Alexander von Wiest

Alexander von Wiest
von Wiest in 2007
Governor of Greuningia
In office 12 November 1998 – 28 November 2008
Chairman of the National Besmenian Party
In office 10 July 1990 – 12 September 2011
Preceded by	Party founded
Succeeded by	Karsten Kremes
Chairman of the Besmenian Republican Party
In office 11 August 1989 – 10 July 1990
Preceded by	Helmut Schwarzberg
Succeeded by	Party abolised
Leader of the NBP Greuningia (BRP Greuningia before 1990)
In office 1985–2011
Member of the State Chamber of Greuningia
In office 1998–2009
In office 1978–1993
Member of the Federal Chamber
In office 2009–2011
In office 1993–1998
Personal details
Born	Alexander von Wiest 1 March 1947 Richterberg, District of Richtersberg, West Besmenia
Died	25 September 2011 (aged 64)
Political party	National Besmenian Party
Other political affiliations	Besmenian Republican Party (1968-1990) Besmenian National Union (1966-1967)

Alexander von Wiest (1 March 1947 - 25 September 2011), often referred to by his initials AVW, was a Besmenian politician, who served as governor of Greuningia from 1998 to 2008. Von Wiest was also chairman of the Besmenian Republican Party from 1989 to 1990 and leader of the BRP's successor party National Besmenian Party from 1990 until his death in 2011. By rotation, Von Wiest also served as president of the Federal Senate from 12 November to 31 December 1998.

Von Wiet was elected to the Greungingian State Chamber in the 1978 Greuningian state election. At 31, he was the youngest MP. After the resignation of Helmut Schwarzberg as BRP party chairman after the heavy defeat of the BRP in the 1989 Besmenian federal election, von Wiest was appointed as the new party chairman. Under him, the BRP and the 1987 founded party National Besmenian Alliance joined forces in July 1990 to form the new National Besmenian Party. Von Wiest became NBP party leader.

Von Wiest's critics called him, among other things, a right-wing populist with some right-wing extremist ideology. In his years as party leader of the BRP and NBP, von Wiest often deliberately used insulting words towards other politicians and used a provocative language. In doing so. He also often spoke disparagingly about international politicians. To this day, von Wiest is considered as one of the most controversial politicians in Besmenia.

On September 2, 2011, Von Wiest was kidnapped by supporters of Al-Fijar. On September 25, his dead body was discovered in a wooded area near Lenzborn. His assassination sparked a heated debate about terrorism in Besmenia.

Political carrer

Von Wiest at the NBP party conference in Berkafurt in 2002.

Kidnapping and murder

Main article: Kidnapping and murder of Alexander von Wiest

On September 2, 2011, Von Wiest was kidnapped by Al-Fijar members in Laitstadt while he was on his way to the Federal Chamber. His driver and bodyguard were killed amid a hail of 34 bullets. His kidnappers demanded that the federal government release four imprisoned Al-Fijar supporters. The federal government under PM Jörg Rautenberg decided after several crisis meetings not to respond to the demands.

Von Wiest's relatives had rejected the position of the federal government and provided a ransom of BS 10 million, which the authorities prevented from being handed over. As a result, Von Wiest's family applied to the Federal Constitutional Court for the release of the Al-Fijar prisoners. However, the application was rejected.

After the demanded release of the four Al-Fijar supporters became more and more hopeless, Von Wiest was murdered after more than 3 weeks being held as hostage. His dead body was found on September 25, in a wooded area near Lenzborn. He had been murdered with seven shots.

Personal life

Alexander von Wiest married Jutta Hilberknecht in 1980. From the marriage came their son Stefan (*1981) and their daughter Claudia (*1986).

Popular culture

During his lifetime Von Wiest has been the subject of parody, comedy, and caricature on television, in movies, and in comics. The character of the corrupt and racist Mayor Armin Zeizenfeld from the Tom Teufel Comics is based on Von Wiest and serves as a parody of him.