliterature and Human Sciences and at the Buddhist Institute in Phnom Penh >until1968. In mid-1968, the government stopped him from teaching and >ordered[government] agents to watch his house, accusing him of inciting >students totake action against the government at the time. Moreover, the authorities searched his house and found books of Karl Marx andMao Tse-Tung and magazines from China…in his personal library, which promptedthe Ministry of [National] Security to arrest and detain him at the RoyalPolice Academy with Sou Nem and Phuong Ton, accusing them of being communistsand of inciting students and people to oppose the Royal Government of theSangkum Reastr Niyum party. After the 1970 political event waged by General Lon Nol, Cambodia became theKhmer Republic, and the new government rehabilitated him [Keng Vannsak],established the Khmer-Mon Institute, and appointed him as its head with thegoal of promoting Khmer-Mon culture in order to make Khmer citizens proud ofbeing Khmer and reunite all Khmer around this cultural inheritance serving as aweapon capable of opposing Vietnamese communist imperialism. Keng Vannsak wrote a thesis submitted to the Sorbonne university [in Paris] in1971 entitled "Recherche d'un fond culturel Khmer [research on Khmercultural inventory]." Professor Keng Vannsak is a rare intellectual who had a long-term, universalvision and concept of our Khmer culture and civilization. He influenced Khmerliterature teachers for generations in Cambodia. He later was appointed deputyrepresentative of Cambodia's permanent delegation to Unesco [UN Educational,Scientific and Educational Organization] in Paris in 1971, and held theposition of charge d'affaires of the Khmer Republic in France from October 1974to April 1975. He lived in Montmorency on the outskirts of Paris until he died. He wrote twoplays, poems and studies.... This great teacher had a far-reaching influence on Khmer-language students andteachers across the country. Mrs Sivorn, family members and relatives: We, his old-time students, friendsand I would like to offer you our condolence and wish the soul of ProfessorKeng Vannsak to remain at peace. We all would like to pay our respect to KengVannsak for the very last time. On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:21 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: Wish you all Happy New Year! Baphuon -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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