North Korea has marked the second anniversary of the death of its former leader Kim Jong Il. <br /><br /> Kim Jong Un took over when his father died suddenly two years ago.<br /><br /> Tuesday’s anniversary comes only days after a ferocious power struggle at the top resulted in the execution of Kim Jong Un’s uncle, Jang Song Thaek, formerly the second most powerful man in the country.<br /><br /> The execution was the biggest upheaval in years in North Korea. Jang’s wife was absent from a state memorial ceremony on Tuesday, raising questions about her influence after her husband was executed. <br /><br /> Together, she and Jang had been considered the “Pyongyang power couple”, the real force behind the North Korean leadership, before Jang was labelled a traitor and executed.<br /><br /> On Tuesday, North Koreans lay floral tributes in front of statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. <br /><br /> Meanwhile in the reclusive state’s nearest neighbour, South Korea, anti-North Korea protesters celebrated the former leader’s death by burning effigies in the capital Seoul. <br /><br /> Many are defectors who escaped from the North demonstrating against the Pyongyang regime.
