“Pyongyang has a long history of 4 000 years and a large population of 400 000. Has it ever had such a large meeting as this?”
This is part of an article carried by the newspaper Pyongyang Minbo dated on October 15, 1945, which covered the Pyongyang mass rally held in the presence of the great leader Comrade Kim Il Sung to welcome his triumphal return to the country after liberating it from the rule of the Japanese imperialists.
The rally took place on October 14.
When Kim Il Sung mounted the platform, thunderous cheers burst out and continued unabated, leaving him unable to start his speech for a good while.
With a bright smile on his face, he waved his hand back to the cheering crowds and made a historic speech titled Every Effort for the Building of a New, Democratic Korea .
He expressed his excitement at seeing the fellow countrymen in the liberated country, and talked about the decades-long fight against the Japanese imperialist aggressors to achieve the historic cause of national liberation.
Setting forth the tasks for building a new country, he said:
People of all strata should display patriotic enthusiasm and turn out to build a new Korea. To contribute positively to the work of building the state, let those with strength give their strength; let those with knowledge give their knowledge; let those with money give their money; and all people who truly love their country and democracy must unite closely to build an independent and democratic state.
With thunderous cheers, the crowds responded to his patriotic appeal. This was an expression of their admiration for him and their hearty determination to bring about national prosperity true to his call.
Later, Kim Il Sung recalled: The moment I listened to their cheers, I felt as if the fatigue that had accumulated for 20 years melted away. If anyone asked me about the happiest moment in my life, I would reply that it was that moment.
Han Chol Ryong
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