Douangchay Phichit Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Lieutenant general
Douangchay Phichit
Order2:Deputy Prime Minister of Laos
Primeminister2:Bouasone Bouphavanh
Thongsing Thammavong
Term Start2:8 July 2006
Term End2:17 May 2014 (his death)
Order3:Minister of National Defense
Term Start3:27 March 2001
Term End3:17 May 2014
Predecessor3:Choummaly Sayasone
Successor3:Sengnuan Xayalath
Birth Date:5 April 1944
Birth Place:Attapeu, Kingdom of Laos
Death Place:Baan Nadi, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Party:Lao People's Revolutionary Party
Spouse:Lieutenant Colonel Mrs Thanda Phichit (died 17 May 2014)

Lieutenant 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.[1]

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.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members of the Lao Government . . 4 September 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110603220642/http://www.kpl.net.la/english/member%20of%20lao%20gov.htm . 3 June 2011 .
  2. http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/410256/lao-deputy-pm-dies-in-plane-crash Lao deputy PM dies in plane crash
  3. Web site: Máy bay quân sự rơi tại Lào. 2014-05-17. 2014-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140517125221/http://tuoitre.vn/Th%E1%BA%BF-gi%E1%BB%9Bi/607750/m%C3%A1y-bay-qu%C3%A2n-s%E1%BB%B1-r%C6%A1i-t%E1%BA%A1i-lao.html. dead.
  4. News: Lao defence minister killed in plane crash . Bangkok Post. 17 May 2014. 16 June 2014.