Juan de Odeo

**Juan Julio de Odeo Salazar** (born 22 September, 1968), popularly known as **JDS** is the current leader of the Opposition in Altivebrio. He previously served as the 30th President of Altivebrio, holding office from 29 June 2018 till 3 March, 2023. He served as the Governor of La Garcia from 2007 to 2012.

A scion of the de Odeo family, Juan is the son of Fabio de Odeo, the nephew of Joseph de Odeo and Delphia Guardiola and the grandson of Miguel de Odeo; making him the third person of the de Odeo family to hold the office of the President of Altivebrio after his uncle and grandfather. de Odeo graduated from Universidad Rey Carlos with a degree in economics, and studied business management in Rutgers Business School. de Odeo returned to Ativebrio in 1997 and worked in the Instituto de Inteligencia Interna. Disagreeing with the surrender plan, de Odeo led the Movimiento de Reconquista against incumbent President Garcia, calling for the continuation of the civil war. Despite the movement's failure, de Odeo's nationalist rhetoric garnered him significant respect, which he clocked to successfully dethrone the Labour government in a vote of no confidence in 2018 before electing himself as President.

As President, de Odeo's popularity soared after the Arvessio incident. Citing a possible Alconbrian invasion, de Odeo strengthened his hold over the country by introducing dictatorial reforms, reinstating conscription and outlawing the press. Military spending increased, and infrastructure development projects were rapidly authorized to improve military supply lines; especially in regions bordering Alconbria. He formed the Central American Pact with Guatemala and Nicaragua, to rival the Central American Defense Coalition.

## Early life

Juan de Odeo was born on 22 September, 1968 in Hospital Medico de San Pedro in Alcacer (which was then part of Altivebrio) to Fabio de Odeo and Maria Perez. His birth was witnessed by his aunt, Delphia de Odeo y Guardiola, then Vice-President of Altivebrio and his uncle, Joseph de Odeo; who became the President in 1979.

de Odeo enjoyed a privileged childhood, and grew up in several mansions and estates owned by the de Odeo family. According to Nicholas Bolton, his aunt Delphia gave him a non-functioning AK-47 made of pure gold for his third second birthday. He attended the prestigious Escuela Real de Nueva Sevilla. Former classmates noted that his grades were inflated. After completing his school-level education, de Odeo was enrolled into the Universidad Rey Carlos economics program. His test scores were not publicly revealed, and professors reported that they were threatened by his bodyguards into giving him higher grades. Using his family's massive wealth, de Odeo was able to attend Rutgers Business School.

## Military career

Juan de Odeo returned to Altivebrio in 1997, in midst of the Third Altivebrian Civil War. His father pulled strings to keep him away from active service, and made him join the Instituto de Inteligencia Interna directly as a captain in 1997.

de Odeo spent most of his time at his family estate in Casailores, along with the other influential and wealthy; often flying to the Bahamas to party with his wealthy friends; all away from the civil war. However, after the assassination of his father by the Arporleber in 2000; de Odeo moved to Carfo to work properly with the III. He, along with Matteo Alattore took part in the Operation Quitar; which aimed at suppressing the Alconbrians living in Altivebrio to prevent them from sympathizing with the ALC.

de Odeo gained fame after he led the mission to capture Alconbrian terror mastermind Svren Campbell; who was responsible for several terrorist attacks against the military and civilians in Altivebrio. He was awarded a Medal of Bravery for his actions in 2004.

Receiving intelligence that the Altivebrians would be surrendering, he set to using his powers to ensure a comfortable political entry by ordering hits on people he thought would be political rivals. He retired from the III in 2007.

## Political career

### Presidency

After the incumbent government lost its majority, and lost the subsequent vote of confidence; de Odeo was appointed as the President of Altivebrio. In one of his first speeches after inauguration, he promised to retrieve the lands lost during the third civil war. de Odeo selected Angelo Fernandez, a former general of the PPA as his Vice-President, prompting a diplomatic crisis between Alconbria and Altivebrio, since the Alconbrians viewed Fernandez as a war criminal. The crisis further intensified after de Odeo appointed Pablo Vasquez Moreno, a commander of the Legiones de Pureza as his defense minister.

Following the Arvessio incident, de Odeo ordered Altivebrio to shut down it's airspace and water boundaries for the Alconbrians, violating the Gvonn Pact. The SNI warned of a possible Alconbrian invasion, and de Odeo took advantage of this and dissolved the parliament and gave himself dictatorial powers. On 3 November 2018, the Altivebrian Air Force shot down an Alconbrian KC-10 Extender aerial refueling plane, resulting in a crisis. Alconbrian Prime Minister John Roberts vowed revenge, and the next day, the Alconbrian Air Force stuck several fuel depots operated by the ADF and warned against any further action.

On 29 August 2019, de Odeo ordered the ADF to mass on the Alconbrian border, and instructed his generals to draw an invasion plan. He wanted to recapture the Milven peninsula. However,the Alconbrians came to know of the plan, and demanded a troop withdrawal. de Odeo ignored the warning, and ordered the ADF to invade, igniting the 2019 Alconbrian-Altivebrian War, which ended when the Alconbrians signed a unilateral ceasefire. de Odeo used this to his advantage, and proclaimed himself as the next Destroyer of the Alconbrians.

Soon after assuming presidency, de Odeo declared that he would make Alconbria nuclear powered. However, the Alconbrians felt that he was going to develop nuclear weapons, and pressurized the UN to impose sanctions on Altivebrio. Despite the sanctions, de Odeo went ahead with the project, and established the Organización de Energía Atómica with nuclear physicist Francisco Lopez as it's chairman. de Odeo told the public that the first nuclear reactor, located in La Halma, 60 miles west of Polvo would be operational in 2025; however the project faced setbacks as Lopez was assassinated by the VG in 2020.

On 19 June 2020, de Odeo had a live video conference with Voimer where both countries agreed to co-operate in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. This marked the first instance of direct contact between de Odeo and Voimer. However, the recent formed ties were immediately broken when de Odeo refused to accept the Alconbrian aid following massive public disapproval.