Lon Non
Lon Non | |
|---|---|
| លន់ ណុន | |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1970–1973 | |
| President | Cheng Heng Lon Nol |
| Prime Minister | Lon Nol Sisowath Sirik Matak Son Ngoc Thanh Hang Thun Hak In Tam |
| Ambassador of Cambodia at large | |
| In office 1973–1974 | |
| Prime Minister | Long Boret |
| Succeeded by | Les Kosem |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 18, 1930 Phnom Penh, Cambodia, French Indochina |
| Died | April 17, 1975 (aged 44) Phnom Penh, Kampuchea |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Political party | Social Republican |
| Relatives | Lon Nol (brother) |
| Profession | Politician, soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Cambodia Khmer Republic |
| Branch/service | Royal Khmer Army Khmer National Armed Forces |
| Years of service | 1950–1975 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | 15th Infantry Brigade (FANK) 3rd Infantry Division (FANK) |
| Battles/wars | First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War |
Lon Non (Khmer: លន់ ណុន; 18 April 1930 – 17 April 1975) was a Cambodian military officer and politician who rose to prominence during the Cambodian Civil War (1967–1975) and the Khmer Republic (1970–1975).
Non was the younger brother of Prime Minister (and later President) Lon Nol. As a result, he was often referred to as "Little Brother" (French: Petit frère) in political circles, in which he was regarded as a somewhat Machiavellian figure who was determined to protect his brother's monopoly on power. Non was executed by members of the Khmer Rouge after the Communist seizure of Phnom Penh in April 1975.