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Ri Yong-ho

1956 - 2022

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Ri Yong-ho (Korean: 리용호; Korean pronunciation: [ɾi.joŋ.ɦo]; born 10 July 1956) is a North Korean politician and diplomat who served as the minister of foreign affairs of North Korea from 2016 to 2020. Ri's current status is unclear. The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun in 2022 reported that he had been executed, citing unnamed sources. South Korea's National Intelligence Service confirmed that Ri was purged but was not able to verify his reported execution. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ri Yong-ho is the 65th most popular diplomat (up from 74th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from North Korea (up from 109th in 2019) and the most popular North Korean Diplomat.

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Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Ri Yong-ho ranks 65 out of 90. Before him are Ángel Sanz Briz, Christiana Figueres, Roberto Azevêdo, Jules Cambon, Joseph Grew, and Vatslav Vorovsky. After him are Paul Schmidt, Filippo Grandi, Edward M. House, Seán Lester, Yasushi Akashi, and Jacques Diouf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ri Yong-ho ranks 254. Before him are Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Mark St. John, Thomas Wassberg, Takeshi Okada, Al Corley, and John Wells. After him are Mima Jaušovec, Avi Wigderson, Vladimir Kulich, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Steve Barron, and Vera Glagoleva. Among people deceased in 2022, Ri Yong-ho ranks 324. Before him are Renée Colliard, Jerry Allison, Pleun Strik, Margit Korondi, Severino Poletto, and Georgi Atanasov. After him are Vesa-Matti Loiri, Gheorghe Berceanu, Egon Franke, Eva-Maria Hagen, Jean Philippe, and Herbert W. Franke.

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In North Korea

Among people born in North Korea, Ri Yong-ho ranks 110 out of 162. Before him are Lee Hoi-chang (1935), Yang Song-guk (1944), Akira Takarada (1934), Kim Sowol (1902), Ahn Changho (1876), and Kim Sol-song (1974). After him are Choe Thae-bok (1930), Hong Deok-young (1926), Kim Iryeop (1896), Kim Myeong-sun (1896), Kim Yong-chol (1946), and Im Shung-hwi (1946).

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Among DIPLOMATS In North Korea

Among diplomats born in North Korea, Ri Yong-ho ranks 1. 

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