N = int(input())
col = input()
count =0
for i in range(0,len(col)-1):
if col[i] == col[i+1]:
count+=1
else:
continue
print(count)
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;
int main(){
int n,c=0;
string str;
cin>>n>>str;
for(int i=0;i<n-1;i++){
if(str[i]==str[i+1]){
c++;
}
}
cout<<c;
return 0;
}
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