Ri Yong
Ri Yong (Korean: 이영; Hanja:李英; 1 April 1889 – 13 August 1960) was a social activist in Korea under Japanese rule, communist activist, and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Ri Yong | |
|---|---|
이영 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
| In office 22 December 1953 – 20 September 1957 | |
| Vice Chairman | Yi Ki-yong Kim Tuk-nan |
| Preceded by | Ho Hon |
| Succeeded by | Choe Won-taek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1889 Naha-daeri, Bukcheong-myeon, Bukcheong-gun, Hamgyeong-do, Japanese Korea |
| Died | 13 August 1960 (aged 71) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Resting place | Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 이영 |
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Lee Yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Lee Yŏng |
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