Diogo Ronango'O

Dr. Diogo Ronango'O II, formerly known by the nom de guerre Doctor Snejdarek, was a Lo'Oix scientist, journalist, scholar, and politician who served as the 3rd Premier of the Xeroist Republic of Zilatra between 24 and 35 VE. He was the founder and Chairman of "Scholars Without Borders", a non-governmental organization with the objective of coordinating an international effort to archive the history of Abexilas, Rathnir, and Eldham. Between 37 and 47 VE Diogo served as the 2nd Deputy Secretary of Zilatra, serving alongside General Secretary Kuvala Serebra, before he resigned citing mental health. Shortly thereafter, he disappeared and was declared dead by his family. 
Diogo was born in Kereshin, a city in the United Socialist States of Eldham, and raised locally by soldiers and former Commissioner of Culture David Venkesel-Sarot, yet remained connected to his family which visited him whenever they weren't busy. With this, he was raised in a very strong-armed Xeroist and Anti-Religious environment that resulted in him being a Revolutionary Xeroist during his youth. Although he was set to become one of the most influential Lausán scientists thanks to his education, Diogo instead chose to take the revolutionary path. Between 297 and 310 TE, Diogo secretly led one of the International Brigades that arrived to assist Lucidist Korolia during the Korolian Civil War under the name "Josef Snejdarek." He later left Korolia once it was announced that the end of Eldham and Rathnir was near, and he returned to the USSE to assist with preparations for what was coming. 
Having been saved by his mother, whose sacrifice allowed him and millions of Eldhamites and Rathnirians to escape to Abexilas, Diogo touched up with his Makerist and Lo'Oix roots while he prepared to enter the Zilatran political life. This all resulted in Diogo running for and being elected to the Third Kelitá. He then proceded to get elected as the Third Kelitá's Premier and the 3rd holder of this position overall. The Ronango'O Premiership saw the Kelitá prosper, with its activity surpassing the combined total of its predecessors by 6 bills. As Premier, Diogo oversaw a series of constitutional, procedural, and administrative reforms later called the "Power Balance Initiative" that led to the creation of the position of Vice Premier, to which Diogo appointed Szal si Ahuden, the General Secretary obtaining veto powers, and the baring of Commissars from serving in the Kelitá, among other things. In 34 VE, Diogo announced he'd step down as representative and Premier to pave way for the young guard to lead the nation. 
Diogo resided in the Zilatran city of Hafumel, and was among the few remaining descendants of Xeroise Ronango'O, and the son of the late Arika Ronango'O. 
== Biography ==
=== Youth & Korolian Mission (279-310 TE) ===
Diogo, named in honor of Diogo Ortangon son of Van'la Ronango'O, was born as a secret child of Arika Ronango'O and Embram Hayitsynkov, among the most influential figures in the later years of the United Socialist States of Eldham. Due to his parents being constantly busy and him being deemed special by some, he was raised by a group of soldiers from Kereshin although his mother made sure to visit him constantly. From a young age he was taught about Xeroist thought and the history of his family by the Kereshiner soldiers, who put the ideas of an International Xeroist Armed Revolution into his mind to the point it became one of his life goals.
Once Diogo reached high school he became affiliated with the "International Xeroist Army", a movement with the goal of toppling nations in Eastern Eldham through armed revolutions as part of the path towards a "Xeroist Union of Eldham". Because of this, he developed a very militaristic version of Xeroist ideology that also combined nationalism and internationalism. He studied the arts and was one of the best students in the nation, a feat which was celebrated by Commissioner of Culture David Venkesel-Sarot, with whom he developed a friendship.
Using his friendship with David and prestige in the IXA/the Xeroist movement as a whole, he was able to organize a volunteer brigade to fight for the Far-Left insurgents of Lucid's Korolia in the Korolian Civil War. His brigade was the sole military of Lucid's Korolia for most of the civil war, and he assisted the nation with organizing its bureaucracy and he even wrote its constitution. At the same time, he joined the Pro-Lucid faction of the Unified Worker's Party, using a fake identity to rapidly be elected leader of its youth wing, and he organized several efforts that in the end allowed people to escape Korolia to other nations. 
While his goal was to lead Lucid's Korolia to a total military victory, Diogo was forced to return to the USSE upon the announcement that the end of the world was near. He wished to spend the final years of Eldham with his family back at home, and to do the best he could to help people prepare for the end of the world. Miraculously, he was saved by the sacrifice of his mother who used her life to allow her living family members to enter Abexilas and continue living their lives. And there, he became truly appreciative of her. 
