Antoine Ferdinand
Leader of the Hesperic People Antoine Ferdinand | |
|---|---|
 Ferdinand c. 1941 | |
| Prime Minister of Hesperia | |
| In office 1 December 1918 – 4 February 1924 | |
| Monarch | Louis X |
| Deputy | Lionel Lièvremont |
| Preceded by | Arsène Chardin |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Director of the Fasciste | |
| In office 19 June, 1924 – 28 April, 1943 | |
| Deputy | Joseph Chél |
| Preceded by | Position estalished |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Chél |
| Director of the Hesperic League | |
| In office 1 August, 1932 – 28 April, 1943 | |
| Deputy | Joseph Chél |
| Preceded by | Position estalished |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Chél |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoine Ferdinand 14 September 1888 Malleux, Kingdom of Hesperia |
| Died | 28 April 1943 (54 yrs. old) Caroline Hill, Ouestewarde, Kingdom of Hesperia |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Resting place | Caroline Hill, Ouestewarde, Kingdom of Hesperia |
| Nationality | Hesperic |
| Political party | Popular Movement of the Fasciste |
| Spouse | Gwenaëlle Gaumont |
| Children | Jean-Charles Duchemin de Ferdinand |
| Alma mater | University of Malleux-Leon |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Hesperia |
| Years of service | 1913-1915 |
Antoine Ferdinand (14 September, 1888 - 28 April, 1943) who was Director of the Hesperic League from its founding in 1932 until he was executed in 1943. As such, he was the most prominent of Hesperic fascist that were active after the War of Vozhsk Independence. Ferdinand managed to collaborate with Louwrens van Geuzendam's government, and created various supply roads in order to bypass Royalist areas. He held the nominal title of Director of the Fasciste after 1932 after he and his coterie founded the Hesperic League. After the Hesperic Civil War came to a close, he was captured and killed.
He was also Prime Minister of Hesperia from 1918 until 1924, and was in serious dissent with the Royalist government so much as to depose him 6 years later.
Early life
Ferdinand was born in 1888 in an unkempt slum near Malleux, in the northern part of Hesperia, which was the capital at the time. His father was an elementary school teacher and his mother had stayed unemployed. He left secondary school, and applied in the army shortly after. He became an editor for a daily conservative newspaper - who was presiding over the New Democratic Party by 1900. After ending his university education at Malleux-Leon, he would continue writing for various different tabloids.
He became fervently political in 1909 after seeing "failures in the monarchy" and entered a position of anti-monarchist overt nationalism. He formed a nationalist committee in 1911, but kept it as a pressure group in case they were outed as being an enemy of the state due to tight restrictions on freedom of speech. However, after being involved in organised protests from rebel groups he was imprisoned for six months for "attempting to overthrow Hesperia". After being released in March 1912, he would begin trying to enlist in the army, and eventually was able to enlist despite his stained past.
While in the armed forces he spoke for an armed conflict with Atmora as he wanted to secure Halkeginia, and this would coincide with his nationalist rhetorict that would lead him. He left the army in 1915, and continued speaking out against the royalist government.
Rise to power and office
In 1915 he joined forces with the National Conservative Party and rose the ranks, becoming Deputy Chairman of the Party. To keep his roles he would keep his republicanism silent, and allowed the Royal Prerogative to go through with certain. In the 1917 party leadership elections, he became Chairman and successfully stood and won the 1918 general election, and he appointed Lionel Liévremont as his deputy. His socialist opponent, Henri Rubien had organised strikes calling the election results "fabricated", which were met with swift destruction by the new government.
He began exerting his republican sentiment, which angered the monarchy. In 1919 an assassination attempt on Ferdinand was made.
Becoming director and civil war era
In 1924, after leaving office, he took part and several putsches. He declared himself Director of the Fasciste in 1924, and continued to riot against the government with his Blackshirts until 1932. In 1932, he became Director of the Hesperic League and made Chél his deputy. In 1940, he attempted to ally with Atmoran forces. Royalists would continue to force his army to retreat.
Death
Operation Rachat in 1943 resulted in the capturing of Ferdinand, and he was executed by firing squad on the 28th of April 1943.