Adam Berogi

Adam Berogi (16th of April 1887 - 8th of July 1964) was a Antanosian politician who served as the 1st President of Antanos for two terms from 1922 to 1930. Berogi helped in the creation of the Federation of Antanos after the First World War and advocated fully for its independence. Berogi also created the United Front Party in the wake of the creation of Antanos and went on to win the 1922 Presidential Election with a clear majority as well as winning the 1926 Presidential Election with a smaller majority. Berogi ran as a Representative after the end of his second term as President and continued on as a Representative until deciding not to stand in the 1958 Legislative Election due medical problems.
Berogi was born on the 16th of April 1887 to Samuel Berogi and Laura Berogi, two immigrants from the United States who immigrated to Antanos before it had a government in the early 1880s. Berogi attended public primary school and attended public secondary school until the age of 16 after which free public education stopped. Berogi left school in search of work and soon found employment in a cotton textile in the capital. Beorgi's politics became anti-right after the People's National Government declared a one-party state after the results of the 2nd 1907 election that gave them a majority of seats. Berogi became a violent advocate for democracy after that event and attended many rallies, riots, and violent protests during the late 1900s and 1910s. Berogi was a part of the 1919 Democracy Protests between February and April of 1919 that eventually saw the Governor, Jason Uidi, shot dead and elections called. These elections were first that were free and fair and so Berogi put himself forwards as a candidate for Governor under the Democracy Party. He won the 1919 Governor Election and his party did as well. He called one more election in 1921 to consolidate his power as Governor and get people to give him support in his plans for declaring independence.
Berogi, his party, and the President of the United States, Warren G. Harding, signed the Constitution of the Federation of Antanos (the Berogi Constitution) in 1922 that gave Antanos independence. Berogi went on to create the United Front Party with himself as the leader of the party. He ran for President of Antanos and won the election with a decent majority due to his former popularity as a democracy fighter and Governor. Berogi's first four years in office was considered to be very successful by the people. Berogi implemented economic reforms that aimed to help poor people and aid economic recovery from the First World War. Berogi also enacted some social reforms such as providing free public school for everybody up until 18 years of age as well as enfranchising all African-Antanosians in elections for the 1926 elections. Berogi did, however, uphold segregation for African-Antanosians when the issue came up in 1925 for a nationwide ban. Berogi's second term was won with a close victory in 1926. Berogi's second term was most smooth for the first few years with some economic growth and public opinion turning back in favour of Berogi's presidency. This changed, however, after the wallstreet crash in 1929 and the beginning of the Great Depression. Berogi was blamed for failing to help people recover from the early effects of the crash and the beginning of the depression and thus failed to satisfy the voters. Berogi was constitutionaly unable to run a third term anyways and thus didn't have to face the burden of losing the 1930 Presidential Election. The 1930 election ended up being a surprising victory for United Front after the Socialist Party failed to put forth a popular candidate and because of United Front appealing more to right-wing voters in this election compared to the previous two which instead attracted more centrist voters.
After stepping down as President in mid 1930, Berogi decided to continue on as a Representative in the National Assembly. He won his election in 1930 and would serve as a Representative throughout the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, winning each election with quite large margins except from the 1954 election where he won by only 1.2% of votes. Berogi decided to step down as House Representative for the 1958 Legislative Election, stepping down from politics at the same time. Berogi ended up dying from lung cancer on the 8th of July 1964 in his house outside the capital.
== Early Life & Anti-Government Years: 1887 - 1919 ==
Berogi was born on the 16th of April 1887 in Nakumori to Samuel Berogi and Laura Berogi who were Italian-American immigrants. Nakumori was a very poor area of Antanos during Berogi's childhood and thus suffered the effects of poverty and brief homelessness. Berogi's father was shot by a local gang in 1901 because he failed to repay that gang after buying marijuana from them a few months earlier. The death of Berogi's father led to his mother entering a state of depression for many years to come and forcing Berogi to provide for the family and attend school at the same time. Berogi decided to not continue on with school in 1903 at the age of 16 after his mother killed herself a few months earlier.
Berogi became employed in a cotton textile in the centre of the capital city after leaving school, finding a flat to live in during these years. Berogi remained poor and became very socialistic during this time. This was fueled after the government in power declared a one-party state after the results of the 1907 Legislative Election.