=== Early Life in Abexilas (0-24 VE) ===
When Diogo reached Abexilas, he was traumatized by what had ocurred to Eldham. Alongside most of the former citizenry of the USSE, he joined the new nation of the Dominion of Sentara in hopes that his ancestor's legacy will be upheld even with the destruction of everything they had worked for up until that point. Around this time he met Adiena Lakavenko, a fellow exle from the USSE, and the two fell in love as fellow Xeroists. Upon hearing of the formation of the Xeroist Republic of Zilatra, Diogo and Adiena left Sentara to find a new life in the nation which they both believe to be truly upholding the USSE's legacy, and the first thing they did once they arrived was to get married and have children, with the goal of keeping the Ronango'O lineage alive. And for the next 20 years, the two remained in relative low-profile, building up their wealth in hopes of finding a good time to rejoin the fight for the Xeroist movement.
==== Return of the Ronango'O's (19-23 VE) ====
In 341, mere months before the next election season, Diogo for the first time appeared in front of the public to announce his intentions to run for the 2nd Kelitá, the successor to the Supreme People's Assembly. He took it upon himself to bring the Ronango'O family back into the political spotlight, and from the start declared his intention to become Premier beyond a representative, showing his ambitiousness as a politician. 
Some time later, Diogo went on to found the "Union of Scholars, Historians, and Scientists", shortly thereafter renamed to "Scholars Without Borders", as an organization that would assist its members in any research project into those specific areas. The goal of the organization is to have an organization that will fully promote and assist in expanding the archives (wikis) of Abexilas (Stoneworks). He was immediately joined by several Zilatran and Sentaran scientists, including Maximus of Sentara. 
While busy studying for a major project, Diogo came into the public eye again when he attended the debate between incumbent General Secretary Yadal Krakhovich and his opponent Hyradian Kyriznia ahead of the 2nd General Secretary election of Zilatra. Diogo was among the spectators who publicly asked the candidates questions, mainly about what they intend to do with worldbuilding outside of government events and whether a government led by either of them would see any major bureaucratic overhauls. Moved by the words of Yadal, Diogo cried and left after his questions were answered. He proceded to later vote for Yadal in the General Secretary elections, although he believed that Hyradian should also be given a chance. 
In the Fall of 21, Diogo joined the Xeroist Union Party's Working Group on a hypothetical Sentaran-Zilatran merger. He went into this incredibly opposing the merger due to his fears of Magerius Al Solari, the Caraman family, and most of the politicians of Sentara being reactionaries. As a vocal critic of the late GenSec Magerius Ukumari, Diogo was evidently opposed to anyone who in some way would try to carry on his legacy. The only benefits he saw where the reunification of the USSE community (which he believes was either way infiltrated by Conservatives and Reactionaries), and the "immaterial" growth of Zilatran borders. He pointed to the fact that the nation is still young, and of the danger of pursuing the "easy way in" by getting a more economically powerful but politically unstable nation to merge with it. Together with this, he spoke of how the USSE's community should be fine being splintered as it could be used to spread Xeroism abroad more effectively. The only situation he believed the merger should happen would be one excluding the "Magerius Clique" (or, as later used by him, the "Mageriocracy") after the voting in of a Xeroist government in Sentara, and if that government holds itself up for a certain amount of time that allows Zilatra to judge whether efficient assimilation is possible. As a result of this Diogo also wrote two open letters to the party clarifying his opposition to the Mageriocracy while attempting to emphasize that Magerius had not enabled it but only allowed it to live. This saw Diogo rise in prominence among the party, and he even clashed several times with those not sharing his opinions. 
In the Spring of 23 Diogo secretly traveled to an undisclosed Makerist Church in the forests of Zilatra. There, he was baptized in a very humble ceremony as, after years of deliberation, he had decided to convert to the religion. The reasoning behind this was Diogo's ever growing belief in Lo'Oix Nationalism and pride in his culture. He also wished to honour his mother and ancestors, most having been Makerists with his mother being the final Pontifex of the Makerist Church before the destruction of Eldham. 
=== Tenure as Premier of the Kelitá (24-35 VE) ===
In early 22 VE, Diogo announced his candidacy for the Kelitá elections. His campaign centered around making the Kelitá more accessible and transparent by introducing a new catalogue which any representative could access, to put it on equal grounds with the judiciary and executive while the people remain the overall rulers, to turn the Kelitá into a vehicle for political and economic reforms, and for the Kelitá to review most of its previously passed legislation as he believes much of it is inefficient.
