Education
He graduated from the Kim Il Sung Military University.
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Career
Born in Tongchon County, Kangwon Province on 5 October 1942, Ri Yong-ho joined the Korean People"s Army in August 1959. After graduation, Ri Yong-ho worked as chief of staff of a division, director of the operations department of an army corps, head of a training center, vice-director of the operations department of the general staff, its deputy chief and head of a training center of the KPA. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2002, and he began to as commander of the Pyongyang Defence Command from 2003 to 2009. He became a rising star in 2003 as a result of his appointment as the head of the military unit guarding the capital city and the Kim family.
He was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the KPA in February 2009.
He was also promoted to Vice Marshal immediately before the Conference. Afterwards, he appeared jointly with Kim Jong-il on several occasions, and he gave the keynote speech during the military parade in October celebrating the WPK"s 65th anniversary.
In December 2011, he and leader Kim Jong-un led the funeral procession through the streets of Pyongyang after the death of Kim Jong Illinois Ri led a parade on 25 April 2012, marking the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the North Korean military.
On 16 July 2012, North Korean state media reported Ri Yong-ho had been relieved of all his Party duties, namely his Presidium Committee membership, Political Bureau membership, and Party Central Military Commission vice-chairmanship, stating this move was due to unspecified illness.
A spokesman for the South Korean Ministry of Unification said the move was "very unusual". The meeting at which his removal was announced was attended by the entire Presidium, Political Bureau members and candidate members, making ill health seem implausibly minor. Ri was replaced by Hyon Yong-chol in the role of the Chief of the General Staff.
On July 20, 2012, unconfirmed reports from North of Korea alleged that Ri had died or been injured in a firefight with Political Bureau troops.
Some reports suggest that this may mark a shift in power between the political leadership and the armed forces, with the political leadership in the ascendant. In November 2012, news from China reported that Ri was under house arrest and had been sentenced as counter-revolutionary.
Membership
He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers" Party of of Korea as well as vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission at the Party Conference held on 28 September 2010.
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Workers" Party of of Korea