Ten years ago, the world watched as a young Kim Jong Un solemnly walked beside his father's hearse on a snowy morning in Pyongyang as distraught North Koreans wailed in grief.Kim's long black coat and hairstyle, reminiscent of his late grandfather Kim Il Sung, were viewed as a superficial effort to emulate the authority of his forebears.But the 20-something heir to the North Korean leadership quickly grew into the role, and Korea watchers who were once sceptical of his rule now expect him to remain in power indefinitely — assuming his health holds.
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