In Fall of the next year, Diogo took part in the first public debate for the Kelitá elections. There, he spoke complained of the Kelitá's lack of a strong leadership and decisiveness, agreeing with his fellow candidates that some representatives had been basing their votes entirely on the popular opinion. He wished for the Kelitá to challenge the Executive and the Party to have some kind of friendly competition between the government branches, and advocated for empowering artists and writers alongside the rest. 
By 24 VE, the elections concluded, and Diogo was one of 3 candidates who tied as the top-elected candidate. But thanks to ties like this being decided by alphabetical order, Diogo was immediately inaugurated as Seat I of the Kelita, marking a massively great start for his political career. He immediately declared his candidacy for Premier, being the first to do so, and the representative who appeared to compete against him ended up being Szal si Ahuden. Understanding that he'll meet fierce competition from Szal, Diogo made a speech to the representatives urging them to vote for him. 
Around the same time, the Kelita was voting on holding elections earlier than is required by procedure as it was understood that only Diogo and Szal would run, and as the new Kelita wished to get to business as soon as possible. Diogo also negotiated with his fellow representatives to secure votes, and succeeded. Thus, he won the Premier election with 80% of the vote, and was inaugurated as the Third Premier of the Xeroist Republic of Zilatra. He therefore began his tenure with a speech complimenting his rival Szal and officially inauguratin the legislature. Immediately, he proposed the "Kelita Legislation Template Reform/KB.17" which passed with near-unanimous support in the Kelitá.
Soon after, the Kelitá voted on the "Kelitá Organization Reform" (KOR) and "Kelitá Information Reform Act" (KIRA). The KOR introduced guidelines for the voting period on legislation, giving each bill 24 hours to be voted on, the only cases where the voting period may end sooner would be when all representatives had voted, and if it was to be extended then a simple majority was needed to do so. It also barred citizens from speaking in Kelitá channels, instead giving them a specific "citizen discussion" area for this purpose, to allow the Kelitá to discuss its legislation and vote on it in a more organized manner that isn't hampered by the intervention of the "trolling" citizenry. It also barred representatives from organizing the votes on their legislation, instead putting that authority in the hands of the Premier alone. Finally, it introduced secret voting for Kelitá legislation, although after the passing of the bill this section would not be implemented for a long time after. Meanwhile, KIRA created the "Kelitá Legislation Record" to be run by the Premier, former Premiers, the General Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and selected representatives from the Kelitá. It also required the Executive Government and Zilatran Security Department to give bi-weekly reports to the Kelitá so it understands the situation of the nation, with exceptions for if the ZSD believes making certain information known to the Kelitá would be dangerous to the security of Zilatra. Both bills passed with unanimous support from the Kelitá.
The inaugural year of the Third Kelitá (24 VE) became the most active in the history of Zilatran or known Xeroist legislatures, with 6 pieces of legislation being proposed and voted on. 3 of which having been proposed and passed in the Summer season alone. Towards the end of the year Seat II of the Kelitá, Note Kiriznia, proposed to Diogo a plan supposedly thought up by then-Partisan Chair Qadi si Gadus to abolish the Internal Commissariat, which was viewed as highly ineffective at the time. While reluctant, Diogo in some way agreed with this idea, and so he wrote up the "Abolition of the Internal Commissariat." The AIC was quickly met with fierce opposition from within the Kelitá and the Executive Government, mainly from General Secretary Yadal Krakhovich who threw insults at the Premier and Kelitá for even thinking of discussing this. The proposal of the bill spurred long debates that lasted whole hours, and Diogo at first defended the bill and was even joined by the Partisan Chair. But after convincing from fellow Representative Szal si Ahuden, input from Deputy Secretary Ahudenya si Dal, and a calmer argument from Krakhovich; Diogo ended up being against the abolition and used his powers as Premier to keep the act from ever going to a vote. Both sides did come to an agreement of sorts, as Szal si Ahuden proposed to reform the IntCom into the "Office of Internal Management" to be run as a diarcy of the Zilatran Security Department and People's Court, but the reform never got the support needed to be put up to a vote.
