King Norodom
Sihanouk speaks to reporters at a ceremony
in Phnom Penh to celebrate Cambodia's Independence
Day November 9, 2001. The ceremony at Phnom
Penh's Independence Monument was attended
by Sihanouk, 79, government officials, foreign
diplomats and thousands of flag-waving school
lchildren. Cambodia achieved independence
from French colonial rule on November 9,
1953. REUTERS/Chor Sukonthea