=== Member of Union of the Nation: 1908 - 1919 ===
==== Leadership of Lee-Hoed: 1908 - 1917 ====
Berogi turned against the government after the decision to form a one-party state by attending a rally against the government in January 1908 called the 1908 Lee-Hoed Uprising. The Lee-Hoed Uprising was led by Martin Lee-Hoed, a powerful political figure and ex-politician, who had stood against the vote for the enactment of a one-party state. Lee-Hoed became immensely popular after losing his job in government and resorted to rallying marches and protests against the government. Berogi met Lee-Hoed after the rally on the 3rd of February 1908 as a member of his unofficial party called the Union of the Nation Party. Lee-Hoed and Berogi discussed Berogi's life when he was unemployment and homeless and Lee-Hoed offered Berogi the position of vice-chairman of the party. Berogi accepted this spontaneous proposal and became vice-chairman of the party.
Berogi and Lee-Hoed attended many riots throughout the 1910s in the hopes that the government would be forced to call elections but all the attempts were in vain and many members (even some senior members) were detained and/or killed. Berogi attended the 1913 Lee-Hoed Riots where he was arrested on the 5th of August 1913. The government was unsure whether they should prosecute and execute Berogi as they were worried that members of the party would take his death more seriously and take more powerful action against the government. Berogi remained in prison for a further year until he was broken out of jail on the 14th of September 1914 by members of the party. Berogi's escape broke news headlines and led to a manhunt for his location, including a massive bounty on his head if he was taken in. Berogi soon became a bigger figure in the party than its founder, Lee-Hoed. Lee-Hoed's location was discovered in May 1917 and he was promptly found and arrested by government forces, leading to a massive outcry from members after they found out of his arrest. Berogi was named temporary chairman of the party by its members and was tasked with breaking Lee-Hoed out of prison. Berogi organised a team to break Lee-Hoed out of prison in August 1917 but the plan had to be delayed.
==== Leadership of Berogi: 1917 - 1919 ====
Lee-Hoed was spontaneously executed on the 28th of October 1917 in Nawren Square shortly after the plan for his escape was delayed. This surprised execution infuriated Berogi and Lee-Hoed's supporters who aimed to incite mass riots across the country and a near-future uprising if the government did not concede to election. Lee-Hoed's death led to Berogi taking over as leader of Union of the Nation and addressing the members of the organisation. The 1918 Berogi Protests took place between January to March 1918 that aimed to push for democracy in the country and avenge the death of Lee-Hoed. The protests led to many deaths among government forces and normal civilians, even those who didn't attend any of the protests. The government claimed that Lee-Hoed supporters were committing terroristic actions and, for the first time in many years, the government engaged in mass slaughtering of Lee-Hoed supporters that is called the Nashuka Plan. The plan was successful in stopping the protests but only further infuriated Lee-Hoed supporters, leading to the largest amount of intake of members since Lee-Hoed's death.
Berogi and his council decided to make plans in November 1918 for a massive set of protests and riots in early 1919. Berogi wanted these protests and riots to be the final determination of democracy in Antanos and for the independence of Antanos. Berogi, Daniel Lucas, vice-chairman, Brent Overas, Head Coordinator, Marco Altieri, Head Treasurer, and many others were involved in the plan that they thought would put an end to the one-party state in Antanos. The plan involved multiple months of protests and riots that would be a distraction to the real plan that would be focused on executing Governor, Jason Uidi. Protests began in February 1919 and saw the government failing to cope with the amount of riots and protests for democracy, leading to a massive military and police recruitment by the government. Protests began being curbed in March, with the government using force almost constantly to achieve their goals. On the 7th of April 1919, sniper, Walter Knyson, shot Governor, Uidi, dead whilst Uidi was giving a speech after successfully stopping a protest. The death of Uidi led to a power struggle in the government, with many politicians attempting to gain control of the government and many being shot in the process until the National Assembly was stormed by Lee-Hoed supporters and taken over.
=== Creation of A New Democracy & 1919 Governor Election ===
Main Articles: A New Democracy, 1919 Antanos General Election
Berogi appointed himself governor and called a governor election and a legislative election. Berogi also announced that he was creating a party called A New Democracy or the Democracy Party for short and would run to elected as governor.
