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Richard Adar

2006-02-17T00:20:45Z

Milky: We hear about injuries; we don't hear much in the particulars. I think 'militant' ably covers any violence that might have occurred without overstating it.

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'''Richard Adar''' was the last president of the [[Twelve Colonies]] before the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined]] [[Mini-Series]]. He likely died, along with the [[Quorum of Twelve]], and his Cabinet -- in total, 42 officials in line of succession, during the attack which precipitated the near extinction of the human race.

Adar was serving his second term as president, and had previously served as a mayor ([[Mini-Series]]). President Adar is succeeded by the 43rd official in line of succession, the Secretary of Education, [[Laura Roslin]], who was sworn in during the immediate aftermath of the attack aboard her government transport, a passenger liner desigated as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''. She was appointed as President by way of the automated [[Case Orange]] [[Government|government]] continuity mechanism via [[wireless]].

Prior to this, Adar had faced some political strife for military actions, the details of which are still unclear, which he himself apparently regretted. He reportedly wrote down the names of all the casualties of this act, leaving it in his desk as a reminder of his fallibility. President Roslin emulated her predecessor in this regard by writing the name of the ship ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' down and leaving it in her own desk aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' as a reminder of her own fallibility ("[[Water]]").

Another of his actions in office was to offer a full pardon to [[Tom Zarek]] in exchange for the latter's renunciation of violence; Zarek turned down the offer ("[[Bastille Day]]").

Despite being a married man {{ref|magazine1}}, during the last days of his administration he was having an illicit romantic affair with his education secretary Laura Roslin.

Adar seemed to possess rather aggressive tendencies as President, as he was willing to use military action to resolve a militant teacher strike. He didn't have a favourable opinion of Roslin's diplomatic solution to the problem and ultimately asked for her resignation because of it. He presumably died with a political and personal gulf between himself and his education secretary ("[[Epiphanies]]").

He was also an influential friend to [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Mini-Series]]).

[[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] considers President Adar "a moron" ("[[Home, Part II]]").

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==Notes==

* Adar's counterpart in the [[TOS|original series]] was the president of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]] and [[Adar (TOS)|held the same name]].
*According to SkyOne, earlier in his political career he was Mayor of [[Caprica City]], during which time he lead the city out of a high-crime, corrupt slump and back to its full potential. He later ran for Governor.
*[[Wikipedia:Adar|Adar]] is the name of the 6th month in the ecclesiastical year and 12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar.
*The original script for "[[Home, Part II]]" called for Adama to refer to Adar as a "prick", but the line was edited to comply with broadcasting decency standards.

==Sources==
#{{note|magazine1}} According to a December 2005 [http://www.galacticastation.com/Galactica%20Station/Archives/dec05.html interview] with Mary McDonnell in TV Guide, President Adar was married when she was having her romance with him.

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Richard Adar

2006-02-08T04:19:06Z

Milky: Some more edits - There had been violent confontations in the teacher's strike, but I think it a bit much to say that the teacher's were becoming violent.

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'''Richard Adar''' was the last president of the [[Twelve Colonies]] before the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined]] [[Mini-Series]]. He likely died, along with the [[Quorum of Twelve]], and his Cabinet -- in total, 42 officials in line of succession, during the attack which precipitated the near extinction of the human race.

Adar was serving his second term as president, and had previously served as a mayor ([[Mini-Series]]). President Adar is succeeded by the 43rd official in line of succession, the Secretary of Education, [[Laura Roslin]], who was sworn in during the immediate aftermath of the attack aboard her government transport, a passenger liner desigated as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''. She was appointed as President by way of the automated [[Case Orange]] [[Government|government]] continuity mechanism via [[wireless]].

Prior to this, Adar had faced some political strife for military actions, the details of which are still unclear, which he himself apparently regretted. He reportedly wrote down the names of all the casualties of this act, leaving it in his desk as a reminder of his fallibility. President Roslin emulated her predecessor in this regard by writing the name of the ship ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' down and leaving it in her own desk aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' as a reminder of her own fallibility ([[Water]]).

Another of his actions in office was to offer a full pardon to [[Tom Zarek]] in exchange for the latter's renunciation of violence; Zarek turned down the offer ([[Bastille Day]]).

