Vön Zvanzon

Vön Kurt Zvanzon was a Roessen Communist politician, Minister of Interior, City Governor for Apelter, Provincial Governor for Königsland and the first and incumbent party leader of the Roessen Red Coalition Party, known for his views on collective ownership, redistribution of wealth and the oppression of the ruling class. He was notably corrupt, and had been noted as a spearhead leader of the Volksarmee, a communist paramilitary. He committed suicide on the 16th November, in an attempt to avoid arrest.

Early Life
Vön Zvanzon was born on the 23rd May 1880, in the city of Bremen to two German parents, where he spent most of his childhood in crippling poverty. His father worked long hours in a factory for the automobile industry and his mother worked tirelessly for a regional newspaper as a columnist. Vön was born around the time of when the British originally lost ruling power of the island “Port George”, formally known now as the Roessen Republic.

At the age of 16, both Vön’s parents had lost their jobs due to economic decline, forcing his family to later immigrate to the island in hope of finding work to escape the severe famine caused by the damaging financial recession.

Education
While he didn’t experience very much formal education, he would spend large amounts of his time reading novels and studying traditional German literature. Vön often helped his father repair broken automobiles which his father would sell off as refurbished, where he learned a great deal about engineering. He was later offered a scholarship at a well-known prestigious college, where he studied politics, literature and philosophy throughout his academic years. He became a devoted and enthusiastic of various debating societies, discussing controversial topics and learning to engage in productive discussion.

Military Career
At the age of only 17, Vön Zvanzon served in a German paramilitary group, fighting against invading British naval fleet. He sustained heavy wounds from gunfire and several landmines, meaning that he had to be discharged from service early and narrowly avoided subsequent capture from the British. Two years later however, the war ended with the inhabitants of the island meeting tremendous defeat, resulting in the newly elected German chancellor to sign a treaty to hand the “Port George” back over to British rule as a military base and colony.

During the First World War, he later fled his hometown in “Port George” to avoid conscription and hugely criticised Germany for its unjustified aggressive invasion in this war, further distancing his identity from his German heritage.

Early Political Life
Throughout his life on “Port George”, Vön had faced horrendous discrimination and abuse due to his German nationality, resulting in him joining political activist groups protesting against British occupancy. He became a journalist for a weekly left-wing separatist publication, known as “The Insurgence”, where he gained prominence following his article on the controversial truth behind the July 9th Massacre.

Vön Zvanzon had always held great criticism of Capitalism, following his upbringing in the middle of a complete economic crash, suggesting that the current system was unstable and required the exploitation of the common worker to benefit the few. He was an acclaimed illustrious political activist, well known for his left-wing and socially progressive stance. He would often hold speeches on his belief to establish equal economic opportunity by liberating those from poverty and suffering through introducing democratic reform. Following the horrific atrocities of the Great War, Vön had become a great advocate for independence to allow the island to be recognised as its own sovereign state. Despite political differences, he praised Dominik Schrek, the former President, for his tremendous reforms in establishing democracy within the newly formed “Roessen Republic” to allow the people a chance to decide how the country should be governed.

The Roessen Red Coalition Party
In 1920, Vön Zvanzon was elected as the first and incumbent party leader of the Roessen Red Coalition Party, along with candidate Gorden Braun, created soon after the official establishment of the Roessen Republic. Many left-wing campaign groups had previously existed before the islands independence but unanimously decided to unify as a strong united front, campaigning for social and economic equality. Vön Zvanzon, despite being known for his radical left-wing beliefs, promised to put all disagreements aside and unite the left to push for core socialist values as a candidate for Chancellor in the federal elections. Over the years, he has been well credited for his previous campaigns and political writing, advocating for revolutionary change to better the people, regardless of nationality, race, gender or wealth.

Lead Up
In the 1920 Federal and Presidential Election, Vön backed Gorden to become the President - he failed, but was instead appointed as Chancellor. Vön campaigned mercilessly in his home city of Apelter, which would eventually pay off. He made use of the socialist climate in the city. Popular support from socialite aristocrats, aka champagne socialists, helped the RRCP take the province easily.

Result
A big win for the RRCP, the party won 138 out of the 278 seats available, only one seat away from an exact 50%. Vön would go on to be elected as the City Governor for Apelter and the Provincial Governor for Königsland. He was later appointed by the President, Adal Von Sturt, to be the Minister of Interior, and would go on to investigate the assassination of Gorden.

Corruption And The Volksarmee
Vön had become increasingly involved with a Communist paramilitary known as the Volksarmee, of which he made it imperative to keep secret. He was later questioned by the new Chancellor, Wilber Schaffel, regarding politically corrupt activities with the Intelligence Agency in Verringen, and later across the entire country. When he challenged Wilber's position, he resigned, and Wilber appointed Henri Tocqueville to become the new Director of Intelligence. Evidence surfaced that Vön had attempted to subjugate the investigation into the Chancellor's death, and Wilber, who had called for the arrest and trial of William Friedrich over the matter, called for his arrest as well.

Death
Von Zvanzon committed suicide on the 16th November, 1920, along with William Friedrich, to avoid arrest and jail service. A suicide note was found in his home, shortly after he died, confirming that he had been conspiring against the government's wishes of national unity.