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PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk to work in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 13, 2013. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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Pyongyang scenes

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk to work in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 13, 2013. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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Pyongyang scenes

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women remove snow near their workplace in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 13, 2013. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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Pyongyang scenes

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk to work in front of portraits of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 13, 2013. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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Pyongyang scenes

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A signboard in Pyongyang, North Korea, praises the country's supreme leader Kim Jong Un. The country's official Korean Central News Agency announced the same day that Jang Song Thaek, Kim's uncle, had been executed, labeling him "a traitor."

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N. Korea executes leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Pyongyang in July 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and Jang Song Thaek, Kim's uncle and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, walking in a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War. North Korea announced Dec. 13, 2013, that it had executed Jang, labeling him "a traitor."

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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui (C), the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, in a cemetery in Pyongyang for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in July 2013. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, attending a gathering in Pyongyang in December 2012 to mourn for the death of her brother. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Choe Ryong Hae

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken in Pyongyang in July 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R front) and Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae (L front) walking in a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War. Jang Song Thaek (far L, back), Kim's uncle and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also seen. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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N. Korea executes leader's uncle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People watch television in Pyongyang on Dec. 13, 2013, as it says North Korea announced it has executed Jang Song Thaek, supreme leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, who had been considered the country's second-most-powerful figure, labeling him "a traitor."

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N. Korea executes leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea announced Dec. 13, 2013, that it had executed Jang, labeling him "a traitor." Jang was former vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission and had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure.

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Kim Jong Un with father's hearse

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Jong Un (L front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his successor, salutes beside the hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle and presumed guardian Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, and Ri Yong Ho (R), chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, are also in the photo.

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Kim Jong Un with father's hearse

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his successor, salutes as he walks beside the hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle and presumed guardian Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, and Ri Yong Ho (R front), chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, are also present.

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China's senior diplomat tells N. Korea "war or chaos" not allowed

PYONGYANG, North Korea - China's Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun hug before their bilateral talks in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Feb. 19, 2014. Liu is the most senior Chinese official to visit Pyongyang since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's once-powerful uncle Jang Song Thaek was executed in mid-December.

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China's senior diplomat tells N. Korea "war or chaos" not allowed

PYONGYANG, North Korea - China's Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin (2nd from L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (2nd from R) hold talks in the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Feb. 19, 2014. Liu is the most senior Chinese official to visit Pyongyang since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's once-powerful uncle Jang Song Thaek was executed in mid-December.

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Chinese Embassy in N. Korea keeps Jang Song Thaek photo on web

SEOUL, South Korea - A photograph on the website of the Chinese Embassy in North Korea shows Jang Song Thaek (bottom L), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's executed uncle, in a meeting with then Chinese President Hu Jintao (bottom R) during his 2012 visit to China. Jang was executed in December 2013 after being denounced as a traitor.

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N. Korean leader's aunt in critical condition: Yonhap

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Kyong Hui (seen in an undated file photo), the wife of executed senior North Korean official Jang Song Thaek and aunt of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, is in a critical condition with a rare disease, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Jan. 8, 2014. The agency quoted a South Korean government source as saying Kim Kyong Hui "received medical treatment in Russia sometime between last September and October."

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Children play in the snow in front of large portraits of the late Kim Il Sung (L), founding father of North Korea, and the late Kim Jong Il, father of current North Korean leader Kim Jon Un, in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013. Pyongyang said on Dec. 9 that Jang Song Thaek, uncle of Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People carry shovels and picks in the snow-covered North Korean capital Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013. Pyongyang said on Dec. 9 that Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People wearing winter coats wait for a street car in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013. North Korea announced the purge of Jang Song Thaek, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Dec. 9.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Workers remove snow on a road in front of a large signboard lauding North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013. North Korea announced the purge of Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of Kim, on Dec. 9.

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People calm in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People go by bicycle on a bridge in Pyongyang on Dec. 11, 2013, as the North Korean capital is covered with light snow. North Korea announced the purge of Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, on Dec. 9.

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after leader Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek (2nd from R), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, holding a meeting with Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki (far L), and Kenshiro Matsunami (far R), a former Japanese lawmaker, in Pyongyang on Nov. 6, 2013. North Korea said Dec. 9 that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, leaving a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, attending a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on July 25, 2013, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (far L) and Jang Song Thaek (2nd from L), Kim's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, walking in a cemetery in Pyongyang for soldiers who died during the Korean War. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korean leader's uncle rumored dismissed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission. Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in North Korea after leader Kim Jong Un -- his nephew -- appears to have been removed from office, a South Korean lawmaker said Dec. 3, 2013. Two of Jang's close aides were executed publicly in mid-November and Jang has not been seen since, according to the lawmaker, Jung Chung Rae from the main opposition Democratic Party.

