HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES OF PRESIDENT KIM IL SUNG PYONGYANG, KOREA JUCHE 101 (2012) HISTORY OF REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITIES OF PRESIDENT KIM IL SUNG Foreign Languages Publishing House Pyongyang, Korea Juche 101 (2012) 1 PREFACE Kim Il Sung, the great leader of the Korean people, was the author of the Juche idea and Songun idea, pioneer of the revolutionary cause of Juche, founder of socialist Korea and eternal President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Devoting his life to the cause of the independence of the masses for 70 years since he embarked on the road of the Korean revolution in his early teens, he piled up outstanding imperishable exploits. He pioneered the revolutionary cause of Juche by force of arms; he defeated Japanese imperialism in his thirties to liberate Korea and the self-styled “mightiest” US imperialism in his forties to defend the security of his country and sovereignty of his nation. He led the anti-imperialist, anti-feudal democratic revolution, socialist revolution and socialist construction to victory, thus establishing a socialist system, in which the masses of the people have become the masters of everything and everything serves them, and a powerful socialist country, independent, self-supporting and self-reliant in national defence. By frustrating at every step the imperialists’ and other hostile forces’ schemes to isolate and stifle the DPRK, he staunchly defended the Korean style of socialism centred on the masses and demonstrated its might across the world. He brought the problem of succession to the revolutionary cause of Juche to a brilliant solution, and rendered outstanding contributions to expediting the independent reunification of his country and the cause of the independence of other peoples all over the world. Regarding “The people are my God” as his motto during the whole period of his revolutionary career, he always shared good times and bad with his people, did everything for their benefit, and devoted his all to the prosperity of his country and the well-being of his people till the last moment of his life. For the imperishable achievements he made for his country and fellow people and for the times and history, Kim Il Sung will always live in the hearts of mankind as the sun of Juche. 2 The Editorial Board, greeting the centenary of his birth this year (2012), publishes the English version of the History of Revolutionary Activities of President Kim Il Sung which was published in Korean in April 2011. Editorial Board 3 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 BIRTH OF KIM IL SUNG AND OPENING OF THE REVOLUTIONARY CAUSE OF JUCHE (April 1912–December 1931) .............................................................................1 1. Birth and Growth of Kim Il Sung...................................................................1 2. Beginning of Revolutionary Activities and the Down-with-Imperialism Union .........6 3. Training Communists of the New Generation and Awakening and Organizing the Masses ...........................................................8 4. Struggle against the Japanese Imperialists and the Chinese Reactionary Warlords and for the Unity of the Anti-Japanese Forces..................................13 5. Creation of the Juche Idea and Songun Idea and the Kalun Meeting .................19 6. First Party Organization–the Society for Rallying Comrades– and Its Expansion........................................................................................26 7. Korean Revolutionary Army and Preparations for the Anti-Japanese Armed Struggle...........................................................31 CHAPTER 2 TO DEVELOP THE ANTI-JAPANESE NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT TO A NEW HEIGHT (December 1931–February 1936) ....................................................................37 1. Mingyuegou Meeting and the Strategic Policy of Waging Armed Struggle Mainly in the Form of Guerrilla Warfare ..........................................37 2. Founding of the AJPGA, Commencement of Songun-Based Revolutionary Leadership and Advance of the AJPGA ...................................40 3. Establishing Guerrilla Bases along the Tuman River, Setting Up the People’s Revolutionary Government and Introducing Democratic Reforms ..............................................................45 4. Expanding the Anti-Japanese Armed Struggle to the Homeland.......................50 5. Building Party Organizations and Expanding Mass Organizations....................54 6. All-People Defence System in the Guerrilla Zones and the Battles in Their Defence.........................................................................59 4 CONTENTS 7. Reorganizing the AJPGA into the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army, Setting Up the Party Committee of the KPRA and