Thae Yong-ho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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former North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea
Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1961
Place of Birth: Pyongyang, North Korea
Profession: diplomat
Nationality: North Korea
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Thae Yong-ho
- Thae Yong-ho (Korean: ???; Hanja: ???; Korean pronunciation: [t??.j??.?o], born 25 July 1962) is a former North Korean diplomat.
- He was North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom, prior to defecting with his family to South Korea in 2016.
- Thae has been variously described as the highest-ranking North Korean official to defect, and the highest-ranking North Korean defector since the 1997 defection of juche ideologist Hwang Jang-yop.
- In August 2016, the South Korean government confirmed that Thae and his family were under their protection.
- He now lives in South Korea.
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