During the last days of his administration he had a romantic relationship with his education secretary-cum-successor Laura Roslin. Adar's marital status at the time of his romance with Roslin is not known.

Adar seemed to possess rather aggressive tendencies as President, as he was willing to use military action to resolve a worsening teacher's strike. He didn't have a favourable opinion of Roslin's diplomatic solution to the problem and ultimately asked for her resignation because of it. He presumably died with a political and personal gulf between himself and his education secretary ([[Epiphanies]]).

He was also an influential friend to [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Mini-Series]]).

[[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] considers President Adar "a moron" ([[Home, Part II]]).

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==Notes==

* Adar's counterpart in the [[TOS|original series]] was the president of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]] and [[Adar (TOS)|held the same name]].
*According to SkyOne, earlier in his political career he was Mayor of [[Caprica City]], during which time he lead the city out of a high-crime, corrupt slump and back to its full potential. He later ran for Governor.
*[[Wikipedia:Adar|Adar]] is the name of the 6th month in the ecclesiastical year and 12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar.
*The original script for "[[Home, Part II]]" called for Adama to refer to Adar as a "prick", but the line was edited to comply with broadcasting decency standards.

[[Category:A to Z|Adar, Richard]]
[[Category:Characters|Adar, Richard]]
[[Category:RDM|Adar, Richard]]
[[Category:People from Caprica|Adar, Richard]]

Richard Adar

2006-02-04T22:05:01Z

Milky: Just a few choice phrase changes

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'''Richard Adar''' was the last president of the [[Twelve Colonies]] before the [[Cylon attack]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|re-imagined]] [[Mini-Series]]. He likely died, along with the [[Quorum of Twelve]], and his Cabinet -- in total, 42 officials in line of succession, during the attack which precipitated the near extinction of the human race.

Adar was serving his second term as president, and had previously served as a mayor ([[Mini-Series]]). President Adar is succeeded by the 43rd official in line of succession, the Secretary of Education, [[Laura Roslin]], who was sworn in during the immediate aftermath of the attack aboard her government transport, a passenger liner desigated as ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]''. She was appointed as President by way of the automated [[Case Orange]] [[Government|government]] continuity mechanism via [[wireless]].

Prior to this, Adar had faced some political strife for military actions, the details of which are still unclear, which he himself apparently regretted. He reportedly wrote down the names of all the casualties of this act, leaving it in his desk as a reminder of his fallibility. President Roslin emulated her predecessor in this regard by writing the name of the ship ''[[Olympic Carrier]]'' down and leaving it in her own desk aboard ''[[Colonial One]]'' as a reminder of her own fallibility ([[Water]]).

Another of his actions in office was to offer a full pardon to [[Tom Zarek]] in exchange for the latter's renunciation of violence; Zarek turned down the offer ([[Bastille Day]]).

During the last days of his administration he had a romantic relationship with his education secretary-cum-successor Laura Roslin. Adar's marital status at the time of his romance with Roslin is not known.

Adar seemed to possess rather aggressive tendencies as President, as he was willing to use military action to resolve a drawn-out teacher strike. He didn't have a favourable opinion of Roslin's diplomatic solution to the problem and ultimately asked for her resignation because of it. He went (presumably) to his grave with a political and personal gulf between himself and his education secretary ([[Epiphanies]]).

He was also an influential friend to [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Mini-Series]]).

[[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] considers President Adar "a moron" ([[Home, Part II]]).

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|-
|}

==Notes==

* Adar's counterpart in the [[TOS|original series]] was the president of the [[Quorum of Twelve (TOS)|Quorum of Twelve]] and [[Adar (TOS)|held the same name]].
*According to SkyOne, earlier in his political career he was Mayor of [[Caprica City]], during which time he lead the city out of a high-crime, corrupt slump and back to its full potential. He later ran for Governor.
*[[Wikipedia:Adar|Adar]] is the name of the 6th month in the ecclesiastical year and 12th month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar.
*The original script for "[[Home, Part II]]" called for Adama to refer to Adar as a "prick", but the line was edited to comply with broadcasting decency standards.

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[[Category:Characters|Adar, Richard]]
[[Category:RDM|Adar, Richard]]
[[Category:People from Caprica|Adar, Richard]]