Tendaji Kofi Olympio

Tendaji Kofi Olympio was elected leader of the Liberal Party on January 16th, 2499 following the resignation of Hanna Gry Ashbaugh. He was appointed Deputy Leader just two years before. In the fourth round of the leadership vote, he defeated Party President Jessica Gingrich by a vote of 26 to 14. In the race for the deputy leadership, Gaëlle Garbe was elected over Duke Gore Clemens by a 21-19 vote. He made history when, during his victory speech, he fired Jacqui Burde, Iolanthe Reese, Agatha Harris, Geneva Penelope Hawkins, Jean-Baptiste Royal, and Jacqui Follet. He was the first man to lead the party since Xenophilius GrandPré, 18 years before. He called for elections in September of 2500. He called for a more Orange government. He said that the next time Baltusians go to the polls, if the Elite Sinn Fein Party of Praetor Brown isn’t defeated, he would resign the leadership. In his first federal election, Olympio came in fourth in the race for Praetor. He won 17.57% of the vote. Incumbent Praetor Sloan Brown III won a plurality of votes by 4.88%. However, in the runoff, Dorrian Jones of the Revolutionary Democratic Socialists was elected Praetor with the United Independent Front’s support by 3.37%. After the results came in, Olympio walked onto the stage with Jones and called it, “a grand day for Baltusia.” The party lost two Senate seats during the 2502 elections. Tendaji Olympio was able to blame Deputy Leader Gaëlle Garbe for the party’s losses. Garbe quickly announced her resignation and Olympio appointed Stefanie Lynn Lima Solá to the position. However, in a vote for the Deputy Leadership, Menzies Judge was able to defeat Lima Solá in a vote of 23-15. In 2503, the Free Democrats and the United Independent Front fell. The Cardwell and Cambridge families of the Free Democrats quickly joined the Liberals. Olympio considered it a huge victory for the nation and the party. Following the fall of the Free Democrats, Olympio appointed Yeliena Tesh-Kant and Killian Carroll to the front bench as special advisors to the leadership. He died on July 23rd, 2503 after being shot to death on the floor of the Senate by former Praetor Sloan Brown III. He was married to fellow Liberal Senator, Margaux Ormonde, granddaughter of former Free Democratic Praetor Claire Ormonde. He had three children:


 * Charles Raymond (2483 - 2535)
 * Tianna Lorelle (2487 - 2523)
 * Seletha LaKisha (2495 - 2502)