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Victorious Banner for Progressive People

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, April 9 (KCNA) -- Discussions and gatherings on various subjects including "Kim Il Sung, ever-shining august name", "Evening-gala of culture commemorating the Day of the Sun", "The great man's exploits will shine long" have been held in various countries with the approach of the Day of the Sun (April 15), the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung. Participants in the functions said that the august name of President Kim Il Sung, along with the immortal Juche idea, as ever serves as the banner of victory for the progressive humankind. He, they said, embarked upon the road of revolution in his teens, liberated his country, fully demonstrated the might of the DPRK in the three-year Korean war against the U.S. imperialists' invasion and converted his country into a powerful socialist country in a short period.
    Their remarks reflected the boundless reverence of the world people for the President, who performed immortal feats in achieving the independence of humankind.
    He fathered the Juche idea, not only opening the era of independence, a new era, but also lighting the road to be taken by the Korean and other progressive people of the world. He also successfully carried it into practice with his energetic activities and thus paved a new phase for accomplishing the cause of global independence.
    He met more than 400 heads of party, state and government and over 70,000 public figures of various countries for the humankind's cause of independence for five decades from the first days of building a new society.
    He made 54 foreign tours to visit many countries on 87 occasions in the period.
    Thanks to his energetic activities of the President, a great victorious progress was made in the efforts for accomplishing the human cause of independence in the 20th century and a firm foundation was laid for the world progressives to vigorously advance along the road of independence in the new century, too.
    President Kim Il Sung will always be kept in the memory of all the people as the sun of Juche for his imperishable feats and noble virtues.