Juche

    August 15, 1945 is the historic day when the Japanese colonial rule was brought to an end and country's liberation was achieved in Korea.

    It is President Kim Il Sung, the peerless patriot and hero of the nation, who liberated the country from the yoke of the Japanese imperialism which had occupied Korea and established a colonial rule for about 40 years, thus opening the way for the national resurrection and providing people with a happy life.

    President Kim Il Sung organized and led the anti-Japanese revolutionary struggle spanning 20-odd years to victory, and thus put an end to the history of national ruin and disgrace and ushered in a new era of national liberation revolution in colonial countries and brought springtime of liberation on this land.

    President Kim Il Sung held Xiaohaerbaling meeting in August 1940 to put forward a new strategic policy for meeting the great event of national liberation actively. After this meeting, small units and small groups of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army launched an active offensive against Japanese imperialists including attacking and mopping up Japanese imperialist aggression forces, overturning trains, blowing up railway bridges, attacking and destroying enemy's camps and magazines in the broad region at home and abroad, and thus gave a heavy blow to the Japanese. Being encouraged by the activities of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army, peoples from all walks of life at home, too launched anti-Japanese struggle actively. Anti-Japanese struggle of the Korean people gave a heavy blow to the colonial rule and aggressive policy of Japanese imperialists and also weakened the military strength and military potentiality of the enemy considerably.

    President Kim Il Sung gave a general attack order for country's liberation to all units of the KPRA on August 9, 1945. Every unit of the KPRA made a general attack, while breaking through so-called "impregnable defense line" of Japanese imperialism, defeating and wiping out the enemy, and set about accomplishing the historic cause of national liberation together with the resistant forces at home.

    "Kuantung Army" and the Japanese imperialist aggression forces stationed in Korea that the Japanese imperialists placed their last hope on for the so-called "last decisive battle" were defeated and wiped out one after another.

    The Japanese imperialists who could not stand any more decided to surrender on August 14 and the Japanese king announced about this through broadcast on August 15.

    It is a historic event which brought about radical changes in the 5 000-year-long history of our nation and in the development of the Korean revolution. It is the greatest exploit performed by President Kim Il Sung for the country and nation.

    In the DPRK, August 15 every year is celebrated as a national holiday in order to commemorate the day of country's liberation significantly.