Ian Cockerel

Ian Cockerel (January 26, 2006 - September 4, 2013) was a Robloxian politician who served as the second Minister of Roblox from September 1st, 2008 - September 3rd, 2009. He died on September 4, 2013 due to overdosing on heroin, which was a drug believed to heal wounds.
== Early Life ==
Cockerel was born to native parents in Roblox during the Native-Robloxian war. He saw what the Robloxian Confederate Army was doing to the natives was terrible. He lost his father to the confederates during the battle, Tre G.W. Cockerel, a Valiant Army lieutenant, had been born in 2003 and joined the Valiant Army in August 2005. He had his first and only son in January 2006 while in war and died in February 2006 after being shot and killed by Second Confederate Commander Randall Flowers.
== Politics ==
Ian ran for minister in 2008 against Randall Flowers, the commander who killed his father in war, and defeated him 51% to 48%. Cockerel formed the Democratic Party a few days before, a group of people who supported the natives in the war.
== Ministry ==
Ian was minister for an extra 2 days due to Wade Springer having a delayed inauguration due to his hospitalization after a drug OD.
On September 9, 2008, Ian attempted to sign a peace deal between the natives and Confederates, in which the Confederates denied.
On October 5, 2008, Cockerel turned the unnamed Southern state to the Native Islands, and forced all Confederates and non-natives living in the Native Islands to emigrate to a different state. He formed the Native Islands to "make it a safe place for Natives" The Native Islands was open to just natives for almost 10 years until on December 4, 2017, Minister Jamie Waiters opened the Native Islands borders and made it a public state.
On November 18, 2008, Cockerel met with GTA leaders to form an alliance, after speculation of a new country was going to be born.
On January 16, 2009, Cockerel attempted to abolish the Robloxian Confederate Army and to establish Roblox's own Armed Forces. The RCA Senate had denied the abolition by a vote of 4-1. This led to the Native coupe d'etat (A revolution against the RCA Senate comprised of mostly natives)
On February 15, 2009, Cockerel attempted to ban Robloxian Confederates from having voting rights, this had also been denied by the RCA Senate by a vote of 5-0.
On March 6, 2009, Cockerel granted Gratian immigrants (GTA citizens who moved to Roblox) voting rights.
On April 26, 2009, Cockerel was shot in the arm by a Confederate soldier. The confederate was put to death, and Cockerel recovered shortly after.
On May 5, 2009, Cockerel banned schools from denying education to native children. This was overturned on September 9, 2009, by newly sworn in minister Wade Springer, and then the overturn was reversed on September 4th, 2011 by newly sworn in minister Ethan Carterson.
On June 12, 2009, Cockerel gave stimulus checks to children who have lost parents in the Native-Robloxian war.
On August 19, 2009, Cockerel pardoned a Valiant Army commandant who was imprisoned by confederates for revolting against the Senate. He was prosecuted a week later after murdering a confederate general.