Both the governor election and the legislative election was set to take place on the 3rd of May 1919. Berogi's main opponent was Michael Anguson of the Statehood Party. He and Anguson both feuded over each other during the election and there was an assassination attempt on both Anguson and Berogi during the election campaign. Berogi promised to bring democracy to the people and secure the independence of Antanos in the next five years after being elected and replace the current semi-parliamentary system in the country with a fully presidential system. Berogi promised to bring the nation up to speed after the First World War and reinvent the country's economy. Berogi's opponent, Michael Anguson, mostly slandered Berogi throughout the election campaign but also made some promises such as promising to achieve statehood for Antanos in the next five years and strengthen democracy as a state.
The lead up to the election indicated that Berogi was going to win the governor election and his party was going to win the legislative election. Berogi ended up winning the governor election with 60.7% of the vote against Anguson's 39.3% as well as winning 15 state seats against Anguson's 10 state seats. Berogi's victory was expected due to the turbulence of the previous government and people widely knowing Berogi as a key figure in fight against the dictatorship. 
== Governor of Antanos: 1919 - 1922 ==
Main Article: Governorship of Adam Berogi
=== First Term: 1919 - 1921 ===
Berogi entered office on the first Monday of June, which was the 2nd of June 1919, replacing interim president, Michael Hawfett. Berogi wanted to move on from the devastation that the First World War had caused and focus on bringing independence to the island, blaming the United States' involvement in World War 1 as the reason for the island's economic collapse. Berogi wanted to apply polices supported by Martin Lee-Hoed called Lee-Hoedism that advocated for a form of liberalism and centrism. Berogi's politics would eventually go on to be known as Berogism rather than Lee-Hoedism that he originally referred to as being a supporter of.
One of the first prominent policies that Berogi passed was the Education Act 1919 that increased the school leaving age from 12 to 14, increased government-funded education from age 14 to age 16, created local education boards to control schools in those areas, and offered more educational possibilities for people leaving school at age 14 until the age of 16. The law was passed almost unanimously, with both the Statehood Party and Democracy Party coming together to push for the bill to be passed. The government passed another major act in 1919 called the Farming Incentives Act 1919 that incentivised farmers to relocate from unfertile land to more fertile and open land outside of cities and towns.
The Voters Acts 1920 enfranchised women aged 25 years or older whom were married and had not been divorced or separated previously. The act was initially proposed in late 1919 but took a long time to be drafted and its initial proposals that included women aged 21 or older that were married were not fully accepted by the party and thus couldn't be passed. The bill only passed after another few amendments were made to appease more conservative members of the party. 1920 also saw the passing of another very fundamental act called the Social Fund Act 1920 that introduced a system called the social fund that would see all legal adults paying into the social fund until they reach the age of retirement. They would be required to be a small sum of around 1 - 3% of their earnings to the government who would then redistribute this money after the person reaches the age of retirement and can be used as a pension, help pay medical bills, and other smaller amenities. The act was successful in being passed and began working on the 1st of January 1921.
==== Attempts to Secure Independence ====
Relations with the United States deteriorated during this time with President, Woodrow Wilson, refusing to grant a referendum on independence in Antanos during a meeting between Adam Berogi and Woodrow Wilson in October 1919. Berogi blamed Woodrow Wilson for making relations between the two countries sour and verbally attacked Wilson for refusing to grant an independence referendum in Antanos. Further Attempts were made to discuss the possibility of a referendum on independence but Wilson refused to budge on the issue, showing disdain towards Berogi. Wilson also commented on Berogi's young age as Governor, being only 32 when he was elected as Governor of Antanos by saying he was "inexperienced" because of that.
==== 1921 Antanos Governor Election ====
Main Article: 1921 Antanos General Election
Berogi campaigned the 1921 Election with the idea that the newly elected, Warren G. Harding, would be much more open to discussions on independence for Antanos. Harding remarked during the campaign period that he would not give Antanos independence before the election took place but if A New Democracy was elected with a clear majority then he would discuss the idea of independence with Berogi. Berogi's opponent, Marx Hamilton, was relatively unknown like his predecessor, Michael Anguson, making him a poor candidate in the eyes of A New Democracy. Hamilton's campaign was built on a very unclear idea of whether he supported independence or not, making his campaign appear poorly and unconvincing.
