Horujj Uaqril

Horujj was a former colonel in the Geq Army. He was born in the far west of the nation along the border with Malihini and fairly close to Houpo'e. His father was an importer while his first mother (biological mother) was a local healer. His second mother, his father's second wife, was a local teacher. He lived with his father, two mothers and three siblings in a small two room thatched hut on the edge of town. He was educated mostly at home by his second mother while his first mother saw people in search of healing in the other room. His great great grandfather through his first mother (bio mom) was a Kanagan from Malihini. Horujj helped his father in the import business and when he was old enough (12) he was introduced to the smuggling side of his father's business. When he was fifteen his father was shot by a Houpo'ean border guard as he was trying to smuggle across a few crates of luxury goods (foreign alcohol, glass, jewelry), but they managed to escape. His father received as much healing as possible from his first mother but his father died eleven days later of sepsis. For another two years Horujj and his mothers scraped by, with Horujj taking odd jobs around town to try to keep his siblings from starving. At age 17 Horujj joined the Geq Army where his potential was quickly realized by the officer corps. After six years in uniform he was finally sent to officer training. After another ten years in the army Horujj retired after being shot multiple times in a border skirmish with Vashparaq. Once loose from the army Horujj found a soft landing with a former general with whom he had worked. After a few years he married the general's daughter (as his first wife) and was managing large portions of the general's businesses (manufacturing, import-export, and a newspaper). Eventually his first wife encouraged him to run for political office and after a successful run he became the mayor of the capital. After a five year term he became provincial governor. It was only a few years after this that Horujj married his second wife, the daughter of a successful shipping magnate. During this time the central government of Geq, technically a constitutional monarchy, began to experience distress as numerous riots broke out across the nation due to the nation's poor economic situation. With Horujj's financial success, his strong connections with business, as well as his great public image (thanks to his military service and his father-in-law's newspaper) Uaqril was able to ride a wave of public sentiment to the chancellorship. After only six months in office he and his cronies managed to abolish the monarchy and ensconce themselves solidly in power, effectively shutting down opposition parties. In 1936 (one year after coming to power) Horujj Uaqril was essentially a dictator in Geq.