Oscar Murphy

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Official portrait of General Secretary Murphy

### Affiliation

Socialist Republicans (2144-47), Republican Party (2123-2144)Fellowship of the Radiants (unknowingly)

### Occupation

General Secretary of the Neo-European Socialist Republican Party (2144-47)Premier of Neo-Europe (2140-44)Leader of the Republican Party (2136-2144)

## Biographical information

### Place of death

London, NESR

**Oscar Edward 'Ted' Murphy** (2097-2147) was an Eirish Politician who served as the Eleventh **Premier of Neo-Europe** as a Republican from 2140-2144 and then leader of the Neo-European Socialist Republic as **General Secretary of the Neo-European Socialist Republican Party** from 2144 until his death in 2147.

## Early Life

Oscar Edward Murphy was born on 6th April 2097 in Cork, Eire to Engineer **Alfred Murphy** (2052-2135) and Doctor **Anna Kowalski** (2057-2142), a Trans-Poland native, as the youngest of three children, with his older siblings being **Roisin** (2092-2205) and **Alexander** (2094-2123). He was born prematurely and his parents feared his death. After three months in hospital, he developed, albeit slowly. During his childhood, he was known as **Ted**, the dimminutive of his middle name, of which his family continued to call him. Throughout his childhood, he had frequent trips to hospitals for various illnesses that he developed. His early life in Eire was, he claimed 'boring and dull' until discovering the works of Marx and Lenin. He also became inspired by the current GUISS leader, Myron Kuzmenko. At age 13 he witnessed the right wing National Party gain power in Neo-Europe and the left wing Social Democratic Union be defeated, which made him only more radical. After leaving school at 17 he took a gap year and traveled to GUSS, where he lived and continued to be radicalised, spending nearly three years there.

## Early Role in Politics

He then lived in London until the Civil War broke out in 2119, where he returned to his native Eire. It is now known he suffered from strong headaches and had several severe stomach issues during this time. His elder brother **Alex** fought on the Neo-European side in the Civil War and died in the battle for Budapest aged 28, deeply upsetting the Murphy family. Following the war, he joined the Republican Party and was elected to the Commons in the 2125 Election in one of Eire's seats. He protested following the 'rigged' 2126 Referendum on the Monarchy.

## Senior Party Positions

He quickly rose through the ranks of the party, becoming Party Secretary of Information, which involved distributing the newspaper, posters and leaflets. Following the Republican defeat in 2135 and 2136, he was appointed leader, replacing Romian Carlo Matarella. His relative youth and charismatic personality helped him thus far, and it allowed the party to gain more support at local elections. In 2139, evidence is now discovered he engaged in several private video calls with GUISS Leader Kuzmenko, this led to agents being dispatched at polling stations in the subsequent election.

## Becoming Premier of Neo-Europe

He toured Neo-Europe in preparation of the vote, with the Republicans gaining a plurality and he was later (unlawfully) elected as Premier.

### Meeting With Myron Kuzmenko

He almost immediately invited General Secretary Kuzmenko to London, in 2141. There, Murphy discussed the international climate with the now frail mighty socialist leader, and insisted Neo-Europe would attend GUISS' 2145 Conference.

His time in GUISS and radical views became public knowledge. His well known actions occurred including the eventual creation of the Neo-European Socialist Republic, directly responsible for the Third World War.

### Later Premiership

2142 saw Emperor Oliver be charged with embezzlement, which Murphy saw as an opportunity to dispose of the monarchy.

In 2142, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour and given less than ten years to live. He reportedly punched the Doctor, who died due to a 'suicide' a week later. Evidence now suggests he was assassinated, ordered by Murphy to keep his diagnosis a secret. Despite the tumour, which he was still somewhat in denial of, he fought on. Other illnesses continued to develop, one needing a lung transplant, but these remained out of public knowledge.

When Oliver attempted to criminalise the Republican Party, Murphy responded by denouncing the Emperor's authority and declared a republic, although nothing changed constitutionally and he did not have the power to do so.

## The Silent Revolution and Declaration of a New Regime

Having technically declared a republic, Murphy enacted **Article 47**, claiming Oliver was unfit to rule. Article 47 allowed the Premier to temporarily gain the powers of the Emperor if he was incapacitated. He later criminalised the National Party, prompting many of their leading figures - such as Catherine Van Helsing - to flee the nation along with the Stuttgart Dynasty.

Subsequently, he suspended the Senate and announced the titles of Premier and Emperor were officially abolished. Murphy insisted the newly-named **Socialist Republican Party** was now the ruling body, with himself at the helm as **General Secretary.**

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## General Secretary and Declaration of War

### Worsening Illness

At around a year into the War, his public appearances stopped completely and rumours of a tumour began to surface. As we now know, he had very little involvement in the events of the War. In early 2146, he remained well enough to write a testament, saying if he were to die, collective leadership should be the way forward. His mental state declined following several minor strokes, and a bout of pneumonia made him bed-bound by June 2146. He reduced into a vegetative state in September, not gaining consciousness again by his death on 27th May 2147, barely 50 years old.

## Judgement

He was a very controversial figure, who had a greater impact on others than the actions he actually did. But if one man is responsible for the global conflict of the 2140s, the responsibility must be given to Murphy. He remained determined to the cause of a Socialist Republic for Neo-Europe, stopping at nothing.

## Personal Life

Murphy was plagued by illness throughout his life, with frequent hospital visits as a child likely being a reason for his solitary nature.

Murphy never bore children, and seemingly lacked any sort of long-term romantic relationship, leading some to suggest he was asexual, though he never commented on this himself.

His surviving sister, Roisin, fled Neo-Europe following the war to the Auroa Vanguard Republic.

## Legacy

Some Republicans still remember and respect him, others see him as a flawed individual. It is unknown whether his illnesses causes his sometimes rash decisions, but we do know they brought him great pain in later life.

Nonetheless, many socialists continued to worship him long after his death for his leadership and role as the first Socialist Leader of a unified Europe.

In retrospect, he appears to have been unknowingly manipulated by the Fellowship of the Radiants, who secretly funded Murphy's operations.