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His Excellency Brigadier General

Augustus Young
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Young in June 2021.
16th President of Sequoyah
Assumed office
6 December 2020[note 1]
Provisional President until 21 May 2022
Serving with Rushing Waters (from 2022)
Vice PresidentPosition vacant (until 2022)
Ernesto Castro Aldana (from 2022)
Preceded byWilliam Adama (provisional)
Personal details
Born
Augustus Young

(1987-08-15) 15 August 1987 (age 36)
Freemont, Sequoyah
Political partyIndependent
OccupationMilitary officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance Sequoyah
Branch/service Sequoyan Army
Years of service2009–present
RankBrigadier General[note 2]
Commands
Battles/warsSequoyan Frontier Wars
Lyoan conflict (POW)
Sequoyan Civil War

Augustus Young (Sequoyan: ᎦᎶᏂ ᎠᏲᎵ; transliterated as: Galoni Ayoli; born 15 August 1987) is a Sequoyan military officer and politician who currently serves as the provisional president of Sequoyah and the leader of the Reorganized Constitutional Government of the Republic of Sequoyah, the CODECO-backed government of Sequoyah.

A military officer in the Sequoyan Army, Young was given the command of the Sequoyan Volunteer Battalion in April 2020 which was sent by the Sequoyan government to assist the Lyoan government during the Lyoan conflict. He and his entire unit, however, were taken as prisoners of war by the Lyoan government in May 2020 after the Sequoyan government legalized slavery.

After the start of the Sequoyan Civil War and the intervention by the CODECO Mission in Sequoyah (COMISEQ), Young was selected and installed by the COMISEQ as the provisional president of Sequoyah. Young and interim President William Adama contested the presidency until January 2021 when Adama was forced to resign by COMISEQ forces.

Young has since been referred to as a puppet of COMISEQ[1] and his presidency started out very unpopular among Sequoyans, however, he has improved his image and approval with his policies, political and electoral reforms, and infrastructure projects.

Early life

Augustus Young was born in Freemont, Sequoyah, on 15 August 1987.

Military career

Young joined the Sequoyan Army in 2009 at the age of 22 as an officer. During his military career, he saw service during the Sequoyan Frontier Wars.

In mid-April 2020, the Sequoyan government sent a military unit of 500 soldiers under the command of Young to fight for the government of Lyoa against the Lyoan Revolutionary Command Council (LRCC) during the Lyoan conflict,[2] with the unit beginning to engage LRCC militias in the province of Kazima on 19 April 2020.[3] In late-April 2020, however, the Sequoyan government legalized slavery, and as a result, the Lyoan government arrested the entire unit of Sequoyans, including Young, on 2 May 2020.[4]

President of Sequoyah

Appointment to the presidency

In June 2020, President Odysseus Stanford resigned due to continued controversy about the legalization of slavery and ongoing racial violence in the country between Sequoyans and Natives. He was succeeded by Admiral William Adama as interim president and scheduled elections for October 2020. In the election, Brigadier General Edward Calhoun defeated Ulysses Lincoln, the Territorial Governor of New Austin,[5] however, Adama annulled the results of the election and had Calhoun arrested on 27 November 2020.[6]

On 6 December 2020, the Cooperation and Development Coalition declared the formation of the CODECO Mission in Sequoyah (COMISEQ) and launched a military intervention in the country as the Sequoyan Civil War began between supporters of Adama and supporters of Calhoun.[7] Young, who was still in Lyoan custody, accepted CODECO's offer as serving as the provisional president of Sequoyah, and CODECO proclaimed Young as provisional president the day following the intervention's announcement.[8] Lincoln was initially offered to serve as provisional president, however, he declined and swore his allegiance to Adama.

