UK KFA ON THE 73RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF THE GREAT LEADER GENERALISSIMO KIM JONG IL

UK KOREAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOCIATION

              London 10th of February Juche 104(2015)
The UK Korean Friendship Association (UK KFA) today issued a statement to mark the 73rd anniversary of the birth of the great leader generalissimo KIM JONG IL which is celebrated in the DPRK and by friends of People's Korea (including UK KFA) as the Day of the Shining Star.

Comrade KIM JONG IL was born on the 16th of February 1942. He was not born in comfortable or easy or peaceful surroundings but in a simple log cabin on blizzard swept Mt Paektu during the fierce anti Japanese armed struggle. For this reason he developed strong revolutionary,anti imperialist and patriotic consciousness.
As a senior school student and university he participated in manual labour such as the work of reconstructing Pyongyang and also in production pratice at Lathe No 26 at the Pyongyang Textile Machinery Factory.

      Never an armchair leader but always a man of action KIM JONG IL became involved with the work of leadership of both the Workers' Party of Korean and the DPRK revolutionary armed forces in the 1960's.In the mid 70s he led the "70 speed battle" for socialist construction arousing workers to great miracles such as industrial production leaping forward 1.7 times. In 1975 he visited the Komdok Mine and despite being told not to go down the mine,he went into the pit using the same rail car as used by ordinary miners saying that if they used it he must too.He believed that there should be no distinction between him and the masses. To the end of his life he was always dressed in a simple parka which he wore for many years. He ate simple meals of rice balls or plain congee . He was never afraid of visting cold or windswept areas or frontline units.  KIM JONG IL passed away whilst on field guidance in 2011. He was a leader who lived for the people.

    KIM JONG IL developed the Juche idea in depth by writing the famous treatise "ON THE JUCHE IDEA" and many other works on the Juche philsophy.This treatise developed the concept that man is the master of everything and decides everything to a higher level and elucidated that man has independence,creativity and consciousness.Leader Kim Jong Il is well versed in philosophy.Indeed he has written on many subjects such as the cinema,opera,art, music and historiography, not just politics or the military.
 KIM JONG IL also developed the Songun policy of giving priority to the army and making it the pillar of the revolution.This was essential to defend the DPRK's independence and socialist system from the encroachments on its sovereignity by US imperialism.

      Today the ideas and policies of generalissimo KIM JONG IL are carried forward by his successor dear respected Marshal KIM JONG UN who follows in his footsteps.

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