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'''Caelan MacRory''' (August 14, 1900 - August 13, 1971) was a the 4th[[Ceannaire of Gjorka]] from 1958 to 1971 during the [[Second Gjorkan Republic]]. MacRory's tenure as Ceannaire is considered one of repression. He backpedaled on many of the reforms implemented by his predecessor, [[Eli Mannion]], instituted a national draft to [[Gjorkan Resistance|help fight the resistance against his regime]], and re-authorized the use of deadly force for police officers. His reign as Ceannaire is seen as the biggest contributor to anti-regime sentiment that ultimately led to the [[Black Revolution]].  
 
'''Caelan MacRory''' (August 14, 1900 - August 13, 1971) was a the 4th[[Ceannaire of Gjorka]] from 1958 to 1971 during the [[Second Gjorkan Republic]]. MacRory's tenure as Ceannaire is considered one of repression. He backpedaled on many of the reforms implemented by his predecessor, [[Eli Mannion]], instituted a national draft to [[Gjorkan Resistance|help fight the resistance against his regime]], and re-authorized the use of deadly force for police officers. His reign as Ceannaire is seen as the biggest contributor to anti-regime sentiment that ultimately led to the [[Black Revolution]].  
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MacRoy was born in [[Dundalk]] in 1900 to poor farmers just outside of the town. In 1919 during the [[Second Gjorkan Civil War]], [[Gjorkan Revolutionary Government|Revolutionaries]] managed to capture Dundalk. While MacRoy claimed he willingly joined the [[Revolutionary Army (Gjorka)|Revolutionary Army]], testimonial from surviving soldiers and townspeople indicate he was abducted by the Army to serve in the war. MacRoy never saw combat during the war, but participated in supression attacks against remaining socialist groups in [[Éamon de Valera]]'s [[Gjorkan Resistance#War Against Socialism (1919-1923)|"War Against Socialism"]]. As he served in the Army, he steadily rose in the ranks, being known for his brutality towards Resistance members which impressed Ceannaire [[Ciara de Valera]] who made MacRory [[General of the Special Forces (Gjorka)|General of the Special Forces]] in 1949. When Eli Mannion rose to power later that year, MacRory became a critic of his within government circles. Following Mannion's disastrous defeat against the [[Gjorkan Republican Army]], allowing the group to briefly control [[Elkton]], MacRoy formed a Junta of Anti-Mannion generals who succesfully pressured Mannion in resigning in 1958. The group quickly nominated MacRoy to be their leader, and he took power the same day.
 
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Immediately upon becoming Ceannaire, MacRoy reversed many of Mannion's reforms. MacRoy made all unions illegal, re-implement random searches of houses, and fired many of the bureaucrats he had appointed into the Army. However, MacRoy was unable to complete a full purge of the army given under Mannion the army had grown incredibly corrupt. Despite his attempts to crackdown heavily on resistance attacks, military officers were very easily bribed by the resistance to look the other way towards their activities. This corruption was never rooted out by MacRoy, and towards the later half of his tenure even increased, and was crucial reason for the revolutionaries success in the Gjorkan Resistance. As MacRoy aged he his grip on power. By 1965, many of generals were refusing to execute his orders due to their brutality, and were even acting against him. Ultimately it resulted in a soft coup, whereas by 1967 MacRoy was little more than a figurehead resigned to the Palace of Gjorka, while his Generals established warlord like cliques over the country. In 1971, MacRoy died of a stroke at the age of 71. His death resulted in political turmoil, including a [[1971 Gjorkan coup d'état|coup]], that resulted in the overthrow of the dictatorship in the [[Black Revolution]].
 
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== Early Life ==
 
== Early Life ==

Revision as of 19:36, 3 July 2023

Caelan MacRory
CaelenMcDonalds.jpeg
MacRoy in 1965
Ceannaire of Gjorka
In office
January 18, 1958 – August 13, 1971
Preceded byEli Mannion
Succeeded byAustin Tannerburg
Personal details
Born(1900-08-14)August 14, 1900
Dundalk, Gjorka
DiedAugust 13, 1972(1972-08-13) (aged 71)
Gjorka City, Gjorka
Cause of deathStroke
Spouse(s)
ProfessionMilitary officer, Politician
Military service
Allegiance Gjorkan Revolutionary Government
Second Gjorkan Republic
Branch/service Revolutionary Army
 Gjorkan Ground Forces
Years of service1919 (Revolutionary Army)
1919-1971 (Second Republic)
RankPrivate (Revolutionary Army)
Supreme Marshal (Second Republic)

Caelan MacRory (August 14, 1900 - August 13, 1971) was a the 4thCeannaire of Gjorka from 1958 to 1971 during the Second Gjorkan Republic. MacRory's tenure as Ceannaire is considered one of repression. He backpedaled on many of the reforms implemented by his predecessor, Eli Mannion, instituted a national draft to help fight the resistance against his regime, and re-authorized the use of deadly force for police officers. His reign as Ceannaire is seen as the biggest contributor to anti-regime sentiment that ultimately led to the Black Revolution.

Early Life

Military Service

Second Republic

Presidency

Death

Legacy

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