Vandy Kaonn
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Vandy Kaonn is a Khmer
history analyst and author of various books of philosophy, sociology, politics and history in Khmer
and French
. Kaonn studied sociology a the Sorbonne
and graduated in 1970. He is now well known to most Cambodian people from the Khmer History programme on RFI (Radio France International en cambodgien).
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
history analyst and author of various books of philosophy, sociology, politics and history in Khmer
Khmer language
Khmer , or Cambodian, is the language of the Khmer people and the official language of Cambodia. It is the second most widely spoken Austroasiatic language , with speakers in the tens of millions. Khmer has been considerably influenced by Sanskrit and Pali, especially in the royal and religious...
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. Kaonn studied sociology a the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
and graduated in 1970. He is now well known to most Cambodian people from the Khmer History programme on RFI (Radio France International en cambodgien).