The role played by President Kim Il Sung, General Kim Jong Il and Marshal Kim Jong Un in the development of the communist thought-article contributed by KFA Romania and the Communist Party of Romania

The role played by the 3 Great Leaders in the development of the Marxist-Leninist ideology and in the creation and implementation of the Juche and Songun Ideas is in most cases underestimated by the so-called “Western leftists” and Ultraleftists, which are in reality fake communists, who parrot the imperialist propaganda. In fact, the feats the 3 Leaders performed in the history of the development of  communist ideology represents a turning point in the history of the international communist movement.
The Juche Idea was formulated by Comrade Kim Il Sung in 1930 at the Kalun Conference, which was a decisive moment of the Korean Revolution. Born in Mangyongdae on April 15, 1912, President Kim Il Sung is the man who has defeated two great military powers, namely the Japanese and the American one, and has started and perfected the construction of socialism in the North of the Korean Peninsula. During the Anti-Japanese War, he founded the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (1934), a precursor of the Korean People's Army, established people’s governments in the areas that were liberated from the yoke of Japanese imperialism, and set up the Association for the Restoration of Fatherland (1936).

Following the accomplishment of the historical cause of national liberation (August 15, 1945), President Kim Il Sung paved the way for the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal democratic revolution. The North Korea Provisional People's Committee(PPCNK), which was transformed into the People's Committee of North Korea in February 1947(PCNK), adopted a series of progressive and democratic measures: Nationalization of all means of production, Agrarian Reform, Labor Law, the Law of Equality between Sexes, and the creation of the Communist Party of North Korea (October 10, 1945). These measures  helped to create an independent, democratic and prosperous state in the North of the Korean Peninsula.

1948 is a year of victories and great achievements in the 5000-year history of the Korean people, culminating with the founding of the Korean People's Army (February 8) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (September 9), President Kim Il Sung being elected by the people as the head of the Council of Ministers of the DPRK. This is the beginning of the socialist revolution in the DPRK. An important event took place during the socialist revolution, namely the creation of the Workers Party of Korea, formed by the merger of the Workers Party of North Korea with the Workers Party of South Korea, thus consolidating the united party of the working class.

The Fatherland Liberation War, unleashed by the American imperialists on June 25, 1950, was a tough challenge for the young Democratic People's Republic of Korea . Comrade Kim Il Sung, by applying the Juche-oriented military tactics and relying on the experience gained during the Anti-Japanese War, ordered a fast counter-attack against the invaders, the Korean People’s Army managing to liberate Seoul in three days(June 28). After the Inchon Landing, President Kim Il Sung ordered a strategic retreat in September 1950 , as a measure of preserving the forces of the People's Army in front of the imperialist advance, and organized guerilla detachments behind the enemy lines. Owing to the Juche-oriented military guidance of President Kim Il Sung, the Korean people achieved a huge victory against the imperialist allied forces on the 27th of July 1953.

The reconstruction period was implemented immediately after the war, President Kim Il Sung saying that as long as there is the State, the Party and the people, a new life can be built. The Chollima Movement, called after a winged horse from Korean mythology, which could fly a 10,000 km a day, was launched. The Korean people's enthusiasm was at the highest levels, all of them working hard to rebuild their Fatherland and to become heroes of the socialist labour.

President Kim Il Sung also applied the Juche Idea in the economy, setting the basis for an independent, self-reliant economy, thus rejecting the dependence on foreign powers (revisionist USSR-after 1956). The struggle against revisionism was not neglected, Comrade Kim Ir Sen indicating the ways to deal with revisionist and opportunist deviations in his work from 1955, called "On eliminating dogmatism and formalism and establishing Juche in ideological work”.

Comrade Kim Il Sung proved to be an outstanding proletarian internationalist, supporting the national liberation movements in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He mentioned that the revolutionary peoples of the world, in their struggle against colonialism and imperialism, must rely on their own forces, applying creatively Marxism-Leninism to the specific conditions of each country.

President Kim Il Sung also applied the Juche Idea principles concerning the reunification of Korea, proposing that the reunified country be called the Democratic Republic of  Koryo, as well as the 10-Point Programme for the Reunification of the Fatherland (the 6th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea, 1980).

After the unexpected death of President Kim Il Sung on July 8, 1994, an event that filled with grief the hearts of the Korean people and world progressivesComrade Kim Jong Il was elected by the people at the head of State, Party and Army. Under the unfavourable conditions of the world socialist movement, when the Eastern Bloc and the USSR collapsed due to revisionism and China degenerated into a capitalist and imperialist state after the death of Chairman Mao (September 9, 1976), the imperialists concentrated their fierce attacks on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which was continuing to hold high the red flag of socialism.

General Kim Jong Il paid close attention to the People's Army, continuing the Songun Revolution, which states that the army is the main force of socialist construction, along with the workers, peasants and intellectuals. The following years were marked by the intensification of imperialist sanctions against the Republic. But the Korean people, headed by Comrade Kim Jong Il, have not been intimidated by the threats and hardships, accelerating the construction of socialism and communism in the context of capitalist encirclement. The Juche and Songun Ideas again defeated the offensive of the imperialist allied forces. Another merit of Comrade Kim Jong Il was the development of the DPRK's nuclear capability,  by testing the first nuclear bomb in 2006, striking with terror the Empire of  Evil (United States) and the other imperialist powers (Russia and China). Thus, the DPRK become a socialist nuclear state.

The Songun leadership also made it possible for the two Inter-Korean summits to be held successfully in 2000 and 2007, with the October 4 and 10 declarations being adopt, which paved the way for Korea's independent and peaceful reunification.
 Comrade Kim Jong Il's death on December 17, 2011, caused great sorrow to the Korean people and the progressive mankind, the whole country mourning the Great General, Comrade Kim Jong Il.

In 2012, Comrade Kim Jong Un was elected as head of the Army, the State and the Party by the people, the cause of the Juche and Songun Revolution being carried forward, generation after generation. Under the wise leadership of Marshal Kim Jong Un, the Seventh Congress of the Workers Party of  Korea (May 2016) was held, the Korean People's Army was strengthened, and the nuclear force was further developed, by applying the Byungjin line of  parallel development of both the economy and nuclear forces. Streets such as Ryomyong and Mirae have been built and plans are being continuously implemented to constantly improve the livelihood of the people. Comrade Kim Jong Un strongly militates for the defense of peace and socialism, the Workers Party of Korea being a respected member of the international communist movement. Through the creative development of Marxism-Leninism, under the name of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, Comrade Kim Jong Un contributes to the strengthening of the political and ideological level of the Workers Party, self-criticism and democratic centralism being firmly applied in the party work.

Due to the unsweavering efforts of Marshal Kim Jong Un, two more Inter-Korean summits took place in April and September of 2018, with the Panmunjom and Pyongyang Declarations being adopted, formulating the steps that are needed to be implemented for the peaceful and independent reunification of the Korean Peninsula, without the interference of the great powers.
In conclusion, we can say that Comrades Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un have made an invaluable contribution to the development of communist thinking, fully deserving their places in the history of the international communist movement, along esteemed leaders and philosophers such as Marx, Engels, Lenin, Stalin and Mao. Glory to Marxism-Leninism! Glory to Juche and Songun ! Long live the Democratic People's Republic of Korea! Long live the Workers Party of Korea! Long live the 3 Great Leaders, Comrades Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Il and Kim Jong Un! Manse!