import java.util.*;

class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
		int N = sc.nextInt();
		char c[] = sc.next().toCharArray();
		int ans = N;
		
		for (int i=0; i<N-1; i++) {
			if (c[i] == c[i+1]) {
				ans--;
			}
		}
		System.out.println(ans);
	}
}

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