DEAR Comrades,
When we examine the history of modern Korea, we have to considered the great leader comrade Kim Il Sung as a creator of the modern Korea and how he carried his revolutionary activities in famous Mt. Paektu revolutionary base. His heroic and magnificent accomplishments that the world bears witness today to the DPRK as fortress of socialism. So as socialism collapsed in many countries in the past century, socialism in DPRK had withstood the test of time.
The secret lies in the wise and dedicated leadership of DPRK was because president Kim Il SUNG firmly maintained the principle of socialism for nearly 50 years, thus becoming heroic leader of the nation. President Kim Il Sung was born April 15-1912, when the Korea and its people were of national suffering and Japanese imperialist fighting against them.
All members, of Kim Il Sung’s family were revolutionaries who fought valorously for the sovereignty and independence of the country for freedom and happiness of the people.
From the childhood Kim Il Sung had striking features and was endowed with unusual intelligence and a spirit of inquiry, great magnanimity, strong will, a lively nature, clever judgment and exceptional memory. In his young age he had to organized anti-imperialist youth league all over the country and said the masters of the revolutionary struggle are the masses of people and only when they are organized and mobilized can they win the revolutionary struggle. President Kim Il Sung defined the character and main task of the Korean people’s revolution on the principles of the JUCHE IDEA. A strong believer in self reliance who fought to the self reliant in all spheres of human life, activities and to live independence without any foreign support interference in the country national and international problems, independents in any manner and that is how the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea stands today in the international arena.
The great people appear in this earth, once in centuries to save the mankind from butchery, anarchy, slavery, domination, cruelty and lawlessness. So was the birth of president Kim Il Sung who was born to liberate the father land from the Japanese yoke of slavery and finally succeeded in his efforts with the help and support of great Korean patriots who scarified their lives for the cause of freedom, self reliance and independence.
During on the full preparation for founding the anti Japanese people’s guerrilla army waging an armed struggle April 25- 1932, he proclaimed its founding. Kim Il Sung was appointed, commander – Cum political commissar of the AJPGA the aim and mission of the guerrilla army is to over throw the colonial rule of Japanese imperialism in Korea and bring national independence and social emancipation to the Korean people.
The AJPGA was a genuinely Juche type revolutionary army guided by the immortal Juche Idea, with his deep insight into the prevailing military and political situation and demands of the natural cause of development of the guerrilla army it self, he called a meeting of the military and political cadres of the AJPGA in March 1934 at which be a historical measures to re-organize it in to the Korean people’s revolutionary army on May 5- 1936, he proclaimed the founding of the ARF.
Kim Il Sung pushed forward the work of establishing guerrilla bases on Mt. Peaktu in order to develop and extend the anti- Japanese armed struggled into the home land 1936, he established “Paektu Secret Camp” and it became the centre of the Korean revolution central leadership base. It was Kim Il Sung’s key operational base, centre of activity and rear base.
When, Kim Il Sung was expanding the party organizations in the same period Kim Jong Suk, a communist revolutionary, carried out her underground political activities in and around the country working energetically to expedite the building of party organizations and at the same time form revolutionary organizations in various parts rallying the communists and the broad anti- Japanese masses firmly around the Kim Il Sung.
Kim Jong Il was born as the son of guerrilla fighter at the secret camp on Mt. Peaktu on February 1942. When revolutionary turn was in effect under Kim Il sung’s wise leadership in the struggle for final victory in the anti Japanese war. The victory in the anti-Japanese armed struggle was the brilliant fruition of the wise leadership of Kim Il Sung the legendary hero of the anti-Japanese struggle.
By successfully leading the glorious anti Japanese armed struggle to victory he won back the sovereignty of the Korean nation, opened up a broad avenue to the building of a new society and demonstrated to the whole world the dignity and honour the indomitable revolutionary spirit and heroic mettle of the Korean nation. Leading arduous struggle to victory over a period of 20 years he build up the motive force capable of continuing to advanced the Korean revolution dynamically and created the brilliant revolutionary traditions that will be carried forward and developed for ever by the workers party of Korea and the Korean people. As a result, the Korean people are able to carry them forward in full to advance the revolutionary cause of JUCHE victoriously and bring it to noble completion from generation to generation.
