Yamsa Zhentu

Yamsa Zhentu was a Gemurtrakian military general and politician formerly serving for the Osamian Federation Army in the Second World War as the head of command for the Alutran field of the expeditionary forces. He would also serve as commander of the 5th Federation Army and later the Chief General during the Second Great Southern war. His popularity and power over the Federal army led him to commit a coup d'etat in 1951 against the Central Economic Council of the Osamian Federation following the growing dissent in its republics. He would install himself as president of the Emergency Administration before reintroducing a constitutional monarchy to Gemurtrak and continuing his political activity as the minister of the republic.

His continued contribution to the new government shaped the state of the national culture, economics, and military. His implementation of moderate reforms and emphasis on unity saved large quantities of the former federation from collapsing and bolstered the previously war torn economy, pushing Gemurtrak back into its dominant position in the Osamian political sphere. Yamsa does, however, remain a controversial individual remembered for his dictatorial rule during the transitional period, executing hundreds of thousands of hardline socialists including the majority of the Central Economic Council after surrendering peacefully during the 1951 coup. He is also remembered for being the main escalator of tension during the breakdown of the Federation, leading to the Federal Union War as well as establishing the Specialized Peacekeeper Unit (SPU) which was commonly misused to combat against personal political enemies of Yamsa and his close members, even against those within Yamsa’s political party; the Monarchist Interest Party.

Yamsa would remain in government until medical complications demanded him to resign in 1968, placing his closest ally, Daneth Bastu, as head of the MIP. He would continue to influence Daneth until his death to medical complications in 1970. Yamsa is remembered today both for his tyrannical rule and his efforts of unifying Gemurtrak and is widely regarded as one of the most influential people in Gemurtrakian history.