using namespace std;
#include <iostream>
#include <bits/stdc++.h>

#define infile "./test/sample-1.in"
// {{{ define basic macro
#define rep(i, x) for(int i = 0; i < (int)(x); i++)
#define reps(i,x) for(int i = 1; i <= (int)(x); i++)
#define rrep(i,x) for(int i=((int)(x)-1);i>=0;i--)
#define rreps(i,x) for(int i=((int)(x));i>0;i--)
#define FOR(i, m, n) for(int i = m;i < n;i++)
#define RFOR(i, m, n) for(int i = m;i >= n;i--)
#define foreach(x,a) for(auto& (x) : (a) )
#define all(x) (x).begin(),(x).end()
#define sum(v) accumulate(all(v), 0)
#define sz(x) ((int)(x).size())
// n次元配列の初期化。第２引数の型のサイズごとに初期化していく。
template<typename A, size_t N, typename T>
void Fill(A (&array)[N], const T &val){
    std::fill( (T*)array, (T*)(array+N), val );
}
#define fill(x,y) memset(x,y,sizeof(x))
#define pb(a) push_back(a)
#define uni(x) sort(all(x));x.erase(unique(all(x)),x.end())
#define ten(n) ((int)1e##n)

template <class T = int>
T in() {T x; cin>>x; return (x);}

struct Fast {
  Fast(){
    std::cin.tie(0);
    ios::sync_with_stdio(false);
  }
} fast;
// }}}

// dump macro{{{
// http://www.creativ.xyz/dump-cpp-652
#define DUMPOUT cerr // 変数ダンプ先。coutかcerr

#ifdef PCM
// 引数はいくつでもどんな型でも可（ストリーム出力演算子があればOK）
#define dump(...) DUMPOUT<<"  "; \
  DUMPOUT<<#__VA_ARGS__; \
  DUMPOUT<<":=> "; \
  dump_func(__VA_ARGS__); DUMPOUT<<"in ["<<__LINE__<<":"<<__FUNCTION__<<"]"<<endl;
#define dump_1d(x,n) DUMPOUT <<"  " \
  <<#x<<"["<<#n<<"]"<<":=> {"; \
  rep(i,n){ DUMPOUT << x[i] << (((i)==(n-1))?"}":", "); } DUMPOUT <<" in [" << __LINE__ << "]" << endl;

#define dump_2d(x,n,m) DUMPOUT <<"  " \
    <<#x<<"["<<#n<<"]"<<"["<<#m<<"]"<<":=> \n"; \
    rep(i,n)rep(j,m){ DUMPOUT << ((j==0)?"     |":" ") << x[i][j] << (((j)==(m-1))?"|\n":" "); } \
    DUMPOUT <<"  in [" << __LINE__ << "]" << endl;
#else
#define dump(...) 42
#define dump_1d(...) 42
#define dump_2d(...) 42
#endif

// デバッグ用変数ダンプ関数
void dump_func() {
}
template <class Head, class... Tail>
void dump_func(Head&& head, Tail&&... tail)
{
    DUMPOUT << head;
    if (sizeof...(Tail) == 0) {
        DUMPOUT << " ";
    }
    else {
        DUMPOUT << ", ";
    }
    dump_func(std::move(tail)...);
}

// vector出力
template<typename T>
ostream& operator << (ostream& os, vector<T>& vec) {
    os << "{";
    for (int i = 0; i<sz(vec); i++) {
        os << vec[i] << (i + 1 == sz(vec) ? "" : ", ");
    }
    os << "}";
    return os;
}

// map出力
template<typename T, typename U>
ostream& operator << (ostream& os, map<T, U>& ma) {
    os << "{";

    int cnt = 0;
    for (auto x: ma){
      cnt ++;
      os << x.first << ": " << x.second << (cnt==sz(ma) ? "" : ", ");
    }
    os << "}";
    return os;
}

//}}}

typedef long long ll;/*{{{*/
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<vi> vvi;
typedef vector<long long> vll;
typedef vector<vll> vvll;
typedef long double ld;
typedef pair<int,int> pii;
typedef vector<pii> vii;
typedef vector<vii> vvii;
typedef tuple<int,int,int> iii;
typedef set<int> si;
typedef complex<double> pnt;
typedef vector<pnt> vpnt;
typedef priority_queue<pii,vii,greater<pii> > spq;
int dy[]={0, 0, 1, -1, 0};
int dx[]={1, -1, 0, 0, 0};/*}}}*/
#define INF 2147483647
#define INFLL 1000000000000000000LL
#define MOD 1000000007
#define int long long

int solve(){
  int n;cin>>n;
  int a[n];
  rep(i, n){ cin>>a[i];}

  int pre = a[0];
  int cnt = 0;
  reps(i, n-1){
    if (a[i]==pre){
      cnt ++;
      i++;
    }
    pre = a[i];
  }

  cout << cnt << endl;

  return 0;
}

signed main() { //{{{
#ifdef INPUT_FROM_FILE
  std::ifstream in(infile);
  std::cin.rdbuf(in.rdbuf());
#endif
  solve();
  return 0;
} //}}}


Measured memory_bytes: 256