Micheal Farra

Micheal Farra (born Íosac Dáithí León; 4 May 1955 - 5 September 1979) was a former mayor of Toiburg until his assassination 5 days after assuming office. He was the first communist to be elected to lead a major city.

Early Life
Born in Ireland as Íosac Dáithí León, Farra and his older sister fled Ireland for Doggerland after his father (a member of the IRA) was assasinated by unionist forces in Belfast. Once arriving in Doggerland he changed his name to Micheal Farra and began to work as a farmhand in rural Bloca. The conditions were awful and at age 18 Farra fled to Toiburg after learning of the Vioke Marxist Society, the leading communist organization in Doggerland.

Political Career and Death
After rising through the ranks of the VMS in a matter of months, Farra ran for mayor of Toiburg. The leader of the VMS, Arend J. Hemmick campaigned for him in the workhouses and sweatshops that dominated industrial Toiburg to win the support of the impoverished. After a clash on Browen St. between Farra's supporters and protesters, Farra's support within the VMS waivered and several of its members decided to disavow Farra as they were opposed to the violence he demonstrated against his political opponents.

Farra won the August mayoral election with 41% of the vote in a three-man race and was sworn in on August 31st. Five days later, Karl F. Montaun shot Farra twice in the chest while he was walking out of city hall.