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{{Infobox officeholder
==List of elections to the Legislative Council==
|honorific-prefix  = His Excellency
===1937===
|name        = Zophar Bohannon
<center>
|image        = William_Tubman_1943.jpg
{| style="width:50em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
|imagesize    = 250px
|+ ↓
|caption      = Zophar Bohannon in 1946
| style="background:#87CEEB; width:31.2%; color:white;" | 5
|office      = 1st [[President of Rwizikuru]]
| style="background:#318CE7; width:18.8%; color:white;" | 3
|term_start  = 2 December, 1946
| style="background:#FED86F; width:6.2%; color:white;" | 1
|term_end    = 2 December, 1954
| style="background:#008000; width:43.8%; color:white;" | 7
|vicepresident = [[Alistair Perry]]
|-
|predecessor = ''position established'' ([[Percy Argall]] ''as [[Governor of Riziland|Governor]]'')
| [[Sotirian Democratic Party (Riziland)|{{color|#87CEEB|S}}]]
|successor = [[Vudzijena Nhema]]
| [[Conservative Party (Riziland)|{{color|#318CE7|C}}]]
|office2  = 3rd [[Chief Minister of Riziland]]
| [[Liberal Party (Riziland)|{{color|#FED86F|L}}]]
|term_start2 = 23 October, 1945
| [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland|{{color|#008000|M}}]]
|term_end2 = 2 December, 1946
|}
|president2 =
{| width=22% class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
|predecessor2 = [[Jean-Louis Milhaud]]
! width=1%|
|successor2 = ''position abolished'' (''himself as President'')
! width=16%|Party
|birthname    = Zophar Comfort Bohannon
! width=2%|Seats
|birth_date  = {{birth date|1895|11|29|df=y}}
! width=3%|+/-
|birth_place  = [[Port Fitzhubert]], [[Rwizikuru|Riziland]]
! White votes
|death_date  = {{death date and age|1971|7|23|1895|11|29|df=y}}
! width=3%|%
|death_place  = [[Morwall]], [[Estmere]]
! Native votes
|resting_place = [[Civic Cemetery, Port Fitzhubert|Civic Cemetery]]
! width=3%|%
|alma_mater  =
! Status
|nationality  = [[Estmere|Estmerish]] (1895-1946)<br>[[Rwizikuru|Rwizikuran]] (1946-1971)
|-
|profession  = {{wp|Solicitor}}, {{wp|politician}}
! style="background:#87CEEB; color:#87CEEB"|
|party        = [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]]
| {{nowrap|'''[[Sotirian Democratic Party (Riziland)|Sotirian Democratic Party]]'''}}
|otherparty  =
| '''5'''
|spouse      = TBD
| ''new''
|children    = 7
| 14,033
}}
| {{nowrap|5%}}
'''Zophar Comfort Bohannon''' (29 November, 1895 - 23 July, 1971) was a [[Rwizikuru|Rwizikuran]] politician who served as the final [[Chief Minister of Riziland|Chief Minister]] of the [[Rwizikuru#Colonization|Colony of Riziland]] and the first [[President of Rwizikuru]].
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|rowspan=3| '''Government'''
|-
! style="background:#318CE7; color:#318CE7"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Conservative Party (Riziland)|Conservative Party]]'''}}
| '''3'''
| ''new''
| '''188,604'''
| '''{{nowrap|71%}}'''
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! style="background:#FED86F; color:#FED86F"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Liberal Party (Riziland)|Liberal Party]]'''}}
| '''1'''
| ''new''
| 37,326
| {{nowrap|14%}}
| 89,145
| {{nowrap|20%}}
|-
! style="background:#008000; color:#008000"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]]'''}}
| '''7'''
| ''new''
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| '''312,008'''
| '''{{nowrap|70%}}'''
| {{nowrap|'''Official Opposition'''}}
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!16
!
!266,626
!100%
!445,726
!100%
!
|-
!colspan=4|Registered voters/turnout
|350,824
|76%
|795,683
|56%
!
|}</center>