Berogi ended up winning 67.7% of the popular vote, which was 17 state seats, compared to Marx Hamilton's 32.3% of the popular vote and 8 state seats. The election was expected to be another victory for Berogi but was not expected to produce a better electoral result than the last election.
=== Second Term: 1921 - 1922 ===
Berogi entered office on the 6th of June 1921, starting his 2nd term as Governor, hanging his head in hopes of securing an independence deal with President, Warren G. Harding. Berogi also started his 2nd term during the 1921 Antanosian Recession, which had devastated the poorer population and some of the middle class population. Berogi's top priority was to secure independence for Antanos, which upset some voters after the election because they believed that he was too fixed on securing independence than fixing the economy and lifting the country out of the recession.
Berogi arranged multiple meetings between himself and President, Harding, between July and September 1921 in the hopes of securing a deal on independence. A lot of progress was made during each meeting with Berogi expressing his satisfaction after most meetings and continuing to say he was hopeful of the results of the meetings. Discussions randomly came to an end in September but started up again in October after a confirmation of a referendum was declared by Governor, Berogi, on the 7th of October 1921. The referendum was to take place on the 14th of January 1922 and the surprise announcement took the public aback.
Campaigning for the referendum was dominated by pro-independence factions who had taken over the media with their pro-independence rhetoric. The results of the referendum concluded with 76.3% of voters voting in favour of independence and 23.7% of voters voting against independence. The results of the referendum were respected by both President, Harding, and Governor, Berogi.
==== Berogi Constitution & Independence of Antanos: 1922 ====
The writing of the Constitution of Antanos took place previous to the referendum as far back as November 1921. The constitution was labelled the Berogi Constitution due to its writing and fundamental ideas coming directly from Berogi and his belief of an independent Antanos. Berogi created the idea that constitutional amendments would be allowed to take place every ten years to update the constitutional if parts of the it seem dysfunctional or add to the constitution if needed. Two thirds of the National Assembly would have to agree to an amendment to the constitution otherwise it would not receive an amendment. The constitution was signed on the 3rd of March 1922 and a Presidential and Senate election was to take place on the 10th of March 1922.
=== 1922 Presidential Election ===
Out of the remnants of A New Democracy, the United Front Party or simply United Front was formed alongside the formation of the Socialist Party. United Front represented centrist and some centre-right beliefs. Valuing classical liberalism, liberal conservatism, and economic liberalism under the leadership of Berogi. The Socialist Party were a left-wing party that represented socialism, national socialism, and some liberal socialist factions. The party was led by Robert Bedford, an older 58-year-old socialist politician who previously led the a party by the same name between 1905 - 1907 before it was banned.
Bedford appealed to urban voters, working class voters, black and other minority voters, and trade unionists whereas Berogi appealed to the middle class, upper class, capitalists, and white people. Berogi did not intend to attract white voters and a lot of conservatives, originally intending for the party to represent the centre of politics.
Berogi won the presidential election, winning 19 out of the 30 electoral college votes against Socialist candiate, Robert Bedford, who won only 11 out of the 30 electoral college voters. Bedford did not contest the results of the election but his vice-president candidate, Gerard Matthews, contested the results of the election where skewed by Berogi's "propagandic media." Bedford cut ties with Matthews after his comments but it only made Matthews a more popular candidate than Bedford as many believed his opinion.
== President of Antanos: 1922 - 1930 ==
=== Formation & Cabinet ===
Berogi entered office as President, officially, on the 25th of March 1922, with his inauguration being held the same day. He attended the inauguration with family and friends alongside Vice-President, Luis Willson.
Berogi apponted his cabinet that included Marston Brown as Secretary of the Nation, Walter Freeman as Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Issacs as Secretary of War, Nathaniel Browns as Secretary of the Law, Ernest T. Thompson as High Postmaster, David Ackenham as Secretary of the Land, Klarence Walker as Sectretary of Agriculture, Harry Hays as Secretary of Commerce, and James T. Davis as Secretary of Labor. Berogi's decision not to appoint Samuel Collin-Wayes as Secretary of the Treasury caused some outrage in the party due to him being seen as the most experienced treasurer in the country and a long-time banker. 
