Ri Myong-su
Vice Marshal Ri Myong-su | |
|---|---|
| 리명수 | |
| Chief of the General Staff | |
| In office February 2016 – June 2018 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Ri Yong-gil |
| Succeeded by | Ri Yong-gil |
| Minister of People's Security | |
| In office 2011–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Chu Sang-song |
| Succeeded by | Choe Pu-il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 20, 1934 North Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 리명수 |
| Hanja | 李明洙 |
| RR | Ri Myeongsu |
| MR | Ri Myŏngsu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea |
| Branch/service | File:Flag of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (Normal).svg Korean People's Army |
| Rank | File:Vice-Marshal of the DPRK rank insignia.jpg Ch'asu (Vice Marshal) |
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Ri Myong-su (Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.; born on 20 February 1934 in Myongchon, North Hamgyong) is the former chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army from 2016 to 2018.
Ri was a confidant and military aide of the former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. He was appointed the head of the Ministry of People's Security by Kim Jong Il in April 2011 and served in that role until removed from power by Kim Jong Un in February 2013.[1][2] He was replaced by Choe Pu-il.[3]
He was made chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army in February 2016 and promoted to vice marshal rank in April that year.[4]
In June 2018, it was announced that he had been sacked about a week before the summit between North Korea and the United States, and was replaced in the position by his deputy Ri Yong-gil.[5]
See also
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[edit | edit source]- ^ Biography at NKLeadershipWatch
- ^ Leadership Hierarchy, GlobalSecurity.org
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