Sihanouk flatly refused to sign the amnesty document, and suddenly the plan was derailed.
However, after the war Sihanouk embarked on an international campaign aimed at ensuring independence for Cambodia.
Born in 1922, Sihanouk was the eldest son of King Norodom Suramarit and Queen Kossamak.
King Sihanouk remained an influential figure in Cambodia until his death, despite abdicating in 2004.
Prince Ranariddh's party enjoys support from those still loyal to his father, King Sihanouk.
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Cambodia's King Sihamoni, unlike his once-powerful father Sihanouk, is very much a ceremonial monarch.
Sihanouk later condemned the Khmer Rouge for the deaths of the Cambodians, including of several of his own children.
Even the head of state, King Norodom Sihanouk, seems to have been intimidated.
Two years later Sihanouk abdicated in favour of his father and became both prime minister and foreign minister of his country.
The prince's father, King Norodom Sihanouk, then gave him a royal pardon, after cautiously waiting for Mr Hun Sen's written agreement.
King Norodom Sihanouk has been called many things - mercurial, wily, revered.
King Norodom Sihanouk would then pardon his son, thereby allowing Ranariddh to return to Cambodia and contest national elections, scheduled for July 26.
Sihanouk was at the centre of complex negotiations involving royalists, the Khmer Rouge and Hun Sen, the Vietnamese-backed prime minister, to form a new government.
It has tried to parlay the popularity of the king, Sihanouk, and nostalgia for the period in the 1960s when he ruled directly, into electoral support.
On the second day, VIPs included Sok An, chief of the Council of Ministers, and Minister of Culture Princess Bopha Devi, daughter of King Norodom Sihanouk.
The country's monarch, King Sihanouk, said on Monday that he was doubtful about mediation efforts by ASEAN, as well as France, the United States and Japan.
Whether or not Sihanouk (who reportedly recently returned to Cambodia) remains head of the resistance coalition forces, he remains a critical factor in any Cambodian political solution.
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That means he would become acting head of state whenever his father, King Norodom Sihanouk, is on medical leave abroad, providing him with a chance to fill a statesmanly role.
In 1996, Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk pardoned Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary for his role in the "killing fields" era of the 1970s when about a million Cambodians were slain.
King Sihanouk, sensing growing public anger over the soft treatment of the pair, has now said that he would not be willing to grant an amnesty to the two men.
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The prince's father, King Norodom Sihanouk, has threatened abdication.
Sihanouk, who never was enthusiastic about the Japanese initiative, had said that he would not grant the pardon unless Hun Sen and new First Prime Minister Ung Huot specifically made a written request.
Though the missive was not signed by Ung Huot -- interpreted by some as a ruse, by others as his ineffectualness in the partnership with Hun Sen -- Sihanouk acquiesced and issued a pardon, one that presumably covered the fine as well.
We expressed our deep sympathy and deepest condolences to the people and the Royal Government of Cambodia and especially to His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia and Her Majesty Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, for the passing away of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk, the late King-Father of Cambodia, on 15th October 2012.
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