North Korea's Kim Jong Un ousts his second in command
Jang Sung Taek, an uncle of Kim Jong Un, is removed from all his posts and labeled a criminal. He helped groom Kim to lead North Korea and was seen as relatively liberal.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is followed by his uncle Jang Sung Taek as he salutes beside the hearse carrying the body of his father, Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in December 2011. (Kyodo News / December 28, 2011)
By Jung-yoon Choi and Barbara Demick
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