Huistin Kob

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Huistin Kob
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Official portrait, 1929 (Colorized)
1st President of the Republic of Roheau
In office
February 13, 1923 – December 3, 1936
Vice PresidentKlark Gustau
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEverri Couston
Commander in Chief of the Roheaun Armed Forces
In office
February 15, 1923 – February 14, 1923
Appointed byPeople's Plenary Assembly of Roheaun
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byEverri Couston
Field Marshal of the Republican Armies
In office
June 20, 1921 – February 14, 1923
Appointed byParliament of the Commons
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byHimself (as Commander in Chief)
Colonel of the 1st Narces Regiment
In office
March 1, 1890 – January 1, 1921
Appointed byEmperor Ludan I
Preceded byAekor Gran
Succeeded byElivan Feli
Delegate from Narces Province to the Parliament of Commons
In office
January 1, 1910 – December 31, 1918
Preceded byTarquinus Valik
Succeeded byDogor Vanhusin
Delegate from Roheau Province to the People's Plenary Assembly
In office
January 1, 1921 – February 13, 1923
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKlark Gustau
Delegate from Narces Province to the People's Plenary Assembly
In office
January 1, 1924 – December 30, 1932
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byKlark Gustau
Personal details
Born(1866-02-27)February 27, 1866
Burgusat, Narces, Markian Empire
DiedDecember 3, 1936(1936-12-03) (aged 70)
Anteli Peak, Narces, Republic of Roheau.
Resting placeKob's Mausoleum, Rovajina-Leste
Political partyCoalition for Markos
Spouse
Abeila Dadana (m. 1901)
Parents
  • Huistin Kob Sr.
  • Erlin Marie Kob
RelativesKob family
Occupation
  • military officer
  • statesman
  • sailor
  • biologist
Awards
SignatureCursive signature in ink
Military service
Allegiance
  • Markian Empire
  • Republican Polity
  • Republic of Roheau
Branch/service
  • Markian Royal Army
  • Republican Loyalists Officer Core
  • Roheaun Armed Forces
Years of service
  • 1884–1921 (Markian Royal Army)
  • 1921–1923 (Republican Loyalists Officer)
  • 1923–1936 (Roheaun Armed Forces)
Rank
  • Colonel (1st Narces Regiment)
  • Colonel, General and Field Marshall (Republican Armies)
  • Commander in Chief (Roheaun Armed Forces)
  • Great Father of the Armed Revolution (promoted posthumously in 1938 by the People's Plenary Assembly)
Commands
  • 1st Narces Regiment
  • Republican Armies
  • Roheaun Armed Forces
Battles/wars
  • Antonderian War for Independence
    • Battle of Anton Rock
    • First Battle of Cainkirk
    • Second Battle of Cainkirk
    • Battle of Scont
    • Woolgalia Expedition
  • Great Markian Revolution
    • Battle of Denever
    • Battle of Antöite
    • Battle of Leonica
    • Narces Campaign
    • Victory March
    • Battle of the Markian Sea
  • Krádan Wars
    • First Battle of Krádasvitz
    • Second Battle of Krádasvitz
    • Battle of Kurgizegast' Drop

Huistin Gaelius Kob Jr. MoB MoH FoAF CoAF (Anglicized as Justin Cobb) was a Roheaun military officer, statesman, biologist and broadly considered the father of the modern Roheaun state, who served as the first president of the Republic of Roheau (1923-1938) from 1923 until his death in 1936. First appointed by the then Emperor of Markos, Ludan I, as Colonel of the 1st Regiment of Narces, Kob became an outspoken proponent for ideals of socialism, revolution against the monarchy, and military reformism. A savvy politician and masterful public speaker, the Colonel's message for a socialist revolution became ever more ardent following the Antonderite War for Independence of 1916 and the subsequent political fiasco of the September Crisis. After Speaker of the Commons Ellasius Hickle declared Parliament's disavowal of the Monarchy and Ludan I mobilizing troops to the capital in order to maintain power during the conflict known as the 14 days, Colonel Kob was the first military officer to declare full support for Parliament and moved to intercept the Monarchist Garrison in Dadán Province, a move deemed crucial for the initial survival of the Republican Polity during the 12 days as it denied Emperor Ludan I the capacity to send heed for reinforcements in the near proximity. Kob would successfully lobby his political and military influence to gain supporters to the Republican cause, advocating for the principles of socialism, universal suffrage, military modernization, democracy and social welfare.

