Since then, he had made a great contribution to accomplishing the human cause of independence, the socialist cause, for more than half a century.

In the mid-1990s he steered the complicated international political situation by dint of the Songun politics. He clarified the idea that the revolution starts, advances and is accomplished with arms and the army precisely means the party, state and people. This idea gave a great strength and courage to the world progressives aspiring after independence and a telling blow to the imperialist reactionaries.

His Songun politics and leadership remarkably enhanced the might of the DPRK based on its military capability and provided a solid springboard for building a thriving nation.

And his Songun politics resulted in the adoption of the joint declaration between the north and the south of Korea and advent of the June 15 era of reunification while putting the DPRK's dignity on the highest level.

It also helped the DPRK always emerge victorious in the acute showdown with the U.S. seeking to stifle it.

Those eye-opening events made the world progressives deeply cherish the truth that the sovereignty of each country and the destiny of each nation can be defended by dint of Songun.

Today Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the DPRK who is identical to President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il, is creditably carrying forward the cause of Songun revolution through his ceaseless military inspections.