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===2000 coup d'état===
===2000 coup d'état===
==President of Palingia (2000-2004)==
==President of Palingia (2000-2004)==
[[File:Thomas Fengler and Ursula Kummstein.png|188px|left|thumb|Fengler with [[Besmenia]]n [[Prime Minister of Besmenia|PM]] [[Ursula Kummstein]] in 2002]]
[[File:Thomas Fengler and Ursula Kummstein.png|188px|left|thumb|Fengler with [[Besmenia]]n [[Premier of Besmenia|PM]] [[Ursula Kummstein]] in 2002]]
==Personal life==
==Personal life==


[[Category: Besmenia]]
[[Category: Besmenia]]

Latest revision as of 17:52, 28 November 2024

Thomas Fengler
Thomas Fengler.png
Fengler in 2002
2nd President of Palingia
In office
14 March 2000 – 20 May 2004
Provisional to May 20, 2000
Preceded byHeinrich Meinhardt
Succeeded byWerner Kley
Personal details
Born
Thomas Fengler

9 April 1941
Hovat, Kingdom of Palingia
Died17 July 2024 (aged 83)
Treunitz, Palingia, Besmenia
Political partyIndependent
Military service
AllegiancePalingia
Branch/servicePalingian Army
Years of service1965-2001

Thomas Fengler (9 April 1941 - 17 July 2024) was a Palingian army officer and politician who served as the 2nd President of Palingia from 2000 to 2004. In 2000, Fengler led a coup to overthrow Meinhardt. After seizing power, he ordered the execution of Meinhardt and the arrest of high-ranking members of the military dictatorship and introduced free democratic elections in Palingia.

Early life and education

Military career

2000 coup d'état

President of Palingia (2000-2004)

Fengler with Besmenian PM Ursula Kummstein in 2002

Personal life