Prior to his election as Premier Diogo joined the planned "Yopo Legal Team", a group of people unified with the intentions of bringing Kwala Serebra back from her exile to allow her to be again a citizen of Zilatra. Through his friendship with David Venkesel-Sarot, himself an ally of the Serebras, Diogo developed very positive opinions of the Serebras, and viewed them as an important family that must be kept alive and respected. Working with Amy Serebra, Diogo proposed to the Kelitá the "Free Yopo Act", which sought to revoke the banning of Kwala Serebra and grant her citizenship again. 3 Kelitá representatives voted in favor and 3 abstained, putting the passing of the bill in gridlock. But before anything could happen, Amy Serebra successfully got Yadal Krakhovich to revoke the ban on Kwala Serebra and bring her back to Zilatra, which Diogo viewed as a major victory for Zilatran democracy.
Immediately after Kwala Serebra returned to Zilatra, Diogo wrote up the "GenSec Veto Act." Ever since he returned to the political life, Diogo intended to empower both the position of Premier and the General Secretary while introducing a proper checks-and-balances system. Diogo viewed the General Secretary as an actually much weaker position that he'd have liked in terms of direct executive power, and saw granting them the right of veto as imperative in keeping the Kelitá at bay. The GenSec Veto Act proposed to introduce clause I-A-X to the Constitution, granting the General Secretary the right to veto and the Kelitá the right to override the veto with 75% support from its representatives. For once getting the direct endorsement of General Secretary Yadal Krakhovich, the bill passed in the Kelitá and a referendum was called to introduce clause I-A-X. The referendum was much more controversial than expected, quickly breaking a record for turnout for a referendum. While a vast majority of Zilatrans supported the referendum the constitution stated that 75% or more of the population must approve it for it to be able to pass. And the opposition camp, while a minority, was large enough to keep the "approve" camp from succeeding in the referendum, and in the end it failed to pass with 51 (70.83%) votes in favor and 21 (29.17%) votes against. To make the referendum even more eventful, it was later found out that there was a high chance that several voters did not hold full citizenship and thus their votes were invalid, leading the Kelitá to advocate for a recall for the next few years. It wasn't until 29 VE, 4 years after the referendum, where Diogo introduced legislation, known as "Mandating the Recount of the GenSec Veto Act" to be voted on. Surprisingly the recount saw the referendum pass with massive popular support, gaining 83% (60 votes) of voters' support, becoming yet another landmark victory for Premier Diogo.
In 25 VE Diogo wrote and proposed to the Kelitá the "Vice Premier Act." The ideas for the Vice Premier Act were thought up by Diogo back when he lived in the USSE, as he believed the Supreme People's Assembly could use a better bureaucracy that would allow for continued activity while the Premier would remain a powerful position. The Act was supported by most of the Kelitá, yet faced criticism from Partisan Chair Qadi si Gadus as he claimed it to be "over-bureaucratization", but his comment was ignored by Diogo. The Act criticized the lack of an order-of-succession of the Kelitá and proposed to introduce clauses I-A-XI and I-A-XII to the Constitution. The former formally created the position of Vice Premier, stating that after their election the Premier may appoint one of their fellow representatives to serve in the position. It also clarified that the Vice Premier would hold virtually no power until the Premier appoints them "Acting Premier", which may also happen if the Premier is removed from office. The latter clause gave the Vice Premier the right to organize a vote for the removal of the Premier in cases of severe inactivity, thus giving them some kind of important power to make the position influential. The Act won support from a majority of the Kelitá, and the ensuing referendum did so too from among the population with it passing with 52 (88%) votes in favor and only 7 (12%) against.
Once the Vice Premier Act's referendum passed in 27 VE Diogo appointed Szal si Ahuden, his newfound close ally in the Kelitá, to be his Vice Premier. Immediately after doing so, he went on a vacation and gave Szal his powers for a period of 1 year (27-28 VE), during which Szal oversaw the voting on the Economic Independence Act.
In the Spring of 30 VE Diogo proposed to the Kelitá what he viewed to be one of the most important reforms he wished to implement as Premier under the "Kelitá Independence Act." The KIA proposed to amend clauses §I-A-IX and §I-B-X of the Zilatran Constitution, which prevented the GenSec, DepSec, Commissars, Partisan Chair from serving in either of the positions simultaneously or as Kelitá Representatives but this only applied to the GenSec, DepSec, and Partisan Chair, which is what Diogo opposed. With the population boom that Zilatra faced in the 20s, Diogo believed there no longer was any justification for the continuation of the presence of Commissars within the Kelitá and several times he told of his intentions to bar them from running for Kelitá office, and the KIA finally sought to implement this. The KIA came as the final part of a series of referendums Diogo supported which he later called the "Power Balance Initiative." 
