July 7, 4518Three National Days of Mourning Declared Following Death of Ion Mihai Chizânescu, Supreme Legionary Leader and Former Prime MinisterAbove: Faithful Legionaries perform a 21 gun salute outside the Cathedral of the National Legion, in honor of recently deceased Supreme Legionary Leader Ion Mihai Chizânescu, known to adherents to the Legionary Faith as the "National Father of Kizenia".Cetatea Albă, Republica Chizânia, CNEKK -- Mourners filled the streets today for the state funeral of Supreme Legionary Leader and Former Prime Minister Ion Mihai Chizânescu. The funeral was broadcast live on state television and the government has declared Three National Days of Mourning. All flags are being flown at half-staff as a symbol of the nation's sorrow at this great loss.
Chizânescu died of natural causes on July 6, 4518. He was 83 years old.
An Incredible Life and LegacyIon Mihai Chizânescu was born in 4435 in Luncași, Regiunea Tiania. Little is known about his childhood.
He founded the Kizenian National Legion (LNC) in 4472, at the age of 37, and led the Legionary movement with the title of Supreme Legionary Leader right up until his death. He also founded the Legionary Faith, a new religious movement closely tied to the Kizenian National Legion. He helped found many Legionary Faith Schools throughout CNEKK, as well as the Balmoxis Battalion and the Legionary Sexual Services Divison, a paramilitary group and a state corporation which has a monopoly on all prostitution in CNEKK, both of which are closely tied to LNC. He is recognized as the National Father of Kizenia by keepers of the Legionary Faith, who currently number 8,509,588.
From ages 18 to 34 (4453 to 4469), he served in the CNEKK military, advancing to an officer's rank. While in the military, he became a drill instructor, and it is believed that it was during this period that Chizânescu developed his Kizenian nationalist beliefs. Veterans who served under Chizânescu report that he was widely feared by the soldiers under his command, and often displayed favoritism towards ethnic Kizenian soldiers, habitually assigning harsh punishments to New Endralonian and Kuzak recruits.
Chizânescu's role in government was limited, but as the perennial Legionary presidential candidate, he became an iconic figure in CNEKK politics. He ran for president 11 times between 4475 and 4516, sitting out only for the elections of 4483, when Legionary Commander Vlad Chizânovschi ran as LNC candidate for president as Chizânescu was then serving as Head of Government. Chizânescu was Prime Minister of CNEKK from January 4482 to March 4484.
In 4500, Chizânescu stirred strong emotions in CNEKK by announcing the Legion's program to research the possibilities of human-chimpanzee hybridization in an effort to highlight genetic dissimilarities between Kizenians and other ethnic groups.
Leaders of the Legionary Faith seemed to have formalized Chizânescu's status as a divine entity during the funeral, which included a ceremony called "the apotheosis of our Supreme Legionary Leader and National Father, Ion Mihai Chizânescu".
Chizânescu's death brings some uncertainty for the leadership of the National Legion, but it is expected that one of the Legionary Commanders will step forward to take Chizânescu's place as Supreme Legionary Leader.
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