The France-Korea Friendship Association said:

President Kim Il Sung liberated the country by wisely leading the protracted anti-Japanese armed struggle and founded the DPRK on September 9, 1948.

The recent institution of Pyongyang time in the DPRK is to eliminate the leftover of the Japanese imperialists' colonial rule.

Japan has not yet made any apology and reparation to the Korean people for its past crimes.

The Nigerian National Committee for the Study of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism noted in an article titled "President Kim Il Sung, legendary guerrilla":

The President commanded the protracted anti-Japanese armed struggle under the situation where there was neither state-backed rear nor assistance of a regular army.

He set forth the line of armed struggle and founded the Korean People's Revolutionary Army on April 25, 1932.

He smashed the numerical and technical advantages of the enemies with his mysterious strategies, tactics and war methods and led the anti-Japanese war to victory, accomplishing the historic cause of national liberation on August 15, 1945.

His great personality will go down in history.

The Brazilian Center for the Study of the Juche Idea also edited an article praising his exploits for national liberation.