Born to two Freemen parents in 1895, Zophar Bohannon was a bright student, which led to him studying at the [[University of Morwall]] to become a {{wp|solicitor}}. After being {{wp|called to the bar}} in 1919, he returned to Riziland to serve as a solicitor. He would serve until 1936, when he established the [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]], which would become the dominant party representing the [[Freemen]] community, and the dominant party advocating for "independence within the empire."
===1941===
<center>
{| style="width:50em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
|+ ↓
| style="background:#318CE7; width:31.2%; color:white;" | 5
| style="background:#87CEEB; width:12.5%; color:white;" | 2
| style="background:#008000; width:25.0%; color:white;" | 4
| style="background:#CE1127; width:18.7%; color:white;" | 3
| style="background:black; width:6.2%; color:white;" | 1
|-
| [[Conservative Party (Riziland)|{{color|#318CE7|C}}]]
| [[Sotirian Democratic Party (Riziland)|{{color|#87CEEB|S}}]]
| [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland|{{color|#008000|M}}]]
| [[Rwizikuran National Movement|{{color|#CE1127|R}}]]
| [[New National Party (Garambura)|{{color|black|N}}]]
|}
{| width=22% class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! width=1%|
! width=16%|Party
! width=2%|Seats
! width=3%|+/-
! White votes
! width=3%|%
! Native votes
! width=3%|%
! Status
|-
! style="background:#318CE7; color:#318CE7"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Conservative Party (Riziland)|Conservative Party]]'''}}
| '''5'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 2}}
| '''263,334'''
| '''{{nowrap|84%}}'''
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|rowspan=2| '''Government'''
|-
! style="background:#87CEEB; color:#87CEEB"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Sotirian Democratic Party (Riziland)|Sotirian Democratic Party]]'''}}
| '''2'''
| {{nowrap|{{decrease}} 3}}
| 12,494
| {{nowrap|4%}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
! style="background:#008000; color:#008000"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]]'''}}
| '''4'''
| {{nowrap|{{decrease}} 3}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| '''1,305,009'''
| '''{{nowrap|62%}}'''
| {{nowrap|'''Official Opposition'''}}
|-
! style="background:#CE1127; color:#CE1127"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Rwizikuran National Movement]]'''}}
| '''3'''
| ''new''
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| 631,456
| {{nowrap|30%}}
| {{nowrap|'''Third Party'''}}
|-
! style="background:black; color:black"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Garambura|New National Party]]'''}}
| '''1'''
| ''new''
| 37,194
| {{nowrap|12%}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{nowrap|'''Fourth Party'''}}
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!16
!
!313,022
!100%
!2,104,853
!100%
!
|-
!colspan=4|Registered voters/turnout
|345,780
|91%
|2,979,282
|71%
!
|}</center>


In 1945, he became Chief Minister following the formation of a coalition between the [[United Party]] and the Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland.
===1945===
<center>
{| style="width:50em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
|+ ↓
| style="background:#C247C2; width:31.2%; color:white;" | 5
| style="background:#008000; width:25.0%; color:white;" | 6
| style="background:black; width:6.2%; color:white;" | 3
| style="background:#CE1127; width:18.7%; color:white;" | 2
|-
| [[United Party (Rwizikuru)|{{color|#C247C2|U}}]]
| [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland|{{color|#008000|M}}]]
| [[New National Party (Garambura)|{{color|black|N}}]]
| [[Rwizikuran National Movement|{{color|#CE1127|R}}]]
|}
{| width=22% class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! width=1%|
! width=16%|Party
! width=2%|Seats
! width=3%|+/-
! White votes
! width=3%|%
! Native votes
! width=3%|%
! Status
|-
! style="background:#008000; color:#008000"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]]'''}}
| '''6'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| '''2,567,003'''
| '''{{nowrap|57%}}'''
|rowspan=2| '''Government'''
|-
! style="background:#C247C2; color:#C247C2"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[United Party (Rwizikuru)|United Party]]'''}}
| '''5'''
| {{nowrap|{{decrease}} 2}}
| '''206,935'''
| '''{{nowrap|59%}}'''
| 90,070
| {{nowrap|2%}}
|-
! style="background:black; color:black"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Garambura|New National Party]]'''}}
| '''3'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 2}}
| 112,236
| {{nowrap|32%}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{nowrap|'''Official Opposition'''}}
|-
! style="background:#CE1127; color:#CE1127"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Rwizikuran National Movement]]'''}}
| '''2'''
| {{nowrap|{{decrease}} 2}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| 1,621,265
| {{nowrap|36%}}
| {{nowrap|'''Third Party'''}}
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!16
!
!350,737
!100%
!4,503,515
!100%
!
|-
!colspan=4|Registered voters/turnout
|377,136
|93%
|6,169,198
|73%
!
|}</center>


