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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un celebrates late father’s birthday known as ‘Day of the Shining Star’

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North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un marked his late father Kim Jong-il’s 80th birthday at a national conference, according to state broadcaster KRT on February 16, 2022. The birthday of North Korea’s second leader is a national holiday known as the “Day of the Shining Star”. The celebration was held in front of Kim Jong-il’s statue in Samjiyon, which has been described as a “holy land of revolution” by the national media.

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