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Why was Lon Nol forced to leave the country?

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After temporarily relinquishing power he seized control in 1972 and suspended the constitution. Due to his inept leadership and anti-Communist fervor he was forced to leave the country in 1975 when the Khmer Rouge advanced on the capital city. He settled in Hawaii.

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