Major General Douangchay Phichit |
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Member of the Politburo of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party's Central Committee | |
In office 14 March 2001 – 17 May 2014 (his death) |
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Leader |
Khamtai Siphandon Choummaly Sayasone |
Deputy Prime Minister of Laos | |
In office 8 July 2006 – 17 May 2014 (his death) |
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Prime Minister |
Bouasone Bouphavanh Thongsing Thammavong |
Minister of National Defense | |
In office 27 March 2001 – 17 May 2014 (his death) |
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Preceded by | Choummaly Sayasone |
Succeeded by | Sengnuan Xayalath |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 April 1944 Attapeu, Kingdom of Laos |
Died | 17 May 2014 Baan Nadi, Lao People's Democratic Republic |
(aged 70)
Political party | Lao People's Revolutionary Party |
Spouse(s) | Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit (died 17 May 2014) |
Major General Douangchay Phichit (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). He served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense.
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.
Phichit was traveling to Xiangkhouang Province to attend a ceremony celebrating the 55th anniversary of the second division of the Lao People's Army.