Resistance Government
The founding conference of the UIF decided to launch a revolutionary proto-government, the People's Liberation Central Committee. The PLCC was led by Son Ngoc Minh. Assisting him the PLCC had three vice-presidents; Chan Samay, Sieu Heng (the PLCC defence minister) and Tou Samouth (all three ICP cadres). Son Phouc Rattana, became the administrative secretary of PLCC. Non Suon was the sixth member of the PLCC leadership.
On June 19, 1950, Son Ngoc Minh declared Cambodia independent. At the same time, he claimed that the UIF armed forces controlled a third of the country.
In 1952, the UIF effectively incorporated the rival Issarak grouping of the Khmer National Liberation Committee, led by Leav Keo Moni and based in the country's north-west, though some anticommunist elements of the KNLC continued to operate independently. The UIF then formed a 'Khmer Resistance Government', with the following composition:
- President: Son Ngoc Minh
- Vice-President: Chan Samay
- Minister of Interior: Tou Samouth
- Minister of Foreign Affairs: Keo Moni
- Minister of Education: Chau Yin
- Minister of Defence: Sieu Heng
- Minister of Ethnic Affairs: Leav Keo Moni
- Minister of Religion: Sos Man
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