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On Sunday ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam praised Kim Jong-il's role in the rocket launch at the giant rally in a Pyongyang sports stadium.
BBC: North Koreans mark Kim Jong-il death anniversary
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Kim Yong-nam, formally the number two leader, told a million-strong crowd their sorrow would be turned into strength "1, 000 times greater under the leadership of comrade Kim Jong-un".
BBC: North Korea hails Kim Jong-un as leader
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"Respected Comrade Kim Jong-un is our party, military and country's supreme leader who inherits great comrade Kim Jong-il's ideology, leadership, character, virtues, grit and courage, " Kim Yong-nam told the massive crowd gathered in Kim Il-sung square.
BBC: North Korea hails Kim Jong-un as leader