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Military Parade in Pyongyang, North Korea
On April 15, North Korea held a massive military parade, part of events celebrating the centenary of the birth of the late North Korean founder, Kim Il Sung. North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong Un, made a public speech for the first time at the event.
![North Korean soldiers line up during a military parade in Pyongyang on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (Sungwon Baik/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/2f2caea1-f05f-411d-9aea-2f5491554941_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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North Korean soldiers line up during a military parade in Pyongyang on Sunday, April 15, 2012. (Sungwon Baik/VOA)
![A military brass band plays marching music at the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang. (Sungwon Baik/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/9b7fe6dd-c4c9-4edf-88b0-eaf8d40e5f6e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A military brass band plays marching music at the military parade at Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang. (Sungwon Baik/VOA)
![The new North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un (second from right), watches a military parade. (Sungwon Baik/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/09276243-21ff-470f-8ddd-d9523166a4b9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The new North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un (second from right), watches a military parade. (Sungwon Baik/VOA)
![North Korean female soldiers marching in Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang. (Sunwong Baik/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/dad77110-8e32-40ad-8fa6-6b761ae2eb42_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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North Korean female soldiers marching in Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang. (Sunwong Baik/VOA)