In 31 VE, after the passing of the KIA, Diogo began a citizens' petition for a referendum proposal seeking to introduce a two-round system for General Secretary elections. Having seen how competitive elections in the USSE de facto benefited incumbents, Diogo saw the two-round system as a possible solution. In his view the reason opposition candidates were almost never able to win election against Magerius Ukumari and his successors was that most of them (the opposition) ran separately only to disagree on very few policies, leading the vote to be split. At first Diogo met slight opposition from General Secretary Yadal Krakhovich, but with a thorough explanation Krakhovich calmed down and allowed the petition to continue. The petition won the required amount of signatures to go forward as a referendum, and thus Diogo organized the vote in 34 VE. 
In the same year as the vote, Diogo publicly announced that he will step down as Premier and representative, refusing to seek re-election for the next Kelita. Although having made a long speech about this decision to the Kelitá, Diogo very shortly mentioned this to the people as he proceded to also endorse Szal si Ahuden's re-election campaign and their possible campaign to get elected to succeed Diogo 
=== Diogo & The Central Committee (34-37 VE)===
In the winter of 34 VE Partisan Chair Pieter Venkesel Jr. announced the formation of a party Working Group on the Creation of a Central Committee for the Xeroist Union Party. Diogo, a long time advocate for such a move, quickly joined the Working Group and was made Group Chair without opposition. Upon the inauguration of the Working Group, Diogo lined out 4 objectives: 
*Define the role and structure of the Central Committee.
*Discuss its powers and responsibilities within the XUP.
*Consider election/appointment methods for members.
*Ensure alignment with XUP's democratic values.
From previous instances, it was known already that Diogo supported making the Central Committee an organization centered entirely around direct democracy that's set on assisting the Partisan Chair. The Working Group quickly became inactive, with only one major debate ocurring, and Diogo was unable to continue working on it as he began to focus on his election bid, thus he allowed the Partisan Chair to take over and oversee the Working Group. But even with this, the Working Group failed to become active and was later closed.
===Run for Deputy Secretary (34-37 VE) ===
As the term of the Third Kelitá neared its end and after Diogo announced his stepping down and refusal to seek re-election, rumours began to spread of a possible run of his to succeed the Yadal-Ahudenya government. These rumours were mainly reinforced by the fact that the Crimson Quill's opinion polling saw Diogo obtain a solid third place behind Joshy Kiriznia and Ahudenya si Dal, and they were reinforced even further when the nation began to understand that that the "Krakhovich Faction" would not field a candidate in the next election. And it all proved to be correct when Diogo, during the preparations for the elections for the Fourth Kelitá, admitted that he was going to run as Kwala Serebra's running mate.
The announcement of the Kwala-Diogo run for office was influential even if low-profile before the election. The ticket meant the unification of the two most influential Xeroist political dynasties of the past ~300 years. For most of their existence, the two families had been in a friendly rivalry with the Serebras belonging more to the reformist faction (also known as the "Factional Xeroists") of Xeroism while the Ronango'O's remained Orthodox in their ideology, but Diogo oversaw his family's shift towards the Factional Xeroist group. 
In the Spring of 35 VE, Diogo and Kwala officially announced their run for office, quickly gaining the endorsement of prominent politicians such as Vice Premier Szal si Ahuden (then favored to become the next Premier), Internal Commissar Amy Serebra, and Arika Ronango'O II. The announcement of the campaign was met with demonstrations in favour of it across several Communes, where citizens handed flyers discussing the electoral campaign. Diogo and Kwala came in promising to empower the Kelitá, fully establish Zilatran sovereighnty, strengthen the Zilatran military, ensure artists and writers get fair representation by reforming the Information Commissariat, implementing a proper meritocratic system for the Commissars, ensure a transparent government that emphasizes citizens' participation, and protect the autonomy of the Communes and Prefectures. This platform had already become available beforehand with Kwala Serebra releasing the document known as the "Red Dawn Plan", which is set to be the plan that the Serebra-Ronango'O Administration will ride on. 
The Serebra-Ronango'O campaign chose several theme songs to represent it. Diogo chose the song "Here's To You", a song speaking of resistance, honoring those who have suffered or died for their principles, and serving as a reminder of the importance of justice and human rights. 
