At a ceremony on Dino-Land Consul Ronald stepped down from office (though officially he is still in charge until midnight!) This brings to an end the reign of the greatest leader the Dinos have ever known.
Ronald first came to power in 2052 after he overthrew the drug-addled Juliawaki who had let the SS take over the state. He easily won an election for the vacant Emperorship and went on to lead the Dinos into the brave new intergalactic world of the latter part of the 21st century. He held power until 2097 when he was seriously injured in the epic war between the Tarbot Empire and the DDS, Dinos & HCS. It bought to an end his first reign when he had led the Dinos to many victories and also helped rebuild the Dino state to face future challenges. He also found the time to create the DDS in 2086 and was it's first commander.
In 2099 Ronald stepped in to depose the maniacal One-Horn who had seized power and began his second reign as Emperor. He quickly found his second reign more wearsome though, especially dealing with MBH. He tried, at first, to create a two-Emperor system but when this failed dissolved the empire and formed the Dino Republic and ruled as one of the first 2 Consuls.
Ronald can now finally retire but will remain head of the senate and leader of the Imperial Order party. Under the 5 year rule he is eligable to stand for Consul again in 2112, no one would be surprised if he did make a comeback.
