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# Ri Yong Ho (General) 리영호 

Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission

dead Died aged 69 

Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho 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\. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri%5FYong-ho%5F%28general%29)

Born

1942-10-05, Tongchon County

Died

2012-07

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Military rank

Ch’asu

Status as of

2012-07[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri%5FYong-ho%5F%28general%29)

Also known as

Ri Yong-ho, Vice Marshal Ri

## Positions

1. 2010–2012 Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission · Central Military Commission of the WPK [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri%5FYong-ho%5F%28general%29)
2. 2010–2012 Member of the Politburo Presidium · WPK Politburo Presidium [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri%5FYong-ho%5F%28general%29)
3. 2009–2012 Chief of the General Staff Department of the KPA · KPA General Staff Department [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri%5FYong-ho%5F%28general%29)
4. 2009–2012 Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483800)

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