Ethan Brinkman

**Rt. Hon. Kommondant First President Ethan Brinkman**, is regarded as the founding father of the Arstotzkan Union. On August 22nd 2019, Ethan created the Arstotzkan Union, Constitution and many other areas of the Arstotzkan Union. Ethan established the nation as a single party communist state, with the main party, the Arstotzkan People's Party being the first to be created.

## Personal Details

### Political Party

Arstotzkan People's Party, Arstotzkan Labour Party (Head under Coalition Government)

### Current Political Affiliations

Second Democratic People's Party of the Arstotzkan Union (Formerly the UGA)

## Military Service

### Branch

Arstotzkan Union Army Corps & Arstotzkan Union National Defense Forces

### Rank

General of the Army, General of the National Defense Forces, Major General, Kommandant of the AUNDF (Current)

### Time Served

August 22nd 2019 - February 4 2021, February 28 2021 - Present Day

## Presidency

### Early Presidency

Ethan Brinkman became the first President of the Arstotzkan Union on August 22nd 2019. His creation of the single party state with little democracy made the nation the turning point for many political discussions, with the bulk of it around how the President was running a "dictatorship". Many of Ethan's close comrades were enlisted into high ranking areas of the Arstotzkan union very quickly with out any knowledge of the National Government

Ethan created the first Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union, which is very lacking compared to the current Constitution. However many areas of the original constitution are still in the current. With Article 1, 2 & 3 similar to the original. This was done in an effort to quickly restore the Arstotzkan Union following the First Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union. However some articles had some changes, for instance Article 5 was created and said "*The borders of the Arstotzkan Union are to be open and to not hinder anyone from entering, whether those be of former enemies to the state."* This was changed following changes to National Security.

### First Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union

The First Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union was incited on September 18th 2019. Ethan had openly rejected to the consult of war, however internal conflicts in the Arstotzkan Union including Ethans radical Immigration Policy lead to the Minister of Defense denounced the President September 18, at around 1245. He made claims that the policy of immigration and National Security was extremely radical and was causing a major problems in population with major decreases since the start of September. The President agreed and the First Civil Conflict began.

On October 22nd President Ethan introduced the "*Official Dissolution Document"*. This document declared that the Arstotzkan union had fallen. This document came into effect at 13:00 hrs, October 23rd 2019.

On November 25th the Arstotzkan had reunified after 2 months of war and conflict.

### 1st Post War Period

The first Post War Period lasted from November 25th 2020 to December 6th 2020. This was mainly marked with the reunification of the formerly war torn nation. This lead to the creation of the Constitution of the Arstotzkan Union and the re-establishment of major parts of the Arstotzkan Union until the Second Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union.

### Second Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union

The Second Civil Conflict of the Arstotzkan Union began on December 6th 2019 with the former Minister of Defense discovering the Union after it and inciting war into many parts of the National Government. On the 9th of December 2019, Ethan Brinkman released the *"Fall of the Arstotzkan Union"* document, annoucing to the enemy sympthisers that the Union had collapsed for a second time. However it had not. The information used in the document was ruled as *"Invalid to Incite the Collapse of the Arstotzkan Union"* by the Supreme Federal Court of the Arstotzkan Union in mid 2020. On the 16th of December, Ethan drafted Operation: Blue Shadow. This would be the use of the National Guard to reclaim the Union from the Democratic Labour Party of Arstotzka. The plan was to inact the Operation on February 4th 2020. However, the Operation was called off on the day and instead all those who incited the war were confronted and the Conflict was ended on February 5th 2020.

### 2nd Post War Period

The second Post War period was the longest time in Arstotzkan History when no war or conflict took place. This lasted from Febuary 5th 2020 to November 26th 2020. This time is marked with major political and cultural progress for the nation. In this time, the May 2020 Election's were held and began a major political shift for the nation moving from a Totalitarian Communist State to a Democratic Socialist Federal Union. Ethan introduced a more leadership following the UGA's victory in the Election, with the creation of the Brinkman - Gedye Administration. Ethan helped to establish new areas of government with the creation of Council Registration (July 19 2020), Arstotzkan High Command (September 14 2020), Arstotzkan Federal Intelligence Agency (formerly National Intelligence Bureau, September 14 2020), Arstotzkan Human Rights Bureau (formerly Civil Advice and Regulation Bureau, September 14 2020) and many others. The First Anniversary of the creation of the Arstotzkan Union or Arstotzka 2020 was held and was a massive celebration for the nation, especially after the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Nation

### Arstotzkan - Confederate War

The Arstotzkan - Confederate War began on November 26th 2020 with Ethan declaring war on the Confederate Democracy of Gamers after the collapse of the unstable alliance and foreign policy adopted on November 10th. Ethan announced the use of Operation: Foreign Destruction, which would be a military campaign under taken by the Arstotzkan Marine Corps. However the war was majorly a stalemate between the two nations. On January 5th 2021, Ethan annouced his temporary resignation as 1st President, and invoked Article 8 of the Arstotzkan Constitution. Ethan also helpped in ending the Arstotzkan - Confederate War and signed the peace deal.

### 3rd Post War Period

The third post war period was marked with major political changes, with Ethan Brinkman not running as the head of state nor as President, Zion Orsmby, who had been the nations Vice President under Ethan from May 18th 2020 became the First President of the Arstotzkan Union on February 4th 2021, nearly a month after Ethan resigned. Under this new government, Ethan became the State Governor of Arstotzka and also was appointed the Director Chairman of the newly re-named Arstotzkan Disease and Infection Direction Administration. Ethan was also appointed to the Arstotzkan State Senate before being moved in to the House of Representitives of the Arstotzkan Union. Ethan remained as Major General of the AUNDF but had to have a two month suspension following the terms of his temporary resignation.

As of today, Ethan Brinkman still retains all of his positions and is highly active in the Arstotzkan Union National Defense Forces.

## Military Service

Ethan Brinkman is one of the most active soldiers in the Arstotzkan Union National Defense Forces, having been enlisted since August 22nd 2019, he has, for the most part been the head of the AUNDF with his first rank being General of the Army (GOA). Today Ethan is regarded as the most patriotic in the AUNDF and holds the rank of Kommondant of the AUNDF, which is the highest rank only given to the First President.