His political views would be fundamental for the foundations of the new Roheaun state, as Colonel Kob quickly rose to become the unifying figurehead at the helm of the Republican cause, in 1921 being named Field Marshal of the Republican Armies. Often classified as a Roheaun Nationalist, Kob led a push for Roheaun supremacy and during his 13 year long presidency he oversaw a myriad of different acts heavily restricting minority rights, specially among Krádans, and expanded Roheaun dominance of politics in his pursuit of "National Unison". He personally vetoed hundreds of legislators seeking to increase Krádan and Gallisian rights across the Republic of Roheau, even going as far as banning the Krádan Worker's Party in spite of this same sharing the Markian Socialist ideology of which Kob was a major proponent and the considered founder.

Despite his racial views, Kob was a key proponent of civil and human rights, and despite acting against Krádans and Gallisians alike he famously avoided bloodshed where possible and offered amnesties and presidential pardons to most of the Krádan Revolutionary Council following the Krádan Wars. He founded the Roheaun Welfare System by creating bodies such as the National Healthcare Association, the Public Social Safety Net, the Public Housing and Refuge System, the Labor Raffle, and, most prominent of all, by nationalizing services such as education, law and order, judicial processes and firefighting services which had acted under jurisdiction of the feudal lords during the era of the Markian Empire. His firm socialist stance led many to deem his style of it as Markian Socialism, MarSoc, or simply Kobism, an ideology which would quickly gain notoriety and popularity across the Markian Sea and abroad.

During his free time, Kob enjoyed anthropology, botanical sciences, and curated a small garden of insects and exotic flora off his property in Anteli Peak, Narces. He is regarded as one of the greatest Roheaun biologists of all time, and it is estimated that he might have discovered upwards of 210 species of different insects, arthropods, brachiopods, fungi, and even a species of deer (Cervus Cobensis, Kob's Elk).

Kob's influence was pivotal in the implementation and ratification of the Constitution of the Republic, which was in large part crafted by Kob himself. Being a member of the "Great Six", Kob was an indispensable asset for the Constitutional Committee's ability to garner public support and legitimacy, as Kob became essentially the spokesman and main legislator of the Constitution. His work and many of his personally proposed articles and legislations still stand in the Constitution to this very day, and the codified Constitution of the Republic of Roheau still stands to this day as one of the oldest constitutions in the world. Subsequentially to the ratification of the constitution, Kob was unilaterally and bi-partisantly elected First President of the Republic of Roheau, amassing 100% of the Popular Vote in the first ever election held in 1923. His party, Coalition for Markos Party (Today Future of Markos Party) is still on power to this day and has won every subsequent election since 1923. He served a total of 3 terms and a partial 4th term before succumbing to heart failure and dying peacefully in his sleep in his summer home at Anteli Peak, Narces Province.

Today, Kob is widely regarded as a complicated figure in Markian politics, being seen by some as a savior that restored order and stability as well as brought some much needed socialism to the region of Greater Markos and to the Republic whilst by others as nothing short of a tyrannical despot who ruled by fear and the power of the armies behind him rather than popular support, and as a man who took pride in committing crimes such as ethnic cleansing and cultural appropriation as well as assimilation. Despite this, Kob is still widely regarded as the "Father of Markos" and reveered by both Roheaun and Gallisian politicians, military men, and scientists alike.

Early Life (1866—1884)