===Tenure as Deputy Secretary (37-47 VE)===
Following a tense election with several endorsements for the different sides and active campaigning from their supporters, the 3rd election for the General and Deputy Secretary of the Xeroist Republic of Zilatra ended just before the year of 37 VE did the same. In a shocking victory, Kuvala and Diogo were able to win the election in the first round with 52% of the vote, their closet rival Joshy winning only 30%. With this, Diogo was congratulated by several allies and he prepared to be inaugurated as Zilatra's second Deputy Secretary.
Diogo's first appearance as Deputy Secretary was during the inaugural session of the Fourth Kelitá. The session saw the inauguration ceremony for the representatives and Premier before they all, alongside Diogo and High Judge Tal si Hala, looked over the proposal for the Zilatran legal code ahead of a discussion about appointing the General Secretary's cabinet. Diogo was present throughout the entire session and was a vocal opponent of giving officers of the Zilatran Security Department immunity, although remained among the moderate voices in the session as he supported compromise over not giving immunity at all. He also helped the Kelitá clarify that the ZSD is a civilian organization and not a military one as part of a debate over whether or not ZSD Officers should go to law in a civilian or military court. After the review of the legal code, Diogo acted as General Secretary Kuvala's representative while Kuvala made her decision behind the scenes. During this part of the session, Diogo showed great support for Kuvala's picks except Joshy Kiriznia, who he believed had more than enough time to prove himself, as he favored Kella C. S. Nikola of the Communal People's Republic of Gallania (an autonomous prefecture of Zilatra) to become the new Commissar of Construction. But even with this, Kuvala eventually appointed Joshy. 
In the Summer of 39 VE Diogo proposed, with support from Premier Szal si Ahuden, the "Executive Order Strengthening Act" (EOSA) to the Kelitá. Diogo believed that the wording in the Constitution regarding Executive Orders was not very good and didn't properly clarify the powers of the General Secretary and the Orders, and began to also believe the Executive Orders could be used as "legislation of the General Secretary without a vote." This was a major contradiction to his generally anti-authoritarian stance, as the EOSA could've given the General Secretary considerable powers that were called by some as near-dictatorial. After the EOSA was criticized by former Deputy Secretary Ahudenya si Dal, Diogo withdrew the legislation and proposed instead the "Executive Order Clarification Act" (EOCA); a simple re-wording that would allow the Kelitá to extend the time period of the Executive Orders rather than only being able to make it shorter. Still, Diogo continued to meet criticism, which he attempted to deflect by his renouncing of his support for the EOSA as a "bill created with good intentions but ended up becoming a bill that could've very well given the General Secretary near-dictatorial powers." In the end, the EOSA passed successfully in the Kelitá with 7 votes in favor and 5 abstentions, but was never put up for referendum due to ensuing chaos in the government. 
=== Death ===
In 47 VE, after years of his health declining, Diogo chose to resign as Deputy Secretary in order to pave way for eventual-General Secretary Abusaja si Baqiya to succeed him. Diogo saw Abusaja as more fit for the role due to his closeness with the Sentarans, as opposed to Diogo's hatred for them, and his exceptional management abilities as the Commissar of Industry. After his resignation, Diogo disappeared from Zilatra as him and his wife moved to Angel's Haven to focus on reviving David Venkesel-Sarot. 
During his stay in Angel's Haven, Diogo learned that the only way he had left to bring David back was to sacrifice his own body and soul to tip the balance in favor of David's humanity. As he was either way expected to die soon and was too old to continue, Diogo chose to sacrifice himself in the name of his old friend. And so, in a cataclysmic event on the island, Diogo gave up himself and successfully revived David Venkesel-Sarot, in a final effort to help his country. 
==Political Ideology==
As a descendant of the very person who created the ideology Diogo is a staunchly Orthodox Xeroist with very little differences between his personal belief and mainstream Xeroism, marking him as a member of the "Classical Xeroist" school of thought. Although, since the beginning of his political career in Abexilas, it seems as he's slowly shifted towards the "Factional Xeroist" camp, known unofficially as "Left Xeroism."
===Views on Democracy & Opposition to Conservatism ===
Diogo is a staunch believer of "Vanguard Democracy"; a one-party state that strictly follows the principles of direct/participative/radical democracy. This has been shown mainly throughout his tenure as Premier of the Kelitá, during which he has won a record for introducing 6 referendums related to constitutional reforms; even though Diogo believes that referendums should be used for issues other than constitutional amendments and should become a much more active part of the government's decision-making process, to start including things such as major diplomatic treaties or issues which the government is unsure about how to handle.