CODECO issued a final ultimatum to Adama on 16 December 2020 that he must resign from the presidency no later than 25 December 2020, when he initially promised to do so after Calhoun's victory in the October 2020 election.[9] The ultimatum stated that Adama had to recognize Young as president,[9] however, Adama rejected the ultimatum. On 26 December 2020, Augusto Cabañeras Gutiérrez, the minister of defense of Creeperopolis, announced that Adama had been deposed as the deadline of the ultimatum has passed and he proclaimed Young as provisional president of Sequoyah.[10] Young and Adama both claimed to be president of Sequoyah until 4 January 2021, when Adama ordered his soldiers to surrender and accepted Young as the president of Sequoyah, securing both Young and CODECO total control of the Sequoyan government.[11]

Ending the civil war

On 26 January 2021, a crowd of protestors gathered in Nueva Vegas outside of a barracks where Lyoan soldiers were stationed, protesting the CODECO occupation of the Sequoyah and the presidency of Young, which the crowd declared was an illegitimate president and a puppet of CODECO.[12] Lyoan soldiers mobilized to disperse the protestors, and after the crowd began charing at the soldiers, several Lyoan soldiers began firing into the crowd, killing and injuring many.[13] Lyoan Major Kakule Ngongo issued a statement regarding the incident,[14] which is now known as the Hamlin Avenue Massacre during which 17 people were killed and 23 more were injured.[15] Later that day, Young released a statement regarding the massacre, reading:

We are saddened by the loss of life in Nueva Vegas. The Sequoyan Government is committed to investigating the incident and ensuring other losses of life are prevented. We reaffirm our commitment to ensuring the long-term success of COMISEQ and are devoted to stability and peace in the region. We will be working in concert with COMISEQ leaders to prevent further violence.

— Provisional President Augustus Young, 26 January 2021[16]

A poll conducted by Radio Nueva Vegas and released the day after the massacre found that 65 percent of respondents disapproved of Young's presidency, with only 31 percent approving of his administration.[17] The poll also found that 71 percent of respondents disapproved of CODECO's military occupation and 87 percent disapproved on how the Lyoan soldiers handled the events in Nueva Vegas the day prior.[17]

Young took command of a Sequoyan army, numbering 12,000 soldiers,[1] outside of San Juan Diego, the final Calhounist major stronghold in Sequoyah, in early-February 2021.[18] The city fell to Young's forces on 15 February 2021.[19] He issued a proclamation stating that any remaining Calhounist forces would be granted amnesty if they surrender and pledge their loyalty to his new government.[19] Additionally, he called for the Terraconserva Council of Nations (TCN) and COMISEQ forces to deploy medical supplies and peacekeepers to San Juan Diego.[19]

On 18 February 2021, Young announced that entered talks with the Creeperian government and the Unión Pacífico railroad for the possibility of connecting the railroads of Sequoyah and Creeperopolis from Arapaho to Castilliano.[20] The planned expansion was a "key part" of Young's plan to "modernize Sequoyah within 20 years."[20] The proposed expansion was criticized by several Native leaders.[20]

On 21 May 2021, Young declared victory over the Calhounist forces after the last major Calhounist force surrendered earlier that day. Young also extended his provisional presidency by a year, granting himself supreme power over the law and effectively ruling the country by decree, establishing a de facto military dictatorship.[21]

Post-civil war administration

On 24 May 2021, Young announced that CODECO would grant Sequoyah a ₵5 billion credit loan which would be used to "[improve] infrastructure, [build] a hydroelectric dam, solar panels, [and] running water systems, and [the] updating [of] Sequoyan oil infrastructure to bring it up to code with TCN requirements."[22] Young stated that the loan was the first step in building a "modern, mechanized Sequoyah," in what he calls the Sequoyan Economic Adjustment Program.[22] Despite protests from some Native leaders and activists, citing the new projects would lead to the destruction of Native land, Young continued with the loan and expressed interest in contracting the Creeperian construction firm Expanding For You (EXPATI) in helping complete the planned projects.[22]

On 1 May 2022, Young defeated Rhett House in the 2022 Sequoyan white presidential election, winning 253,214 votes to Rhett's 226,201 votes.[23]

