Nariakira Okabe

Nariakira Okabe (岡部 成章 Okabe Nariakira; 1903-1963) was an Akitsukunese Prime Minister and military general who led Akitsukuni as a dictator from 1946 until his assassination in 1963. Okabe seized power through the April 16 Coup, a military coup d'état in the immediate aftermath of the Akitsukuni Occupational Zone Crisis that overthrew Prime Minister Hideki Watanabe, the main instigator of the crisis. Okabe ruled as a military strongman in the position of chairman of the Council for National Reconstruction until his election and inauguration as the Prime Minister of Akitsukuni in 1960. By this time, public opinion of his reign was exceedingly negative and in 1963 Okabe was assassinated by Shinji Sakai, a pro-democracy activist, during a rally in Matsumoto. Okabe led Akitsukuni for 17 years. A divisive political figure, he is widely recognised as both an authoritarian dictator and a shrewd politician that laid the political and economic foundations for Akitsukuni's eventual rise in the 21st century, and is known in some circles as the "father of modern Akitsukuni".

Foreign policy
Okabe opened up the nation and got the Allies to withdraw their Occupation Zones.

Final years
In 1960, in the face of severe protests against the continued military rule over the nation, Okabe stepped down and dissolved the Council. However, he immediately ran for election for Prime Minister as an independent candidate, and bizarrely won the election, becoming the Prime Minister.

Family
Okabe's daughter, Shika Okabe, would later become the leader of the outspoken right-wing Cherry Blossom Party. She would later be assassinated in the high-profile Cherry Blossom Incident in 1987.