==Early life==
==List of elections to the [[National Assembly (Rwizikuru)|National Assembly]] under the [[Rwizikuru#Republic|Republic of Rwizikuru]]==
Zophar Bohannon was born in [[Port Fitzhubert]] in 1895 to Bartholomew Bohannon, a Freeman civil servant, and to Humility Bohannon (nee Nisbet), a Freeman housewife who was the granddaughter of [[Cornelius Nisbet]], and the great-great-granddaughter of [[Milton Nisbet]], who was seen as the first leader of the [[Freemen]] community in [[Rwizikuru|Riziland]]. He was the fourth of six children, and the youngest son.
===1946===
<center>
{| style="width:50em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
|+ ↓
| style="background:#008000; width:62.0%; color:white;" | 93
| style="background:#CE1127; width:34.0%; color:white;"| 51
| style="background:#C247C2; width:4.0%; color:white;"| 6
|-
| [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland|{{color|#008000|M}}]]
| [[Rwizikuran National Movement|{{color|#CE1127|R}}]]
| [[United Party (Rwizikuru)|{{color|#C247C2|U}}]]
|}
{| width=22% class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! width=1%|
! width=16%|Party
! width=2%|Seats
! width=3%|+/-
! Votes
! width=3%|%
! Status
|-
! style="background:#008000; color:#008000"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]]'''}}
| '''93'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 87}}
| '''3,089,133'''
| '''{{nowrap|53%}}'''
| '''Government'''
|-
! style="background:#CE1127; color:#CE1127"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Rwizikuran National Movement]]'''}}
| '''51'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 49}}
| 2,273,136
| {{nowrap|39%}}
| {{nowrap|'''Official Opposition'''}}
|-
| style="background:#C247C2; color:#C247C2;"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[United Party (Rwizikuru)|United Party]]'''}}
| '''6'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 1}}
| 407,999
| {{nowrap|7%}}
|'''Third party'''
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!150
!
!5,828,553
!100%
!
|-
!colspan=4|Registered voters/turnout
|7,562,524
|77%
!
|}</center>


He was educated at the [[Charles Fitzhubert School]] from 1900 until 1906, when he began attending the [[Shungudzemwoyo Nhema Grammar School|James Parlow Grammar School]] (present day [[Shungudzemwoyo Nhema Grammar School]]). In grammar school, he was described as being "one of the best and brightest minds" in the entire colony, and thus was able to pass {{wp|sixth form}} in 1913.
===1950===
<center>
{| style="width:50em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
|+ ↓
| style="background:#008000; width:54.7%; color:white;" | 82
| style="background:#CE1127; width:45.3%; color:white;"| 68
|-
| [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland|{{color|#008000|M}}]]
| [[Rwizikuran National Movement|{{color|#CE1127|R}}]]
|}
{| width=22% class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! width=1%|
! width=16%|Party
! width=2%|Seats
! width=3%|+/-
! Votes
! width=3%|%
! Status
|-
! style="background:#008000; color:#008000"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]]'''}}
| '''82'''
| {{nowrap|{{decrease}} 11}}
| 2,286,199
| {{nowrap|46%}}
| '''Government'''
|-
! style="background:#CE1127; color:#CE1127"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Rwizikuran National Movement]]'''}}
| '''68'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 17}}
| '''2,534,699'''
| '''{{nowrap|51%}}'''
| {{nowrap|'''Official Opposition'''}}
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!150
!
!4,969,998
!100%
!
|-
!colspan=4|Registered voters/turnout
|7,308,820
|68%
!
|}</center>