Personal life

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Young's presidency was disputed with interim President William Adama from 6 December 2020 until Adama's resignation on 4 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Young held the rank of Captain at the time he took office as president, but later promoted himself to Brigadier General during his presidency.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Young in Command of 12,000 Soldiers Outside of San Juan Diego" (in Sequoyan). San Juan Diego, Sequoyah. 2 February 2021. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ Ngutu, Joseph (16 April 2020). "Sequoyah Send 500 Soldiers to Assist Lyoan Government". tigera1news.org.ly (in Jackian). Tigera 1 News. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ Ngutu, Joseph (19 April 2020). "Actions of 19 April 2020". tigera1news.org.ly (in Jackian). Tigera 1 News. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ Ngutu, Joseph (2 May 2020). "Arrest of Sequoyan Armed Contingent in Lyoa". tigera1news.org.ly (in Jackian). Tigera 1 News. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ "The Results of the October 2020 Sequoyan Presidential Elections" (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah: Freemont Expositor. 1 November 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "Calhoun Family Plantation - Outside of Freemont" (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah. 27 November 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ Cabañeras Gutiérrez, Augusto (5 December 2020). "Promise, Progress, Prosperity, and Peace" (in Creeperian Spanish). San Salvador, Creeperopolis. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ "Captain Augustus Young Proclaimed President by CODECO" (in Jackian). Tigera, Lyoa. 6 December 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "CODECO Final Ultimatum" (in Creeperian Spanish). San Salvador, Creeperopolis. 16 December 2020. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ↑ Cabañeras Gutiérrez, Augusto Ramón (26 December 2020). "CODECO Final Ultimatum" (in Creeperian Spanish). San Salvador, Creeperopolis. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ↑ "COMISEQ and Sequoyan forces push into San Juan Diego" (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah. 14 February 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ↑ "Anti-COMISEQ Protest in Nueva Vegas" (in Sequoyan). Nueva Vegas, Sequoyah. 26 January 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  13. ↑ ""Massacre" Reported in Nueva Vegas at Lyoan Barracks" (in Sequoyan). Nueva Vegas, Sequoyah. 26 January 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. ↑ Ngongo, Kakule (26 January 2021). "Statement Regarding the Events of 26 January 2021" (in Jackian). Nueva Vegas, Sequoyah. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ↑ House, Rhett (26 January 2021). "23 Killed in Massacre at Hamlin Avenue" (in Sequoyan). Nueva Vegas, Sequoyah. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ↑ Young, Augustus (26 January 2021). "Official Statement from the Office of the Provisional President" (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah: Government of Sequoyah. p. 5. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Opinion Poll of Political Events: Angeles, Freemont, Nueva Vegas" (in Sequoyan). Nueva Vegas, Sequoyah: Radio Nueva Vegas. 27 January 2021. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  18. ↑ "Battle in San Juan Diego Immanent" (in Sequoyan). San Juan Diego, Sequoyah. 2 February 2021. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Young Claims Victory in San Juan Diego" (in Sequoyan). San Juan Diego, Sequoyah. 15 February 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 Young, Augustus (18 February 2021). "Young in Talks with Creeperian Government and Unión Pacífico to Expand Railroad Between Nations" (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah: Government of Sequoyah. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  21. ↑ "Augustus Young Declares Victory Over Calhounists in the Sequoyan Civil War" (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah. 21 May 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Young, Augustus (24 May 2021). "President Augustus Young Announces Sequoyan Economic Adjustment Program" (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah. p. 1. Retrieved 22 March 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  23. ↑ "2022 ᏍᏏᏉᏯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏗᏙᎩᏯᏍᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ" [2022 Sequoyan Presidential Election Results] (in Sequoyan). Freemont, Sequoyah. 1 May 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 1 May 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Political offices
Preceded by
William Adama
(interim) 		President of Sequoyah
(provisional until 2022)
2020–present
Served alongside: Rushing Waters (from 2022) 		Incumbent
Military offices
Preceded by
William Adama 		Commander-in-Chief of the
Sequoyan Armed Forces
2020–present 		Incumbent
New command Commander of the
Sequoyan Volunteer Battalion
2020 		Command abolished
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