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
Died	c. July 2012 (aged 69)
Allegiance	North Korea
Service/branch	Korean People's Army Ground Force
Years of service	1959-2012
Rank	Ch'asu (Vice Marshal)
Battles/wars	Korean conflict *Bombardment of Yeonpyeong
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	리영호
Hancha	李英浩
Revised Romanization	Ri Yeong-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Yŏng-ho

Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho (Korean: 리영호; 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.