Berogi's administration changed in a few times due to resignations and cabinet reshuffles. Marston Brown resigned as Secretary of the Nation in November 1923 after the death of his wife during childbirth, leading to him being replaced with Andrew Green. Berogi eventually replaced Walter Freeman as Secretary of the Treasury with Samuel Collin-Wayes after mounting pressure after Freeman sexually assaulted a member of the Berogi House.
=== Economy & Trade Unions ===
Berogi continued his economic style of economic liberalism, guaranteeing that landowners' rights should be upheld against those "seeking to destroy the practise." Berogi clamped down on some trade unions in key industries as he considered it a threat to the country's economy. Berogi received criticism for these actions but was supported by his party unconditionally. The average income tax rose by 2% during Berogi's first time as president, going from 35% to 37%. Berogi claimed that it was to "fund public services, renew the economy, and bring back the economic liberty of individuals." Berogi's economic plan was generally liked but many historians believe it was because of an economic upturn after the war and further in the 1920s.
Trade unions became riled up by Berogi's policies and many demands were made to reform trade unionism in the country. One of those largest demands was from the National Antanos Railway Union (NARU) in February 1927 who demanded a massive 25% in their workers' pay. Berogi obviously denied their request and laughed at the request: "Railway workers in this here country are paid a very sufficient and absolutely adequete bill of wealth, and the suggestion of a 25% increase would only turmoil this here country. We pride ourselves in controlling a firm railway system and a well versed one and I, and the rest of the country, feels insulted as such a request." NARU responded by calling upon their workers to stop working, and because of the might of NARU, 10,000s of workers laid down their tools in protest. The Stone Railway Rebellion as it was later called became the largest railway strike in the country's history and still holds the record. Railway workers felt undercompensated and were annoyed at their poor pay, low quality of life, and poor working conditions, with accidents being frequent and compensation being minimal. 
NARU was responsible for a 38-day strike that devastated the economy of the country and stopped pretty much all trains from being run. The strike was a massive political disaster for Berogi and cost him a lot of public support. The railway workers ended receiving a large 18% pay rise for all railway workers, leading to a major boost in the popularity of trade unions in the country, heightening the popularity of trade unions for the next decade, with masses of members joining for the first time. This upset President, Berogi, who had opposed the large expansion of the labour movement in the country.
=== Expansion of Technology ===
Berogi was a technological enthusiast and believed that Antanos could see a technological revolution in the 1920s, emphasising the importance of more widespread electricity in housing, passing the Housing Act 1923, which required that all new single-family homes have electricity. Berogi pushed for technological innovation all around the country but this upset many people in rural areas as Berogi wanted to make a progressive change to these rural areas by passing the National Highways Act 1925 that set up the first national highway in the country. Farmers and rural folk protested against the expansion as they believed that this would lead to new cities being set up and their "ruralness taken away." Berogi's act passed nevertheless and his passing of the act was a widely supported policy by most people.
=== Civil Rights & Segregation ===
Civil rights was a major issue that was presented after the independence of Antanos and in the 1922 presidential election. Black people had been avid supporters of independence and one of the largest group of independence supporters due to wanting out of the system of the United States that welcomed public lynchings, the KKK, segregation, and other forms of racism. The Antanosian KKK or the Antanosian Klan feared that electing Robert Bedford would lead to a crackdown of the Klan and so the clan endorsed United Front candidate, Adam Berogi even though Berogi had spoken out against racist groups like the KKK before. The belief was that Berogi would at least be more lenient to the destruction of the organisation and possibly allow for the group to continue.
Many black people were upset that Berogi didn't try to combat Morgan v. Andaras, which de facto legalised segregation in the country. Berogi showed support after the New Vedenner State Court ruled that lynching's were unlawful in the state, pointing towards the ruling as a "step in the right direction for the negro." 
Berogi's major act regarding civil rights in the country that brought him large waves of African-Antanosian and non-white ethnicity support was the passing of the Enfranchisement Act 1926 that lawfully gave all non-white voters in Antanos the right to vote on the same grounds as everybody else. The act was passed due to Andaras, Worcullis, and Utsota passing laws that restricted non-white voters from voting as well as discrimination of voting that barred non-whites from voting all across polling stations in the country. The law was passed to reinforce the voting rights of non-whites, including military and police enforcement of allowing non-white voters to vote, attempting to stop whites from using violence to remove some voters. The act was very popular and was passed before the 1926 elections, allowing many black voters to be able to vote for the first time without the fear of being forcibly removed or forced to do a literacy test. 
