Mikhail Nazarov

Mikhail Mikhailovich Nazarov (Russian: Михаил Михайлович Назаров; born 21 December 1952), was the first President of the People's Republic of Vasaria, holding the office from 1974 to 2000, upon which he stepped down in favor of his eldest son, Ksavierij Nazarov. He is widely regarded as a brutal dictator abroad, especially for the manner in which he crushed the 1988 September Riots following the murder of political rival, Lukyan Dorogoi, which many political observers believe Nazarov had a part in. Today Nazarov lives in retirement, determined to remain out of the public eye while his son governs the country he founded in his stead.