Career
Considered an intellectual,បញាវន្តុ he was instrumental in the formation of the Cambodian Democratic Party in April 1946, created a self-declared governmentរដ្ឋាភិបាលអក្បគមន៍ on September 20, 1949, was replaced by Yem Sambaurយឹម សំបូរ on September 29. On January 14, 1950, a hand grenade was thrown into the party headquarters, fatally wounding Koeus, who led the National Union Movement. Blame for the assassination, however, varies from the French, King Sihanouk,នរោត្តម សីហនុ Yem Sambaur, and rebel Issaraksខ្មែរឥស្សារក្ស with little evidence available.
Koeus" son Ieu Pannakarអៀវ បញ្ញាកា is a current-day Cambodian senator