Jax Esposita

**Jax Vladimir Esposita** (September 14, 1971 -) was a Loxenian general who served as the 17th President of Loxenia between June 30, 2023 and June 25, 2030, and was the leader of the Loxenian armed forces between August 1, 2015 and June 25, 2030. Following his arrest in 2030, Esposita was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Libirachi Empire for war crimes, making him the last member of the Confederacy of Independent Nations leadership to be punished by the Libirachi regime.

Taking over the leadership of the Loxenian armed forces in August 2015 during the Loxenian Civil War, Jax Esposita became a significant figure in the nation's armed struggle; in 2018, Esposita was a signatory of the Kiev Peace Accords, which saw Libirachi forces cease active combat within the civil war, helping deescalate the international aspect of the war. However in November 2018, terrorist forces within the capital were able to execute President Ryan Jones and Vice President Dune Salov, as the city fell to insurgent groups. As one of the key members of government personnel evacuated from the capital on the orders of new President Gwen Ranol, Esposita continued in his leadership of the Loxenian Armed Forces under the new Loxenian Provisional Government and helped re-establish the government's control within it's territory.

In August 2020, the Provisional Government re-established itself as the Federal Republic of Loxenia as a formal nation, and Esposita once again retained his position as leader of the Loxenian armed forces, taking up the title Minister of Defence. In retaliation to proposals to restrict the powers of the armed forces, General Jax Esposita led the Loxenian army in a coup d'état to overthrow the government, successfully deposing President Alex Glyn on June 30, 2023. Following the success of the 2023 Loxenian Coup d'état, Jax Esposita was sworn in as the 17th President of Loxenia and immediately entered the Confederacy of Independent Nations and formally ended the Loxenian Civil War with CIN intervention. As the tide began to turn in the Libirachi Civil War, the Confederacy of Independent Nations formally surrendered in December 2024.

Now left without a major international backer, Loxenia began to descend into an international pariah state as the victorious Fox Dynasty attempted to cut off the nation from all global political partners through the use of heavy sanctions against Esposita and other key members of the regime. Following the 2027 Global Banking Crisis, Jax Esposita's military controlled economy began to collapse without the aid of other nations and the state began to stagnate as thousands began to find themselves in poverty, whilst the armed forces continued to spend rampantly on military goods and weapons.

As part of a campaign to liberate the nation of Loxenia from a hostile military regime, the Libirachi Empire began coordinating with the recently installed government of Canto Haven to make a move upon the generalissimo in his apartments above the prestigious Place Royale Casino in the centre of Kampala. At 2pm on July 25, 2030, forces of the Security Coalition forced their way into the Loxenian president's suite and detained Generalissmo Esposita, dispatching his presidential detail and securing the chamber by 14:32. Having secured the arrest of the Loxenian leader, the Security Coalition forces handed over Esposita to the Libirachi regime, where Jax Esposita was sentenced to life imprisonment. With the Loxenian dictator removed from office, General Kragen Voldimir conducted a take-over of the Loxenian government and began to serve as acting president in place of Esposita.

## History

Taking over the leadership of the Loxenian armed forces in August 2015 during the Loxenian Civil War, Jax Esposita was responsible for keeping the rebellious sects of Loxenia largely under military control, inflicting several acts of retribution against rebel groups in military controlled provinces; in 2018, Esposita was one of the signatories of the Kiev Peace Accords alongside defence minister Gwen Ranol, which saw Libirachi forces cease active combat within the civil war, helping deescalate the international aspect of the war. However in November 2018, the Loxenian Armed Forces under Esposita's command were overwhelmed during the defence of Kiev and on November 2, terrorist forces within the capital were able to execute President Ryan Jones and Vice President Dune Salov, as the city fell to insurgent groups. As one of the key members of government personnel evacuated from the capital on the orders of new President Gwen Ranol, Esposita continued in his leadership of the Loxenian Armed Forces under the new Loxenian Provisional Government; under orders from Esposita, the armed forces were able to secure a strong boarder against the Loxchen Oblast and following the handover of Libirachi controlled territory in 2019, the army was able to secure a land corridor through the Loxchen Oblast to connect the two provinces, recapturing the city of Kiev in the process.

