Ijeawale Taiko
Ijeawale Taiko was a thaumaturgist and Yethati emigre to Tehant that participated in the First Tehanti Revolution. He fought on the barricades as part of the Swamzih faction. A carpenter by trade, he taught himself to read and write by writing poetry, using the revolution and common people as his subjects.
He was the first to describe himself as a libertarian in the political sense, using the Tehanti word "Prizutti" in his poetry, which means "one who is of liberty." His poetry became popular within the ultra-radical milieu of Tehanti after the revolution, though he himself was exiled back to Yethatu. He went on to write for various radical newspapers, including poetry and even longer articles, where many of his ideas spread among the ultra-radicals. He espoused a rejection of private property and of the republican nationalism that was sweeping Umbrak. In 1236, he published Prizutta, a book of equal parts poetry and political philosophy, often blended together.
He continued to write and engage in political organizing and revolutionary activity, participating in revolutions in Yethatu and Injarch. In 1250, he was killed when the Injarch Republican Guard opened fire on him as he left a tea parlor. Riots ensued and lasted more than a week.
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