Pyongyang, January 12 (KCNA) -- Kim Hyong Gwon, an indomitable revolutionary fighter, devoted his heroic life to the struggle for freedom and liberation of the Korean people.
In August Juche 19 (1930), he led one of the groups of the Korean Revolutionary Army organized by President Kim Il Sung to advance into the homeland and aroused broad people to the sacred war against the Japanese imperialists.
His group's dauntless military and political activities greatly astonished the enemy.
He was arrested by the Japanese police due to a renegade. The Japanese ruffians made every vicious attempt like mediaeval torture and threat and blackmail in a bid to bring him to his knees.
In an attempt to stay his influence in prison they locked him up in a dark isolation cell and put irons on his wrists and ankles so that the irons cut into his flesh whenever he made the slightest movement. But he did not stop his struggle in such harsh conditions.
He inspired the prisoners with confidence in victory, saying at the last moment of his life as follows:
"Kim Il Sung is my nephew. He is now leading a large revolutionary force in Manchuria, thrashing the Japanese swine. It will not be long before his army storms into the country. Wait in arms to greet them. Only when we fight can we expel the Japanese ruffians and liberate the country!"
On January 12, 1936 his heart stopped beating in a frosted cell.
Kim Il Sung in his reminiscences "With the Century" said:
If there was anything my uncle feared more than death, it must have been the betrayal of the faith which makes a man righteous and courageous and enables him to be the most dignified being in the world. -0-
More From KCNA.kp (En)
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Son Gyong, vice-minister for International Organizations of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, released the
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Son Gyong, vice-minister for International Organizations of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, released the
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Officials and workers of the Sangwon Cement Complex in the DPRK successfully completed the cement
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Officials and workers of the Sangwon Cement Complex in the DPRK successfully completed the cement
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Beautiful landscaping has been created in streets, villages and workplaces of the capital city of
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Beautiful landscaping has been created in streets, villages and workplaces of the capital city of
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- The construction of the Pyongyang Puppet Theatre is being accelerated in the DPRK. The theatre,
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- The construction of the Pyongyang Puppet Theatre is being accelerated in the DPRK. The theatre,
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- A number of officials of the youth league and young people across the country are actively conducting
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- A number of officials of the youth league and young people across the country are actively conducting
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- The 21st May 21 Architectural Festival opened with due ceremony at the Sci-Tech Complex on May 7 under
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- The 21st May 21 Architectural Festival opened with due ceremony at the Sci-Tech Complex on May 7 under
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Frontline-style information and motivation activities are brisk at the construction sites of
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Frontline-style information and motivation activities are brisk at the construction sites of
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Wednesday: - The
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Wednesday: - The
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- The educational sector of the DPRK strives to disseminate excellent teaching resources to rural
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- The educational sector of the DPRK strives to disseminate excellent teaching resources to rural
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- An inauguration ceremony of the Russian president took place in Kremlin, Moscow on May 7. The guard of
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- An inauguration ceremony of the Russian president took place in Kremlin, Moscow on May 7. The guard of
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Ki Nam, former secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, died at the age
May 08, 2024
Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) -- Kim Ki Nam, former secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, died at the age
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- An event took place at the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital on May 6 to mark the International Day of the
May 07, 2024
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- An event took place at the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital on May 6 to mark the International Day of the
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Tuesday: - Premier Kim
May 07, 2024
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Tuesday: - Premier Kim
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- The Sinpho Distant-Sea Fishery Complex in Sinpho City, South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK, is an
May 07, 2024
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- The Sinpho Distant-Sea Fishery Complex in Sinpho City, South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK, is an
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- The support to the educational sector is getting brisk in the DPRK. This year alone, provinces, cities,
May 07, 2024
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- The support to the educational sector is getting brisk in the DPRK. This year alone, provinces, cities,
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- Workers and trade union members met with heroes and meritorious persons of socialist patriotism at the
May 07, 2024
Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- Workers and trade union members met with heroes and meritorious persons of socialist patriotism at the
Chairman Kim Jong Il visited the then Hwasan Cooperative Farm in Sinchon County, South Hwanghae Province on the night of February
May 07, 2024
Chairman Kim Jong Il visited the then Hwasan Cooperative Farm in Sinchon County, South Hwanghae Province on the night of February
The respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un visited the Rangnang Sanitary Goods Factory one day in July Juche 104 (2015). He went
May 07, 2024
The respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un visited the Rangnang Sanitary Goods Factory one day in July Juche 104 (2015). He went
More Articles
