Kim Il Sung defeated the U.S. imperialists, the boss of imperialism, in the first half of the 1950s, firmly defending the dignity and sovereignty of the Korean nation. Hessou Kohovi, chairman of the Benin-Korea Amicable Association "Long Live Kim Jong Il, Supreme Leader" and chairman of the Benin National Committee for the Study of the Juche Idea, said this at the inaugural ceremony of the Beninese preparatory committee for celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Korean people's victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War.

The Korean people's victory marked a historic event in which they proved in practice the truth that the peoples in colonies can surely save the destiny of the country and the nation and achieve the independence of the popular masses if they fight, believing in their own efforts and relying on them, he stressed.

Pascal Zouncheme, chairman of the Benin Group for the Study of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism and rector of Cotonou Institute of Journalism of Benin, noted: The young DPRK won the victory in the past Korean war, smashing the myth of the U.S. "mightiness" thanks to Kim Il Sung, the iron-willed brilliant commander and outstanding strategist.

The Korean people will win only victories in defending their sovereignty and building a thriving nation as they are holding in high esteem the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un who is identical to Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il.