Elizabeth Becker , the author of `` When the War Was Over : Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge Revolution , '' told CNN after the king abdicated in 2004 that Sihanouk was `` larger than life '' and brought both good and bad to his country . Late Cambodia King - Father Norodom Sihanouk cremated him in Phnom Pen . Died last October at the age of 90 , has been laid in state at Royal Palace . On Friday , his body was carried in a procession to a specially built tomb . Sihanouk ruled Cambodia for 60 years until his abdication in 2004 .
Late Cambodia King - Father Norodom Sihanouk cremated him in Phnom Pen . Died last October at the age of 90 , has been laid in state at Royal Palace . On Friday , his body was carried in a procession to a specially built tomb . Sihanouk ruled Cambodia for 60 years until his abdication in 2004 .