Pyongyang, North Korea Female Korean People’s Army soldiers line up after paying their respects at the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. Thousands of North Korean devotees laid flowers before statues of the country’s founder Kim Il-sung on the anniversary of his birth. Current leader Kim Jong-un is the third of the dynasty to head the isolated country, where the calendar is packed with anniversaries relating to his two forefathers and their careers.

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