Emil Ivanušić
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Emil Ivanušić | |
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| President of Luepola | |
| In office 11 September 1979 – 27 July 1993 | |
| Deputy | Ratimir Vuković Branimir Raganović Ogňan Crnević |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Paveu Franić |
| Chairman of the Luepolan Republican Party | |
| In office 6 May 1989 – 8 January 1994 | |
| Deputy | Ogňan Crnević Marko Petrusić |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Paveu Franić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Emil Tihomir Ivanušić 16 July 1931 Grast, Trnava, People's Republic of Luepola |
| Died | 1 April 2016 (aged 84) Ľaskona, Trnava, Luepola |
| Political party | Luepolan Republican Party (1989-2016) |
| Spouse | Cvieta Pavlaković Ivanušić (1988–2016) |
| Alma mater | Grast Institute of Arts and Sciences |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Luepola |
| Branch/service |  Luepolan Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1977-1985 |
| Battles/wars | Luepolan War |
Emil Ivanušić (16 July 1931 – 1 April 2016) was a Luepolan statesman, activist, and military commander. Over the course of his life, he organized a series of activist movements in the Vierz-occupied State of Luepola, protesting against the continued presence of Vierz troops on Luepolan soil and against Vierz control over Luepola's affairs. His efforts culminated in organizing protests that exploded into the March Uprising, where he was thrust to the forefront of the nation as the de facto leader of the anti-government, anti-Vierz movement. As the Luepolan War intensified, he used his influence to assume the position of Head of State upon the declaration of the Republic of Luepola in 1979, and commanded and coordinated Luepolan and allied forces against the Vierz army. He was the chief representative of Luepola in peace talks at the end of the war, and signed the Treaty of Berbest.
Upon the conclusion of the war, Ivanušić remained the president for two democratically-elected terms, before choosing to retire in 1993. Significant achievements of his post-war presidency included salvaging the war-damaged Luepolan economy and enabling following administrations to continue its growth, ending the rivalry between the Communist and Democratic armies immediately after the Luepolan War, and using the nascent country's geopolitical middle ground between Vonzumier and the Aitic Federation to encourage the brief warming of relations between the two powers. While having no further involvement in Vierz affairs following the Treaty of Berbest, he is popularly credited among detractors of the Vierz Empire as having "ended the Vierz Empire".
Ivanušić is remembered and honored as the leading figure of the March Uprising and Luepolan War. His funeral in April 2016 surpassed that of Lev Gincburg in both adjusted budget and attendance, and hundreds of landmarks across the country have been renamed in his honor.