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Ri Jong-ok

1916 - 1999

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Ri Jong-ok (10 January 1916 – 23 September 1999) was a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from 1977 to 1984. He was elected to the Presidium at the 6th WPK Congress in 1980. He was appointed as Vice President of North Korea by the Supreme People's Assembly in January 1984 and he left the office in October 1997. Ri died on 23 September 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ri Jong-ok is the 7,712th most popular politician (down from 7,609th in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from North Korea (down from 61st in 2019) and the 60th most popular North Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ri Jong-ok ranks 7,712 out of 19,576. Before him are Johannes R. Becher, Luis García Meza, Zeng Guofan, Wellington Koo, Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, and José Félix Uriburu. After him are Ermesinde of Carcassonne, Julia Grant, Nestor Lakoba, Robert Golob, Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, and Marcus Antistius Labeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Ri Jong-ok ranks 86. Before him are Pietro Rava, Stjepan Filipović, Archie Moore, Archduke Felix of Austria, Manea Mănescu, and Shirley Jackson. After him are Ray Conniff, James Herriot, José Manuel Moreno, Mika Špiljak, Jane Jacobs, and Betty Grable. Among people deceased in 1999, Ri Jong-ok ranks 71. Before him are Hermine Braunsteiner, Paul Bowles, Igor Netto, Barış Manço, Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, and Viacheslav Chornovil. After him are Maurice Couve de Murville, Momčilo Đujić, Leon Štukelj, Phaedon Gizikis, Walter Lini, and Alfredo Kraus.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Ri Jong-ok ranks 81 out of 162. Before him are Ri Sol-ju (1980), Uijong of Goryeo (1127), Myeongjong of Goryeo (1131), Seonjong of Goryeo (1049), Gangjong of Goryeo (1152), and Pak Seung-zin (1941). After him are Eulji Mundeok (550), Sunjong of Goryeo (1047), Seocheon of Goguryeo (250), Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224), Li Dong-woon (1945), and Heonjong of Goryeo (1084).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Korea

Among politicians born in North Korea, Ri Jong-ok ranks 60. Before him are Chadae of Goguryeo (71), Deokjong of Goryeo (1016), Uijong of Goryeo (1127), Myeongjong of Goryeo (1131), Seonjong of Goryeo (1049), and Gangjong of Goryeo (1152). After him are Eulji Mundeok (550), Sunjong of Goryeo (1047), Seocheon of Goguryeo (250), Jungcheon of Goguryeo (224), Heonjong of Goryeo (1084), and Kang Song-san (1931).

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