After completing sixth form, and passing his exams, he headed to [[Morwall]], where he studied law at the [[University of Morwall]]. His tuition was paid by the Estmerish government as they wanted to "uplift native leaders." After gaining his {{wp|Bachelor of Laws}} in 1916, he would work as an {{wp|articled clerk}}, eventually being {{wp|called to the bar}} in 1919 to practice as {{wp|solicitor}}.
===1954===
<center>
{| style="width:50em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
|+ ↓
| style="background:#CE1127; width:90.0%; color:white;"| 135
| style="background:#008000; width:10.0%; color:white;" | 15
|-
| [[Rwizikuran National Movement|{{color|#CE1127|R}}]]
| [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland|{{color|#008000|M}}]]
|}
{| width=22% class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! width=1%|
! width=16%|Party
! width=2%|Seats
! width=3%|+/-
! Votes
! width=3%|%
! Status
|-
! style="background:#CE1127; color:#CE1127"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Rwizikuran National Movement]]'''}}
| '''135'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 67}}
| '''3,136,805'''
| '''{{nowrap|62%}}'''
| '''Government'''
|-
! style="background:#008000; color:#008000"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]]'''}}
| '''15'''
| {{nowrap|{{decrease}} 67}}
| 1,922,558
| {{nowrap|38%}}
| {{nowrap|'''Official Opposition'''}}
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!150
!
!5,059,363
!100%
!
|-
!colspan=4|Registered voters/turnout
|7,905,255
|64%
!
|}</center>


He would return to Riziland to work as a solicitor, with his "finest moment" being when he defended many of those arrested during the [[Port Fitzhubert riots, 1921|1921 race riots]] at Port Fitzhubert at the lower courts. The riots were "a watershed moment" for Bohannon, with Bohannon later saying that "from that point forward, I knew my true destiny: to uplift my Bahian kith and kin."
===1958===
<center>
{| style="width:50em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
|+ ↓
| style="background:grey; width:98.7%; color:white;"| 148
| style="background:#C0C0C0; width:1.3%; color:white;" | 2
|-
| [[Rwizikuran National Movement|{{color|grey|H}}]]
| {{wp|Independent politicians|{{color|#C0C0C0|K}}}}
|}
{| width=22% class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! width=1%|
! width=16%|Party
! width=2%|Seats
! width=3%|+/-
! Votes
! width=3%|%
! Status
|-
! style="background:grey; color:grey"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Rwizikuran National Movement|Pro-government independents]]'''}}
| '''148'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 13}}
| '''5,970,470'''
| '''{{nowrap|80%}}'''
| '''Government'''
|-
! style="background:#C0C0C0; color:#C0C0C0"|
| {{nowrap|'''{{wp|Independent politicians|Anti-government independents}}'''}}
| '''2'''
| {{nowrap|{{decrease}} 13}}
| 1,492,617
| {{nowrap|20%}}
| {{nowrap|'''Official Opposition'''}}
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!150
!
!7,463,087
!100%
!
|-
!colspan=4|Registered voters/turnout
|8,991,671
|83%
!
|}</center>


This was only strengthened during the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], when [[Gaullica]] occupied Riziland: Bohannon's older brother, Jedidiah, would end up resisting the Gaullican occupiers alongside many Freemen. Zophar Bohannon, while sympathetic to his brother, and believing that "the Gaullicans would chain us Freemen just like they did to our ancestors on [[Imagua]]," did not participate in violent resistance. Instead, he secretly funded resistance organisations, which in 1932 led to Bohannon's arrest by Gaullican forces.
===1962===
<center>
{| style="width:50em; font-weight:bold; text-align:center"
|+ ↓
| style="background:grey; width:100.0%; color:white;"| 150
|-
| [[Rwizikuran National Movement|{{color|grey|H}}]]
|}
{| width=22% class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
! width=1%|
! width=16%|Party
! width=2%|Seats
! width=3%|+/-
! Votes
! width=3%|%
! Status
|-
! style="background:grey; color:grey"|
| {{nowrap|'''[[Rwizikuran National Movement|Pro-government independents]]'''}}
| '''150'''
| {{nowrap|{{increase}} 2}}
| '''9,251,671'''
| '''{{nowrap|100%}}'''
| '''Government'''
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!150
!
!9,251,671
!100%
!
|-
!colspan=4|Registered voters/turnout
|9,251,671
|100%
!
|}</center>


==Political career==
==List of elections to the [[National Assembly (Rwizikuru)|National Assembly]] under the [[Rwizikuru|Kingdom of Rwizikuru]]==
===Early political career===
===2020===
After the end of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]] in 1935, Bohannon was released from prison, and he briefly returned to work as {{wp|solicitor}}. The following year, he left law behind, and entered politics, establishing the [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]] (MABIR) with [[Duncan Morrison]] with the aim of "self-governance and independence within the [[Estmere|Estmerish Empire]]."
 
