Lucien Dormax
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Lucien Dormax | |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Affiliation | House Dormax |
| Profile | |
| Position(s) | President[1] |
| Profession | Politician |
Lucien Dormax was the last President of the Rim Worlds Republic.
History[edit]
During the first years of the Amaris Civil War, the Star League Defense Force occupied the Rim Worlds Republic as a staging area to regroup and resupply before beginning Operation CHIEFTAIN, and secured complete control over the Republic by the end of 2769. The SLDF encountered significant support from anti-Amaris protestors, Rim Worlds Army defectors, and members of the Rift Republican Army, all of whom were appalled by the actions of Stefan Amaris and eager to show their patriotism for the "real Republic."[2]
The RRA was an organization that had been a thorn in the Amaris' side since the Reunification War, and after a resurgence in the 2740s, its members and sympathizers had permeated all levels of government and the military, providing solid intel to the SLDF and paving the way for them to take control of the Republic with less bloodshed than expected. For this reason, Commanding General Aleksandr Kerensky was interested in establishing formal relations, and in early 2770, he and the SLDF recognized the RRA as the legitimate government of the Republic with Lucien Dormax as President.[3]
A descendant of the legendary Catherine Dormax whose actions sparked the anti-Amaris rebellion two hundred years earlier[4] and whose name had been immortalized as one of the Rim Worlds Army's flagship Imperial Divisions,[5] Lucien had his hands full trying to bring all the different factions together under a government of national unity. While some worlds acknowledged the RRA government, others were dismissive, and when the SLDF departed the Republic in early 2772, the government became vulnerable to attacks by pro-Amaris supporters who had been largely in the shadows, biding their time during the occupation.[1][6]
By the start of 2773, Lucien Dormax had made incredible progress in opening dialogue with the dozens of pro-Amaris worlds and had successfully made his point to the more patriotic Republicans that they needed to build some sort of alliance if their realm was to survive. A conference had been scheduled for May 5th on Apollo to discuss terms and there was hope that the Republic would soon be at peace. Unfortunately for them, the Lyran Commonwealth would begin Operation ALMARIC in April, and with very little military resistance to slow the invading forces, nearly a hundred worlds would be annexed by the Commonwealth and the remnants of the Rim Worlds Republic would shatter. Apollo fell in September 2775 and Dormax was captured by Lyran special forces, deported to the Commonwealth for interrogation and never heard from again.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, p. 110
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 36
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 106, 109–110
- ↑ Historical: Reunification War, p. 61
- ↑ Field Report 2765: Periphery, p. 18
- ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, pp. 36–37
- ↑ Historical: Liberation of Terra Volume 1, pp. 110–111