Brilliant Exploits Shine Forever
On the occasion of the 80th birth anniversary of ِDPRK Chairman Kim Jong Il
Marking the 80th birth anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il, the Korean people look back upon the glorious course along which they vigorously advanced the revolutionary cause of Juche, forming an integral whole with the Chairman and faithfully supporting his leadership, despite manifold trials and hardships.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is now enjoying a great prestige as a politico-ideological and military power, thanks to the Songun-based revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
When the DPRK was faced with the worst-ever ordeals in the mid-1990s that would decide the destiny of the country and nation, Kim Jong Il held high the banner of Songun and opened up a broad avenue for building a thriving country, sharing weal and woe with his people.
By formulating Songun politics as the basic mode of socialist politics, he strengthened the self-defence capabilities of the DPRK remarkably and prepared the Korean People’s Army as an army strong in ideology and faith and as an invincible army capable of defeating any enemy however formidable. Under the leadership of the Chairman who inspired the KPA to give full play to the militant temperament and fighting mettle of a powerful army that does not know the word impossible, monumental edifices sprang up in all parts of the country and numerous socialist assets conducive to the people’s livelihood were created.
Thanks to the invincible revolutionary army and solid foundations of the self-supporting economy he provided with so much effort, the Korean people could reliably defend the national sovereignty and vigorously advance the socialist construction, in the face of the unprecedentedly severe blockade.
Chairman Kim Jong Il bolstered the friendly ties and cooperation through meetings and talks with state leaders and personages of many countries and rendered a great contribution to safeguarding peace and security of the world.
The great exploits Chairman Kim Jong Il performed in the building of a powerful socialist country and the cause of independence of mankind, along with his outstanding ideological and theoretical wisdom, unexcelled leadership ability and ennobling virtue, will be etched in the minds of the Korean people and progressive peoples of the world.
Under the Unfurled Banner of Songun
Chairman Kim Jong Il acknowledging the military paraders
Kim Jong Il inspecting the Dwarf Pine Post of the Korean People’s Army (January 1995)
Kim Jong Il on board a naval vessel of the KPA (February 1995)
Kim Jong Il inspecting an air force unit of the KPA (February 1996)
Kim Jong Il taking care of the soldiers (February 1996)
Kim Jong Il inspecting an army post at Panmunjom (November 1996)
Kim Jong Il inspecting a KPA unit defending Cho Island (November 1996)
Kim Jong Il seeing artistic performance of the soldiers (November 1996)
Kim Jong Il inspecting a KPA unit (April 1997)
Kim Jong Il at a military observation post on the front line (June 1997)
Kim Jong Il awarding a rifle at a naval unit of the KPA (June 1997)
Kim Jong Il congratulating soldiers on their success in military training (January 1998)
Kim Jong Il looking round a mess hall of the soldiers (January 2004)
Kim Jong Il looking round a soldiers’ bedroom (July 2008)
Kim Jong Il inspecting a KPA unit (January 2010)
KPA service personnel manifesting their will to firmly defend the country
KPA service personnel in training
Firing drill of the KPA artillerymen
Columns in the military parade held in celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung
Columns in the military parade held in celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung
Columns in the military parade held in celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung
Columns in the military parade held in celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung
For the Prosperity of the Country
Kim Jong Il seeing vinalon cotton
Kim Jong Il giving field guidance to the land realignment project (March 1999)
Kim Jong Il visiting the construction site of the Anbyon Youth Power Station (November 2000)
Kim Jong Il visiting the Ranam Coal-mining Machine Complex (August 2001)
Kim Jong Il at the Kanggye Knitwear Factory (December 2001)
Kim Jong Il at the Sinuiju Cosmetics Factory (December 2001)
Kim Jong Il visiting the Ragwon Machine Complex (October 2002)
Kim Jong Il seeing potato crop (October 2002)
Kim Jong Il giving guidance to the work of the agricultural sector (September 2004)
Kim Jong Il at a duck farm (October 2004)
Kim Jong Il at the Kanggye Koryo Medicine Pharmaceutical Factory (February 2006)
Kim Jong Il at the Chollima Steel Complex (December 2008)
Kim Jong Il seeing a scale model of the architectural formation of the central part of Hamhung City (February 2009)
Kim Jong Il visiting a mine (May 2009)
Kim Jong Il at the Sinuiju Footwear Factory (November 2009)
Kim Jong Il inspecting the construction site of waterway tunnels for the Huichon Power Station (April 2010)
Kim Jong Il looking round a new flat (October 2010)
Kim Jong Il seeing CNC machine tools (December 2010)
Kim Jong Il visiting the Pothonggang Department Store (December 2010)
Kim Jong Il at the Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute (March 2011)
Kim Jong Il at a smeltery (March 2011)
Kim Jong Il at the Taedonggang General Fruit Processing Factory (July 2011)
Kim Jong Il visiting the Mokran Video Company (September 2011)
Kim Jong Il at a fish farm (November 2011)
Launch of artificial earth satellite Kwangmyongsong 2
Steel production at the Chollima Steel Complex
Ryongnim Dam of the Huichon Power Station
Production of CNC machine tools
Taegyedo Reclaimed Tideland
Rezoned agricultural field
Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute
Pyongyang Ostrich Farm
Ryongjong Fish Farm
Fertilizer production at the Namhung Youth Chemical Complex
Vinalon fibre produced at the February 8 Vinalon Complex
Pyongyang Hosiery Factory
Taedonggang General Fruit Processing Factory
Amusement park of Kaeson Youth Park
Partial view of apartment buildings on Mansudae Street in the capital city of Pyongyang
Changjon Street
Under the Ideal of Independence, Peace and Friendship
Kim Jong Il on his visit to a foreign country
Kim Jong Il meeting Jiang Zemin, president of the People’s Republic of China (May 2000)
Kim Jong Il talking with Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation (August 2001)
Kim Jong Il meeting a high-level delegation from the European Union (May 2001)
Kim Jong Il meeting Megawati Sukarnoputri, president of the Republic of Indonesia (March 2002)
Kim Jong Il signing the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration (September 2002)
Kim Jong Il talking with Bill Clinton, former president of the United States of America (August 2009)
Kim Jong Il meeting Hu Jintao, president of the People’s Republic of China (May 2011)
Kim Jong Il meeting Choummaly Saygnasone, president of the People’s Democratic Republic of Lao (September 2011)
Kim Jong Il being awarded an order of Cambodia by King Norodom Sihanouk (July 2004)
Kim Jong Il being awarded the title of Far Eastern National University Honorary Doctor of Law (October 2005)
Kim Jong Il appreciating a gift presented by Nong Duc Manh, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (October 2007)
Kim Jong Il appreciating a gift presented by Xi Jinping, vice-president of the People’s Republic of China (June 2008)
Partial view of the room where orders conferred on Kim Jong Il by foreign countries and international organizations are preserved
Order of the Welwitschia Mirabilis 1st Class Sam Nujoma, president of the Republic of Namibia August 2002
Grand Cross Order of the Royal Court Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia May 2004
National Grand Cross Order of Merit Lansana Conte, president of the Republic of Guinea April 2005
National Grand Cross Order of Lion Abdoulaye Wade, president of the Republic of Senegal June 2011
35th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement Commemorative Medallion Ernesto Samper Pizano, president of the Republic of Colombia November 1996
60th Anniversary of the Victorious Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) Commemorative Medal V. V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation March 2005
International Kim Il Sung Prize (Gold medal, gold necklace and trophy) International Kim Il Sung Prize Council February 2007
Chieftaincy Title of “Eze Anyanwu” (Gown, cap, fan, sword, necklace, wristlets and walking stick) Udi Kingdom, Enugu State, Nigeria September 2008
Some of gifts to Kim Jong Il from foreign countries
Crystal work Monument of Petra Hussein I, king of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan June 1994
Silver cups and saucers on a silver tray Hafez al-Assad, president of the Syrian Arab Republic December 1994
Crocodile-skin bag Fidel Castro Ruz, president of the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba February 1997
Large-sized double-faced embroidery Heralding Spring Jiang Zemin, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and president of the People’s Republic of China May 2000
Amethyst Sam Nujoma, president of the Republic of Namibia November 2000
Orlov trotters V. V. Putin, president of the Russian Federation February 2003
Bronze work Ancient Calendar Nambaryn Enkhbayar, prime minister of Mongolia November 2003
Sabre Bashar al-Assad, president of the Syrian Arab Republic December 2006
Marble vessels Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia April 2006
Vase made of silk Mahmud Ahmadinejad, president of the Islamic Republic of Iran February 2008