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Kim Jong Un is usually a near-constant one-man show in state media, but he has kept a low profile before. In 2012, he wasn¡¯t seen publicly for about three weeks.
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Senior North Korean officials do vanish on occasion — sometimes for good.
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In 2012, North Korea purged its army chief, which also caused wild speculation in Seoul, including a report from a South Korean newspaper, citing ¡°unconfirmed intelligence reports,¡± that Ri Yong Ho may have been wounded or killed in a blaze of gunfire when soldiers loyal to him resisted an armed attempt to detain him. Ri¡¯s fate is still unknown.
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Whatever¡¯s going on, avid North Korea watchers will get another chance for a carefully staged look on Oct. 10, when the North stages a celebration of the founding anniversary for the ruling Workers¡¯ Party.
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IF Kim Jong Un would not appear even on the anniversary for the ruling Worker's Party on Oct.10, we can know more about him if he hid as his grandfater Kim Il Sung and father Kim Jong Il did to make suprising show-up or went for good.
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(Article From Washington Post September 29 before North Korean officials' surprising visit to Incheon on Oct.4 )