Angirũ Tuju

Angirũ Tuju was a Ta'arohan commander during the Second World War. Popularly known as the Night Loroon, he served in the Ta'arohan armed forces as a highly decorated officer in the First and Second World Wars before overthrowing the military government of Amapytu Ubirata and establishing military rule under the junta. Among his Riyatic adversaries, he had a reputation for fairness and mercy compared to his counterparts, as well as one for strategic prowess due to the cunning nature of his maneuvers.

With the rise of extreme nationalism in Ta'aroha following the first world war, Tuju supported the new regime and the transition to military rule. He was a supporter of Amapytu Ubirata, at least until the end of the war, if not necessarily sympathetic to his desire to remake Kanasa culture and society. In 1944, Tuju began plotting with other high-ranking military officials to overthrow Ubirata in the face of increasing losses in the war. The following year, Ubirata was assassinated via a bomb planted in an attache case. Tuju and the other generals quickly seized power and made peace with the Concert Powers before establishing the Junta, a council of military officials who would govern the country until 1998. Although they did not eliminate them entirely, the Junta under Tuju relaxed much of the repression instituted by Ubirata's regime, releasing hundreds of political prisoners and allowing several newspapers to resume printing.

Tuju's legacy remains a largely-but-not-completely negative one following the end of the Junta's rule over the country; his continued suppression of political speech (albeit at lower rates than his predecessor) led to the disappearance of hundreds and the killing of dozens while in captivity. However, his actions are also regarded as having been vital to ending the nation's involvement in the Second World War, as well as its gradual path back to democracy. For this reason, he is given slightly more reverence than Ubirata in the country's history, but remains very far from being admired or respected.