Nathaniel Mendoza

Nathaniel Joseph Mendoza (July 18, 1918 - September 30, 1996) was an Aquarian-Portuguese politician, political theorist, and author who served as prime minister of Aquaria from 1971 to 1983.

Originally an author of leftist literature, Mendoza rose to political prominence in the late 1960s as an early supporter of Vlokism, the Vlokozu Union's main political and philosophical ideology. In 1969, he founded the Aqua-Vlokozu Network as a splinter party from the Social Democratic Party of Aquaria. Two years later, in 1971, he would run for prime minister under the party's ticket. Despite early projections, Mendoza would prove himself to be popular with the working class and young voters, and in a political upset, ultimately win the election.