Elene Abotsford

Elene Abotsford
President Elene Abotsford's Official Portrait, 1975
7th President of Zamastan
In office September 31st, 1972 – September 22nd, 1976
Preceded by	Marvin Gaviria
Succeeded by	Quinn Werner
Secretary of Welfare and Senior Living
In office January 23rd, 2016 – December 1st, 2018
Personal details
Born	May 6th, 1934 Blythe, Mayotte, Zamastan
Died	December 1st, 2018 (Age: 84) Tofino, Zian, Zamastan
Nationality	Zamastanian
Political party	Libertarian House of Zamah St'an (Zamastan)
Height	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)

Elene Abotsford was the 7th President of Zamastan, assuming the position in an emergency election after the Assassination of Marvin Gaviria. She was the first female President in Zamastan's history, as well as the first female senator in the nation. Her domestic policies mainly centered around improved conditions for women, including labor laws, increased wages, and more individualistic rights for access to birth control. She also introduced tax break incentives for larger families. In terms of foreign policies, she is credited with the creation and founding of the Coalition of Crown Albatross, which has become the most influential international intergovernmental organization.

The end of her presidential tenure was marked by the 1976 Barangadesh hostage crisis, the 1976 Vulkaria Earthquake, the Helios Island nuclear accident, and the shootdown of Zian Airways Flight 127 by Beleroskov. In response to the shootdown, Abotsford escalated the tensions with the Ausiana communist powers, including Yuan, further when she ended détente, imposed a grain embargo against Beleroskov, and led a boycott against the 1976 Koyevka World Cup. She lost her bid for a third term for reelection to GLP candidate Quinn Werner in 1976. After her presidency, she remained a strong supporter of women's rights, and has sat on the board of many committees, as well as serving as the Secretary of Welfare and Senior Living (Zamastan) under President Zacharias Castovia.

Abotsford passed away from heart complications on December 1st, 2018. As was said by President Castovia, "through her essential authenticity, disarming wit, and unwavering commitment to faith, family, and country, President Abotsford inspired generations of her fellow Zamastanians to public service, illuminating the greatness, hope, and opportunity of Zamastan to the world. Rest in peace, madam President."

Presidency

Foreign Policy

President Abotsford chairs a meeting in Tofino for the Coalition of Crown Albatross' second General Assembly conference

1976 Barangadesh hostage crisis

On April 4, 1976, a group of Barangadeshi seperatists and terrorists took over the Zamastanian Embassy in Daccas. The attackers were in support of the Barangadeshi Nationalist Alliance, which wanted to separate the southern half of the country to become independent. 83 diplomats and citizens were held hostage, with three being executed, for the next 56 days until they were finally freed after a joint Zamastan-Barangadesh operation killed the terrorists on May 30th. A month into the affair, Abotsford stated her commitment to resolving the dispute without "any military action that would cause bloodshed or arouse the unstable captors of our hostages to attack them or to punish them". On April 21, 1976, Abotsford ordered Operation Osprey Talon to try to free the hostages. The mission failed, leaving six Zamastanian servicemen dead and causing the destruction of two aircraft. The ill-fated rescue attempt led to the self-imposed resignation of Zamastanian Secretary of State Marc-Antoine Dutoit, who had been opposed to the mission from the beginning.

Beleroskov

In the aftermath of the shootdown of Zian Airways Flight 127, Abotsford was determined to respond vigorously to what she considered a dangerous provocation. In a televised speech, she announced sanctions on most Ausiana communist powers, promised renewed aid to Jaginistan, initiated renewed registration for the Designated Draft System, and imposed an embargo on grain shipments to Beleroskov. Abotsford also called for a boycott of the 1976 Koyevka World Cup.