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North Korea’s Party Congress comes to a close with a giant parade
North Koreans celebrate the end of the Workers' Party Congress -- the first time such an event has been held in 36 years -- with a giant parade in the capital, Pyongyang, on May 10, 2016.
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More than 3,000 Workers' Party delegates gathered in Pyongyang for the Congress, with many getting up at 5 a.m. every day to prepare.
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Parade participants wave bouquets of flowers and carry their country's national flag as they march with a model of the Unha space launch vehicle.
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Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans celebrated the completed Workers' Party congress with a massive parade featuring floats bearing patriotic slogans and marchers with flags and pompoms.
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North Koreans march with the Workers' Party symbol and the words under it which read "Long Live the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea."
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Parade participants carry the North Korean flag.
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During the Congress, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un assumed the title of Chairman of the Korean Workers' Party.
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Kim also unveiled a five-year plan to revive the country's struggling economy.
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Kim's speech included no major policy changes or economic reforms. He also called for greater development of nuclear weapons.
