Holland West

### Occupation

President of the United Interstellar Federation of Nations (2999- ;unofficially replaced by Calvin Star in 3000-3001)

### Status

Alive

**Holland West** is the current President of the United Interstellar Federation of Nations. He was elected in 2999 and was actively involved in his role as President until his attempted assassination during the Federation's first Federal Convention in the year 3000 following the Norani Empire's invasion of Federation space. He was then unofficially replaced by Calvin Star, who took on the role as Interim President. After his recovery from an assassination attempt, he resumed his Presidency.

## Federation Presidency

### Election

After the Federal Parliament was set up following the founding of the United Interstellar Federation of Nations, Holland West took part in an election, competing with other candidates for the Presidency. In a twist of events, he emerged victorious in the elections after competing for 3 weeks. He almost immediately began his Presidency, but has built quite a reputation for himself.

### First week in office

The first order made by Holland as President was to send Federation ships to other space sectors, in order to renew faded relations but to also create new ones in the process, thus continuing the mission of the former United Interstellar Worlds as well as seeking recognition for the Federation from the greater galactic community. The first few missions proved successful.

### Sector 002, Assassination Attempt and Aftermath

Following the *Atlantis*'s successful attempts in restoring relations between the Federation and the Celestial Imperium, chaos rose as word of the Federation got out. The Norani and their Empire were especially fearful of the Federation. Seeking to curb the Federation's ever growing power, the Empire launched a fleet to invade Federation space. After the surprise attack, which resulted in the capture of many Federation worlds and the deaths of millions of citizens, he called for a Federal Convention. However, the federal government had been infiltrated by the Norani, with spies disguised as Federation councillors, with the goal of killing President West. Just as the Convention was beginning, a Xandian Federation councilman began coughing out blood and soon collapsed. It was caused by one of the Norani spies poisoning his drink with a mix of cyntesine and a nerve agent. This caused mass confusion. In the midst of it, one of the Norani spies pulled out a stolen Federation AIBG and shot the President directly next to his abdomen and his head.

Captain Burnsfield-Lee ran to the President and cradled him in his arms as he was bleeding. The mortally injured President and the Captain were then transported on board the *Atlantis which*then jumped to the nearest medical facility in Spaceport Kelvin. There, the President received medical treatment but went under a coma approximately 15 minutes after the assassination attempt. Even after the Federation sued for peace and signed a truce with the Norani Empire, Holland still remained in a comatose state, and had been lying under high security in Spaceport Kelvin's Medical Centre since then. Calvin Star, a close aide of Holland, took on the role as Interim President following Holland's assassination attempt. No election was held to officially replace him. As such, by right he still held the position of President of the Federation.

## Resuming his Presidency

In early January 3002, Holland awoke from his coma. After spending an additional month in Spaceport Kelvin, he resumed his role as President. Calvin Star gave his position as Interim President to Holland and remained a Federal Councillor. He helped oversaw the development of the FNSA and the Federation's civilian space program.

## Trivia

* Holland West's first name is derived from a region of the same name in the Netherlands.
* His mother, who was a human, gave birth to him when she was 29, but his father- a Tanaran- was 257 when he was born.
* Tanarans by then would have become non-corporeal beings. As a result, Holland's physical anatomy is made up of energy shaped in the form of a human male.