Douangchay Phichit
Douangchay Phichit | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Laos | |
| In office 8 July 2006 – 17 May 2014 (his death) | |
| Prime Minister | Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong |
| In office 27 March 2001 – 17 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Choummaly Sayasone |
| Succeeded by | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 April 1944 Attapeu, Kingdom of Laos |
| Died | 17 May 2014 (aged 70) Baan Nadi, Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit (died 17 May 2014) |
Lieutenant general Douangchay Phichit (Lao: ດວງໃຈ ພິຈິດ; 5 April 1944 – 17 May 2014) was a Laotian politician from Attapeu and a Politburo member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (from the 7th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party until his death).[1] He served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense.[2]
On 17 May 2014, Phichit and his wife, Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit, died when the plane he was traveling on crashed in northern Laos.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ Cable: 06VIENTIANE306
- ^ "Members of the Lao Government". Lao News Agency. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ Lao deputy PM dies in plane crash Bangkok Post, 17 May 2014; accessed 17 May 2014.
- ^ "Máy bay quân sự rơi tại Lào".
- ^ "Lao defence minister killed in plane crash". Bangkok Post. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
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