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Lyndon B. Johnson
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| Johnson in 1963 | |
| 1st Chairman of the Worker's Republic of Comancheria | |
| In office August 20, 1943 – Novemer 22, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Ann Richards |
| Premier of the Communist Party of Comancheria | |
| In office May 9, 1941 – Novemer 22, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence Senior |
| Succeeded by | Ann Richards |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lyndon Baines Johnson August 27, 1908 Gillespie County, Comancheria, G.C.C. |
| Died | November 22, 1980 (aged 72) Dallas, Comancheria |
| Resting place | Johnson Mausoleum |
| Spouse(s) | Claudia Taylor Johnson (m. 1934) |
| Children | 2 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Sovereign States Comancheria
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| Years of service | 1937-1943 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | Comancherian Revolution |
Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908 - November 22, 1980), sometimes known by his initials LBJ was a Comancherian revolutionary, politician, writer, teacher and military commander who served as the first Chairman of the Worker's Republic of Comancheria after leading a revolution that granted the nation's independence.
Born into a poor family of English-Comancherians, Johnson worked as a high school teacher, but left the profession to join the Confederate army. Despite his position as commander, he was personally critical of Theodore Bilbo's regime, conspiring against it on occassions. When the Columbian troops approached the city of Richmond, many revolutionaries and dissidents took it as an opportunity to rebel against the government, giving Johnson notice of the communist movement in Comancheria. Having flirted with the ideas of communism all his life, he decided to support the movement, and rapidly gained enough prominence to become the leader of the Revolution, commanding the communist forces in overthrowing the Confederate rule over the territory.
The Sovereign States collapsed on April 20, 1943, and with it Comancheria and Afrocolumbia were officially established. Having a direct border with one of the main capitalist powers, relations between Comancheria and the United States remained harsh throughout Lyndon's leadership and overall, the Cold War. In his own words, it was in the nation's greatest interest to keep Columbian influence out, even if it meant restricting the democratic rights of the people. A cultural war against any kind of outside media created by the enemy led to a bigger influence of German and Italian culture in Comancheria, but also an increase in national production of cars, radio and TV shows and other related material.
Johnson passed away at 72 years old to unknown causes (although some theorize it may have been a heart attack), and after a short power crisis in the nation he was succeeded by one of his advisors Ann Richards. Some aspects of his life are taken with a grain of salt by historians, as the lack of evidence caused by burning records cause some retellings of his life to be subject of widespread myths with little to no actual proof.
Life and career[]
Early life[]
Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in the Grand Confederation of Columbia, to a poor family of English-Comancherians who lived in a humble farmhouse. The then Confederate province of Comancheria was divided between the plurality German-Comancherians, Nahuatl-Comancherians, Anglo-Comancherians, and a prominent Comanche minority.
Lyndon's grandfather, Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. had served as the Governor of Comancheria, something that he was very proud of and often mentioned when he was chairman. In school, he was a very active student who participated in different sports and even got to become class president.
He had a younger brother, Sam Houston Johnson, who similarly to him joined the army but would end up dying in the Fourth Great War.
Early career and military service[]
Johnson started working as a high school teacher in a public school, where he had his first contact with communism thanks to young students who protested against some of the conditions brought upon by the Confederate government to public schools. The defeat in the Third Great War caused an economic decline which led to the impoverishment of millions of people across the nation, but also the rise to power of the First Union under Theodore G. Bilbo. As one of his first moves, Bilbo went against public schools, benefiting private (and state-controlled) education, something that affected Johnson's salary as a teacher and motivated him to join the army. Some sources suggest that he momentarily changed his name to a german one in order to do so.
Johnson in the Battle of Snyder, one of the key fights of the Revolution
Despite getting to the high rank of Commander, Johnson had always been against the Bilbo regime, with him allegedly punching one of his high commands in the face as told by himself in his memoir. During the Fourth Great War, he fought in the Battle of Fort Worth, and was then put to the mission of defending Comancheria in the case of a possible Columbian offensive.
As the allied forces approached the Confederate capital in 1943, revolutions started to start around the nation, including a communist movement inspired to the one that overtook Germany decades earlier. Johnson initially joined it with no intentions of taking over, but his determination and strong leadership made everyone agree to make him the face of the revolution. At only 35 years old, he led the revolutionary forces in important battles against the remaining authorities, finally achieveing independence in August of 1943.
Chairman of Comancheria (1943-1980)[]
"All The Way with LBJ" slogan (1964)
Being the leader of a recently founded nation, Johnson had the hard task of establishing the institutions that would form the Comancherian government. Instead of going with a democratic system similar to Germany or other communist states in Europe, Johnson decided to create restrictions that would stop Columbian intervention in the government. The economy would benefit from cooperation with the communist bloc, but suffer from a blockade realize by bordering nations and other powers like Russia, Novanglia or the UC. Comancheria gained a seat as an observer member of the Frankfurt Pact, but some members like Iberia opposed Johnson's suppression of the opposition.
His main strategy to stop revolts against his government from happening was massive propaganda to praise his own figure, talking about his past as a humble teacher who was able to free the Comancherian people from decades of oppression. Johnson nicknamed the process in which the Comancherian government stopped the importation western media like TV programs, news, comic books and other entertainment methods "Great Society" in reference to the stability brought by the absence of subversive material.
Johnson decided to invest in nuclear research in the late 60s, but this initiative would be rapidly stopped by international pressure, especially from Columbian President Nelson Rockefeller.
After his perfomance, Nixon made the peace symbol in what would become an iconic photo
The only exception to Great Society was music, as Johnson himself often enjoyed Fort Lee musicals and other types of music from the USC and Novanglia, especially jazz. For his 63rd birthday, the Chairman invited Columbian musician and former vice president Richard Nixon to sing some of his best songs in the city of Dallas, something he would gladly agree on. Nixon's visit was an important moment in the Cold War, as a musician from a capitalist country crossed the border to a communist nation and interacted with its leader (in this case, Johnson) in a peaceful manner.
Aside from music, another exception to the Great Society was the automotive industry, with Johnson personally being a big fanatic of many foreign car models. During the 1960s and 1970s, he heavily invested in the production ofAmphicars, which were capable to drive in both land and water as indicated by the name. His government would eventually produce so many of them that future chairman Ross Perot would have to sell many of them.
Johnson in a photo took in 1979
Despite his old age affecting some of his capacities, he declared on a 1973 speech that he would continue to rule until his death, a promise he eventually kept. Months before his death, he hinted at the idea to appoint his own daughter as the next chairperson of Comancheria, but he wouldn't push the idea further after actual successors appeared.
On his later years, LBJ enjoyed using a cowboy hat, that, in his own words, made him look more like the common folk of his own nation, to which he wanted to appeal and look more natural to.
Death and Legacy[]
Official portrait of LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson died on August 27, 1980 because of a suspected heart attack. Only weeks prior, he published and distributed his personal memoir over the nation, a book that not only described his life but also some of his regrets and political views, considered a needed read for many young communists. something that would lead the Communist Party without a leader.
His successor and former advisor Ann Richards would take a drastic decision by changing the name of the capital city of Dallas to Lyndon Baines Johnson City, something both supported and criticized by the general public.
Even with his dictatorial tendencies, a 2022 poll reveals that more than half of the people in Comancheria consider him to be a national hero, and modern Comancherian politicians often avoid going against him or his leadership even when personally disagreeing with it.