Loren Allis

Loren Allis
1st President of Seketan
In office 25 October 1924 – 12 November 1960
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Cjamen Dalyn
Leader of the Kjedorate Party
In office 19 January 1914 – 12 November 1960
Preceded by	Fjedor Meran
Succeeded by	Daffyd Behn
Chief Executive of the SMC Council
In office 19 January 1914 – 10 November 1918
Preceded by	Fjedor Meran
Succeeded by	Daffyd Behn
Personal details
Born	(1892-10-14)October 14, 1892 Walybek, Seketan, Nelbec Empire
Died	December 11, 1960(1960-12-11) (aged 68) Conelibek, Seketan
Resting place	Conelibek Government Cemetery
Nationality	Seketese
Political party	Kjedorate Party
Spouse	Sofia Bošje (m. 1918
Children	Giogi Allis Loren Allis II
Education	University of North Conelibek

Loren Adamesem Allis was a Seketese soldier, politician, revolutionary, and statesman who served as the president of Seketan from 1924 to 1960. Accredited with leading the republican Kjedorate faction during the Seketese Civil War and governing Seketan during the Nelborne War, Allis is widely considered to be one of the most important and influential Seketese figures of the 20th century. He is often celebrated as the Father of the Republic.

Allis as a conscript served for the Nelbec Imperial Army from 1910 to 1912. In the years leading up to World War I, Allis became a member of the Seketese Liberty Party, supporting an independent Seketan from the Nelbec Empire. Allis garnered popularity in the party due to his outspoken nature and became leader of the party in 1913 after the death of party founder Dann Kjedor. The Seketese Liberty Party won a majority government in the 1914 Hervynsken election but halted calls for independence due to the Nelborne Front of World War I. Shortly after the Sosymet Party declared Seketan independent, the Hervynsken passed its own declaration of independence with Allis as president. Allis led the Kjedorates in the Seketese War of Independence, fighting alongside Sosymet nationalist faction, but eventually fighting against them over control of Seketan once Seketan was recognized as independent. Allis helped lead the Kjedorates to win the Seketese Civil War and gain international recognition for the Second Seketese Republic.

Upon setting up the Seketese Republic, Allis began consolidating power around his presidential office by establishing a strong presidential system. He successfully lead Seketan through the Nelborne War after Alquiyan troops invaded the Rynaden peninsula. With the conclusion of the war in 1945, Allis rewrote the Seketese Consitution in 1945 abolishing its federal system with Wilskland in favour of a unitary state, as well as abolishing direct elections for the presidency. Allis would continue to hold the office of Seketan until his death in 1960.

Allis was widely criticized for allowing and possibly unofficially contributing to the many atrocities that occurred under his leadership during the Civil war and his Presidency. Today his legacy is complex in Seketan. Mainstream political opinions of him view him as the "Father of the Republic" and a trusted hand to lead Seketan into the 20th century. Other voices criticize his authoritarian leadership and nationalist presidency, a particularly vocal opinion among Fjeskans and Trjebians. His name is memorialized by several airports, major roads, and buildings across Seketan.

Early life

Allis's ancestry can be traced back to Þedor Allis, a seasonal farmer and fisherman from Tjoder, Ellinesa, who died in the year 1629. Other blood heritage comes from a wide variety of rural communities in northern Seketan. Allis's grandfather, Fjedr Allis, first settled in Conelibek with his wife and family in the early 19th century. The Allis family since then has resided in Conelibek.

Loren Allis was born as the youngest of three sons to labourers Saþeman Allis and Élise Fojynds in Sjon. As a child, he was often under the care of his aunt Calisse Redonje, whom he grew close to.

When Allis finished secondary school in 1916, he enlisted for the Imperial Army of Alquiya and Seketan to fight in World War I.