Soukanh Mahalath (; 7 June 1954 – 17 May 2014) was a Laotian

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and member of the

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. Mahalath was the

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Vientiane Vientiane ( , ; lo, ວຽງຈັນ, ''Viangchan'', ) is the capital and largest city of Laos. Vientiane is divided administratively into 9 cities with a total area of only approx. 3,920 square kilometres and is located on the banks of ...

, the country's

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, until his death in May 2014. He had previously held the positions of

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from 2001 to 2003 and the governor of the

Bank of the Lao P.D.R. Bank of the Lao P.D.R., located in Vientiane, is the central bank of Laos. It is also the bank of last resort, controlling the money supply, managing the country's reserves, and supervising the commercial banks operating in Laos. The bank is ma ...

, the country's central bank, from 1999 until 2001.https://www.bol.gov.la/en/fileupload/16-01-2017_1484562094.pdf Soukanh Mahalath was killed in the Lao People's Liberation Army Air Force An-74 plane crash on 17 May 2014.

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1954 births 2014 deaths Finance Ministers of Laos Governors of the Bank of the Lao P.D.R. Members of the 6th Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Members of the 7th Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Members of the 9th Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Members of the 9th Secretariat of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Lao People's Revolutionary Party politicians Mayors of places in Laos {{Laos-politician-stub