The US Imperialist and the South Korean puppets frequently invaded North of Korea. In this grave situation Kim Il Sung set forth the urgent task of founding the regular army and February 8 organized a military parade and a transformed the Korean people’s revolutionary army in to the Korean people’s army, the regular armed forces.
Establishing Korean peoples army Kim Il Sung explained the characteristics of the Korean’s army and said the very important task of strengthening the regular army. Korean people’s army is genuine people’s army which was organized with the veterans of the anti Japanese revolutionary struggle as its backbone and with sons and daughters of workers, peasants and other working people. It is the glorious revolutionary armed forces of the party with the noble mission of providing a military guarantee for the struggle to accomplish the revolutionary cause of Juche pioneered by Kim Il Sung. So the Korean people became able to safeguard their sovereignty and revolutionary achievements on there ways with their own powerful national army.
In 1945 he established the Communist part of North Korea he formed central organizing committee of the CPNK which was a birth of a Juche type revolutionary party for the first time in history.
On September 1948 he formed the government of DPRK the unified central government of the Korean people and proclaimed the establishment of the DPRK. The realization of independence of in politics self sufficiency in economics and self reliance in self defence is the sole aim of Juche philosophy. Hence the force of arms is vital in depending the independence, the life popular masses, country and nation. The off shoot of Juche idea the Songun idea gives topmost importance to the force of arms as the means to realize the independence of the popular masses. It emphasizes the important of force of arms and the revolutionary army.
The whole Korean society infused with the revolutionary Songun spirit of self-reliance is bringing about a new upsurge in socialist construction for example the vinolon complex where vinolon is made from limestones – a true example of self-reliance.
The Korea has become a satellite nation. These are the striking examples of independent national economy of DPRK as it was build using 100% resources, funds, materials, labours and expertise. DPRK has also become member of SLBM lunching nations after it has successfully tested submarine launch ballistic missile in 2015. In May 9-2016 marshal Kim Jong Un has elected as chairman of the workers party of Korea and its first anniversary also falls in this year to commemorate. The 2017 is the very significant to the Korean people and peace loving people and organizations in the world who are also preparing and joining hands with people of DPRK to commemorate 105th death anniversary of President Kim Il Sung and 85th founding anniversary of Korean people’s army. Today whole world are witnessing marshal Kim Jong Un successfully carrying forward the all policies implements and developed by its great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
In his speech to the 7th congress of the WPK he has proved to the people of Korea and to the whole world he is ready and continuously develop the workers party of Korea into the party of comrade Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and enhance its leadership role in every possible way.
The Songun idea is the one which thoroughly fulfills the demand of Juche concept ie. to strengthen and enhance the motive force of revolution is the struggle for the popular masses’ independence.
The Juche idea clarifies that all the problems arising in revolution can be solved by giving particular importance to the subjective factors. The subjective revolutionary forces need to be prepared to depend and preserve the independence of there respective nations without any external assistance and interference.
The man wants independence in all fields in politics, in economy, in ideology and culture, in military affairs. Military front is the most significant to ensure freedom in all fields of life. Songun idea strengthens the revolutionary army politically and ideologically, militarily and technically by its self-reliant defence capabilities. Songun idea enables a country to build a powerful armed force equipped with latest war technology and material. It is rightly said by a historian, if you want peace, you should be prepared for war. DPRK’s military power has become invincible by Songun politics. It has also consolidated its political and ideological might. Songun has immensely contributed to the economy growth, thus enhancing the living standards of the people. The overall development can be seen in the field of agriculture, stop breading, fishing industry, fruit culture. These are directly related to the improving the living standards of the people and also about 1 million houses are built. The coming up of cultural centers recreational parks are quite prominent.
In conclusion, marshal Kim Jong Un stated in his speech let us all march forward dynamically for the strengthen and development of the party for the accomplishment of the socialist cause for the independent re-unification of the cause of global independence holding high the revolutionary banner of Kim Il Sungism – Kim JongIlism and united rock-solid behind the party central committee.
So we can understand under the leadership of marshal Kim Jong Un and wise guidance of WPK, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will be shining in future in this world as a great country. ***
W.A. Duminduwardane
Secretary General, Sri Lanka People’s Korea Friendship Association
& Sri Lanka Committee for Re-Unification of Korea
Deputy Director General-Asian Regional Institute of Juche Idea
Socialism in DPRK Withstood the Test of Time
