In the whole course of the anti-Japanese armed struggle, he had adhered to the principle of independence.

In his speeches made at historic meetings, including Kalun Meeting in June Juche 19 (1930) and Dahuangwai Meeting in February 1935, and his famous work "The Tasks of Korean Communists", he clarified the Juche-oriented stand that the country's liberation should be achieved by the concerted efforts of the Korean nation.

And he set forth slogans "Oppose arms with arms, and oppose counterrevolutionary violence with revolutionary violence!" and "Let us carry out the Korean revolution by our own efforts!"

After declaring a war against the Japanese imperialist aggressors, he launched an armed struggle in an organized way and finally achieved the national liberation.

The victory in the anti-Japanese revolutionary war was an event of great significance in the 20th century, which greatly encouraged the oppressed nations of the world in their national liberation struggle and instilled in them the truth that they could achieve national liberation when they turn out in the struggle with firm belief in their own strength.

Later, state leaders of many countries, including Cuba, Vietnam, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, praised the anti-Japanese armed struggle led by Kim Il Sung as a precious model of the national liberation struggle to be followed by the peoples in colonies.

The immortal feats of the President, who ushered in a new era of upsurge in the national liberation movement, will shine long with the era of independence.