#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n, i, min, mindist, trig, dist, trig2;
  trig = 0;
  trig2 = 0;
  cin >> n;
  int array[n];
  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    cin >> array[i];
    if (i == 0) {
      min = array[i];
    } else {
      if (array[i] < min) {
        min = array[i];
      }
    }
  }
  for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
    if (array[i] == min) {
      if (trig == 0) {
        dist = 0;
        trig = 1;
      } else {
        if (trig2 == 0) {
          mindist = dist;
          trig2 = 1;
        } else {
          if (dist < mindist) {
            mindist = dist;
          }
        }
        dist = 0;
      }
    }
    if (trig == 1) {
      dist = dist + 1;
    }
  }
  cout << mindist;
  return 0;
}
