Military officials await the start of a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square. There was once only a portrait of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung (left), at the square. The portrait of his son and successor, Kim Jong Il, was added after the younger Kim's death in 2011. David Guttenfelder for NPR
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