Conducting Vigorous Political and Military Activities......................................................64 8. Defending the Juche-Oriented Stand of the Korean Revolution, Relinquishing Guerrilla Zones and Spreading the Armed Struggle over Wide Areas ...............69 9. Solidarity with the International Revolutionary Forces and an Anti-Imperialist Allied Front ...................................................................75 CHAPTER 3 TO BRING ABOUT A GREAT UPSWING IN THE ANTI-JAPANESE NATIONAL LIBERATION STRUGGLE CENTRING ON THE ARMED STRUGGLE ON A NATIONWIDE SCALE (February 1936–August 1940) .....79 1. Nanhutou Meeting and the Strategic Policy of Developing on a Nationwide Scale the Anti-Japanese National Liberation Movement Centring on the Armed Struggle...................................................79 2. Consolidating the Main-Force Unit of the KPRA and the Association for the Restoration of the Fatherland .............................................................82 3. Building Paektusan Base with Paektusan Secret Camp at the Centre and Expanding Secret Bases Deep into the Homeland...........................................86 4. Expanding the Party and ARF Organizations on a Nationwide Scale ................89 5. Operation for Advance into the Homeland by Large Forces and the Historic Battle of Pochonbo....................................................................95 6. Military and Political Activities to Cope with the Sino-Japanese War and Preparations for an All-People Resistance .............................................100 7. Tasks for Continuous Advance of the Anti-Japanese National Liberation Struggle and the Arduous March.................................................106 8. Thrust into the Musan Area and Strategic Bases for the Revolution in the Northeastern Area of Mt. Paektu........................................................110 9. Large-Unit Circling Operations and Intense Dispersed Actions......................115 CHAPTER 4 TO ACTIVELY MEET THE GREAT EVENT OF NATIONAL LIBERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAUSE OF NATIONAL LIBERATION (August 1940–August 1945) ......................120 1. Xiaohaerbaling Meeting and the Strategic Policy of Preparing for the Great Event of National Liberation...................................................120 2. Small-Unit Actions of the KPRA................................................................122 3. Military and Political Training of the KPRA................................................126 4. Struggle to Complete the Preparations for Founding a Party and Develop the ARF Movement and Preparatory Work for All-People Resistance in the Final Campaign against Japan ...........................................128 CONTENTS 5 5. Allied Front of the Armed Forces of Korea, China and the Soviet Union, and the IAF ....................................................................136 6. Operations for Final Offensive against Japan and Implementation of the Cause of National Liberation ............................................................140 7. Historic Significance of the Victorious Anti-Japanese Armed Struggle and the Creation of Juche-Oriented Revolutionary Traditions ........................144 CHAPTER 5 TO ACCOMPLISH THE ANTI-IMPERIALIST, ANTI-FEUDAL DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTION (August 1945–February 1947)...................149 1. Line of Building a New Korea, Three Major Tasks for Building a Party, State and Army, and Triumphant Return..........................................149 2. Realizing the Cause of Party Founding and Safeguarding and Implementing the Political and Organizational Lines of the Party...................154 3. Closely Rallying the Broad Masses of the People around the Party......................159 4. Establishing the Provisional People’s Committee of North Korea, Enforcing Democratic Reforms and Developing Democratic Education and Culture .............................................................162 5. Preparations for Founding the Regular Revolutionary Armed Forces..............172 6. Struggle against the US Imperialists’ Occupation of South Korea and Their Moves to Divide the Korean Nation .............................................176 7. Founding of the Workers’ Party, a Mass Party of the Working People............182 8. General Ideological Mobilization Movement for Nation Building, Emulation Drive for Increased Production and Anti-Illiteracy Campaign .....................................................................187 CHAPTER 6 TO FULFIL TASKS FOR THE EARLY STAGE OF THE PERIOD OF TRANSITION TO SOCIALISM AND ESTABLISH A UNIFIED CENTRAL GOVERNMENT (February 1947–June 1950) ...........................193 1. Tasks for the Early Stage of the Period of Transition to Socialism and the People’s Committee of North Korea ......................................................193