In February 1974 which
was a pivotal year, when succession to the revolutionary cause
became the order of the day, and the entire Party and all the people
were enthusiastic about acclaiming Kim Jong Il as the successor to
the revolutionary cause of Juche, the Eighth Plenary Meeting of the
Fifth Party Central Committee was held.
The meeting discussed
and made decisions on how to achieving the ten long-term objectives
of socialist economic construction, and on February 13, the last day
of the meeting, discussed the matter of reinforcing the leadership of
the Workers' Party of Korea.
O Jin U, a veteran of
the anti-Japanese revolution and Member of the Political Committee of
the Party Central Committee( O Jin U was chief of KPA General staff,
later Minister of People's Armed
Forces and a DPRK
vice-Marshal ), took the floor and said that he proposed electing Kim
Jong Il, who was applying President Kim Il Sung's cause into
practice, to the Political Committee of the Party Central Committee.
His proposal received a standing ovation.
The Plenary Meeting
unanimously elected Kim Jong Il to the leadership of the Party, as a
Member of the Political Committee of its Central Committee.
Kim Il Sung
entrusted Kim Jong Il with the organizational and information work of
the Party, and stressed that all problems related to Party work
should be taken to Kim Jong Il for their solution.
Kim Jong Il, after the
Plenary Meeting, began to lead the Workers' Party of Korea and the
Korean revolution as a leader and representative of the Party.
In this sense, the
Eighth Plenary Meeting of the Fifth Central Committee of the Workers'
Party of Korea was a historic meeting that solved the problem of
succession to the revolutionary cause.
Acclamation of Kim Jong
Il as successor to the revolutionary cause of Juche was an expression
of infinite reverence and respect for and trust in Kim Jong Il by all
the people and the Workers' Party of Korea; it constituted a source
of their greatest honour and happiness, and was a great event for the
Korean nation. It was a manifestation of the democratic will of the
party members and people.
At a get-together of
the Members of the Presidium of the Political Committee of the Party
held after the Plenary Meeting, the Members assured Kim Il Sung that
they would assist Kim Jong Il well.
Kim Il Sung said that
it was laudable that all Party members and other people were
supporting Kim Jong Il.
That day, at a
gathering with Kim Jong Il, officials took the floor one after
another and said that election of Kim Jong Il to the Party leadership
would ensure a bright future for the revolution, and they would
devote their all to accomplishing the cause of Juche under his
guidance. Expressing his gratitude to them for their warm
congratulations and expectations, Kim Jong Il said that he was only a
man who was supporting Kim Il Sung's revolutionary cause, and called
on them to make more achievements. He continued that what was most
important in supporting Kim Il Sung was to cherish unchanging
loyalty, and they should all follow the road of revolution by dint of
loyalty that would not waver in any adversity. Kim Jong Il went on:
Without comrades, without faithful companions, no leader can
accomplish a great cause single-handed. This is why President Kim Il
Sung always treasures his revolutionary comrades and sets great store
by their assistance. I am convinced that, as in the past, you'll
remain faithful to the Party and the leader.
The acclamation of
Kim Jong Il as successor to Kim Il Sung proved to be the solution to
the question of succession of the revolutionary cause in Korea. In
the history of the international communist movement the
issue of succeding the leader had never been solved before . In many
socialist countries such as the USSR, China , Yugoslavia and Albania
it had been poorly handled with the result that
socialism suffered big losses. The DPRK was the only socialist country to have
smoothly solved the issue of succession to the leader smoothly.
ASSPUK
JISGE
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