Kian Rhodes Smith

Kian Rhodes Smith, born on the 15th of December 2000, was a Bosmynthian politician, serving as the President of Zokesia once. He was instrumental in the formation of the Republic of Bosmyth and North Zokesia and is considered the Founding Father of the nation.

Kian Rhodes Smith Prime Minister of Zokesia • Founding Father of The Republic of Bosmyth and North Zokeisa
Personal Details
Born		December 15th, 2000 Freetowne, Bosmyth
Died		April 9th, 2099 (aged 98) Ezekialgrad, Zokesia
Nationality		Bosmynthian
Cause of Death		Natural Causes
Nicknames
1st Chancellor of Bosmyth
In Office
01/01/2055 - 02/17/2057
Preceded by		Unknown
Succeeded by		None (position abolished)
1st Prime Minister of Zokesia
In Office
02/17/2057 - 12/31/2059
Preceded by		None (position created)
Succeeded by		HM. Ella II of Ward

Early Life

Kian Rhodes Smith was born in Freetowne, Bosmyth, to a poor family of shipbuilders. He received public education in the city before joining the shipbuilding career his father had done. He worked as a shipwright for 30 years, before 2050, when Bosmyth became increasingly unsteady and elected a new government.

Political Career and Views

Early Career

Kian R. Smith first joined the Bosmynthian council as an advisor before working his way up the ranks with his ideals of a united nation. He saw firshand the struggles of the southerners in Sanctum and empathized with their cause. Kian smith was the founder of the Bosmynthians United party, and when the 2055 elections were won he set in motion a plan which would unify Bosmyth and Neo-Zokesia. His first act as Chancellor of Bosmyth was to take in the exiled Wardian royal family of Zokesia, giving legitimacy and hope to the cause, and boldly declared "a united Bosmyth and Zokesia is our only hope in the world today."

Zokesian Presidency

Following the infamous declaration of Independence, Kian Smith was titled the first Prime Minister of a united Bosmyth and North Zokeisa, and the Zoke-Sovie War began.

Liberation of NeoZokesia

The liberation of NeoZokesia and the core provinces became a national focus when the two governments united in the aim to create a free and independent nation. For the Zokesians their salvation came when the Mechani Union reached out and offered sale of a large number of reserve units at prices nearly half their construction cost. Armed with 50 Tigris MBTs, 100 IFVs and 100 Badger armored cars, the Zokesians began marching south into Zok to reclaim it from Sanctum.

The Zokesian IFVs were hastily modified after being discovered they were only armed with 30mm anti-air turrets. These were replaced by 105mm howitzers in small unarmored turrets, which proved to match or outmatch any Sanctum armor encountered. Zokesian IFVs suffered less casualties than the Tigris MBT despite being used twice as much and in more engagements than the latter.

In the early hours of the morning of February 17th, 2057, Zokesian partisans, many in little more than civilian clothes and a Blue and Green armband, moved on the border to the south of Ward.

The construction workers on the wall were taken by surprise and fled. Many of the workers where enslaved NeoZokesians who were broken free by the partisans. Soon some of the first armored cars from Mechani arrived and began rolling down the streets south. Soon the partisans encountered anti-air emplacements and using home built "Feral Badger" antitank jeeps began taking them out. The Zokesians left alive rose up in Zok and rejoiced as their liberators roll into the town.

The air war in Zokesia raged over the province of Ward, where Sanctum fighters unsuccessfully tried to gain air superiority against Zokesia's Gulls. Despite being regionally outnumbered 3:1, Zokesian jets took tactical superiority and destroyed 7 Sanctum fighters on the first day.

Soon after Mechani orbital bombardment struck the power plants in Sanctum, destroying the Nuclear facilities and wiping out all but one power plant in the nation.

Not long after the Sanctum Military was alerted and began mobilizing a counter strike on Zok. Fighting broke out south and east of the town, with Zokesian forces initially reeling from the attack found their footing and destroyed the attacking force. From there the Zokesians pushed south to the edge of the province before coming up against more Sanctum troops from the south.

Battle of Zok

The Sanctum armored troops once again attempted to take Zok but the now battle hardened Zokesians dug in and held out until the Sanctum forces fell back to the capitol. Zokesian troops moved south into Sanctum further and took the last power plant in East Sanctum before halting. From the north Zokesian Recon troops overran and took the fortification line of north Esia and swung south to meet up with the forces in Zok. General chaos set into the Sovie ranks as leadership was lacking and direction seemed futile. Against such odds the Sanctum forces realized they could not defeat the Zokesian ground forces without air support, and fell back and prepared to fight in their capitol province of Kolfaun. Meanwhile the New Grestin Navy was successfully keeping the Sovie Navy from making any impact in the war, as Zokesian High Command feared an amphibious assault of the nation's capitol in the north. Zokesia had no navy at the time and with limited funds was unable to scrap together more than a few converted passenger planes in the ASW role. However the New Grestin threat made the Sovie navy focus on the Southern Sea and kept the northern navy south of the crater until the end of the war.

Zoke-Sovie Treaty

The Zokesian 4th and 12th Mechanized were poised to take Sanctum's capitol when outside pressure forced Zokesia to offer a hand of peace to Sanctum. In a closed door meeting named the "Crater Peace Talks", representatives of Zokesia and Sanctum agreed to the following terms of the 2057 peace treaty.

• Sanctum cedes Zok and Esia to Zokesia
• Sanctum pays $3,000,000 a year for 4 years
• Zokesia assists cleanup and rebuilding of Sanctum
• Both sides agree to a non-agression pact for 4 years
• All conscripted NeoZokesians (Sokesians) are to be repatriated back to Zokesia
• All Mechani and New Grestinian forces are to return back home.
• No military buildup will happen along the borders of Sanctum and Zokesia. If there is, both sides will notify each other.

Post-War Special Elections

Zokesian Prime Minister Kian Smith called for early elections in 2058, after the new states of Zok and Esia were added to the nation, the ruling party believes the elections will give them the voice of representation they deserve. After an eventful polling cycle, involving a scandalous attempted assassination of the Royal Party leader, Ella II, the Zokesian Royal Party came out on top. Her party did not win a clear majority, however, and formed a coalition with Bosmynthians United to run the government. With Zok and Esia core states the Royal Party gained millions of supporters, while Bosmyth took a net loss from the unpopular press received despite their leadership winning the Zoke-Sovie War. The conclusion of the war in Sanctum meant the Peace Party lost much of its support, with the Liberation Union in the north restless as a result of the working conditions in the north of Zokesia, in the coal mines and in the factories. He was succeeded by HM. Ella II when she became prime minister for the first time in 2060, and in the years following stood as one of the most trusted voices in Parliament.

Retirement

Smith retired from politics during the Zweikopf compromise and was vocal in his anti-Grail stances after the second Great Kerbin War.

Death

Kian Smith passed away at the age of 98 on April 9th, 2099. He wrote several memoirs before ailing health left him bedridden in 2095. Thousands turned out for the state funeral which was attended by former PMs such as Kolsonaro, Gordon Simon Kerman, and Ella herself.