Huistin Kob
Huistin Kob | |
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 Official portrait, 1929 | |
| 1st President of the Republic of Roheau | |
| In office February 13, 1923 – December 3, 1936 | |
| Vice President | Klark Gustau |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Everri Couston |
| Commander in Chief of the Roheaun Armed Forces | |
| In office February 15, 1923 – February 14, 1923 | |
| Appointed by | People's Plenary Assembly of Roheaun |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Everri Couston |
| Field Marshall of the Republican Armies | |
| In office June 20, 1921 – February 14, 1923 | |
| Appointed by | Parliament of the Commons |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Commander in Chief) |
| Colonel of the 1st Narces Regiment | |
| In office March 1, 1890 – January 1, 1921 | |
| Appointed by | Emperor Ludan I |
| Preceded by | Aekor Gran |
| Succeeded by | Elivan Feli |
| Delegate from Narces Province to the Parliament of Commons | |
| In office January 1, 1910 – December 31, 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Tarquinus Valik |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Delegate from Roheau Province to the People's Plenary Assembly | |
| In office January 1, 1921 – February 13, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Klark Gustau |
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| Born | February 27, 1866 Burgusat, Narces, Markian Empire |
| Died | December 3, 1936 (aged 70) Anteli Peak, Narces, Republic of Roheau. |
| Resting place | Kob's Mausoleum, Rovajina-Leste |
| Political party | Coalition for Markos |
| Spouse | Abeila Dadana (m. 1901) |
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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 Marshall of the Republican Armies