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From guerilla to statesman, Hun Sen towers above rivals

AFP, Phnom Penh
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has run the nation with an iron grip for over two decades, ruthlessly
undercutting all his rivals since his days in the feared Khmer Rouge.
He lost an eye as a guerrilla in the 1970s but later abandoned the movement in his drive for power, and that is unlikely to end when Cambodia goes to the polls in Sunday s general election.
The 55-year-old premier, in power 23 years already, has vowed to remain as Cambodia's head of state until he is 90 and has been on top so long that many fear the country will collapse if he is suddenly removed.
Such is his confidence, with his Cambodian People's Party (CPP) expected to romp to victory, that he has taken the unusual step of not campaigning for his re-election.
"1 will not participate during the campaign. 1 don't want to face confrontation because during tliat time of year many people will criticise the CPE “ he said.
And yet Hun Sen’s presence is felt everywhere.
His tough line in a border spat with Thailand over an ancient temple, accusing Bangkok' of threatening regional peace, has only strengthened the profile of a man who styles his parly us
Cambodia's liberator from the Khmer Rouge.
"If I vote for a new political party, there might be chaos." said Say Phumivaun. a 19-year-old student from western Battambang province, voicinga familiar sentiment.
To rural villagers. Hun Sen is also the Cambodian everyman. His sharp, populist wit and humble upbringing make him one of their own.
He often veers from prepared remarks -- launching into coarsely-worded rants against phantom coups, arrogant foreigners or international demands for reform.
Born the third of six children to peasant farmers in central Cambodia, Hun Sen moved to the capital Phnom Penh at age 12. where he was so poor he was forced to live in a Buddhist pagoda while attending school.
When Cambodia fell into civil war in 1970, he became a foot soldier for what later emerged as the Khmer Rouge -- the genocidal regime behind Cambodia's lolling fields.
Hun Sen says he opposed the Khmer Rouge as early as 1975 But he remained with the movement, losing an eve in the fighting and
rising to the rank of deputy regional commander.
He married field nurse Bun Ram in a mass ceremony in 1976, but fled a year later to Vietnam as the regime that killed up to two million people was consumed by its own paranoia, purging thousands.