In 1937, Estmere granted [[Rwizikuru#Self-government|self-government]] to the [[Rwizikuru|Colony of Riziland]], with the establishment of a [[Legislative Council (Riziland)|legislative council]] headed by a [[Chief Minister of Riziland|Chief Minister]]. Bohannon decided to run for a seat as a MABIR candidate on one of the eight seats allocated to "natives" in Riziland proper.
 
Zophar Bohannon would win a seat in the Legislative Council, as well as six other legislators from MABIR. However, they were sidelined by the [[Sotirian Democratic Party (Riziland)|Sotirian Democratic Party]] and [[Conservative Party (Riziland)|Conservatives]], who together with [[Archibald Sinclair]] from the [[Liberal Party (Riziland)|Riziland]], were able to form a coalition government. However, as Leader of the Official Opposition, Zophar Bohannon would become one of the more dominant figures within the Legislative Council, wishing for "inclusion of the native majority at the seat of government," and criticising Sinclair for "his efforts to tie himself to the whites, when he should uplift our fellow blacks."
 
By 1941, however, Bohannon faced a challenge from [[Samhuri Ngonidzashe]] of the [[Rwizikuran National Movement]] from the left, with Ngonidzashe campaigning on "immediate independence" and attacking the Freemen for "their collaboration with the northerners." Despite these challenges, Bohannon was able to win his seat with relative ease, although MABIR fell from 7 to 4 seats.
 
As the SDP and Conservatives were unwilling to form a coalition with the [[Garambura|New National Party]], and there would be a tie if the existing coalition were maintained (albeit with the Conservatives as the senior partner), MABIR was approached to join the coalition. Zophar Bohannon refused, but offered to support the government in "matters of {{wp|supply and confidence}}." This allowed for the coalition to stay intact.
 
During his second term at the Legislative Council, Zophar Bohannon supported Riziland's entry into the [[Solarian War]], supported giving {{wp|Shona language|weRwizi}} co-official status to {{wp|English language|Estmerish}} and {{wp|French language|Gaullican}}, but did not support {{wp|universal healthcare}}, saying that "having free healthcare would mean there would be no funding, which would lead to our hospitals falling into neglect." In 1945, when the SDP and the Conservatives merged to form the [[United Party (Riziland)|United Party]], Zophar Bohannon expressed concerns that "the whites are banding together to protect their privileges and halt any chance for a regime friendly to [[Estmere]]."
 
The following year, elections were held, which saw MABIR win six seats, while the United Party won five. As the United Party viewed the New National Party as being too far to the right, and MABIR viewed the Rwizikuran National Movement as being too far to the left, both parties formed a "grand coalition" which would shape Rwizikuran politics for the next several years.
 
===Chief Minister===
On 23 October, 1945, Zophar Bohannon became the third [[Chief Minister of Riziland]] as a result of the agreement between [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland|MABIR]] and the [[United Party (Riziland)|United Party]], succeeding [[Jean-Louis Milhaud]]. The agreement sought to ensure that "the rights of the [[Murungu (Rwizikuru)|varungu]] shall be respected in the post-independence period," and that they would be able to stay in an independent Riziland.
 
His priority as Chief Minister was to focus on ensuring that the mandates of [[Mabifia|Kigomba]] and [[East Riziland]] were to be integrated into "an independent Riziland," and to oversee a "seamless transition to independence." Thus, he began drafting a [[Constitution of Rwizikuru, 1946|constitution]], as he anticipated that Estmere would "be more than willing to end its committment to Riziland," and sought to establish an "outpost of democracy in [[Bahia]]."
 
