President KIM IL SUNG and self-reliance Keynote address at e-seminar. August 9th, 2025. By Christer Lundgren                                                                  President KIM IL SUNG and Self-reliance Keynote address at e-seminar August 9th, 2025. Soon we are going to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Korea.   This is a meaningful day when the Korean people and world progressive people are looking back with great emotion to the sacred revolutionary life and achievement of the great President Kim Il Sung, the greatest venerated leader of the nation and the...

                                                          In just a few days time  it will 75 years since Korea was liberated from the cruel and barbaric rule of Japanese imperialism . Korea became a nation once again rather than being a province of Japan , In fact I can remember old atlases and encyclopedias at my late mothers house showed Korea as simply being part of the Japanese empire . Korea had been formally annexed and became a colonial possession of Japan back in 1910, though in fact the Japanese imperialists had began edging into Korea with the connivance  of other imperialist powers such as the US and Britain and the treachery of flunkeyists in the feudal ruling class. An overpowering stifling darkness fell over the Korean nation , a darkness so heavy that it threatened to crush the life out of the Korean people . Howe...

                                                 Korea was liberated from Japanese imperialist rule on the 15th of August 1945 thanks to the armed struggle of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army led by President KIM IL SUNG , an ever-victorious iron-willed brilliant commander and gifted military strategist . It was decided by the  secretariat of the European Regional Committee For Friendship with the Korean People to hold an e seminar on the 9th of August under the title "President KIM IL SUNG and self-reliance ".                                                   

  Korean Friendship Association                                                              20 – 05 – 2025 President Kim Il Sung and Self-Reliance Dear comrades, In this very significant year 2025 the progressive people all over the world celebrated the 80 th anniversary of the great victory over Nazi-Fascism by the heroic Soviet army and people under the distinguished leadership of Generalissimo Stalin. But there are other two events of no minor significance: 80 years have passed also since Korea's liberation and the foundation of the glorious Workers' Party of Korea. In particular, the military operations conducted under the guidance of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung proved themselves fundamental to defeat Japanese imperialism and also to protect the rear of the USSR, as Stalin himself ac...

                                                             Comrades and friends, Today, we gather to honour the eternal President KIM IL SUNG, the Great Leader of the Korean people and the Sun of the nation. His life was a shining example of revolutionary struggle, unwavering patriotism, and the unbreakable spirit of self-reliance (Juche). President KIM IL SUNG not only liberated Korea from colonial rule but also laid the foundation for a strong, independent, and prosperous socialist nation. His leadership was guided by the principle that the masses are the masters of their own destiny, and through self-reliance, any obstacle can be overcome. Let us reflect on his immortal achievements and the enduring legacy of Juche, which continues to inspire millions around the world. 1. The Birth of the Juche Idea: The Philosophy of Self-Relian...