retired to France and remained in the shadows until the mid 1980s when he became vice-president of the National United Front for an Independent, Peaceful and Cooperative Cambodia neutral (FUNCINPEC). This party was created by Norodom Sihanouk to fight the new regime established in Phnom Penh by Vietnamese troops. He led the Funcinpec from 1989 to 1992. Tioulong died in a Hong Kong hospital on June 9, 1996, aged 87. References |- 1908 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Cambodian politicians Deaths in Hong Kong Cambodian diplomats Cambodian expatriates in France Prime Ministers of Cambodia Finance ministers of Cambodia Foreign ministers of Cambodia Government ministers of Cambodia Governors of Phnom Penh Ambassadors of Cambodia to France Mayors of places in Cambodia FUNCINPEC politicians Sangkum politicians Cambodian generals Cambodian anti-communists Cambodian military personnel Cambodian monarchists Cambodian politicians of Chinese descent People from Phnom Penh Cambodian Buddhists