Diogo has also proved to be a "radical progressive" in the sense that he believes progress must be made at all costs, and by extension he is highly critical of Conservatism not only as an ideology but as a thought process among anyone in the political spectrum. In his open letter "Saving The Revolution From Conservatism" Diogo criticized the USSE in its final years for becoming less and less progressive and reform-oriented as, in his words, it became paranoid of change out of fear that it will bring destruction to all that the USSE had built. In Diogo's eyes, government changes should be common sense and he opposes the continued leadership of established figures and so he made one of the main goals of his Premiership to introduce policies to make it easier for new and young politicians to rise to prominence especially in the Kelitá. With this, he also advocates for the extension of the term limits in Zilatra to include real life peoples and not just characters.
An example of Diogo's extreme opposition to any notion of conservatism he several times tried to call in favour of voting for the ticket of Joshy Kiriznia who ran against incumbent General Secretary Yadal Krakhovich in the election of 21 VE, even though Diogo himself voted for Krakhovich. But, in the lead up to the next election which will see Yadal Krakhovich meet his term limit, Diogo has become increasingly critical of rumours of the continuation of the leadership of the "Krakhov Faction" of the party. While not a direct supporter of Joshy, perhaps even an opponent of his, Diogo has several times hinted towards his support for a 2nd Joshy run hoping to bring in a new style of leadership.
As part of his belief in this, Diogo led the effort to introduce a two-round system for General Secretary elections in hopes it would assist minor candidates in having a chance against the more popular and established incumbents.
===Views on Unitarism vs Federalism ===
In the Unitarist vs Federalist debate, Diogo is a centrist who favours Autonomism. Basically, Diogo believes in a strong central government but also supports giving Communes and local municipalities as a whole a great amount of autonomy wherever is seen fit. His support for this includes an advocacy for more participatory Commune democracy instead of the "challenge system" currently in place in most Zilatran communes and the creation of more officialized local governments for the cities that can handle them.
In general, though, Diogo seems uncertain on this issue and has yet to show any proper support for any belief related to it.
===Views on Arts & Languages===
Having been half-raised by a Commissioner of Culture of the USSE, David Venkesel-Sarot, Diogo is a politician who has shown a keen interest in the world-building aspect of Stoneworks. Following David's ideology of Max Gadidé (Lo'Oi: Cultural Patriotism), Diogo is a believer that the promotion of art and anything related to the cultures of Abexilas will lead to international prosperity. Believing that art can serve to unify the many peoples of the world, and that learning to accept each other's cultures can bring a golden age of prosperity, at least culturally. This has led to Diogo becoming an advocate for the growth of the Lo'Oi and Baszku languages, to the point he's at times called for the creation of an "official language list" for Zilatra.
Diogo also holds world-building as above everything else in Stoneworks, which is why he is such a big supporter of constantly voting in new people even if it's risky as for him what matters is that the Zilatran people be remembered through interesting and impactful stories rather than simply for existing. 
===Views on Religion===
Diogo, as opposed to many Xeroists, is a supporter of the belief in religion and the upholding of a secular state as opposed to an atheistic one, thus he has been labeled as a "Religious Xeroist" or more specifically a "Makerist-Xeroist" by some analysts. As part of his advocacy for placing a higher emphasis on world-building Diogo calls for most people to join a religion and try to build their stories within them. Of course, he does not oppose Atheists either, but thinks that holding religious beliefs can very positively impact the roleplay aspect for most Stoneworks players.
In his early years Diogo disagreed with this position. But with influence from his deceased mother he grew ever closer to Makerism during his middle age-era. In 23 VE, when Diogo was 65, he was baptized and fully converted into Makerism. And since then he has called for Zilatra to enshrine Secularism in its constitution, to prevent any forced implementation of Atheism or belief in a specific religion.
===Views on the Environment===
Also labeled an Eco-Xeroist, Diogo greatly opposes "unfriendly building practices." He favors criminalizing the mass chopping down of a forest without approval from a local government, and has previously mentioned his intentions to assist in establishing a National Park system. Diogo isn't necessarily opposed to urban and brutalist architecture, but thinks that the only way for it to work and be accepted is if it includes generally environmentalist characteristics.
===Views on Foreign Policy===
Diogo has several times admitted his lack of expertise in foreign policy, and so not much can be said about it. What is known is that Diogo is an internationalist, supporting the consolidation and expansion of the Abexilas Socialist International, and that he overall favors cooperation with other countries so long as it's even slightly acceptable, including some authoritarian regimes.
