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Region: Commonwealth of Liberty
[pre]| SEPTEMBER | SANZA YA LIBWA |[/pre]
[pre]| 1971 |[/pre]
[list][list][list][pre]| ꜰʟɴᴄ ★ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴅᴇ ʟɪʙᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟᴇ ᴄᴏɴɢᴏʟᴀɪꜱᴇ ★|[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
𝚃𝙸𝚃-𝙵𝙾𝚁-𝚃𝙰𝚃
[pre]| Perhaps a sign of how much the rebellion has scared the tyrant, Mobutu's approval of death squads operating against the rebels, using the most inhumane and brutal of tactics, has only strengthened the resolve of the Congolese rebels against their tyrant overlords. However the question on how they should respond has proved particularly contentious amongst the leadership of the Front. On the one hand, Chairman Ngoma proposed higher intensity and frequency of attacks against strategic targets, as well as continuing on with the current course. Meanwhile, the de-facto military leader of the movement, Laurent Kabila, has proposed a 'tit-for-tat' strategy of engaging in retributionary operations against Mobutu controlled areas. [/pre]
[pre]| So far the greatest strength of the National Front has been its ability to be more disciplined and effective than other former rebellions. Engaging in retibution at such level would threaten to drag down the FLNC back to its non-discplined roots. However, the FLNC also would lose its legitimacy if it simply decided to not engage in action in response to these attacks and stepped up the nature of their operations. The debates on this matter highlighted another division, that of the more moderate line of Yves Ngoma, and that of the hardline line of Laurent Kabila. |[/pre]
[pre]| Long nights of debates eventually saw Kabila's plan win by a small margin, and so Chairman Ngoma was forced to accept the 'tit-for-tat' military strategy. Now for every attack that Mobutu's army would commit, the FLNC's military would conduct a counter-raid and military operation on places under Mobutu's control. The raids would be equal in brutality and destruction to the one's conducted by Mobutu's death squads. The difference however is that the targets will be precise, and a large portion of the attacks would be directed towards military targets. |[/pre]
[pre]| For this to work however, the FLNC would need a particularly strong propaganda strategy, to ensure that Mobutu's attrocities are publicized wide and far while the FLNC's own operations remain under wraps or at least public opinion turns on Mobutu so fast that it doens't get a chance to be influenced by anti-FLNC propaganda|[/pre]
[pre]| The 'tit-for-tat' strategy wouldn't take so long to be implemented. Raiding, pillaging, and destroying the military infrastructure of villages like Bobilla, Bonguma, and Mondingiri along the way, the National People's Army would make its way to Lisala, one of the main population centres in the region. Instead of directly attacking the city however, a brutal siege would be implemented using the armour and artillery that is present within the FLNC's arsenal. The siege would aim to attrition Lisala out of its resources while launching daily artillery strikes to destroy certain pieces of vital infrastructure. |[/pre]
[pre]| Back in the rebel capital of Gemena, Chairman Ngoma would be uneasy with this course of action, trying to intervene as much as possible to ensure a 'humane' treatment of those attacked by the FLNC-NPA, but it was too late, the damage was already done. Adopting another strategy from the death squads, the FLNC would leave propaganda blaming the attacks on Mobutu and attempting to mobilize the populations attacked against the tyrant who opened the way for their destruction. |[/pre]
[list][list][pre]HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE IS WRITTEN IN IRON AND BLOOD![/pre][/list][/list]
Nippon-Nihon, Osivoiii, New Provenance, Tallahan, Maziya, Greater Kurdistane, Spain-, Zingium
[sup][sub]October 27th, 1971 - November 10th, 1971 = Octobre 27th, 1971 - Novembre 10th, 1971[/sub][/sup]
[list][sup][sub]1[/sub][/sup][pre] M E T R O P O L I T A N R E V I V A L [/pre] [sup][sub]2[/sub][/sup][pre] T H E L I B E R A T I O N F R O N T [/pre][/list]
[list][list][pre]LE ROYAUME DE WALLONIE ✯ THE KINGDOM OF WALLONIA
LETAT DE BELGIQUE ✯ THE STATE OF BELGIUM [/pre][/list][/list]
[table=noheader][tr][td]𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫
[list]Le nouveau métro bruxellois fait lobjet dune rénovation lourde
Het nieuwe Brusselse metrosysteem ondergaat een grondige renovatie
Das neue Brüsseler U-Bahn-System wird umfassend renoviert
[sup]The New Brussels Metro System goes under Heavy Renovation[/sup][/list][/td][/tr][/table]
| When the two national capitals were announced, immediate renovation and reinstatement of old train and metro systems. The company Belsch Zuch a Metro Servicer Inc. (ENG; Belgium Metro and Train Service Incorporated) was a Luxembourgian Company based in the Walloon province of Luxemburg, took the task and was very eager to start work on the Brussels Metro. The company was scheduled to begin work in the morning of the first of November, which was reasonable considering the company relocation and the costs given to the company given by the Belgian Metropolitan Services Association (BMSA) gave reasonable funds to support the companies move.
