April 15 in North Korea:

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SEOUL (Reuters) - Excitement and joy reigned in North Korea, official media reported, as the impoverished, secretive state celebrated the 93rd anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, its founder and eternal president.

Pyongyang was pulling out all the festive stops for Kim's birthday, which it calls "the Day of the Sun."

Former Indonesian president Megawati Sukarnoputri was in the capital to attend the opening of the annual Kimilsungia festival, celebrating the flower named after the late "Great Leader."

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http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050415/wl_nm/korea_north_birthday_dc_1


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Disclaimer: this is not a political post.