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
Diedc. July 2012 (aged 69)
Allegiance North Korea
Branch Korean People's Army Ground Force
Service years1959-2012
Rank Ch'asu (Vice Marshal)
ConflictsBombardment of Yeonpyeong
Korean name
Hangul
리영호
Hanja
李英浩
RRRi Yeongho
MRRi Yŏngho

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.