Aarush Chiu

Aarush Chiu Chi-kwok (August 31, 1922 - October 2, 2010) was a Cadasan politician and former military general who served as the 6th President of Cadasa from 1957 to 1992, and again from 1996 to 2000. He was the longest serving President of Cadasa in history, a total of 39 years. His rule is controversial. Chiu is credited with forming modern Cadasa, making it a developed country and uniting all Cadasans, regardless of race, age, or gender. His rule is also described as authoritarian, with heavy political and press suppression and the implementation of martial law. Approximately 40,000 Cadasans died during the 32-year period of martial law.

Name
His name is from Hindi, meaning "first ray of the sun". Chinese name means "ruling the country".

Early life
Chiu was born on August 31, 1922, to an Indian mother from (Calcutta) and a Chinese father from. He was the eldest child of 10 silbings. His twin brother, Aayush Chiu, would later work with him in politics. At school, Chiu excelled and eventually got a master's in politics at Cambridge in 1943. Chiu then briefly served for the British in World War II.

Rise in politics
In 1946, Chiu and his twin joined the Cadasan Armed Forces, serving in the army. In 1952, getting annoyed with then-president Tan Yeng Sen's inability to fix Cadasa's increasing violent race riots, he joined the National Party (PNC). Soon, powerful friends and family members like Matt Lee, A. Dheeran, Aayush Chiu, and his wife Kwo Su Geok joined. The PNC was transformed from a minor party to the main opposition party by 1957. When the PNC failed to win that election, Chiu decided to act.

First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh terms (1957-1992)
On March 15, 1957, Chiu, along with the military, took control of the government in the 1957 Cadasan coup d'etat. On March 17, he declared martial law. Almost immediately he banned communist organizations and parties, which he deemed the cause of all the in-fighting in Cadasa. On March 22, the Cadasan language became the official language. Cadasan nationalism was aggressively introduced in the citizens. Anyone with disagreed was killed or tortuered.

In 1962, Chiu resigned from his post as general and Aayush Chiu replaced him, and became Generalissimo.

During his tenure, Cadasa became a developed country. Highways and skyscrapers were built despite oppression. Chiu was re-elected in 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, and 1987, all unanimous. Due to protests and international pressure, he lifted martial law in 1989 and oversaw democratic reforms.

Death
"Main article: Death and state funeral of Aarush Chiu"On October 2, 2010, Cadasa's Independence Day, Chiu died in C.V. Aarvi General Hospital after choking on a piece of steak a few days before. While choking he fell from his chair and broke his hip and pelvis. Infection and pneumonia eventually killed him.