| Although, in Brussels, the situation with the metro could not be more dire. The Brussels metro had been under neglect for many years, since Wallonia had never cared to fund restorations to the system. Riddled on the walls can be seen graffiti and defamation of radical revolutionaries, with even some fascist symbols and supportive propaganda inside the old halls. Some old World War 2 "To War!" posters could be seen scattered on the walls. The Brussels Capital Metro went out of order on the eve of spring in 1967, and became a target for deformity content, terrorists, radicals, and even a homeless home. The new laws and regulations put around the abandoned metros gave the increased caution around these too, because of the multiple deaths within the metros, over twelve confirmed deaths, all from structure collapse, were reported. The Walloon government sealed off the metros in '70, but the Walloon Parliament eventually reopened the metro since the plans for the renovations were revealed. The Walloon engineers mapped out the entire old system, and began work on creating the new metro system. The Brussels Plan of the Metro Revival was the plan name given to the operations carried out for the metro. The metro was planned to be worked on in an order,
[sup]These are quotations from the Notes on the Metro Plan, written by Jouis Burgois[/sup]
[list=I][*] To keep with given schedules, the metro construction will begin with the opening of all entrances to the old metro system. The renovation would begin with the renovation of all transportation vehicles so the costs and expenses wont be as severe as first presumed, (Note: All Missing cases reported inside the metro would reinstate the cases in order to prevent pedestrian discovery)[*] Considering the BMSA's request and information regarding their needs for the system, regarding that: "the Metro should be redecorated and adorned with Walloon adornments, while the train ways should be simple archaic designs, having emblems for indication of location" to follow above requests, fulfillment will be carried out once restoration is complete
| the Master Operator was Joseph Almur, the CEO of BZMS Inc. had the entire process planned with his Co-CEO, Jouis Burgois. The plans went forward on the first of November, as scheduled, and clear teams began clearing out the lower levels and began to clean out the old metro tunnels. The posters from WW2 were taken down and the Walloon Clean Teams went and brushed up the area, and they also reran power through the metro facilities, for the first time in over 20 years. The country began funding, except Organization of Safe Working Environments of Belgium (FR: Organisation D'Environnements de Travail sûrs en Belgique) (OSWEB) (FR: ODTB) had been very inherit on the fact it wasn't going to fund this, what the Minister of OSWEB called, "A Dangerous, Unsupervised, Underfunded, and Useless Project." OSWEB had shown it wasn't going to support the project, and it would make sure of it. But, per say its governmental obligation, it has to check in with the reports given from the metro and read them over to make sure working conditions are safe for continuation.
| Within the threshold of the project, is the goal to make Brussels and even beyond more accessible to regular day citizens, and the want and need for a metro system became apparent with the Traffic Crisis in October. The new metro system would better Wallonia as one of the most traveler freindly countries in Europe, but also in the World.
[sup][sub]*L'État belge (également connu sous le nom de Royaume de Wallonie)
ne sera pas responsable des éventuelles interventions responsables dans les métros.
Si un incident survient pendant le transport,
contactez le 555-4533-244 ou composez simplement le 511 pour les urgences.*[/sup][/sub]
[sup][sub]*The State of Belgium (Also Known as the Kingdom of Wallonia)
will not be responsible for any liable responses in the metros.
If any incident happens while being transported,
than contact 555-4533-244, or simply dial 511 for emergencies.*[/sup][/sub]
[table=noheader][tr][td]𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫
[list]Le Front de Libération du Congo reçoit le soutien de l'Etat wallon
Die kongolesische Befreiungsfront erhält Unterstützung vom wallonischen Staat
Het Congolese Bevrijdingsfront krijgt steun van de Waalse Staat
[sup]The Liberation Front of the Congolese receives support from the Walloon State[/sup][/list][/td][/tr][/table]
| Within the start of November, the once owned Belgian Congo had plunged into internal chaos. The Walloon State, being the historic owners of the Belgian Congo, wished to support the new state in its country-hood. The Walloon's have (diplomatically) wanted to send support to the Congloese Liberation Front, or its abbreviation in french, the chosen official language of the state, the FLNC. The Walloon Government found sympanthy in the cause of the FLNC, and wanted to support them to overthrow the tyrannic dictator inside the Congo.
| One persistent road block came along while driving through the process, however; Governmental Approval. Though, as said previously, the Government supports the aid of the FLNC in overthrowing those tyrannical dictators, really, only the Prime Minister approved of the action. The Parliament had no intentions on supporting the Congolese, with many reasons coming up as; 'Would be a tank to the Walloon Economy if loss occurred' or 'Could be devastating to many Congolese and Walloon's if loss, which is inevitable, were to happen. . .' The Prime Minister argued, that many of these turn downs were because of the fear of loss. In a speech given at the Brussels Parliament Building,
[list][pre]"Fear is like a roadblock that is given to a man;
You cannot drive straight through it. Sometimes, though, that
Roadblock could be the answer, a ramp over a much bigger: Larger
ditch. The person cannot hope to get out of the ditch,
but if he had had no fear and drove through the ramp,
than the outcome would have been much better.
- Hubert Pierlot
Angscht ass wéi e Stroossespär, deen engem Mann gëtt;
Dir kënnt net direkt duerch et fueren. Heiansdo awer, datt
Roadblock kéint d'Äntwert sinn, eng Ramp iwwer eng vill méi grouss: Méi grouss
gräifen. D'Persoun kann net hoffen aus dem Gruef erauszekommen,
awer wann hien keng Angscht gehat hätt an duerch d'Ramp gefuer ass,
wéi d'Resultat vill besser gewiescht wier.
- Hubert Pierlot[/pre][/list]
| The Speech given at the Namur Capital Building is what really sold the proposal of support, through the roof. The Chamber of Representatives voted overwhelmingly yes for the proposal, while the Senate was much more resistant. Eventually, the Senate had been won over just barely, with one seat in the 'For' over the 'Nay' seats. The pass now gave this proposal traction, in summary:
Belgium (Otherwise known as Wallonia) is fully (and greatly indebted) to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Will support, fund, and even send military assailants to the FLNC, in the name of Liberty, Democracy, and Freedom from Tyrannical Hands.
[list][spoiler=[sub]Specific[/sub]
MENTION
]
Flnc-[/spoiler]
[spoiler=[sub]Written for the RMB Screen of the[/sub]
COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERTY
]
Peoples Republic Of Czechoslovakia
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler][/list]
Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Tallahan, Maziya, Spain-, Rudnatia, Nilemba, Pakistlan
[list][list]SHŌWA 46 | NOVEMBER 1971[/list]
[list][list]待望の円切り上げ
[pre]THE MUCH-NEEDED YEN REVALUATION[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] Y E N R E V A L U A T I O N [/pre]
[list][list][/list][/list]
[table]
[tr] [/tr]
[tr][td][sub][pre]君が代は
千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
TOKYO BAY MORNINGTIME
[sub]TOKYO, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| In Tokyo, Japanese Finance Minister MIKIO MIZUTA met with U.S. Treasury Secretary JONH B. CONNALLY to reject Washingtons efforts to get Japan to revalue the yen. Mizuta pointed out several reasons why Japan could not revalue the yen without substantial concessions from the U.S. government. The Treasury Secretary arrived last night on the final stage of his trip to Asia for what the Japanese consider critical discussions for economic and diplomatic relations between the two nations, as they are each others main allies in East Asia. Economically, Washington has long called on Japan to revalue the yen by 15 to 20% as the American government needs help to overcome growing deficits in its international payments palace. It has become much clearer to the Japanese that the American government wants to first reach an agreement with Japan and then use this to align the Western European nations. |
| Diplomatically, the visit by NIXONs Treasury Secretary is widely seen as a possible turning point in extremely tense relations between the United States and Japan. An agreement on the revaluation of the yen and other economic issues would likely help stem the deterioration of relations, and no agreement would accelerate the decline. Japan is currently going through a recession due to the fluctuation of the dollar and the imposition of a 10% surcharge on imports in the essential American market, preventing a major revaluation of the yen. Japan is not willing to realign the yen with just the dollar, but insists on a global agreement that includes the European Economic Community. MIZUTA indirectly warned the Treasury Secretary that the American government should not try to force an agreement, but rather reach a compromise with Japan and the Common Market, whose members are France, West Germany, Italy, Wallonia, and the Netherlands. |
| Both the Treasury Secretary and the Finance Minister expressed hope that the currency crisis could be resolved before the end of the year. The Japanese expected Connally to bring a barrage of demands that Japan revalue its currency by a large margin, lift barriers on American imports, impose further restrictions on Japanese exports to the American market, and obtain a greater share in American defense in Asia all to alleviate the U.S. balance of payments deficit. Later, the chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers PAUL M. MCCRACKEN met with EISAKU SATO, MIZUTA, and other members of the Japanese cabinet. Many have increasingly pressured the Prime Ministers Cabinet not to re-evaluate or compromise trade issues with the Americans except on Japanese terms. The business community wanted to keep the revaluation between 9-10%, plus a 2% band on either side of a new parity at which exchange rates would fluctuate. That would be about where the yen is trading now. The dollar has been supported by the Bank of Japan precisely to prevent the yen from rising too much. |
New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Zingium, Walloneia
[pre]| SEPTEMBER | SANZA YA LIBWA |[/pre]
[pre]| 1971 |[/pre]
[list][list][list][pre]DRC ★ DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
RDC ★ RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
THE SIEGE OF LISALA TAKES SHAPE AS CONDITIONS IN THE CITY WORSEN:
LISALA SEES THE UNDEREQUIPPED 14TH NAC DIVISION HOLD OFF EVER GROWING NUMBER OF GUERRILLAS!
SIEGE YA LISALA EZUI FORME NDENGE BA CONDITIONS NA VILLE EBEBI:
LISALA AMONI BA 14E DIVISION YA NAC EZA SOUS-ÉQUIPE ESIMBA BA GUERRILLES EZALI JAMAIS KO KOLA!
[pre]| Lisala is now the grounds of the first true battle in this rebellion. Previous confrontations between the NAC and FLNC-NPA have been little more than blitzs against confused NAC positions forcing the NAC on a clumsy back foot from Gemena to Lisala now. With a lot of lost territory the NAC has finally managed to not be run once they reach the more heavily urbanized area of Lisala providing them more of a foundation for defense |[/pre]
| CONGOLESE AIR FORCE CONDUCTS AIRSTRIKES WEST OF LISALA - FORCE YA MOPEPE CONGOLAIS ESALI BA STRIKE AVIONS NA OEST YA LISALA |
[pre]| The Rebels surrounding the city would become essential targets for the small Congolese Air Force as Mobutu made the order to break the siege of his hometown. If that meant the sacrifice of the countryside then the bombing campaign must occur and that was to be considered acceptable losses. With that order a force of 10 Airplanes would be stationed in Bumba Airport. The Mobutu government would form a local militia of 500 men to defend the airport leading to the shooting of anybody who got to close under the discretion of the individual militiamen.[/pre]
[sub]3X Fouga CM.170 Magister (2x 7.5mm machine guns & 2x 110lb bombs for each run)
4X T-6 Texan (3x 7.62mm machine guns)
3X MB-326 (2x 7.7mm machine guns & 4x 99lb bombs)[/sub]
[pre]The countryside was to be indiscriminately bombed with the 14th NAC spotters giving positions to possible Rebel siege positions and if no known target was available the pilots would be told to bomb anything that looks FLNC in the vaguest of terms. |[/pre]
| THE 14TH NAC AND ITS SITUATION - 14E NAC NA SITUATION NA YANGO |
[pre]| The men of the 14th held themselves across the city in hard points capable of taking heavy hits and still being defensible while a frontline raged in near constant gunfights preventing groups of rebels from entering the city. Divisional artillery in the city fired hourly into the countryside to strike possible rebel staging ground. The streets became shooting galleries in the outskirts as squads of the NAC defended their intersections. Martial law had been declared in the city with civilians rarely able to exit their house safely without coming under fire from the Military for suspected FLNC involvement or being accidentally caught in the crossfire of the firefights. The 14th had 5,000 men within the City to defend, the rest of the original 10,000 deserting/MIA/KIA in the initial fighting against the FLNC. As the 14th was originally stationed closer to Gemena it had already experienced heavy losses in the flee from Rebel territory. |[/pre]
Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Tallahan, Maziya, Spain-, Zingium
West Indies Federation - November 1971
Saving and Expanding
Over the course of the year, investments from foreign countries and businesses as far as Japan and Russia have flooded into the West Indies Federation following the success of the Grand Diplomatic Trip by Prime Minister Eric Williams. With it, government and the private sector is now able to advance on projects previously though unable due to the state of the economy. Take a walk into High Street, San Fernando, and you may begin to see more radios, televisions and cameras than ever before. Services from inter-business cooperation have boomed in the urban centers, with talk of the establishment of assembly plants for vehicles by Mitsubishi. As television begins to be used more and more the West Indies Telecommunications Company has even opened a new satellite earth station in Matura, with other such ones planned across the Federation.
As sugar plantations and agricultural ventures were in a spree of closures and buyouts since the early 60s, the agricultural sectors of islands such as Trinidad looked doomed for failure, not anymore. Now agriculture is back with the economy to be given a roaring revival of funds ensuring the survival of the nation's food and product base. Tourism on all the islands is also beginning to see an uptick due to immigration relaxations with the eastern bloc countries, providing a new market of those wishing to escape the harsh east European winters.
The private sector is not the only one benefiting from newfound foreign attention to the West Indies. Government has unveiled new plans for spending between 1971-1980 which include a mass expansion of the highways in Trinidad and Jamaica, the two most densely populated of the Federation, development of new offshore oil rigs by the West Indies Petroleum Company, a steel manufactory in Point Lisas, suburban and housing block development at Kingston, a new power station in Woodbrook, among various other development on various other islands. Pursuing the goal of using the state to guide development in the economy through these types of projects, the government hopes that the industries which come out of the new projects can further expand the West Indies economy.
Activism and Agitation
As the nation moves on from the 1970 Black Power Riots, that doesn't mean that the political wheels have stopped turning. The leading group of the BPM is the National Joint Action Committee under Makandal Daaga, previously known as Geddes Granger. He was the founder of the NJAC out of a mixture of smaller student groups and racial activists within the Federation at the time and while starting out as simply a Trinidad movement, rapidly expanded into every island as 1970 reached its height. With the worst of the riots behind them, the NJAC is now aiming to put themselves in a place to contest the 1972 General Elections as a 3rd party. Daaga knows he's too controversial of a figure to ever win but that's not his intention, he wants to drive a wedge into the parliament so that his party has to be listened to.
The two parties that have a shot at actually winning are the Democratic Action Congress and the West Indies National Party, led by ANR Robinson and Ashford Sinanan respectively. Both of these parties formed recently as a result of disagreements by both men in the standing political parties. Robinson was the representative of Tobago for the WIFLP, and resigned in 1970 in protest of Eric Williams' harsh response to the Black Power Movement. He is well-spoken, well-educated man who continues the support of social democracy and liberalism within the Federation.
Sinanan is quite similar, his National Party can be best described as "left anti-communist". Supportive of labor unions and racial activism, Sinanan is also a man who deeply despises the idea of "socialism" and drew his line at the opening of relations with China. Both the WINP and the DAC have a chance at winning the election if even by a slim margin, but should they decide to form a coalition, they will be far more formidable. The concept of this "National Alliance for Reconstruction" has been floated by both Robinson and a member of the National Party called Basdeo Panday, but neither party has taken the step.
Lastly there is the Left Alliance for National Democracy and Socialism. Leaving nothing to the imagination, the LANPS is a representative of the new far-left that has been formed in the direct wake of the Black Power Riots. Making up the previously electorally dead Trinidad Socialist Party, Workers and Farmers Party, Caribbean Socialist Party, and the socialist fringes of Jamaica, St Lucia and Grenada, the alliance is one that is new and unstable. Though they've positioned themselves to campaign to try and contest the election, they have not even decided who they would run as their ticket. Albert Gomes from Trinidad, Chris Lawrence of Jamaica, Maurice Bishop of Grenada and groups like the Clement Payne movement in Barbados all want to take their shot at the ticket.
Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Tallahan, Maziya, Spain-, Zingium
THE 'THIRD PUSH' BEGINS!
November 24, 1971
Location unknown
| Spurred on by both the unrest in Vientiane, and the new wave of support from the People's Republic of China, the Pathet Lao have declared a 'Third Push Against Imperialism' in the nation, which is currently a part of the Kingdom of Siam in the eyes of much of the world. |
| With the First Push being against French imperialism, and the Second Push against the Royal Lao Government (1947 - 1960), General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, Kaysone Phomvihane, has declared the beginning of the Third Push, which "like the first two, Laos is destined to emerge victorious from". |
[list]| Kaysone Phomvihane, General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party: | "We have already ousted the imperialist dogs of Paris from our homeland, and in 1960 we ousted those imperialists of our own flesh and blood. Today it is the imperialist swine of Krung Thep who usurp the power from the Laotian people, returning once again not to help the common main as they claim, but to push their ridiculous and irredentist claims that died when the Rattanakosin Kingdom did. But mark my words, the Pathet Lao won in 1954, the Pathet Lao won in 1960, and the Pathet Lao shall win again in the 1970s."[/list]
| The Pathet Lao held power in Laos for a few months in 1960 after it seized power from the Royalist Lao Government, the entity designated to rule Laos following the communist coalition's victory in the First Indochina War - despite being allied to the defeated French. However, the Pathet Lao were counter-couped by the Laotian military, and civil war ensued. Siam invaded and largely stomping out both the Laotian military and Pathet Lao in 1967, but opposition has been swelling, coming to a head in the Vientiane riots in August. |
| Despite only holding power for a few months of 1960, the Pathet Lao, which continues to wage guerrilla war against the Royal Siamese Armed Forces, has used that short period to claim legitimacy as a government-in-exile, and the only true government of the Laotian people since the ancient Kingdom of Lan Xang. |
| With the People's Republic of China sending its Eight Hundred Martyrs - and a handful of those martyrs being reported missing by the communist alliance to which the PLA and Pathet Lao both belong in the context of the Vietnam War - Comrade Kaysone saw fit to reaffirm the legitimacy of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos in a radio broadcast which reached the so-called "Laos Province", to the frustration of the Siamese imperialists. |
| Designated a terrorist by the Siamese government and fleeing arrest in 1967, Kaysone recently accepted the offer of refuge from the Chinese government, with this broadcast the first of many planned to the homeland, from the safety of the Chinese city of Kunming. |
| Though quietly frustrated and outmanned in their fight against the well-equipped and US-backed Kingdom of Siam, the Pathet Lao have been perhaps reinvigorated by the new Chinese support. With relative Soviet silence on the fight in Laos, the traditionally Marxist-Leninist Pathet Lao have also had a small shift of late ideologically - united in its support of an independent socialist Laos above any ideological differences, younger members have displayed a noted preference for Maoism over Marxism-Leninism, particularly voicing that the new Laos would find her support and loyal core from the peasantry of the nation, rather than its industrial workers. |
[spoiler=[sub]Written for the RMB Screen of the[/sub]
COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERTY
]
Peoples Republic Of Czechoslovakia
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Osivoii, Nippon-Nihon, Nileia, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Zingium
[pre]| TWENTY-NINTH OF NOVEMBER | 十一月二十九日 |[/pre]
[pre]| 1971 |[/pre]
[pre]| 8am |[/pre]
[list][list][list][pre]PRC ★ PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
中华人民共和国 |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
CHINESE SOLDIERS CROSS THE SINO-SIAM LINE:
THE CHINESE PEOPLES VOLUNTEER STRIKES THE SINO-SIAM BORDER FOR THE LIBERATION OF LAOS ALONGSIDE THE PATHET LAO!
中国士兵跨越中暹线:中国人民志愿军沿巴寮河进攻中暹边境,解放老挝!
[pre]| Liberation for Laos has come, the Red banner and Lao flag fly side by side as CPV columns and Chinese airstrikes strike against occupation forces in a blazing fury. The goal now is to make the keeping of Laos a impossibility for Siam, a peer to peer conflict against the CPV and an intense Peoples War behind the Siamese lines in the countryside and city. All the PRC needed to do was show the Lao people that victory and liberation is coming, and that Beijing will be the one facilitating it. A secret assurance would be given to any nation that sought to disway the Chinese promise to Laos, the PRC assured them that no Chinese force would advance past the original borders of the Kingdom of Laos mostly made up by the Mekong River |[/pre]
| CHINESE PEOPLES VOLUNTEER LINES THE SINO-LAO BORDER PREPARED FOR THE FIRST LIBERATION OFFENSIVE - 中国人民志愿军在中老边境列队,准备发动第一次解放攻势 |
[pre]| 80,000 Volunteers stationed in and around the cities of Xishuangbanna and Puer, each of them already completing military training within the PLA and brimming with Chinese Patriotism. Alongside them were 50,000 Local Chinese Militiamen taking their duty to protect the border and assisting the logistics of the CPV. 2,000 Pathet Lao also sat on the Chinese side of the Sino-Lao border, most of them undergoing some PLA training although that wasnt a necessity. Many of them have come as China recognized the LPRP and Pathet Lao as the true government and armed forces of Laos and could come to China to receive better military and ideological training. The 2,000 Pathet Lao would be an asset to show the Lao people that this is not a Chinese invasion but instead a Lao Liberation under the assistance of China. |[/pre]
[pre]| Eight CPV divisions stood prepared at the border in their positions unknown of Siamese capabilities to defend their frontier with so much chaos within the urban centers. They listened to the roar of PLAAF airstrikes off in the distance as they marched to their objective. The red flag of the CPV marked their uniforms; alongside them the Pathet Lao marched within their ranks in much smaller quantities. Their uniforms were marked with the Lao Flag, all of them knowing they were committed to their patriotic duty to free the Lao people from an imperialist force. |[/pre]
CPV divisions and objectives - 越南共产党的分工和目标
[pre]| 1st CPV Division | 10,000 Men | 40 T-59, 10 T-34, 12 Type 63, 20 BMP-1, 17 Type 60 122mm, 3 Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, 10 61-K, and 15 Type 63 AA | Panghai Border Crossing |[/pre]
[pre]| 2nd CPV Division | 10,000 Men | 40 T-59, 10 T-34, 12 Type 63, 20 BMP-1, 17 Type 60 122mm, 3 Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, 10 61-K, and 15 Type 63 AA | Boten Border Crossing |[/pre]
[pre]| 3rd CPV Division | 10,000 Men | 40 T-59, 10 T-34, 12 Type 63, 20 BMP-1, 17 Type 60 122mm, 3 Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, 10 61-K, and 15 Type 63 AA | Lantouy Border Crossing |[/pre]
[pre]| 4th CPV Division | 10,000 Men | 40 T-59, 10 T-34, 12 Type 63, 20 BMP-1, 17 Type 60 122mm, 3 Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, 10 61-K, and 15 Type 63 AA | Ban Mom |[/pre]
[pre]| 5th CPV Division | 10,000 Men | 40 T-59, 10 T-34, 12 Type 63, 20 BMP-1, 17 Type 60 122mm, 3 Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, 10 61-K, and 15 Type 63 AA | Boten Border Crossing |[/pre]
[pre]| 6th CPV Division | 10,000 Men | 40 T-59, 10 T-34, 12 Type 63, 20 BMP-1, 17 Type 60 122mm, 3 Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, 10 61-K, and 15 Type 63 AA | Lantouy Border Crossing |[/pre]
[pre]| 7th CPV Division | 10,000 Men | 40 T-59, 10 T-34, 12 Type 63, 20 BMP-1, 17 Type 60 122mm, 3 Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, 10 61-K, and 15 Type 63 AA | Mountain roads southwest of Ban Hom [21.62557° N, 101.81529° E] |[/pre]
[pre]| 8th CPV Division | 10,000 Men | 40 T-59, 10 T-34, Type 63, 20 BMP-1, 17 Type 60 122mm, 3 Type 63 107mm rocket launcher, 10 61-K, and 15 Type 63 AA | Mountain Roads at [21.17625° N, 101.78561° E] |[/pre]
Pathet Lao Companies and assigned CPV unit - 巴特寮公司和指定每次观看费用单位
[pre]| Red Prince Company | 250 men | 1st CPV Division[/pre]
[pre]| Kaysone Company | 250 men | 2nd CPV Division[/pre]
[pre]| Nouhak Company | 250 men | 3rd CPV Division[/pre]
[pre]| Khongpasaon Company | 250 men | 4th CPV Division[/pre]
[pre]| Siaedng Company | 250 men | 5th CPV Division[/pre]
[pre]| Fri Company | 250 men | 6th CPV Division[/pre]
[pre]| Kan podpony Company | 250 | 7th CPV Division[/pre]
[pre]| Mekong Company | 250 men | 8th CPV Division[/pre]
Divisional Battle Order - 师级战斗序列
[pre]| The CPV divisions are to be uniform in their makeup to ensure proper attack and defense capabilities across the front.[/pre]
[pre]Three Infantry Regiments | One Tank Regiment | One Artillery Regiment[/pre]
Battle Tactics - 战斗策略
[pre]| The initial border crossings were to be done as quickly as possible as knowledge of Siamese Border defense capabilities was limited, but the mountainous terrain could easily bog down the larger CPV formations in their crossings. To prevent the larger CPV formations from coming into direct combat with enemies too soon the Pathet Lao Companies would be utilized for their purpose.[/pre]
[pre]The Pathet Lao had the task of being the first to enter Laos showing to Lao civilians that this was a Laotian Liberation not a Chinese Invasion. They would also act as a screening force testing where Siamese defenses are, harass the enemy with asymmetric tactics, prevent enemy forces from advancing too quickly towards the main CPV force, and scout areas Siamese forces could attack from .[/pre]
Screen enemies for defenses and hard points
Harass enemies utilizing Small arms
Destroy anti-armor capabilities of enemy
Gather information for defenses or for the next advances