=== Education ===
Berogi's 1922 presidential campaign was full of fundamental ideas of education reformation. Educational performances and access had been on the decline since the mid 1900s and had reach a bad low after the First World War, leading to a call on changing the system to expand to more people nationally and to generally improve/reform the system of education in the country.
The Education Act 1925 introduced public school education for 17 and 18-year olds and increased the age of mandatory school attendance from 14 to 15. The act also increased the hours that a child will attend school for each day from a minimum of 4 hours and 30 minutes to a minimum of 6 hours and it bared children from attending elementary school before 7:45 and high school before 7:15. The Act became strictly enforced but it was incredibly controversial among states as the act was very specific and removed a lot of power state's had over controlling the education system. The act was welcomed by New Vedenner and Whuchigan but was generally opposed by Worcullis and Andaras. New Vedenner was end up expanding on the act in 1928 by making the powers of education more entrusted in the state government rather than county governments.
Berogi increased educational funding throughout his first term and his presidency is usually praised for his successful education policy, New Ground Polling ranked Berogi as the 4th best president in terms of education policy and Silver Arch ranked Berogi the 3rd best president in terms of education policy. Berogi helped enfranchise more students, make education more easily accessible, increase funding for education, improve overall grades, and welcome in more black students.
=== Immigration Nation ===
Berogi was a firm supporter of the open door policy of immigration, wanting to create a more diverse and intricate nation through it and employ more people in jobs as well. Mountains of Latin Americans, Africans, pacific islanders, white Europeans, and Americans immigrated to Antanos due to its open door policy and its closing in the United States. Berogi welcomed in immigrants like no other president did, helping and supporting their growth in Antanos, filling job vacancies swiftly.
Berogi was determined in filling jobs and increasing the population of the country, leading to a 22% population increase between the 1920 and 1930 Antanos census. The national population increased from 1,559,200 people according to the 1920 Antanos census to 1,902,300 according to the 1930 Antanos census. Around over 150,000 to 250,000 immigrants were accepted into Antanos between 1922 to 1930, the largest figure accepted into the country at the time.
=== Prohibition ===
Berogi generally opposed a full out ban on alcoholic beverages in the country but he did support restricting some high-alcohol drinks. His own party, however, was quite torn on the issue. Some believed in all out prohibition, some held views similar to the president, and others outright opposed prohibition.
The first measure that turned in favour of prohibition was the Alcohol Consumption Act 1923 that saw the banning of vodka, liquor, spirits, rum, and whiskey as well as a raise in the age at which alcohol can be consumed from 18 to 21 and 25 for beverages above 10%. The act caused a stir in the public who had been reliant and heavy drinkers of alcohol for a long time. Protests were held throughout 1923 against the passing of the act and the enforcing of the act. The aftermath of the act led to prop ups of illegal pubs and bars that served drinks such as whiskey and rum and sold them to pretty much anyone, regardless of their age. This led to Berogi coming to the decision by around late 1923 that prohibition was a good thing, promising to crack down on illegal drinking dens. Late 1923 to early 1924 saw around 20% of all illegal drinking dens in Antanos being seized by the police.
Initially, the policy of prohibition has good amount of support by the public but the passing of the Prohibition Act of 1924 in March 1924 made the policy unpopular quite quickly. The act banned almost all alcoholic beverages except from beverages below 1% alcohol content and caused a massive stir in the public. Berogi's government experienced further unrest from the general public, pushing 8,000 people to march on Nawren Square in protest against the policy. Berogi promised to relook over the policy of prohibition in his 1926 presidential campaign, making the promise to soften his approach of prohibition. This policy was in contrast to Socialist Party candidate, Gerard Matthews, who embraced an almost full return to life before prohibition with only the promise of only allowing consumption of alcohol for 21s and over.
Berogi was a key figure in helping pass the Alcohol Act 1927 that ended the era of prohibition but generally kept the age reforms, making a flat line at alcohol consumption for 21-year-olds and over. The act was incredibly popular due to the immense hatred towards prohibition at that point and caused Berogi to regain a lot of popularity.
