The world people conferred a lot of appellations on President Kim Il Sung who had no equal in terms of authority due to his exploits performed before the times and history and his personality of a heaven-sent great man.

"Talented thinker and theoretician," "Outstanding philosopher," "Distinguished leader," "Genius of revolution who created world example of revolution and construction," "Genius of construction and strategy," "Peerlessly great hero possessed of intelligence of brilliant commander and extraordinary military arts," "Great man of world possessed of outstanding art of leadership," "Lodestar of Liberation of Humanity," "Almighty Leader" and so on.

The world people upheld as the outstanding leader of the era and the world veteran politician the President who led the people’s cause of independence to victory with his seasoned and wise leadership for more than 70 years.

Stalin, leader of the USSR people, praised President Kim Il Sung as a genuine proletarian internationalist and a model communist revolutionary who defended the USSR with blood and arms from aggression by the imperialists in the East.

Chairman Mao Zedong of China warmly welcomed President Kim Il Sung who visited China in April, Juche 64(1975) and earnestly said that he deemed it a great happiness to uphold Kim Il Sung, a great man in the world, as a dearest comrade-in-arms and sibling.

A lot of party, state and government leaders of different countries extended highest respect to the President praising him as "the greatest-ever commander," "great military strategist" and "symbol of victory in anti-imperialist struggle."

Numberless figures and people of the world also awarded lots of appellations to the President regardless of their ideology and system, political ideas and religious beliefs.

President Kim Il Sung who firmly placed the 20th century on the track of independence was highly commended by the world people decade after decade as the greatest man standing in the center of world politics, an outstanding leader of world revolution and a great fighter of freedom-loving people.

Voices from across the world after the unexpected demise of the President clearly showed how great the President was.

"In human history there has been recorded no such a great man as President Kim Il Sung who is outstanding in all spheres of idea, politics, economy, culture and military.

The earth became lighter due to the demise of President Kim Il Sung, greatest man in the world."

"President Kim Il Sung was the great state leader in the world. He was the greatest man since the Second World War."

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Indeed, the appellations conferred by the world people reflect the warm minds of them who admire and follow the President, the veteran of world revolution and peerlessly great man.

These appellations clearly show the truth that President Kim Il Sung will always live in hearts of humanity and his history will continue forever.

Rodong Sinmun