The World - News from Jan. 16, 1985
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The Vietnamese-installed government of Cambodia selected Foreign Minister Hun Sen, an old guerrilla fighter against the United States, as premier--replacing Chan Sy, who died last month. Hun Sen ranks fifth in the Communist Party Politburo, remaining subordinate to Heng Samrin, Phnom Penh’s head of state. Meanwhile, Cambodian resistance forces continued battling Vietnamese troops on three fronts south of the border town of Aranyaprathet.
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