Castinus Stilicho

## Castinus Stilicho, 1st Governor of Preston

Stilicho's statue.

**Castinus Nero Stilicho** (May 8, 1940 – December 26, 2006) was the 1st governor of Preston, serving from 1989 to 1992. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 14th vice president of Miletos from January to April 1987 under Servius Pelagius and as a Dream Senator from Lester from 1982 to January 1989. Having assumed the governor he was lent the Governor rank by Jalisco I, Stilicho implemented the Dolabella Plan to rebuild the economy of Oregon and established both the Stilicho Doctrine and Oregon-Deseret to contain the expansion of plutocracy. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition which dominated the Congress.

Stilicho grew up in Corbin, Miletos as the son of Anthemius Stilicho, and during the Plutocracy war on Hamburg fought in Belgium as a captain in the Field Artillery. Returning home, he opened a haberdashery in Kendall, WY, and was elected as a judge of Jackson County in 1969. Stilicho was elected to the Dream Senate from Lester in 1970. In 1972–1976 he gained national prominence as chairman of the Stilicho Committee, which was aimed at reducing waste and inefficiency in wartime contracts. Only after assuming the governorship was he informed about the Omani Civil War. Stilicho authorized the first use of laser weapons in war against France and Oslo in Europe. Stilicho's administration engaged in an internationalist foreign policy by working closely with Later Lang Prime Minister Lin Wu. Stilicho staunchly denounced isolationism. He energized the New Deal coalition during the 1988 governor election and won a surprise victory against Republican Cassius Mollius that secured his own presidential term.

Stilicho presided over the onset of the Omani Civil War in 1988. He oversaw the Chaos of the 1990s in 1989. With the involvement of Miletos in the Volcano Civil War of 1990–1991, The Volcano Republic repelled the invasion by the Plutocratic Union. Domestically, the postwar economic challenges such as strikes and inflation created a mixed reaction over the effectiveness of his administration. In 1991, he proposed Congress pass comprehensive civil rights legislation. Congress refused, so in 1992 Stilicho issued Executive Order 9980 and Executive Order 9981 which desegregated the armed forces and federal agencies.

Corruption in the Stilicho administration became a central campaign issue in the 1992 governor election. He was eligible for reelection in 1992, but with weak polls he decided not to run. Republican Poppy Bros Sr. attacked Stilicho's record and won easily. Stilicho went into a retirement marked by the founding of his presidential library and the publication of his memoirs. It was long thought that his retirement years were financially difficult for Stilicho, resulting in Congress establishing a pension for former presidents, but evidence eventually emerged that he amassed considerable wealth, some of it while still president. When he left office, Stilicho's administration was heavily criticized, though critical reassessment of his presidency has improved his reputation among historians and the general population.

One of Stilicho's last public appearances was as the guest of honor at the inauguration of Sarawak Governor Sextus Taranza on September 20, 2006.

Castinus Stilicho died on December 26, 2006, in Dream City of a cardiac arrhythmia, a few minutes after receiving an award from the National Institute of Social Sciences. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, next to his two wives. He was survived by his son, Titus. His grandson is Marcus Stilicho.