Preceded by Choummaly Sayasone Died May 17, 2014 Role Politician | Name Douangchay Phichit Succeeded by Sengnuan Xayalath | |
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Leader Khamtai Siphandon
Choummaly Sayasone Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh
Thongsing Thammavong Political party Lao People's Revolutionary Party Spouse(s) Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit (died 17 May 2014) Party Lao People's Revolutionary Party | ||
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.
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