calendar>>June 12. 2009 Juche 98
Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Work Observed
Pyongyang, June 12 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun today devotes a signed article to the 20th anniversary of the publication of the work of General Secretary Kim Jong Il "Let Us Strengthen the Party and Increase Its Leadership Role".

Kim Jong Il in his work laid bare the anti-party and counter-revolutionary nature of the revisionists and reformists and clarified the principled matters arising in further strengthening the party and enhancing its leading role as required by the changed environment.

The past two decades covered by the Korean revolution since the publication of the work represent an immortal history of Songun revolutionary activities of Kim Jong Il who opened a new chapter for the victory of socialism and laid an eternal foundation for building a great prosperous and powerful nation by developing the Workers' Party of Korea into an eternal party of President Kim Il Sung and a guiding force of Songun cause, the article says, and goes on:

Kim Jong Il's great leadership lies in that he made sure that the whole party was modeled on the monolithic idea, Songun idea, and built up the ranks of the party into invincible vanguard ranks replete with the spirit of devotedly defending the leader and made the revolutionary work method, fighting traits and work style of the People's Army prevail throughout the party.

Kim Jong Il has successfully carried forward the Songun idea of Kim Il Sung and steadily developed the idea in depth with new principles and contents and made great efforts to steadily develop in depth the Songun idea while imbuing the whole party with it.

Now the Songun idea serves as unshakable guidelines for the WPK's construction and activities. It is its true picture that all its members act, guided by the will of Songun and advance in the spirit of Songun in any storm and stress.

Under the Songun leadership of Kim Jong Il a dynamic drive has been waged to learn from the fighting traits and work style of the People's Army, establishing strong revolutionary discipline and order throughout the party and making it possible to conduct the party's ideological work and all the political work the way done on the frontline and in an offensive way.

All the Party organizations, officials and Party members should steadily glorify the immortal leadership exploits performed by Kim Jong Il in the cause of Party construction in the era of Songun and fulfil their mission and vanguard role in the on-going general offensive to win a final victory in the drive for building a thriving nation.

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