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This was in the 1960s when the Empire's stability sunk. I've always had it in mind Easunia was a country modernized in all but politics. It was large, well off, and friendly with many different countries. Including Terreich, which is how Albert was able to move to Easario to study. Even back then there were several prestigious universities whose status and exotic location were popular with well off foreigners.

But back to what I was saying the Empire's government sucked. It was stuck with a harsh aristocracy whose interests were forwarded by the Emperor and an inefficient Parliament. By then, though, there was a middle class which grew large enough to challenge the Emperor. The aforementioned universities became popular spots for dissent and activism. Here in Easario the Student Mocement was born.

Easunian youth rallied around ideas like liberalization, socialism, republicanism, etc. Their most important influence was Zakaria Nassirian. He was a socialist who combined his economic philosophy with pan-Human nationalism and spiritualism. Laying the groundwork for what would be Humanism. The Emperor's harsh measures to curb the Student Movement (as well as its allies) radicalized it overtime.

With that explained, let me get into what I now have for Albert with the new information you've provided:

Albert was too young to be important in Terreich's Royalist Restoration, but the events impacted him all the same. It made him sympathetic to the plight of Easunians and more resentful over their ruling class. What he saw was a House more akin to his homeland's former Stratocracy than their honorable royalty and nobility. That drove him to study in Easario and support the Student Movement.

In time Albert became an icon within it. As the Emperor's response grew harsher, the deeper his dedication became. Eventually, he was identified, deported, and banned. But even that wouldn't deter him. I imagine Albert would get deported several times, never facing anything harsher due to his foreign noble heritage.

(We could make it even funnier if there were some relations between Easunia and Terreich's nobles. After all, the former's always been open to the west and some could've ended up there during the Stratocracy days. If you agree, we can incorporate that too.)

Despite his background, Albert's experiences radicalized him as he was influenced by Nassirian's works. Then as he grew in status and made more connections he became a personal student of his. They organized demonstrations, collaberated on writing, and debated with each other too. Albert became Nassirian's closest confidant by the time of his assassination in 1974. An even which triggered Revolution that same year. Albert participated in it, leading riots, strikes, and skirmishes with local authorities.

The same year the Emperor was overthrown by a discontent group of officers in response to the revolution. They formed the General Congress which (ironically) replaced Easunia's aristocratic leaders with its stratocratic rulership. But this new junta's goals couldn't be any more different. The junta's tenure was to serve as a transitionary period that would establish a socialist Easunian Republic at the end of its life. One in the image of Zakaria Nassirian's vision.

Among the Junta was a General named Reza Zangane. An iconic figure of the Zokrian Wars who also oversaw several notable pograms against Alcatus. He'd grown into one of the junta's most authentic, radical Nassirites. Of the officers, he headed its most extensive efforts to enlist the help of Nassirian's revolutionaries in crafting a civilian government. But Zangane was also cunning and ambitious and came to head the junta itself as he eliminated his rivals.

Albert Ferdinand was awarded permanent citizenship for his role in the revolution and became an asset of the junta. At first, he stuck to what idealism he had during the struggle against the Emperor. But witnessing the reality of politics, especially that of the era's, changed him. Overtime, he became a student of Reza Zangane as the General's own theories influenced Easunian socialism and society. By this point Albert had also married in Easunia and fathered two children.

In 1984, Reza Zangane officially ended the junta's control as he proclaimed Easunia's transition into a new period. The Easunian Empire was now in a "Humanist State," and would evolve itself into a proper socialist democracy after some time. Now the country's ruling class had become a totalitarian one party state under the direct leadership of Zangane. Their ideology was a mix of his theories and actions with Zakaria Nassirian's work. Albert Ferdinand was the author of the new constitution which coined it "Humanism."

Albert remained loyal to Reza Zangane throughout the rest of his life as Sovereign. His role proved invaluable as he was the architect of much of what Easunia has become today. Especially as it was he who succeeded Zangane and became the Second Sovereign. Under Albert's leadership, Easunia's recovery was completed. Laying the groundwork for the completion of the Alcatus genocide, membership in the Maham Pact, and the future of Easunian reunification. Before his death Albert stepped down to allow Javad Nazeri to succeed him.