Simon Rakturn

* Basic Info
* Occupations

President of the Free Redpublic:

M4-04 419 ASB - M6-15 426 ASB

President of the Second Redpublic

M6-15 426 ASB - Present

President of the Free Redpublic:

None, position created

President of the Second Redpublic

None, position created

President of the Free Redpublic:

None, position dissolved

President of the Second Redpublic

None, currently holds position

## Biography

### Early Life (394 ASB - 414 ASB)

Simon Rakturn was born on M2-27 394 ASB in the Redpublic port city of Vos Appareils to a pair of wealthy merchants.

### Career in the First Redpublic (414 ASB - 419 ASB)

On M3-02 414 ASB Simon Rakturn joined the city's merchant party. On M1-30 416 ASB Rakturn's political party won the largest amount of seats the Vos Appareils council and appointed Rakturn as the city's representative to Vallee Ecarlate, the Redpublic's capital city.

On M3-14 418 ASB the South Fleet began their invasion of the Redpublic, on M8-24 418 ASB Rakturn and the rest of the Redpublic's government fled to the southern border city of Horloge which was captured by the South Fleet on M10-19 418 ASB with Rakturn and his fellow government officials being sent to an internment camp on the outskirts of the city.

On M11-14 418 ASB Redpublic agents took back Horloge and freed the interned government officials who were requested to travel through the South Fleet occupied portions of the Redpublic to lead the remaining resistance in the north. Rakturn was one of only a handful of freed official who declined the request and instead chose to seek asylum in the Empire of Red, he was granted asylum on M1-03 419 ASB, just two days before Horloge was shelled to the ground.

### Formation of the Free Redpublic (414 ASB - 420 ASB)

Rakturn, after arriving in the Empire of Red resided in the city of Usk and saw the mistreatment of Redpublic refugees such as himself and the mistreatment of the native Reddish population of the city, Rakturn secretly formed the Free Redpublic on M4-04 419 ASB with the intention of building an army from the mistreated population of the Empire of Red and using it to end the South Fleet occupation of the Redpublic.

On M11-16 419 ASB Rakturn met with Brian Hamza, the leader of the West Reddish Separatist Movement (WRSM) who convinced Rakturn to take control of a swathe of land in the around Usk and declare independence before attempting to retake the Redpublic and was assured that the WRSM would do the same, Rakturn agreed and decided that they would put their plan into action during the transitional period after the death of Ranch II.

### Red Civil War (420 ASB - 426 ASB)

Rancho II was assassinated by the WRSM on M9-22 420 ASB and as agreed upon Rakturn had his forces take control of Empire of Red facilities in and around Usk and had the region declare it's independence.

On M1-27 424 ASB the acting regent of the Empire of Red Christopher Aregona and the King of Clayistan Dervot IV were captured by Rakturn's forces near Usk and brought before him where Aregona requested that Rakturn call a ceasefire until the Red Civil War was over and they would sort their problems out then, but Simon Rakturn refused this request claiming that they were already winning the war and a ceasefire was unnecessary. Dervot IV asked Simon Rakturn why they were rebelling to begin with and Rakturn informed Dervot IV and Christopher Aregona that the Free Redpublic was made up of Redpublican natives who had been expelled from the Redpublic by the South Fleet occupiers, and that they were fighting to establish a second homeland for themselves. Upon hearing this, Dervot IV suggested that the Free Redpublic ally with and return the occupied portions of the Empire of Red, and in exchange the Empire and Clayistan would aid them by invading the South Fleet occupied Redpublic. Rakturn declined this offer but proposed a similar offer, with the sole difference being that the Free Redpublic would maintain the land in the Empire of Red that they currently occupy. Aregona rejected this proposal but proposed another counter offer which was nearly identical to Dervot IV's offer but let the Free Redpublic keep most of the occupied territory in the east, whilst giving up the lands in the west. Simon Rakturn, finally satisfied, drafted the treaty officializing it.

On M6-15 426 ASB the Red Civil War was declared over and Rakturn declared the formation of the Second Redpublic, which he would lead as president until he declared the countries first elections.

### President of the Second Redpublic (426 ASB - Present)

Rakturn declared an election on M7-02 426 ASB where he was elected as president until the next elections in ten years, his victory was due in part to being the leader of the only political party in the country at the time.

A second presidential election began on M7-02 436 ASB, Simon Rakturn won the election and remained President.

A third presidential election began on M7-02 446 ASB, Simon Rakturn won the election and remained President.