In 1946, the [[Community of Nations]] agreed to attach the mandates of Kigomba and East Riziland to an independent Riziland, while Estmere began preparations to give independence to Riziland. In a nod to the [[Rwizikuran National Movement]], he chose to rename Riziland to Rwizikuru, even as he sought to ensure that Rwizikuru would be "not a {{wp|Shona people|Rwizi}} Rwizikuru, but a Rwizikuran Rwizikuru." Thus, over the summer, as the finishing touches were made to the constitution, Bohannon began to prepare for its post-independence future.
 
On 26 August, 1946, he presented the finished constitution to a vote in the [[Legislative Council (Riziland)|Legislative Council]]. After it passed with eleven votes in favour to three against, with the two legislators from the Rwizikuran National Movement abstaining, Zophar Bohannon scheduled elections for 24 September, and dissolved the Legislative Council ''{{wp|sine die}}''.
 
Thus, Zophar Bohannon would run against [[Samhuri Ngonidzashe]] of the Rwizikuran National Movement, while in an effort to be conciliatory to the varungu community, he appointed [[Alistair Perry]], the erstwhile leader of the United Party, as his running mate. While Samhuri Ngonidzashe campaigned on constructing a "{{wp|African socialism|socialist Rwizikuru in accordance with Bahian traditions}}," Zophar Bohannon campaigned on "building upon Rwizikuru's prosperity for the good of all Rwizikurans."
 
His efforts to appeal to minority communities who felt threatened by Ngonidzashe's "veRwizi chauvinism" meant that on election day, MABIR won 93 of the 150 seats in the [[National Assembly (Rwizikuru)|National Assembly]], while Bohannon himself won the [[President of Rwizikuru|Presidency]] with 53% of the vote.
 
Thus, in the next two months, Zophar Bohannon prepared for the independence celebrations, while simultaneously appealing to the [[Freemen]], [[Mirites]], and varungu to "give Rwizikuru a chance," as he feared that their exodus could lead to Rwizikuru "being set up to fail." Most of these communities heeded Bohannon's call.
 
===Presidency===
[[File:Bezoek_President_van_Liberia_aan_de_Hoogovens_te_IJmuiden,_Bestanddeelnr_908-0982.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Zophar Bohannon visiting [[Hennehouwe]], 1951]]
On 2 December, 1946, Zophar Bohannon was sworn in as the first [[President of Rwizikuru]], succeeding outgoing [[Governor of Riziland|Governor]] [[Percy Argall]]. Later that day, he opened the [[National Assembly (Rwizikuru)|National Assembly]] for the first time in [[Port Fitzhubert]], declaring his intention to create a "Rwizikuran Rwizikuru, not a Rwizi Rwizikuru."
 
Zophar Bohannon's main priority was to construct infrastructure "to deepen the connections between the [[Rwizikuru#Administrative divisions|districts]] of [[Yekumavirira]] and [[East Riziland]] with the rest of Rwizikuru," with his idea being the construction of a {{wp|motorway}} to connect [[Port Vaugeois]] (in present-day [[Mabifia]]) with [[Sainte-Germaine]] (present-day [[Mambiza]], [[Garambura]]). Another of his key priorities was to "incorporate all Rwizikurans into the Rwizikuran fabric," with much of his efforts focusing on encouraging [[Freemen]], [[Mirites]], and [[Murungu (Rwizikuru)|varungu]] to "contribute to Rwizikuran society."
 
However, from the start, he faced opposition to his rule, particularly in Yekumavirira, where [[Alai Abyodu Tsalar]] started the [[Yekumavirira Liberation Movement]], with the aim of giving Yekumavirira increased autonomy. Zophar Bohannon initially opposed Tsalar's demands, particularly as he feared that acquiesing to these demands "would lead to the unraveling of the Rwizikuran nation."
 
In 1950, Bohannon was re-elected for a second term, although only winning with 51% of the vote to [[Samhuri Ngonidzashe]]'s 47%. However, the [[Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland]] was still able to maintain control over the National Assembly. This allowed for Zophar Bohannon to continue with his agenda.
 
In 1951, he made an agreement with Tsalar that guaranteed that {{wp|Kinyarwanda language|Kirobyi}} would be used as a language of instruction at infant schools in Yekumavirira. The following year, Zophar Bohannon would open the first section of the Mugwagwa from Sainte-Germaine to [[Port Graham]] via Port Fitzhubert.
 
