List of Amand Presidents

The President of the Amand Federal Republic is the head of state and Commander-in-Chief of Amandine. The elected official may run for a maximum of three terms, six years each, and performs both enumerated and informal duties for the federal government's Executive Branch.

Officially established in 1835 after the formation of the Federal Republic, the Amand presidency traces back to the nation's inception in 1808. Originally outlined under the Confederal Articles, the Republic of Amandine's Executive Branch was deliberately limited, especially when compared to the Legislative. The Republic's first President, Charles Léopold Belmont, set up precedent for the position. Despite having few enumerated powers in the nation's constitution, President Belmont and his successors acted as the ceremonial and foreign figurehead of Amandine with a deciding vote in Congress (in cases of ties). Over time, however, the President's position in government expanded. Augustin Olivier III, the Republic's third President, is largely considered the architect of the Presidency. Throughout his position, President Olivier III normalized the use of executive orders and vetoes against Congressional action. While he often came into conflict with the other branches and was stripped of certain powers, Augustin helped establish the Confederation of Southern Marceaunia as a means to grow the President's position over the nation and continent. Under the Republic, three Presidents took office.

The Confederation of Southern Marceaunia originally maintained the imbalance between the Executive and Legislature, later expanding the position by the onset of the First Continental War (1831-1836). As President Olivier III hoped, a larger confederation of states naturally gave the national government more influence over the affairs of the country. Even then, the government was still limited to a significant extend, exhausterbating the tensions between the Confederation and individual states. The First Continental War saw the rise of the first President General, Ferdinand Alban, who was appointed in 1833 to re-assert the Confederation against the Federal and separatist factions. Alban, a unpopular demagogue, was informally deposed by the Federalists in 1835, but was officially arrested for treason against the newly created Federal Republic upon the Treaty of Anne-Marie in 1836. Three Presidents took office under the Confederation of Southern Marceaunia.

Since its formation in 1835, twenty one Presidents have served the Federal Republic. After orchestrating the Federal Republic's creation, Arthur Laurence was likely to be unanimously voted in, but abdicated from the position on his own accords. Today, Simone Lachance is the nation's Commander-in-Chief, being elected to the position in 2016. President Lachance made history as the first female Amand President. Despite terms lasting six years, President Georges Rudolph held the position for the shortest duration after fatally suffering from pneumonia. Contrastingly, Edgar Germain II and Henri Philippe both served for the longest and have been the only to win three terms. The Constitution was amended in 1894 to prevent President Germain II from running for a fourth successive term under the anti-establishment Les Nouveaux Pères political party.

Two Presidents have died while holding office (Jacques Marchand and Georges Rudolph), while three Presidents have been impeached with only one of them resigning (Claude-Boniface Louis, Charles Perrin, and Paul Thomas). Jacques Marchand was assassinated one year after winning his re-election bid in 1860 after giving a speech to his supporters. Georges Rudolph passed away after recurring heart complications worsened. In 1903, Claude-Boniface Louis was impeached for embezzling funds, killing his chances of being re-elected despite avoiding removal. Charles Perrin was impeached for crimes undermining the election process and resigned four years into his first term. Paul Thomas was impeached for financial crimes, but was not removed and successfully campaigned for a second term.

Presidents under the Republic

Presidency		President		Party		Election	Prime Minister
1	10 March 1808 – 4 January 1812		Charles Belmont		Unaffiliated	1808	Vacant throughout presidency
2	4 January 1812 – 4 January 1816		Jacques Gérald		Parti National	1812	Vacant throughout presidency
3	5 January 1816 – 17 January 1819		Augustin Olivier III		L'Union	1816	Vacant throughout presidency

Presidents under the Confederation of Southern Marceaunia

Presidency		President		Party		Election	Prime Minister
3	17 January 1819 – 27 September 1824		Augustin Olivier III		L'Union	1820	Urbain Laurent
4	27 September 1824 – 11 April 1833		Jean-Baptiste Charlot		Parti National	1824	Baudouin Labelle
						1828
5	11 April 1833 – 26 July 1836		Ferdinand Alban		Parti National		Charles Deforest Antonin Janvier

Presidents under the re-established Republic

Presidency		President		Party		Election	Prime Minister
6	15 October 1833 – 10 November 1835		Arthur Laurence		État parti		Patrick Robin

Presidents under the Federal Republic

Presidency		President		Party		Election	Prime Minister
6	9 September 1835 – 10 December 1836		Arthur Laurence		Belmontists		Edgar Germain
7	10 December 1836 – 10 December 1848		Edgar Germain		Unionist Party	1836	Jeannot Pascal Christophe Tasse
						1842
8	10 December 1848 – 10 December 1854		Charles Roussel		Unionist Party	1848	Christophe Tasse Maxime Beauchêne
9	10 December 1854 – 10 December 1861		Jacques Bellegarde		Contractarian Party	1854	Gustave Renée
						1860
10	2 February 1861 – 1 September 1872		Gustave Renée		Parti Constitutionnel		Francis Archibald
						1866
11	2 February 1872 – 2 February 1878		Sylvain M. Charron		Parti Fédéraliste	1872	Robin Emmanuel Georges Rudolph
12	2 February 1878 – 8 March 1896		Edgar Germain II		Parti Constitutionnel	1878	Arthur Marie Benjamin Mercier
						1884
					Les Nouveaux Pères
						1890
13	8 March 1896 – 30 June 1897		Georges Rudolph		Les Nouveaux Pères	1896	Claude Boniface-Louis
14	30 June 1897 – 8 March 1902		Claude Boniface-Louis		Les Nouveaux Pères		Julien Samuel
15	8 March 1902 – 8 March 1908		Jean-Luc Faucher		Parti Fédéraliste	1902	Florentin Adélard
16	8 March 1908 – 8 March 1920		Honoré Beauchêne		Parti Constitutionnel	1908	Aaron Sacha
						1914
17	8 March 1920 – 8 March 1932		Jacques Paul Duchamp		Parti Fédéraliste	1920	Fredérick Lyon
						1926
18	8 March 1932 – 4 January 1950		Henri Philippe		Parti Fédéraliste	1932	Sylvestre Garnier Aldéric Moreau Emmanuel Florence
						1938
					Parti Fédéraliste
						1944
19	4 January 1950 – 4 January 1956		Alexandre Royer		Parti Conservateur	1950	Alfred Xavier
20	4 January 1956 – 11 May 1960		Charles Perrin		Parti Fédéraliste	1956	Alain Duchamp
21	11 May 1960 – 4 January 1968	[[File:|160px]]	Alain Duchamp		Parti Conservateur	1962	Dominique Martel
						1968
22	4 January 1974 – 4 January 1980	[[File:|160px]]	Benjamin Chevalier		Parti Conservateur	1974	Camille Page
23	4 January 1980 – 4 January 1992		Matthieu Richard		Les Démocrates Libéraux	1980	Dominique Martel
						1986
24	4 January 1992 – 4 January 2004		Yves Larue		PSD	1992	Robert Roussel
						1998
25	4 January 2004 – 4 January 2016		Paul Thomas		PSD	2004	Gabriel Lane
						2010
26	4 January 2016 – incumbent		Simone Lachance		Parti Conservateur	2016	César Perrault