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Kim Jong Il Biography 3 KIM JONG IL BIOGRAPHY 3 KIM JONG IL BIOGRAPHY 3 PYONGYANG, KOREA JUCHE 97 (2008) KIM JONG IL BIOGRAPHY 3 Foreign Languages Publishing House Pyongyang, Korea Juche 97 (2008) CONTENTS CHAPTER 27. TURNING ADVERSITY TO GOOD ACCOUNT ............. 1 1. Against the Vicissitudes of History..................................................................1 2. Through Ideo-Theoretical Campaign ...............................................................4 3. Leadership by the Party Is the Lifeline of Socialism........................................7 4. Under the Banner of the Pyongyang Declaration...........................................10 CHAPTER 28. GREETING THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF KIM IL SUNG ..... 14 1. Grand Celebration..........................................................................................14 2. To Hand Down Kim Il Sung’s Achievements to Posterity............................20 CHAPTER 29. TO STRENGTHEN THE DEFENCE CAPABILITIES OF THE COUNTRY ................................................................23 1. At the Helm of the Armed Forces ..................................................................23 2. Building Up the People’s Army.....................................................................27 3. Establishing an Atmosphere of Giving Priority to Military Affairs throughout the Country ..................................................................................33 CHAPTER 30. ONE MIND WITH THE PEOPLE .....................................37 1. With Politics of Love and Trust .....................................................................37 2. Politics of Giving Prominence to Youths and Intellectuals............................42 CHAPTER 31. BREAKTHROUGH IN DPRK-US NUCLEAR STANDOFF ...50 1. Breach in the US Anaconda Strategy.............................................................50 2. The Whole Country, All People and Entire Army Called to a Do-or-Die Battle......................................................................................57 3. Through Adroit Diplomacy ....................................................................................... 63 1 CHAPTER 32. MATERIALIZATION OF THE CAUSE OF IMMORTALIZING THE LEADER.............................74 1. Suffering the Greatest National Bereavement................................................74 2. Building the Kumsusan Memorial Palace into the Holiest Sanctuary of Juche.......................................................................82 3. To Hand Down the Revolutionary History of the Leader Forever .................87 4. As Intended by the Leader in His Lifetime ....................................................96 CHAPTER 33. OPENING UP THE ERA OF SONGUN..........................103 1. People’s Army Set as the Main-Force Unit..................................................103 2. Endless Journey for Songun-Based Revolution ...........................................107 Field Inspection of the Dwarf-Pine Company............................................107 With Do-or-Die Will and Devotion ...........................................................110 3. Building Up the People’s Army as Ever-Victorious Revolutionary Armed Forces.......................................................................116 Building Up Invincible Combat Efficiency ...............................................116 To Further Strengthen Unity between Officers and Men and between the Army and the People..............................................................120 Trusting Soldiers as His Comrades in the Songun Revolution ..................125 Might of the Powerful Revolutionary Armed Forces.................................132 4. To Imbue the Whole Society with the Revolutionary Spirit of Soldiers ......137 5. Songun Politics, the Basic Mode of Socialist Politics..................................142 CHAPTER 34. BUILDING UP THE POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL POSITION OF THE COUNTRY..........146 1. Conducting Ideological Work As Required by the Times............................146 2. Leading the Party to Become the Vanguard of the Songun Revolution .......148 Exerting Unremitting Efforts for the Strengthening of the Party ...............148 Building the Party as a Party Supported and Trusted by the Masses .........152 3. For Continuation of the History of Single-Hearted Unity ............................154 With Noble Revolutionary Obligation.......................................................154 With Absolute Trust in the People.............................................................159 Embracing All the People ..........................................................................164 2 CHAPTER 35. STANDING IN THE VAN OF THE “ARDUOUS MARCH” AND FORCED MARCH ................................167 1. For Tomorrow..............................................................................................167 2. Surmounting Economic Adversity by Promoting the People’s Army..........170 3. Creating the Kanggye Spirit.........................................................................172 4. The Torch of Songgang................................................................................178 CHAPTER 36. AT THE HELM OF THE PARTY AND THE STATE........ 182 1. Acclaimed as General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea ................182 2. Reelected to the Chairmanship of the National Defence Commission.........185 CHAPTER 37. A FRESH TURNING POINT IN THE BUILDING OF A GREAT, PROSPEROUS AND POWERFUL NATION ......189 1. Unfolding a New Blueprint..........................................................................189 2. Making a Breakthrough in the Building of an Economic Power..................191 Taking Electricity and Food as Priorities...................................................191 To Boost Economic Production.................................................................197 3. To Provide the People with a Bountiful Life................................................203 Shoring Up Light Industry.........................................................................203 To Provide the People with a Varied Diet..................................................206 4. A New History of Land Development .........................................................212 Land Improvement Project Worked Out on the Road of Songun Leadership ................................................................................212 To Turn the Country into a Socialist Paradise ........................................... 218 CHAPTER 38. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IS A PROPELLANT FOR THE BUILDING OF A GREAT, PROSPEROUS AND POWERFUL NATION ...........................................224 1. Creating the Climate of Giving Prominence to Science and Technology throughout Society ............................................. 224 2. Raising Science and Technology to a Higher Level.....................................230 3. Korea’s First Artificial Earth Satellite..........................................................233 4. Emphasis on the Training of IT Specialists..................................................236 3 CHAPTER 39. DEVELOPING SOCIALIST CULTURE AS REQUIRED BY SONGUN ........................................239 1. Music Politics in the Songun Era .................................................................239 Developing the State Merited Chorus into the Bugler of the Songun Politics .....239 Songs Go with the Revolution and Struggle ..............................................244 2. For a Fresh Upswing in Art and Literature ..................................................248 Production of the Multi-Part Feature Film The Nation and Destiny ..........248 For the Creation of Masterpieces in a Greater Number .............................252 To Bring Laughter and Joy to the People...................................................255 3. Valuing the Cultural Heritage of the Nation ................................................259 4. Prioritizing the People’s Health ...................................................................263 5. To Bring About a Turn in Physical Culture .................................................266 CHAPTER 40. A TURN IN THE PROCESS OF NATIONAL REUNIFICATION AND THE MOVEMENT OF KOREAN RESIDENTS IN JAPAN...........................271 1. To Carry Out President Kim Il Sung’s Instructions for National Reunification ...........................................................................271 2. Adopting the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration...................................276 The Historic Pyongyang Meeting ..............................................................276 A New Era for Implementation of June 15 North-South Joint Declaration .....281 3. Developing the Movement of Koreans in Japan onto a New and Higher Stage ..............................................................................287 CHAPTER 41. AT THE TURN OF A NEW CENTURY.........................297 1. A Grand Festival..........................................................................................297 2. Opening Up the Road of Advance in the New Century ...............................301 Holding Fast to the Line of Giving Priority to Arms .................................301 In the Spirit of Having Overcome the “Arduous March”...........................304 3. Facing the Whole World ..............................................................................307 Songun-Based Diplomacy .........................................................................307 For the Development of Friendship between
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