July 8 this year marked the 22nd anniversary of demise of the President, the article said, and continued:

On this occasion not only the Korean people but also the world progressives looked back on the President, founder of the DPRK, and paid tribute to him.

The President has been boundlessly respected by progressive mankind for he had won the two rounds of wars against the Japanese and U.S. imperialists.

He always believed in the people, the driving force of revolution, and enlisted them to build socialist Korea into an independent and powerful country.

The article referred to the Juche idea and the Songun idea founded by him and great exploits performed by him for the Korean revolution and the cause of human independence. It went on:

Comrade Kim Il Sung, the eternal leader of the Korean people, is warmly revered by the world progressives for his bravery and independent spirit.

Comrade Kim Il Sung, the eternal President of the Korean people, who led the anti-imperialist struggle and dealt the first defeat to the imperialists, will always be alive in our hearts.