Prohibition was one of the policies that defined Berogi's presidency. Berogi is largely considered one of the best presidents of Antanos but his prohibition policy was very unpopular, causing many critics to deny him the right of the "best president of Antanos." Berogi later apologised for the enactment of prohibition after its ban in 1927 and more times again the 1930s. 
=== Early Effects of the Great Depression ===
In Autumn of 1929, wall street collapsed and economically sent the world into the Great Depression. The effects of the depression hit Antanos immediately, and the unemployment rate rose from 7% in 1929 to 14% in 1930. People became unemployment and some homeless in only months after the start of the depression and data showed that 45,000 people alone lost their jobs in 1929. Berogi was verbally attacked by the public on representatives for not acting quick enough to support people during the crisis of the depression.
=== Foreign Policy ===
==== League of Nations ====
Berogi expressed that he wanted to have a moderate approach to foreign policy, wanting to have a mix between interventionist and isolationist policies. One of the major issues that pressed Berogi was the League of Nations. After the independence of Antanos, there was a lot of pressure from groups in and out of government that wanted Berogi to accept Antanos into the League of Nations. Berogi decided to make the decision to join the league, officially joining the league in 1923. The public were generally happy about this decision due to voters becoming more anti-war after the Great War.
=== 1926 Presidential Election ===
Main Article: 1926 Antanos Presidential Election
Berogi's popularity before the election was already at its biggest height since becoming president in 1922, making the election seem almost definite to be a victory for him. Nevertheless, Socialist Party candidate, Gerard Matthews, contested the election with a youthful vigour to the the election, campaigning everywhere to get his message spread and his power consolidated. Berogi picked the first Saturday of June for the election to take place and for the president to enter office on the first Monday of July.
Matthews challenged Berogi to a debate in New Buffalo, Utsota, in March 1926 and Berogi decided to accept the debate. The debate became the first presidential debate in the country's history and would be the only debate until the 1938 presidential election. Berogi expressed support over his pro-immigration policy which was in contrast to Matthews who showed opposition to his open door style of immigration, claiming white voters weren't happy about the large amount of non-white people entering the country. Matthews believed that only whites should be accepted into the country and reaffirmed the position of segregation in the country, promising to keep state's rights, claiming that Berogi was removing the rights of states. Berogi refused to accept that he was taking the powers of states away and opposed Matthews' pro-segregation policy. Matthews, however, claimed that Berogi was only anti-segregation to appeal to minority immigrant voters and that his record didn't show he had much of an anti-segregation policy. Matthews was generally considered to have been the victor of the debate and was seen as a large hit for Berogi as voters believed that only Matthews was telling the truth in the debate.
Berogi realised that he couldn't walk through the election expecting a win and instead fired back at the failed debate by demanding that Matthews return for another debate in the capital city, Nawchekee with an audience of 1,000 people and the debate to be on radio. Matthews was happy to debate as long as another debate took place later in April between Socialist vice president candidate, James Grayfield, and vice president, Luis Wilson, which was accepted by President, Berogi. The first debate saw Berogi pressing Matthews on his opposition of joining the League of Nations, claiming that Matthews didn't want to pursue peace. Berogi fought back on Matthews' earlier comments about Berogi not being true about segregation by saying the Enfranchisement Act of 1926 showed clearly that he wanted "black people's voices to be heard." Berogi also commented on his government's success in education and that Matthews had no clear plan on education. Berogi was the clear victor of the debate and his success was a bigger effect than his loss due to this debate being more publicised than the first debate. The debate between Grayfield and Wilson also saw a success for Berogi and solidified Berogi's power over Matthews. 
Poor campaigning from Matthews in May and a failure to present his policies due to infighting between himself and his vice president, James Grayfield, that led to Grayfield dropping from the race, led to the election becoming a definite win for Berogi. Berogi ended up winning 20 electoral votes compared to Matthews who only received 10 electoral votes. It was an overwhelmingly successful election victory for Berogi who came back to office on the 5th of July 1926 as president of Antanos.
== Representative: 1930 - 1958 ==
== Later Life & Death: 1958 - 1964 ==