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Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Election as Chairman of NDC of DPRK Editorially Observed

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Pyongyang, April 9 (KCNA) -- Today the army and people of the DPRK are significantly celebrating the 14th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's election as chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK.
    Rodong Sinmun today in an editorial dedicated to the anniversary says that Kim Jong Il is a great statesman of general type who, possessed of rare qualities and personality as an illustrious commander born of heaven and outstanding political caliber, has led the party, state and the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK for several decades, performing undying exploits to shine long in history.
    Referring to the fact that he has regarded it as a basic issue of protecting the destiny of the country and the nation and a lifeline of the revolution to hold President Kim Il Sung in high esteem as the father of socialist Korea and materialize his idea and cause and devoted his utmost efforts and wisdom to settling it over the past more than a decade, the editorial goes on:
    The historical course in which he has led the DPRK is an immortal history in which he put the national power centered on the military power on the highest stage.
    He has made a ceaseless long journey for Songun leadership to energetically guide the army to decisively intensify the party political work in itself and step up its military and technological preparations. This wise leadership has served as a main source which made it possible for the Korean People's Army to grow to be an invincible revolutionary army and the first line death-defying corps defending the country.
    Under his leadership a solid all-people and nationwide defence system has been established and the nation's defence industry has developed to be a strong self-reliant one capable of modernizing the whole army, putting all the people under arms and fortifying the whole country on a high level.
    The historical course of his leadership represents a history of creation and changes as it has ushered in the dawn of building a great prosperous powerful nation.
    By pursuing the unique Songun policy he has augmented the DPRK's might a thousand times and, on this basis, brought about great changes in all fields of the revolution and construction.
    Immensely rosy is the future of Songun Korea having Kim Jong Il as supreme leader of the state and the revolutionary armed forces.