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Cooking contest in N. Korea

People snap photos of entries displayed at a cooking competition held Feb. 12, 2023, in Pyongyang, to celebrate North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Cooking contest in N. Korea

People snap photos and take videos of a North Korean chef preparing a dish at a cooking competition held Feb. 12, 2023, in Pyongyang, to celebrate the country's late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Cooking contest in N. Korea

A North Korean chef takes part in a cooking competition held Feb. 12, 2023, in Pyongyang, to celebrate the country's late leader Kim Jong Il's birthday as people gather to take photos.

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2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center R) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (center L) visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum of his father and former leader Kim Jong Il and his grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2013, the second anniversary of the death of his father. Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae is seen at fourth from left, front row.

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2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae, representing the country's army, delivers a speech at a memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2013, to mark the second anniversary of the death of the country's previous leader Kim Jong Il.

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2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A memorial service is held in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2013, to mark the second anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Eve of 2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean woman offers flowers in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader, Kim Jong Il, on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2013, a day before the second anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Eve of 2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military personnel salute in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader, Kim Jong Il, on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2013, a day before the second anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Eve of 2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean women offer flowers in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader, Kim Jong Il, on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2013, a day before the second anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans pay tribute before bronze statues of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to mark Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women wearing traditional Korean attire visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 16, 2013, the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il, to pay tribute to bronze statues of Kim and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An exhibit of paintings depicting North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il is held in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, his birthday.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans dance in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to celebrate the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans bow before bronze statues of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to mark Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans dance in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to celebrate the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Children roller-skate in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 16, 2013, the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit bronze statues of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to mark Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans bow before a huge portrait of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, his birthday.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Military personnel visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 16, 2013, the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il, to pay tribute to bronze statues of Kim and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Military personnel holding flowers approach bronze statues of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to mark Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans bow before bronze statues of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to mark Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women wearing traditional Korean attire visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 16, 2013, the birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il, to lay flowers to bronze statues of Kim and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Military personnel salute before bronze statues of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to mark Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A child offers flowers before bronze statues of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, to mark Kim Jong Il's birthday.

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Kim Jong Il funeral

BEIJING, China - Photo captured from Hong Kong-based Phoenix Television shows the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's heir apparent Kim Jong Un (front R) walking beside the limousine carrying the elder Kim's body during his funeral in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011.

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N. Korean soldiers near border with China

DANDONG, China - Photo taken from Dandong, China on the border with North Korea shows soldiers in North Korea on Dec. 28, 2011. North Korea held leader Kim Jong Il's funeral the same day.

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N. Korean soldier on border with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - A North Korean soldier holds binoculars in front of a building on the North Korean side of the joint security area between South Korea and North Korea, on Dec. 28, 2011. North Korea held leader Kim Jong Il's funeral the same day.

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South Koreans watch TV news on Kim Jong Il's funeral

SEOUL, South Korea - People at a train station in Seoul on Dec. 28, 2011, watch a news program reporting on the funeral of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il held in Pyongyang the same day.

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N. Koreans mourn Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Koreans head to the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 28, 2011, timing their visit to coincide with Kim Jong Il's funeral in Pyongyang.

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S. Koreans watch TV news related to Kim Jong Il's funeral

SEOUL, South Korea - People at a train station in Seoul watch a news program on Dec. 28, 2011, related to the funeral of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. The funeral was held in Pyongyang the same day.

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Kim Jong Il's eldest son back home: report

SEOUL, South Korea - File photo of a man who appears to be Kim Jong Nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's eldest son. Photo taken at Beijing airport in February. South Korea's Chosun Ilbo, citing a South Korean intelligence source and a senior North Korean official who defected to the South, reported Aug. 27 that Kim, 36, returned home around June after living overseas for years and has taken up a post at the Organization and Guidance Department of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. The department is the key agency which controls the ruling party, the military and the government of North Korea.

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8th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 17 Kyodo - People offer flowers at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2019, the eighth anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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8th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 17 Kyodo - People offer flowers at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2019, on the eve of the eighth anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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8th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 17 Kyodo - People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where bronze statues of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung (L) and former leader Kim Jong Il stand, on Dec. 16, 2019, the eve of the eighth anniversary of the latter's death.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang observe a moment of silence at Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital on Dec. 17, 2014, to commemorate the third anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong Il.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang bow in front of bronze statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in the capital on Dec. 17, 2014, to commemorate the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers at bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 17, 2014, the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang visit Mansu Hill in the North Korean capital to offer flowers at bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 17, 2014, the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang observe a moment of silence at Kim Il Sung Square in the North Korean capital on Dec. 17, 2014, to commemorate the third anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong Il.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean people visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers at bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il, on Dec. 17, 2014, the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. A memorial service is expected to be held later in the day with the attendance of the country's current leader Kim Jong Un and thousands of senior officials.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers at bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il, on Dec. 17, 2014, the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. A memorial service is expected to be held later in the day with the attendance of the country's current leader Kim Jong Un and thousands of senior officials.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers at bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il, on Dec. 17, 2014, the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. A memorial service is expected to be held later in the day with the attendance of the country's current leader Kim Jong Un and thousands of senior officials.

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3rd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean people visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang to offer flowers at bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il, on Dec. 17, 2014, the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. A memorial service is expected to be held later in the day with the attendance of the country's current leader Kim Jong Un and thousands of senior officials.

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Kim Jong Il's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An exhibit of paintings depicting North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il is held in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2013, his birthday.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front, 4th from R) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (front, 4th from L) attend a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The embalmed body of Kim Jong Il went on public display the same day at the palace, which serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows flowers offered from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader and Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il. Statues in the photo are of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People offer flowers at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People lower their heads before the portrait of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of his death.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman and a child offer a flower at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Flowers are offered at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.