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Thu 04 Apr 2009Kim appears for supreme leader vote
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il appeared at his first major event since he was suspected of suffering a stroke last year when parliament re-elected him the country's supreme military leader today.
The move by the Supreme People's Assembly - while unanimous and totally expected - marked Kim's return to centre stage as the reclusive communist state celebrates what it calls a triumphant satellite launch on the weekend.
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