He always gave priority to the requirements and interests of the Korean people in adopting any line and policy.

During the anti-Japanese armed struggle, he led the Korean revolution to victory with his steadfast independent politics, clarifying the truth that sovereignty of each nation could be achieved only by its own efforts and struggle.

After the liberation of Korea from Japan's colonial rule, he enforced the land reform and other democratic reforms in keeping with the country's specific conditions and its people's independent demands and interests.

He set forth the main line of economic construction in the postwar period, a line of giving priority to the growth of heavy industry while simultaneously developing the light industry and agriculture, to provide a firm guarantee for building an independent national economy.

When big-power chauvinists forced "integrated economy" upon the DPRK, the President resolutely rejected it and held on to the line of building the self-supporting national economy.

And proceeding from the Juche-based stand, he advanced the line of building up the nation's economy and defense simultaneously and the line of establishing diplomatic relations on the basis of independence.

His independent politics had been creditably carried forward in the Songun (military-first) politics pursued by leader Kim Jong Il.

Under the guidance of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, the DPRK is now displaying its dignity as an independent power despite the unprecedented sanctions and pressure by the imperialist aggression forces.