REUTERS/Carlos Barria
President Barack Obama sheds a tear while delivering a statement on steps the administration is taking to reduce gun violence.
would help curb gun violence.
But Obama was hardly the first world leader to cry in public.
Vladimir Putin
REUTERS/Mikhail Voskresensky
Russian President Vladimir Putin has tears in his eyes as he addresses supporters during a rally in Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin.
Kim Jong Un
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North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un cries as his father, North Korea's late leader, Kim Jong Il, lies in state during the run-up to his funeral in Pyongyang.
Justin Trudeau
REUTERS/Chris Wattie
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes his eyes after speaking during the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's final report.
John Boehner
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Then-House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) stifles a sob as he awards astronaut Neil Armstrong, left, with the Congressional Gold Medal.
George W. Bush
REUTERS/Jason Reed
Then-President George W. Bush tears up during a ceremony to present the Medal of Honor posthumously to Navy SEAL Petty Officer Michael Monsoor.
Silvio Berlusconi
REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves to supporters as his girlfriend Francesca Pascale looks on during a rally to protest his tax-fraud conviction, outside his palace in central Rome.
Aung San Suu Kyi
REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi reacts during a news conference.
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian
Then-Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner touches the face of her son Maximo after winning the nationwide presidential election.