Ri Yong-ho (general)

Ri Yong-ho
Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho
Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army
Born(1942-10-05)5 October 1942
Tongchon, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Diedc. July 2012 (aged 69)
Allegiance North Korea
Service / branch Korean People's Army Ground Force
Years of service1959-2012
Rank Ch'asu (Vice Marshal)
Battles / warsKorean conflict *Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
리영호
Hancha
李英浩
Revised RomanizationRi Yeong-ho
McCune–ReischauerRi Yŏng-ho

Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho (Korean리영호; 5 October 1942 – c. July 2012) was a North Korean military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army from 2009 to 2012, as well as a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea from September 2010 to July 2012.


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