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=== Rise to power === | === Rise to power === | ||
As recounted in the account which depicted him as human, the Leader first gained prominence in [[1930s]] [[England]] when he became an ally of [[Oswald Mosley]]. The two were regulars at the Revolutionary Arms pub in Westminster, and a photo from the era showed the | As recounted in the account which depicted him as human, the Leader first gained prominence in [[1930s]] [[England]] when he became an ally of [[Oswald Mosley]]. The two were regulars at the Revolutionary Arms pub in Westminster, and a photo from the era showed the future Leader drawing a beer for one of his colleagues — in public, he projected a kind avuncular personality, covering a cold and ruthless core. | ||
He soon became the new leader of the revolutionary movement, following Mosley's assassination while giving a speech at the Free Trade Hall in [[Manchester (city)|Manchester]] in [[1936]]. The new Leader crafted Mosley's legacy as a martyr of the British people, and subsequently claimed Mosley's title of "Leader" for himself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') | |||
In [[1943]], the revolution finally arrived, the old [[democracy|democratic]] regime collapsed and numerous executions were carried out on the Leader's orders, ostensibly those who had conspired to assassinate Mosley, including, among others, the [[British Royal Family]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | In [[1943]], the revolution finally arrived, the old [[democracy|democratic]] regime collapsed and numerous executions were carried out on the Leader's orders, ostensibly those who had conspired to assassinate Mosley, including, among others, the [[British Royal Family]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') | ||
