North Korea: Special parade held at 65th North Korean anniversary
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North Korea: Special parade held at 65th North Korean anniversary
North Korea has begun three days of celebrations to mark 65 years since the founding of the country's Communist Workers' Party. On this occasion a special arrangement of a military parade was also organised.The festivities, which culminate in a massive military parade in capital, Pyongyang, on Sunday, are not only to mark the anniversary of communist rule. North Korean officials are expected to use the weekend's celebrations to declare the historic handover of power from ailing leader Kim Jong-il to his son and heir apparent, Kim Jong-un. Chiefs of all three armed forces also participated in this parade.
