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N Korea: Like father like son?

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North Korea is preparing to mark the birth-date of its former leader Kim Jong-il.

His personality dominated the nuclear-armed Communist country for almost two decades.

But since his sudden death in December, North Korea has been headed by a much less familiar figure: his son, Kim Jong-un.

Korea correspondent Lucy Williamson has been looking at their very different personal styles.


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