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The '''President of Great Britain''' was the head of state of [[Great Britain]] on two different [[Parallel universe|parallel Earths]]. | The '''President of Great Britain''' was the head of state of [[Great Britain]] on two different [[Parallel universe|parallel Earths]]. | ||
On the [[Inferno Earth]], the first British President was a man usually known by his title of the "[[The Leader|Leader]]". The Leader assumed office in [[1943]] and established a totalitarian regime that harshly repressed dissent; however he was beloved by the British public who were enraptured by the kindly image he projected in the press and on television. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') The image of the Leader became such a popular and respected symbol that posters and portraits depicting him remained omnipresent for years after his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') It has been implied that the Leader may have been an alternate Third Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') The Leader was succeeded by [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Inferno Earth)|Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] after the latter "arranged" the Leader's death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'', ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') President Lethbridge-Stewart himself was later killed in a [[Inferno | On the [[Inferno Earth]], the first British President was a man usually known by his title of the "[[The Leader|Leader]]". The Leader assumed office in [[1943]] and established a totalitarian regime that harshly repressed dissent; however he was beloved by the British public who were enraptured by the kindly image he projected in the press and on television. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') The image of the Leader became such a popular and respected symbol that posters and portraits depicting him remained omnipresent for years after his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') It has been implied that the Leader may have been an alternate Third Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'') The Leader was succeeded by [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart (Inferno Earth)|Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] after the latter "arranged" the Leader's death. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Night of the Intelligence (novel)|Night of the Intelligence]]'', ''[[I, Alastair (novel)|I, Alastair]]'') President Lethbridge-Stewart himself was later killed in a [[Inferno Project|volcanic disaster]] and was ''de facto'' replaced by Commander [[Marianne Kyle]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Face of the Enemy (novel)|The Face of the Enemy]]'') | ||
On [[Pete's World]], [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|one]] President of [[People's Republic of Great Britain|Great Britain]], who knew [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]], was in office in [[2007]]. Following his deletion by [[John Lumic]]'s [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] that year, ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') he was succeeded by [[Harriet Jones (Pete's World)|Harriet Jones]], who remained President into [[2010]]. As in the primary universe, her time in office was referred to as "the Golden Age." The [[Tenth Doctor]] warned Pete Tyler to keep an eye on her, remembering [[Harriet Jones|her counterpart]]'s actions with the [[Sycorax]] in his universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | On [[Pete's World]], [[President of Great Britain (Rise of the Cybermen)|one]] President of [[People's Republic of Great Britain|Great Britain]], who knew [[Peter Tyler (Pete's World)|Pete Tyler]], was in office in [[2007]]. Following his deletion by [[John Lumic]]'s [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] that year, ([[TV]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'') he was succeeded by [[Harriet Jones (Pete's World)|Harriet Jones]], who remained President into [[2010]]. As in the primary universe, her time in office was referred to as "the Golden Age." The [[Tenth Doctor]] warned Pete Tyler to keep an eye on her, remembering [[Harriet Jones|her counterpart]]'s actions with the [[Sycorax]] in his universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'') | ||
