North Korea reveals leader Kim Jong Un is married [Video]

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LATimes.com
July 25, 2012 | 6:31am

BEIJING -- North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is officially off the market.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife, who was named by the state broadcaster as Ri Sol-ju, visit the Rungna People's Pleasure Ground, in Pyongyang in this undated photo released on July 25.

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The country's state-run television announced Wednesday that the young leader of the reclusive nation is married to a woman named Ri Sol Ju.

She is believed to be the same woman who has been seen by the North Korean leader's side during various public events in recent weeks, including a ceremony marking the 18th anniversary of the death of Kim's grandfather, the nation's founder, Kim Il Sung.

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