Erik I of White Africa

Erik I, born as Harry Altena, was the founder and first monarch of the Realm of White Africa. Before this time, he was a prominent businessman, investor and criminal in Europe.
== Origins ==
Originally of Belgian and American heritage, Harry Altena was born in the United States, making him a US citizen at birth. He became a business magnate and investor in the US and Europe, and became extremely wealthy. Altena was notable for holding American, Belgian, British, Dutch and Cypriot passports, the former two by birth and the latter through investment. Altena's British and Dutch passports were acquired by bribing officials and lying on personal documents. 
== Political activity ==
In addition to his great wealth, Altena was known for his white supremacist beliefs, and at one point donated over a million US dollars to the Ku Klux Klan, resulting in said organisation carrying out a terrorist attack. He was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment in the US state of New York for his connection to the attack, but this was commuted to ten years imprisonment after a plea bargain was agreed. Altena was physically and sexually assaulted in prison, and after his release he renounced his US citizenship, promising to "bring ruin to America" for their actions against him.
Due to his support for white separatist groups in South Africa, Altena's British citizenship was revoked and he was banned from the United Kingdom. He was also banned from South Africa, but the government of that nation had no de facto control of territory under the rule of the separatists.
== South African Race War ==
After the beginning of the South African Race War, Harry Altena continued to sponsor the White African Army, buying large quantities of weaponry for use against the army of the African National Congress. Altena liquidated most of his assets in Europe, and bought land in Brazil, Russia and Australia (nations more sympathetic to the White African cause). Ultimately, Altena moved his operations to South Africa and became the commander in chief of the White African Army, replacing "General" Willem de Beer, who was killed in battle. Harry Altena adopted the name Koning Erik as nom-de-guerre at this time.
Erik used his vast wealth and international contacts to acquire nuclear devices, which led to repeated threats by the United States, suggesting he had acquired them from Iran. In fact, they had been acquired from Brazil, but Erik convinced known American spies and traitors that the White African Army had manufactured their own atomic weapons.
Ultimately, there was no significant foreign intervention in the South African Race War. After the establishment of the Realm of White Africa, a constitution was created proclaiming Erik as the sovereign King of White Africa, with substantial executive and legislative powers, and requirement for all future rulers of the nation to be among his descendants.
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