(TBC)
 
==Personal life==
===Family===
===Religion===
Zophar Bohannon was baptized in the [[Embrian Communion]], with his name coming from the {{wp|Old Testament}}, which means ''rising early''. He was outwardly devout, with Bohannon making a point to attend "every service" since he was a child, and following the traditions within the Embrian Communion.
 
However, Zophar Bohannon was from the early 1920s onward, heavily involved in the [[Sapientianism|Sapientianist]] movement, with Zophar Bohannon having been documented as attending jungle lounges in both [[Port Fitzhubert]], and later, [[Morwall]], on a regular basis. According to a fellow member, Zophar Bohannon "believed in reincarnation," and sought to become a [[Sapientianism#Fangolii|Fangolii]], although Bohannon "only joined because as he rose to the upper echelon, he felt the need to join the movement."

Revision as of 00:38, 13 May 2021

List of elections to the Legislative Council

1937

↓
5 3 1 7
S C L M
Party Seats +/- White votes % Native votes % Status
Sotirian Democratic Party 5 new 14,033 5% N/A N/A Government
Conservative Party 3 new 188,604 71% N/A N/A
Liberal Party 1 new 37,326 14% 89,145 20%
Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland 7 new N/A N/A 312,008 70% Official Opposition
Total 16 266,626 100% 445,726 100%
Registered voters/turnout 350,824 76% 795,683 56%

1941

↓
5 2 4 3 1
C S M R N
Party Seats +/- White votes % Native votes % Status
Conservative Party 5 Increase 2 263,334 84% N/A N/A Government
Sotirian Democratic Party 2 Decrease 3 12,494 4% N/A N/A
Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland 4 Decrease 3 N/A N/A 1,305,009 62% Official Opposition
Rwizikuran National Movement 3 new N/A N/A 631,456 30% Third Party
New National Party 1 new 37,194 12% N/A N/A Fourth Party
Total 16 313,022 100% 2,104,853 100%
Registered voters/turnout 345,780 91% 2,979,282 71%

1945

↓
5 6 3 2
U M N R
Party Seats +/- White votes % Native votes % Status
Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland 6 Increase 2 N/A N/A 2,567,003 57% Government
United Party 5 Decrease 2 206,935 59% 90,070 2%
New National Party 3 Increase 2 112,236 32% N/A N/A Official Opposition
Rwizikuran National Movement 2 Decrease 2 N/A N/A 1,621,265 36% Third Party
Total 16 350,737 100% 4,503,515 100%
Registered voters/turnout 377,136 93% 6,169,198 73%

List of elections to the National Assembly under the Republic of Rwizikuru

1946

↓
93 51 6
M R U
Party Seats +/- Votes % Status
Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland 93 Increase 87 3,089,133 53% Government
Rwizikuran National Movement 51 Increase 49 2,273,136 39% Official Opposition
United Party 6 Increase 1 407,999 7% Third party
Total 150 5,828,553 100%
Registered voters/turnout 7,562,524 77%

1950

↓
82 68
M R
Party Seats +/- Votes % Status
Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland 82 Decrease 11 2,286,199 46% Government
Rwizikuran National Movement 68 Increase 17 2,534,699 51% Official Opposition
Total 150 4,969,998 100%
Registered voters/turnout 7,308,820 68%

1954

↓
135 15
R M
Party Seats +/- Votes % Status
Rwizikuran National Movement 135 Increase 67 3,136,805 62% Government
Movement for the Advancement of Bahians in Riziland 15 Decrease 67 1,922,558 38% Official Opposition
Total 150 5,059,363 100%
Registered voters/turnout 7,905,255 64%

1958

↓
148 2
H K
Party Seats +/- Votes % Status
Pro-government independents 148 Increase 13 5,970,470 80% Government
Anti-government independents 2 Decrease 13 1,492,617 20% Official Opposition
Total 150 7,463,087 100%
Registered voters/turnout 8,991,671 83%

1962

↓
150
H
Party Seats +/- Votes % Status
Pro-government independents 150 Increase 2 9,251,671 100% Government
Total 150 9,251,671 100%
Registered voters/turnout 9,251,671 100%

List of elections to the National Assembly under the Kingdom of Rwizikuru

2020

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