Rodong Sinmun on 55 years of DPRK
KCNA
Pyongyang, May 30 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has glorified a new era of independence and prosperity over the last 55 years under the guidance of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
It goes on:
55 years covered by the DPRK are proud annals during which the people have firmly defended the dignity and sovereignty of the country creating a heroic epic of revolutionary struggle against imperialism and a glorious path along which they have ushered in the golden years of national prosperity under the banner of independence.
The history of the DPRK has been characterized by acute confrontation with imperialism, a struggle to defend its dignity and sovereignty. Under the wise guidance of the Workers' Party of Korea and the leaders the army and people resolutely defended the country, revolution and socialism, displaying unparalleled self-sacrificing spirit and mass heroism in the hard-fought Fatherland Liberation War and in the protracted and acute confrontation without gunfire.
In the world today when the order of the jungle law supported by the military power of the imperialists and the dominationists is imposed upon the small countries, the DPRK, though small in its territory and population and where the interests of big powers were closely intertwined, has firmly upheld the banner of independence and socialism for over half a century.
This is, in fact, a miracle in the history.
55 years of the DPRK represent a history in which it has emerged as an ideologically, politically and militarily strong country from a weak and underdeveloped country and its people's destiny has undergone a dramatic change from slavery to masters of the state and the society and creators and enjoyers of a worthy and happy life.
The proud history of the DPRK proves that a people can create and glorify the history of national independence and prosperity only when they hold a peerless patriot and an outstanding great man in high esteem as their leader. Kim Il Sung's plan to build a prosperous country has been successfully carried forward by Kim Jong Il to become a brilliant reality.
