Elias Blanco
| Elias Blanco | |
|---|---|
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| 4th President of Zamastan | |
| In office September 22, 1906 – September 22, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | William Castovia |
| Succeeded by | Tyler Kordia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18th, 1859 Duncan, Redeemer’s Land, Zamastan |
| Died | November 4, 1947 (Age: 88) Horseshoe Bay, Zian, Zamastan |
| Nationality | Zamastanian |
| Political party | Blue Conservative Party (Zamastan) |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Spouse(s) | Harrieta Croix Blanco |
| Children | Lillian, Willy, Nora |
Elias Blanco was the 4th President of Zamastan, serving 15 terms from 1906 to 1936. He is most known for his Blanco Initiative, which brought thousands of jobs to Zamastan after the economic downturn caused by the Parabocan War. The initiative also served as a welfare program, which brought a more standardized model of living to Zamastanian families. Blanco's presidency, however, was scared by several natural disasters, including the 1914-15 Pahlan Drought which killed over 15,000 people, and the 1919 Tofino Earthquake which killed over 500,000 people. In addition, the effects of the Great Depression on Zamastan brought about a change in view towards the leader, and he lost his 1936 re-election campaign to Tyler Kordia. Blanco is widely considered to be one of the most consequential presidents in Zamastan history.
Early Life
Elias Blanco Jr. was born on February 18th, 1859 in Duncan, Redeemer’s Land, Zamastan, the elder of the two children of Elias Blanco Sr. (1835–1926) and Victoria Foor (1836–1885). Blanco Senior engaged in many occupations and developed a statewide reputation as a prosperous farmer, storekeeper, and public servant. He held various local offices, including justice of the peace and tax collector and served in the Redeemer's Land Territory House of Representatives as well as the Territorial Senate. Blanco's mother was the daughter of a Lilian Notch farmer. She was chronically ill and died, perhaps from tuberculosis, when Blanco was 26 years old. His younger sister, Abigail Grace (1865–1880), died at the age of 15, probably of appendicitis, when Blanco was 21. Blanco's father married a Lilian schoolteacher in 1891, and lived to the age of 80.
Blanco's family had deep roots in the Redeemer's Land Territory.