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From 1939 through 1945, the political situation affected Scouting activities all across the country, as World War II engendered a movement for an independent Cambodia. The French began to lose control and were finally overthrown by [[Invasion of French Indochina|Japanese intervention]]. This ceased the French Scouts' activity in Cambodia, as well as all Scouting activities. | From 1939 through 1945, the political situation affected Scouting activities all across the country, as World War II engendered a movement for an independent Cambodia. The French began to lose control and were finally overthrown by [[Invasion of French Indochina|Japanese intervention]]. This ceased the French Scouts' activity in Cambodia, as well as all Scouting activities. | ||
In 1956, the Cambodian Scouting movement was transformed into the ''Scouts of the Queen''. That year, there were 500 active Scouts and [[Girl Guides|Guides]] in | In 1956, the Cambodian Scouting movement was transformed into the ''Scouts of the Queen''. That year, there were 500 active Scouts and [[Girl Guides|Guides]] in Phnom Penh, and some 700 Scouts in the provinces of the Kingdom of Cambodia. | ||
In 1957, under the direction of [[socialist]]-leaning Prince [[Norodom Sihanouk]], the ''Angkar Khamarak Kayarith'' was transformed into the [[Jeunesse Socialiste Royale Khmer]] (JSRK, the ''Royal Socialist Khmer Youth''), with Sihanouk himself serving as president of the state ruled organization, now controlled by the Royal government. The 2,000 members and the leaders of Cambodian Scouting were permitted by the government to carry on activities. Scouts and Scout leaders attended the [[8th World Scout Jamboree]] in 1955 in Canada and the [[10th World Scout Jamboree]] in 1959 in the Philippines, among them Prince [[Norodom Yuvaneath]], the son of Norodom Sihanouk. | In 1957, under the direction of [[socialist]]-leaning Prince [[Norodom Sihanouk]], the ''Angkar Khamarak Kayarith'' was transformed into the [[Jeunesse Socialiste Royale Khmer]] (JSRK, the ''Royal Socialist Khmer Youth''), with Sihanouk himself serving as president of the state ruled organization, now controlled by the Royal government. The 2,000 members and the leaders of Cambodian Scouting were permitted by the government to carry on activities. Scouts and Scout leaders attended the [[8th World Scout Jamboree]] in 1955 in Canada and the [[10th World Scout Jamboree]] in 1959 in the Philippines, among them Prince [[Norodom Yuvaneath]], the son of Norodom Sihanouk. | ||
