Dalla Grubinchina

**Dalla Grubinchina** (20 September 1940 – 1 January 2017), sometimes called **Grubinchina II**, was a Zakharian politician, who served as the President of Zakharia 1984 until her death in 2017. She was an independent politician and the only child of former president Erik Grubinchina.

Grubinchina was criticized by international organizations during her tenure as president. The 1984 election was largely seen as falsified, and she was accused of corruption several times.

In 2014, Grubinchina was declared "the most evil woman in all of Asmatys" and was considered to be one of the only female dictators in the modern world. She and other Zakharian officials were also the subject of sanctions imposed by developed Asmatic nations for alleged human rights violations off and on since the late 1980s.

Grubinchina identified as an "independent socialist", despite her stances generally following the ideals of capitalism and favoring the wealthy over the general public. She continued many of her father's policies as president.

Grubinchina died early in the night on 1 January 2017 after going into cardiac arrest at a New Year's Eve Party. Her daughter, Klara Grubinchina, became her presidential successor.

## Education and early career

Grubinchina was born on 20 September 1940 in Malikana, around the time of her father's election as president. Her birth was heavily reported in Zakharian media and caused massive celebrations. She attended private schooling in Malikana and graduated in 1958.

Following high school, she attended her father's Grubinchina University in Malikana with a dual major in political science and sociology. She graduated from university in 1962, and went on to earn a master's degree in political science in 1965. In 1968, she began studying for a PhD, but dropped out from the program in 1970 due to disinterest. Prior to becoming president, she worked as an political advisor to her father and was a well-known public figure in Zakharia.

## Political career

### President

After her father's death in 1984, Grubinchina announced her candidacy for president in the snap election. Like her father, she ran as an independent and in prediction polls, polled more than 30 percentage points above her closest competitors. These polls were largely considered falsified.

In the 1984 election, she received over 75% of the popular vote and was elected into office. Like the prediction polls, the election was largely considered to be fabricated by the international community. She was sworn into office on 1 July 1984, becoming the first female president of Zakharia.

The international community was largely critical of Grubinchina's presidency, due to the levels of corruption and human rights violations that were reported against her. Grubinchina also used her father's policy of abolishing term limits to her advantage and served as president for over 30 years.

However, within Zakharia Grubinchina was well-liked and considered a hero. In a 2013 poll, 92% of Zakharians stated they believed that Grubinchina is "doing a good job" at being president. However, it is largely assumed that this poll was falsified or that those polled were speaking out of fear.

## Controversial statements

Grubinchina came under fire by the international community for her controversial statements. In 1985, during the first few years of her presidency, Grubinchina made several offensive remarks about the Belarian people, stating "Belarians are nothing but scum. If I could I'd round them all up and shoot them".

In 2010, Grubinchina made several statements considered to be homophobic. She stated, "Driving through [the gay district of Malikana] infuriates me. Why should these abominations be allowed to live their lives freely? I feel bad for their parents, giving them all they could in their childhood only to be rewarded by this. Sodomites are disgusting perverts who deserve nothing but their extermination. If my son came to me one day and said he'd want to marry a man rather than a woman, I would drown him in the ocean. What is so wrong with us women anyways? Maybe these sodomites are just deep down disgusting sexists".

In March 2012, after Asmatic Union leaders (including openly gay Lashardian Foreign Minister Fridrik Roköotölud) had called for new measures to pressure Grubinchina over alleged human rights abuses in Zakharia, Grubinchina provoked diplomatic rebuke from Lashardia after commenting that it was "better to be a dictator than gay", in response to Roköotölud having referred to her and her father as "sociopathic dictators" at the meeting.

## Personal life

Grubinchina married Zakharian businessman Aleks Forsdet in May 1975. They have three children together: Klara (b. 1979), Klōs (1982–2015), and Kristina (b. 1986). Unlike in Zakharian tradition, Grubinchina kept her maiden name after her marriage, and her children use her surname rather than their father's. Klara and Klōs worked in the Zakharian government, while Klōs was considered by the Zakharian media to likely be Grubinchina's successor as president. He was assassinated in 2015, and Klara is now considered to be the likely successor. They were both largely known by the Zakharian public and make many appearances with their mother.

In 2008, Kristina made international headlines when she fled Zakharia for Lashardia and received political asylum there. She has since changed her name and made a new life for herself in Lashardia. Following the news, Grubinchina stated "I've never been more disappointed in my children in my life. I hope she never returns, I don't even know what I'd do to her". While pregnant with Kristina in the mid-1980s, Grubinchina continued her work as president up until the day of her birth. She is a Zakharian Orthodox Christian and attends church regularly.

### Death

On 31 December 2016, Grubinchina attended a New Year's Eve party held at the residence of Zakharian billionaire Erko Gurganskij. Other attendees included Grubinchina's daughter Klara Grubinchina, and Zakharian celebrities such as Gabriela Murmanska. Around 11:23 PM, Grubinchina went into cardiac arrest and was immediately transported to a hospital. She later died an hour later, on 1 January 2017.

Her death became the most circulated news story in Zakharian media of all-time. The day after her death, it was confirmed that Grubinchina had long-suffered from a heart condition that she kept hidden from the public. Her funeral, held on 4 January 2017, was attended by thousands of mourners in Malikana. However, thousands of protestors also attended the funeral, and over 1,000 arrests were made.