prime minister

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Hun Manet, Cambodia’s prime minister, told a news agency in February that he didn’t know about the allegations against Chen until the U.S. sanctions and indictment were announced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The same year, the prime minister appointed Chen—who was then 32 years old and spoke only basic Khmer—as an official adviser, a post on the level of a minister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Despite mounting warnings about Chen and his Prince Group companies, Hun Sen’s son, Hun Manet, retained Chen as an adviser when he succeeded his father as prime minister in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The prime minister denies this, saying he had only been told about the vetting recommendation last Tuesday.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

“An iron curtain has descended across the Continent,” declared Winston Churchill, Britain’s prime minister during World War II, while visiting America in 1946.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin