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Kim Il Sung Performs Undying Feats in Lifetime
Pyongyang, April 10 (KCNA) -- With the approach of the centenary of birth of President Kim Il Sung (Apr. 15), the Korean people and the world's progressives are recollecting undying feats and precious career of the peerless patriot and great statesman.

Kim Il Sung authored more than 10,800 famous works.

He founded the immortal Juche idea with his extraordinary wisdom, thus opening up a new era of history.

He made public more than 10,800 celebrated works for nearly 70 years in his lifetime, 160 a year, or one in two or three days. This figure clearly proves that he was a genius of thought and theories.

Tens of millions of copies of his works have been published in 60 odd languages in more than 110 countries up till now.

Kim Il Sung's reminiscences "With the Century" is an eternal national treasure.

Busy with engaging himself in revolutionary activities, he wrote volumes of the reminiscences, reviewing his whole life.

Part 1 The Anti-Japanese Revolution of the reminiscences evoked a great sensation as a monumental encyclopedia, soon after it was published.

Published in 20 languages in tens of countries, the book has swept more than 170 countries.

It encourages the Korean and other people across the world in their struggle for independence of the popular masses.

Kim Il Sung traveled long journey of field guidance.

He gave field guidance to more than 20,600 units in his lifetime since Korea's liberation from the Japanese colonial rule, which took 8,650 days.

The course of his field guidance tour extends more than 578,000 km. This distance equals to 301 rounds of double trips from Mt. Paektu to Mt. Halla in Korea and 14 rounds of earth.

In a word, the life of the President was characterized by ardent patriotism and devoted efforts for the people's happiness.

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