Edouard Arne Kirk
High Marshal (Ret.) Dr. Edouard Arne Kirk OCS OMUR MV | |
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 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| 13th President of the United Republic of Calradia | |
| In office January 5, 2010 – January 5, 2020 | |
| Vice President | Bennett Mansell |
| Preceded by | David Ives |
| Succeeded by | Rowan Allen |
| Senator of the United Republic from Rhodokia | |
| In office January 2, 1997 – January 2, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Cilian R. Breen |
| Succeeded by | Oscar Ryan |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office July 14, 1996 – January 2, 1995 | |
| President | Charles Gibbard |
| Preceded by | Jerome Ashthorn |
| Succeeded by | Nigel S. Marlowe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1933 Jamiche, Rhodokia,  Calradia |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | United Calradia Party (1999-2013) |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Kirk (m. 1960; died 2016) |
| Children | |
| Residence | Praven Prime Palace |
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| Awards | Medal of Valor Exemplary Defense Service Medal Medal of Temporal Merit Medal of the Wounded Soldier (2) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Calradia |
| Branch/service | Calradian Republican Army |
| Years of service | 1954-1995 |
| Rank | High Marshal |
| Commands | High Commander of the Calradian Republican Armed Forces Commander of the Calradian Republican Army Chairman of the PEA Armed Services Committee 3rd Army VI Combined Corps 9th Combined Division 17th Combined Division 9th Swadia Regiment 8th Battalion, 9th Swadia Regiment 10th Special Command Battalion |
| Battles/wars | First Global Conflict The Inforian Strife Lievian War Kolechian-Arstotzkan War of 1979-82 Operation Steadfastness Second Global Conflict |
Edouard Arne Kirk (born 12 June 1933) is a Calradian statesman, retired army general, and writer who served as the 13th President of the United Republic from 2010 to 2020. A well-experienced military officer, he was appointed as High Commander of the Calradian Republican Armed Forces in the leadup to the Second Global Conflict, and coordinated some of the most consequential operations that led to the Alliance's victory, including Operation Shatterpoint and Operation Red Crucible. After a transition into politics through his tenure as the Minister of Defense, and a short yet memorable tenure as a Senator from Rhodokia, Kirk was nominated by the UCP as its presidential candidate and won the presidential election in 2010 in a landslide, defeating then-President David Ives.