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North Korean leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Pyongyang in July 2013 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) and Jang Song Thaek, Kim's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, walking in a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War. Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in North Korea after Kim, appears to have been removed from office, a South Korean lawmaker told reporters on Dec. 3, 2013.

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Japanese lawmaker returns from N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki (L) answers reporters' questions at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 7, 2013, after returning from North Korea, where he met the previous day with Jang Song Thaek, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a top aide.

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Japanese lawmaker meets top aide of N. Korean leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - (From L) Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki, Jang Song Thaek, uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a top aide, and Kenshiro Matsunami, a former Japanese lawmaker, hold a meeting at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Nov. 6, 2013.

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N. Korean leader visits cemetery

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) walks in a cemetery for soldiers who died during the Korean War, in the capital Pyongyang on July 25, 2013. Beside him is Jang Song Thaek, Kim's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission.

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Memorial service for Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front, far L) attends a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, his father and predecessor. Choe Ryong Hae (2nd from R), director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's Army, and Jang Song Thaek (front, far R), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, are also seen in the photo.

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N. Korea's rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C), Jang Song Thaek (far R), vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, and others visiting the General Satellite Control and Command Center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2012. Kim issued the order for a rocket launch on Dec. 12, 2012, and stressed that "satellite" launches need to be continued, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Dec. 14.

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N. Korea's rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C), Jang Song Thaek (far R), vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, and others visiting the General Satellite Control and Command Center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2012. Kim issued the order for a rocket launch on Dec. 12, 2012, and stressed that "satellite" launches need to be continued, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Dec. 14.

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Japan, N. Korea sports exchange

PYONGYANG, North Korea - (from L in front) Former Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki, Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, and Nippon Sport Science University board director Kenshiro Matsunami meet before a soccer game between Japanese and North Korean students in Pyongyang on Nov. 14, 2012.

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Japan, N. Korea sports exchange

PYONGYANG, North Korea - (from L in front row) Former Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki, Jang Song Thaek, vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, and Nippon Sport Science University board director Kenshiro Matsunami watch a soccer game between Japanese and North Korean students in Pyongyang on Nov. 14, 2012.

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N. Korea's Jang in China

BEIJING, China - Jang Song Thaek (C), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, gets into a vehicle after arriving in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2012. Jang's visit to China was reportedly for talks on bilateral economic cooperation.

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N. Korea's Jang in China

BEIJING, China - Jang Song Thaek (C), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, gets into a vehicle after arriving in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2012. Jang's visit to China was reportedly for talks on bilateral economic cooperation.

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N. Korea's Jang

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Feb. 16, 2012, shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission.

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N. Korea's Jang

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Feb. 16, 2012, shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission.

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N. Korean leaders mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (R) leaves after viewing a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and his father Kim Jong Il. Jang Song Thaek (L), Kim Jong Un's uncle and vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, also attended the ceremony.

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1st bronze statue of Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Yong Ho (2nd from R), chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, and Jang Song Thaek (L), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, attend a ceremony at which bronze statues of deceased leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung, riding horses side by side, are unveiled on the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2012. It is the first public statue of the younger Kim.

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1st bronze statue of Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jang Song Thaek (C), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, attends a ceremony to unveil bronze statues of deceased leader Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung, riding horses side by side, on the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2012. It is the first public statue of the younger Kim.

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N. Korean leaders attend Kim Jong Il statue ceremony

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (far R), president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean parliament, and Jang Song Thaek (far L), vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, attend an unveiling ceremony of a bronze statue of deceased leader Kim Jong Il, his first public statue, alongside other leaders at the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2012. The bronze statue stands side by side with another bronze statue of Kim's father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Kyong Hui, sister of late Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Undated file photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, sister of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and a top official of the Workers Party of Korea. She and her husband Jang Song Thaek, a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, are expected to play a crucial role in guiding Kim Jong Un, Jong Il's son and anointed heir, through the leadership transition.

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Kim Jong Il's brother-in-law heads home after China trip

BEIJING, China - Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's brother-in-law and a senior official of the North's ruling party, heads home from Beijing International Airport on March 28 after a trip to China believed to be aimed at learning from the country's economic development. Jang, first vice director of the Workers' Party of Korea, did not respond to reporters' questions at the airport.