==Family ==
Diogo was born as the 4th child of Arika Ronango'O, and the first of her final husband Embram Hayitsnykov but from a young age took up his maternal surname as seems to be tradition in the Ronango'O family. Even as the eldest son, he did not grow up very close to the rest of his family and only build proper familial relationships with them in the years leading up to the destruction of Eldham and Rathnir. His elder siblings includes: Vozuba Cornaro-Ronango'O, Satvani Ronango'O, and Kovoik Ronango'O. Meanwhile his younger siblings includes Ruben Ronango'O and Rouge Ronango'O with all either dead or missing, making him the last living child of Arika Ronango'O and perhaps the last surviving Ronango'O.
Since joining Zilatra Diogo has been married to Adiena Ronango'O (formerly Lakavenko), a fellow Lo'Oix refugee from Eldham. In what may be considered racism, Diogo has stated several times that he was happy to have met Adiena for he refused to date any non-Lo'Oix once he took it upon himself to continue the Ronango'O dynasty with the fear of losing the family's traditions by marrying into a different culture, although he is an Atheist and not an Makerist like most of his ancestors.
Diogo and Adiena have birthed 4 children: Arika Ronango'O II, named in honour of Diogo's mother, Toku'aui Ronango'O, Ovonia Ronango'O, and Kuintus Ronango'O. Making him the only member of his generation of the Ronango'O family to have had children.
==Bibliography == 
*In the Spring of 20 VE Diogo published "Saving The Revolution From Conservatism" as an open letter to the Xeroist Union Party. There, he recalled the history of the USSE and lashed against the administrations of Magerius Ukumari, Mestur Nethin, Solastran Serebra, and Wntryi Ukumari, although mainly focusing on Magerius. In the letter, he stated his belief that Magerius began an era of political stagnation in the USSE that did not end by the time Eldham was destroyed, and called Magerius "better remembered as a military commander rather than a national leader." He used this to call for the people of Zilatra to remain "free-thinking" and to speak against Conservatism, as he believed the USSE in its final decades had "abandoned the revolution."
*In the Summer of 22 VE Diogo published "Mageriocracy: Case Study of Centralist Tendencies and Democratic Betrayal" as an open letter to the Xeroist Union Party. There, he went into more detail on his criticisms of the Magerius Ukumari, Mestur Nethin, Solastran Serebra, and Wtryi administrations of the USSE and extends it to criticism of the Dominion of Sentara. Compared to IRL's Animal Farm by George Orwell, the open letter tells of the "Mageriocracy" (the clique of Magerius, Solastran (Lead), and Wntryi) and how it has consistently managed to stay in power in one way or another since 225 TE. The point where it is compared to Animal Farm is in the final part of the letter, where Diogo told of how Magerius Al Solari (leader of the Mageriocracy) led and supported republican forces against the regime of Zephyr Astorian (Wntryi, part of the Mageriocracy) in something that eventually only boosted Magerius's popularity in Sentara. He named Magerius Al Solari the de facto ruler of Sentara.
==Electoral History==
===Kelitá Elections===
<tabber>
|-|24 VE=
Party 	Candidate 	Result
Xeroist Union Party	Diogo Ronango'O 	✔ Won
Xeroist Union Party	Szal si Ahuden 	✔ Won
Xeroist Union Party	Note Kiriznian 	✔ Won
Xeroist Union Party	Kellä Cabrä Silúne Nikola	✔ Won
Xeroist Union Party	Abusaja si Baqiya 	✔ Won
Xeroist Union Party	Proba Adh Rahada 	✔ Won
Xeroist Union Party	Talun si Batiku 	X Lost
Xeroist Union Party	Nikita Skorpion 	X Lost
Independent 	Dal si Batikuya 	X Lost
|-|Premier 24 VE=
Party 	Candidate 	Result
Xeroist Union Party	Diogo Ronango'O	✔ Won
Xeroist Union Party	Szal si Ahuden 	X Lost
</tabber>
===General Secretary/Deputy Secretary Elections===
37 Election for the General and Deputy Secretary of Zilatra
Candidate 	Running Mate 	Vote Share	Result
Kuvala Serebra 	Diogo Ronango'O 	 	✔ Won
Joshy Kiriznia 	Abusaja si Baqiya	 	X Lost
Kella C. S. Nikola	Lucca Knolastname	 	X Lost
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