Kurokawa Isao

Right Honourable and Gallant Kurokawa Isao
Image of Kurokawa Isao during his time in exile within Meridon
Prime Minister of the Korean Democratic State
Abolished
In office 1929 – 1945 (Coup)
Deputy	Ishii Tadashi
Preceded by	Role Established
Parliamentary group	Kakumei Dōmeitō (Center)
Head of the National Council on War
In office 1931 – 1945 (coup)
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Role Established
Succeeded by	Ogata Katsu
Personal details
Born	(1880-02-02)February 2, 1880 Sōru, Kaesong
Died	January 30, 1971(1971-01-30) (aged 90) Meridon, Esvanovia
Political party	Kakumei Dōmeitō (Center) (Pre-1945)
Other political affiliations	Worker's Party (Post-1950)
Spouse	Kurokawa Mayumi
Children	Kurokawa Kohaku, Kurokawa Masanori
Residence(s)	Misanui, Taikorea
Education	N/A (Homeschooled)
Alma mater	Sōru National Academy (Honorary)
Nickname	"Oni Shushō"

Kurokawa Isao (Isao Kurokawa, 1880-1971) was the sole Prime Minister of the Korean Democratic State during the Great War, alongside being a notable writer, partisan fighter, and political consultant for the Meridonian Worker's Party after his exile. His rule was marked by initial democratic reforms followed by a long backslide of such during the Great War, with his planned two-year term being extended 8 times due to the conflict. Additionally associated with his rule was state-backed repression of Jungg'o independence activists, the entrenchment of the Kakumei Dōmeitō as the sole source of power for the state, and a gradual loss of trust in the concept of democracy as a whole amongst the populace- the former of these actions earning him the title of the "Oni Shushō", or "Demon Prime Minister". During the later years of the Great War, he would be removed from office by Ogata Katsu and forced into exile abroad, eventually ending up in Meridon, where he would act as a consultant and supporter of the Worker's Party

Isao was born to a low-ranking peasant family which had been forced to move to Sōru by the Kaesong government. He would begin partisan activity during the Chamorro War of 1920 at the age of 40, although he had been sympathetic to such movements for most of his life, and had been a covert supporter of the 1915 Kaesong Coup Attempt.

Isao would eventually be a primary leader in the Kaihō Kinenbi which overthrew the Kaesong State, gaining mass approval for his heroic actions in storming the Palace of the Nation and capturing then-leader Masaki Atsushi. Isao would be pushed into a position of leadership in the newly formed Korean Democratic State, with his Kakumei Dōmeitō, a fusion of many major parties of the time period, gaining mass traction and propelling him to the role of Prime Minister. His government would be successful for the two years it had been chosen to steer, but his planned retirement would be foiled by the breakout of the Great War, which he would be re-elected to engage in.

Isao would prove a fairly able military leader, but would lose control of his own government to more radical elements after his encouragement of violent activity against those who opposed collectivization drives and other wartime measures, eventually being couped by General Ogata Katsu after vocally condemning the poor conduct and almost overt theft being carried out by the army in Janpia. This would result in him traveling the world for a period of time, eventually settling in Meridon, where he would perish.

Early life, Education

Isao would be born, as mentioned, to a family of poorer peasants who, unable to send him to the Kaesong National Academy, would homeschool him. His father, a former mathematician under the Marquesan colonial regime, would instill a sense of discipline in his son, alongside the more immediately usable lessons in arithmetic and literature. Isao would be a notably isolated child, spending long stretches of time alone with reading material, and being almost habitually unwilling to spend large amounts of time with others. This isolation would eventually end when he was forced by his parents to leave their home, with his first manufacturing job resulting in the loss of three of his fingers and the beginning of his alignment towards "Left" political views, including involvement in Lorist study groups.

Upon leaving the job, he would move back to the countryside, acting as a farmer. He would also assist in smuggling partisan fighters away from Sōru, protecting them from state harassment and sending them down a line of homes owned by similar individuals to areas abroad. Isao would kill two soldiers in a botched attempt at one of these escorts, which started his partisan career due to the necessity to flee from his home.

Partisan Career

Forced from his home, Isao would sign up with a number of partisan organizations, acting primarily as a smuggler, both of people and resources. His smuggling capabilities would be noted by several higher ups in these partisan groups, who would utilize him as a go-between to arrange meetings and general interaction between said groupings.

Great War

The "Big Three"

Isao would be one of the "Big Three" leaders, alongside Reginald Lancaster of Meridon and ADD_LEADER_HERE of Anagonia, a term used to describe the three primary nations fighting against Marquesan and its associated allies. Isao would engage in much debate with Lancaster over policy, how the war was to be conducted, and most especially the Lancasterian school of foreign policy, although their shared favor for democratization and military experience would prevent such conversations from permanently breaking the relationship between the two, with Isao regarding Reginald as a highly effective leader overall.

Exile

Meridon

Isao would find himself in Meridon as his funds began to dwindle. Originally intending to find funds before moving on, he would become a consultant to the Worker's Party, giving them policy and polling advice based on his own experiences. This would lead to a fair increase in success, enough for them to begin paying him a regular wage, which he would utilize to purchase a home for himself and his family in Meridon. He would work with the Worker's Party for several years, eventually retiring from political life entirely upon entering his late 80's. He would spend the remainder of his life in relative isolation, publishing one book throughout three years, a far cry from his previously common schedule 10-12 books every three years.

Influence on the Worker's Party

Isao's primary contribution to the Worker's Party would be advocation for (and the forming of factions within the party dedicated to) the shedding of more overt revolutionary and anti-capital elements in exchange for looking towards Lorist-inspired syndical economics based on worker-operated councils and settlements set up in a "parallel system" with the overall economy and Meridon as a whole. These changes were to be the backbone for a new focus on reform and "Presentability" in the overall capitalist sphere in the wake of poor electoral results caused by a perceived lack of reform within the party. This would be in contrast to the policies of the hardline elements of the party, who Isao would commonly rally against, almost to the same extent as he would argue against Federal Party policies.

His contribution, and arguable revival of and to the party would be recognized by (upon the gathering of more seats by those who aligned with his factional beliefs) a notable stipend, which he would use to pay for his own home in Meridon, having found himself attracted to the political notability he had gained and feeling an obligation to his then-pregnant wife to find a secure position for the family. This settling-down would lead to him taking a greater role in the politics of the Worker's Party, taking a small position in the party bureaucracy relating to the development of ideology.

During this time period, Isao’s successful revival of the Worker’s Party would see him make a major enemy of the major right wing individuals and political groupings within Meridon during this time, creating an escalating series of counter-WP action which would crescendo with a series of attempts on his life in the years of 1966-1968, federal intervention and provision of a security detail only occurring after one such attack lead to the death of his wife.

Death, Legacy

Isao would die of lung cancer at the age of 90 in January, shortly after the beginning of the new year. TBA.

Family

His twin children, Kurokawa Kohaku and Kurokawa Masanori would become notable Worker's Party organizers in their later life. TBA