Positive, when I logged in initially after reactivating the first thing I did was go to the mailbox for my CE items. I got the Fantasia potion (although I think it might have been the for being active for a month) and my Griffin Mount and one other thing (escapes me what it was right now I'll have to check later).

As for becoming the leader that's not going to be the case there are other active people it's just that they are on in very different time zones. One of them will probably end up being the leader at some point :P