Great Leader of the Independent Era

June 19 Juche 53(1964) was a significant day when great Marshal Kim Jong Il began the work at the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

This was the most significant landmark which provided the firm guarantee for the accomplishment of the revolutionary cause of Juche, the national reunification and the eternal prosperity of the nation.

The history of Kim Jong Il’ s leadership of the WPK for 45 years was a glorious history in which he consolidated the WPK into a political organization capable of leading the independence cause of the popular masses to victory, thus setting an example in building a revolutionary party in the independent era.

It was also a shining course in which he has enhanced the leading role of the Party and strikingly demonstrated the advantages and invincibility of Korean-style socialism amidst the trying tempest of the anti-imperialist struggle.

Under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Il a great turn was brought about in all fields; politics, military affair, the economy, culture and social life, with the result that the DPRK is shining as a powerful country with independence in politics, self-supporting economy and self-reliant defence and as a superb socialist country centered on the popular masses.

In particular, Kim Jong Il formulated the Songun revolutionary line, Songun politics as the strategic line of the Korean revolution and the main political mode of socialism in reflection of the situation and the requirements of the developing revolution in the 1990s of the last century, and accordingly further strengthened the Party. This is of an important significance in history of the WPK building.

Thanks to the great Songun politics pursued by leader Kim Jong Il the June 15 era of independent reunification came into being and the external authority and position, influence and traction force of the DPRK were exalted incomparably.

The successful launch of the satellite “Gwangmyongsong-2” in April and the successful underground nuclear test in May are a brilliant victory of the great Songun politics and a proud event which vividly demonstrated the dignity and the might of Songun Korea on the highest level.

Today the heroic Korean people, with the infinite national pride and self-respect for having leader Kim Jong Il at the top post of the revolution, are effecting revolutionary upsurges with the conviction of victory and optimism to open the gate to a thriving nation without fail by 2012, the centenary of the birth of President Kim Il Sung, and vigorously struggling for national reunification, the cherished desire of the nation.

The south Korean people actively support and follow the Songun politics of Marshal Kim Jong Il with firm belief that the prospects of the nation and the national reunification are bright and promising thanks to Kim Jong Il who is possessed of unrivaled political caliber, qualifications and virtue as a great man.

The world progressives, too, extol Marshal Kim Jong Il as the veteran statesman of the world politics and outstanding leader of the socialist cause, who set the example in building a revolutionary party and performed undying feats in developing the socialist movement of the world.

The great exploits of Kim Jong Il who created the great history of a revolutionary party building will shine forever in the minds of the Korean people and the progressive mankind.