In August 2020, the Provisional Government re-established itself as the Federal Republic of Loxenia as a formal nation, and Esposita once again retained his position as leader of the Loxenian armed forces, taking up the title Minister of Defence. Alongside Vice President Lloyd Jones, Jax Esposita helped negotiate a trade deal with Belarusian dictator Stanford Desai in early 2021 and was one of the strongest advocates for the creation of a political alliance with Persia following the selection of Almac Docu as the Persian president. As the Libirachi Civil War erupted on the Loxenian boarder, Esposita was a key supporter of the new Ruthenian nation upon its succession from the Libirachi regime, and actively forged military ties with the leaders of Ruthenia, Belarus, Persia and Locor in late 2022, leading to fears within the Loxenian government of the military gaining too much power. Subsequently in early June 2023, President Alex Glyn began to unveil proposals to limit the political abilities of the armed forces; in retaliation, Esposita led the Loxenian army in a coup d'état to overthrow the government, successfully deposing President Glyn on June 30, 2023.

## Presidency

 Election

Following the success of the 2023 Loxenian Coup d'état, Jax Esposita was sworn in as the 17th President of Loxenia on June 30, 2023 and immediately began the process of entering the Confederacy of Independent Nations; at the same time, the CIN allied Loxchen Oblast formally dissolved itself and joined the Federal Republic of Loxenia as two federal states, formally ending the Loxenian Civil War. As one of the few major military strategists of the Confederacy, Jax Esposita was a leading figure in the Battle for Dunsteen and helped establish the Corporate Republic of Dunsteen; however, as the tide began to turn in the Libirachi Civil War, the Union of Aligned Nations was able to depose the regimes of Presidents Almac Docu and Stanford Desai of Persia and Belarus respectively, whilst the state of Ruthenia was forcefully absorbed into the Russian Federation. With Loxenian national Rowan Hamilton taking over as leader of the confederacy following Docu's death in November 2024, Esposita was able to secure the protection of the Loxenian junta as a core part of the surrender agreement signed in December 2024.

Now left without a major international backer, Loxenia began to descend into an international pariah state as the victorious Fox Dynasty attempted to cut off the nation from all global political partners through the use of heavy sanctions against Esposita and other key members of the regime; unable to forge new diplomatic relations, President Jax Esposita instead began to focus on the eradication of the Libirachi backed National Coalition of Loxenia, which continued it's operations overseas from the Loxenian embassy in Beijing, where the Libirachi government still maintained a non-army delegation as a result of not formally recognising the new regime as legitimate. Following the 2027 Global Banking Crisis, Jax Esposita's military controlled economy began to collapse without the aid of other nations and the state began to stagnate as thousands began to find themselves in poverty, whilst the armed forces continued to spend rampantly on military goods and weapons; further adding to the discontent at home, Esposita began to spend extensive summer holidays in Canto Haven from 2028 onwards, effectively abandoning his people during the nation's economic decline.

As part of a campaign to liberate the nation of Loxenia from a hostile military regime, the Libirachi Empire began coordinating with the recently installed government of Canto Haven to make a move upon the generalissimo in his apartments above the prestigious Place Royale Casino in the centre of Kampala. At 2pm on July 25, 2030, forces of the Security Coalition forced their way into the Loxenian president's suite and detained Generalissmo Esposita, dispatching his presidential detail and securing the chamber by 14:32. Having secured the arrest of the Loxenian leader, the Security Coalition forces handed over Esposita to the Libirachi Imperial Security Bureau, with Empress Penny Fox making a secret visit the following day to personally take control of the prisoner and bring him back to Beijing. With the Loxenian dictator removed from office, General Kragen Voldimir conducted a take-over of the Loxenian government and began to serve as acting president in place of Esposita.