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| N Korean leader Kim Jong-un hails purge of uncle | N Korean leader Kim Jong-un hails purge of uncle |
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| North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has spoken of the "elimination of factionalist filth" in his first public reference to the execution of his uncle last month. | |
| In a new year message broadcast on state TV, he said "resolute action" had strengthened the country's unity. | |
| North Korea announced on 13 December it had executed Chang Song-thaek after convicting him of "acts of treachery". | |
| The move raised concerns of instability in the secretive nuclear-armed country. | The move raised concerns of instability in the secretive nuclear-armed country. |
| Kim Jong-Un said action to "eliminate factionalist filth" within the ruling Workers' Party had bolstered the country's unity "by 100 times". | |
| "Our party's timely, accurate decision to purge the anti-party, anti-revolutionary elements helped greatly cement solidarity within our party," he said, accusing Mr Chang of trying to build his own power base within the ruling party. | |
| Mr Chang was married to the sister of late leader Kim Jong-il, and is believed to have mentored Kim Jong-un when he succeeded his father in 2011. | |
| Although seen as the second-most important figure in the country, he was dramatically removed from a special party session by armed guards and stripped of all his titles. | |
| The state news agency KCNA later said he had admitted at a military trial to trying to overthrow the state, and had been executed immediately. | |
| Analysts said one theory for Mr Chang's downfall was that he was too keen an admirer of China's economic reform. |