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'''Qiu Heng''' (May 16 1896-July 18 1964) was a [[Daxia]]n military officer and politician who served as the second president of the [[Daxia|Republic of Daxia]] from 1951 to 1964; succeeding his old comrade and superior, General [[Dai Hanjian]]. Qiu Heng was a recipient of several military awards throught his career including the highest attainable existing one, the [[Medal of the Republic (Daxia)|Medal of the Republic]]. He joined the army in 1913 and rose through the ranks, participating in the 1918 suppression of the [[Liyuan peasant uprising]] and serving in [[Rusana]] during the [[Al-Dukir War]]. During the [[Second Great War]] he commanded [[Daxia]]n land forces during the [[Battle of Ayermer (1936)]] and became a national figure after its successful conclusion. The disappointing lack of progress on other [[Daxia]]n fronts and the unchecked popular growth of socialism under the indolent gaze of [[Hongli|Emperor Hongli]] led him to side with his friend [[Dai Hanjian]] and together they overthrew the imperial system during the [[Glorious Revolt]]; he became | '''Qiu Heng''' (May 16 1896-July 18 1964) was a [[Daxia]]n military officer and politician who served as the second president of the [[Daxia|Republic of Daxia]] from 1951 to 1964; succeeding his old comrade and superior, General [[Dai Hanjian]]. Qiu Heng was a recipient of several military awards throught his career including the highest attainable existing one, the [[Medal of the Republic (Daxia)|Medal of the Republic]]. He joined the army in 1913 and rose through the ranks, participating in the 1918 suppression of the [[Liyuan peasant uprising]] and serving in [[Rusana]] during the [[Al-Dukir War]]. During the [[Second Great War]] he commanded [[Daxia]]n land forces during the [[Battle of Ayermer (1936)]] and became a national figure after its successful conclusion. The disappointing lack of progress on other [[Daxia]]n fronts and the unchecked popular growth of socialism under the indolent gaze of [[Hongli|Emperor Hongli]] led him to side with his friend [[Dai Hanjian]] and together they overthrew the imperial system during the [[Glorious Revolt]]; he became second in command of the military junta that was formed to rule the nation. | ||
In 1947 he was promoted to Chieft of Staff of the armed forces and oversaw the rebuilding and expansion of Daxia's [[Armed Forces of Daxia|military might]], and moved its doctrines towards a combined arms approach. As head of the military he supported [[Lixin Ji]]'s push for the creation of the State Atomic Commission to spearhead the development of a nuclear weapons program. As president he guided the transition from a purely military regime to a hybrid one with the creation of the [[National Reconstruction Front (Daxia)|National Reconstruction Front]] and extended the latters political dominance and networks of patronage to cover most productive sectors. A lifelong opponent of socialist thought, he fiercely persecuted and jailed leftists throught his tenure, forcing the [[Communist Party of Daxia]] back underground. In 1962 he orchestrated the [[Daxia]]n intervention in the long running [[Rusani Civil War]] known as the Little Incursion that swung the battlefield fortunes of the NCDP and allowed it to prevail by 1963. During the last months of his life he progressively forced the devastated [[Rusana]] into a subordinate position within [[Daxia]]'s sphere of influence. He died in 1964 due to complications of leukemia. | In 1947 he was promoted to Chieft of Staff of the armed forces and oversaw the rebuilding and expansion of Daxia's [[Armed Forces of Daxia|military might]], and moved its doctrines towards a combined arms approach. As head of the military he supported [[Lixin Ji]]'s push for the creation of the State Atomic Commission to spearhead the development of a nuclear weapons program. As president he guided the transition from a purely military regime to a hybrid one with the creation of the [[National Reconstruction Front (Daxia)|National Reconstruction Front]] and extended the latters political dominance and networks of patronage to cover most productive sectors. A lifelong opponent of socialist thought, he fiercely persecuted and jailed leftists throught his tenure, forcing the [[Communist Party of Daxia]] back underground. In 1962 he orchestrated the [[Daxia]]n intervention in the long running [[Rusani Civil War]] known as the Little Incursion that swung the battlefield fortunes of the NCDP and allowed it to prevail by 1963. During the last months of his life he progressively forced the devastated [[Rusana]] into a subordinate position within [[Daxia]]'s sphere of influence. He died in 1964 due to complications of leukemia. | ||
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===Glorious Revolt and Republic=== | ===Glorious Revolt and Republic=== | ||
Qiu Heng ended the war with the rank of full general, as did his friend and colleague [[Dai Hanjian]] who was one of the main planners and executors of the offensives in west [[Audonia]] and the [[Austro-Caldera|Caldera]] operation. Both | Qiu Heng ended the war with the rank of full general, as did his friend and colleague [[Dai Hanjian]] who was one of the main planners and executors of the offensives in west [[Audonia]] and the [[Austro-Caldera|Caldera]] operation. He was made chief of staff of the land forces one year after the end of hostilities, both to to install someone seen as a monarchist and to restore the confidence of the army in the leadership. Both him and his colleague [[Dai Hanjian]] them believed the home front had been badly neglected by the imperial government and the drug addled emperor [[Hongli]]. They especially disliked the growing popularity of democratic and socialist movements and their demands for a liberalization of the political system. To many in the military, the imperial system and bureaucracy had stopped being a guarantee of stability and transformed into a liability that stood in the way of dealing with internal agitators. | ||
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The two officers created a secret society named the Lodge of the Righteous Serpents to gather like minded officers and overthrow the Imperial system and replace it with a military dictatorship. On December 16th tank columns aligned with the lodge entered the capital from all sides while squads of soldiers went took over ministries.Other groups went to the houses of ministers to arrest them, the minister of defense was shot and killed after he tried to resist his captors. Qiu Heng himself led the takeover of the imperial palace and the capture of [[Hongli]], forcing the imperial guards to surrender or the emperor and his family would be executed once the palace was inevitably taken. The coup was carried out in two hours and resulted in minimal casualties on both sides, stemming from the element of complete surprise achieved by the putschists and unwillingness on the part of many soldiers to defend the failing monarchy. An ecstatic [[Dai Hanjian]] took to the airwaves and announced the [[Glorious Revolt]] had succeeded and the era of dynastic rule had come to a definitive end; he declared the formation of the Committee of National Restoration that would lead the country with himself as its head and Qiu Heng as his deputy. | |||
===Deputy junta leader=== | |||
The junta moved quickly to assert its authority and shore up popular support; a line up of technocratic ministers were appointed to replace the old dynasty loyal bureaucrats and the Emperor was made to officially abdicate the throne and renounced the Heavenly Mandate before being put under house arrest until 1948 when he died of complications of diabetes; his teenage son and heir died soon after in unclear circumstances. Hongli's royal consort, Princess Keuto of [[Metzetta]] was allowed to depart back to her homeland with two of the emperor's daughters. Many other members of the former imperial family were either put in prison, work camps or sent into exile to [[Metzetta]] or [[Yueguo]]. A referendum was organized asking the population if it agreed with the junta's capture of power and despite reported instances of pressuring people into voting, threats of violence and transporting people from rural areas on military buses to voing booths the result was overwhelmingly positive with an approval of 86%. | |||
==Presidency== | ==Presidency== | ||
===National Reconstruction Front=== | ===National Reconstruction Front=== | ||