[pre]The CPV formations once past the initial border crossing would break into smaller more manageable units to saturate the valleys they seek to liberate. Artillery was to set up in the hills whenever possible to overlook the valleys and fire heavily on any approaching Siamese force. Tanks would initially hang back until out of the mountain trails and be used to defend the valleys once taken. The APC was to be utilized to rush CPV troops into an area with more protection than the normal truck and would be used heavily for the first initial mountain crossings to be able to deploy units whose objective will be to clear out Siamese forces in the border region before the main force. Beijing hoped this show of solidarity and action would kick off even more chaos within Siamese occupied areas bringing the Siamese essentially into a two front war. A war with the CPV and against the Lao people. |[/pre]
| AIRSTRIKES AGAINST SIAMESE OCCUPATION FORCES - 对暹罗占领军的空袭 |
[pre]| 30 Minutes before the Invasion the skies of Northern Laos were to roar. The authorization of the PLA Air Force would be given and the predetermined targets along with the list of acceptable targets to fire upon in the initial strike. The PLA insignias would be painted over instead equipped with the symbols of the CPV instead. The main mission for the PLAAF would be to establish air superiority across the operational area in Laos and further.[/pre]
Siamese Border Security facilities in Boten, Lantouy, and Panghai
Siamese Military Convoys
[pre]These would be the primary bombing targets in the initial phase with the PLAAF committing to limit civilian casualties as much as possible, further targets and those that could not be determined to be fully loyal to Siam or fully military in nature would be avoided.[/pre]
50X Shenyang J-5 Fighter Jets
10X Harbin H-5 Jet Bombers
50X Nanchang Q-5 Ground Attack Aircraft
50X Shenyang J-6 Fighter Jets
[pre]Ground support would also be a heavy focus of the Air Campaign assisting the CPV and Pathet Lao to clear out possible valley defenses. The initial force of 160 Aircraft for the de facto CPV Air Force (CPVAF) were to be stationed in Luliang Air Base, Puer Airbase, and Wujiaba Airbase. |[/pre]
| WESTERN COUNTERPART OF FIRST LIBERATION CAMPAIGN - 第一次解放运动的西方对应者 |
[sub]| Battle for Muang Sing:[/sub]
[pre]As smoke from the initial CPVAF strafing and bombing runs clouded the Panghai Border Crossing, 500 Pathet Lao flooded across the border checkpoint engaging any remaining Siamese border guards/military personnel. Behind this force were two CPV divisions making their way up the mountain roads. Communications units waited on the word of the Pathet Lao force for conditions and areas of Siamese resistance. The Pathet Lao were to push into the Muang Sing valley and create a deployment zone for the CPV to safely dismount its massive formation and flood into the city of Muang Sing.[/pre]
[sub]| Battle for Luang Namtha/Muang Xai:[/sub]
[pre]This confrontation to take the major northern cities of Luang Namtha and Muang Xai were to be conducted by the 2nd, 5th, and 8th CPV divisions using the same tactics of the battle for Muang Sing with their now 750 Pathet Lao to conduct the screen and skirmish remaining Siamese forces. Once the border crossing was taken and the force pushed to the village of Natuey the force would split with the 2nd CPV Division turning west to march on Luang Namtha while the 5th and 8th CPV divisions turning east. Na Mor and Ban Co Noi were villages the force would need to fight through should there be resistance to reach Muang Xai. The 8th CPV division would need to pass through the mountainous terrain of the rural border crossing it was positioned to move through. Once in Laos the 8th CPV would push south through the countryside and meet with the 2nd and 5th near Namor.[/pre]
| EASTERN COUNTERPART OF FIRST LIBERATION CAMPAIGN - 第一次解放运动的东部对应方 |
[sub]| Battle for Nhot ou district:[/sub]
[pre]Northeast Laos, a vast land of mountains and valleys like most of Northern Laos. The tactic of a initial Pathet Lao wave after the bombardment of Siamese border security facilities would continue to destroy any remaining Siamese force capable of hampering CPV crossing into the border. The Siamese forces at Lantouy crossing would face a wave of 500 Pathet Lao directly after airstrikes with the 3rd & 6th CPV Divisions following behind with armor and mechanized movement allowing swift deployment once across the border. The main objective of Nhot ou was still to be ~28 miles from Lantouy crossing with CPV and Pathet Lao needing to capture the villages and towns of: Ban Souanteng, Ban Xiengsiao, Ban Dongneng, Ban Nagnao, and then finally reaching Nhot Ou.[/pre]
[sub]| Battle for Boun Neua:[/sub]
[pre]This was to be one of the most rural and difficult entrances due to its remoteness and dense hilly terrain, but with the other border crossings possibly being seen as much more major the crossing into Boun Neua was hoped to be rather uncontested till it reached the actual town of Boun Neua. The 7th CPV and its Pathet Lao company (Kan podpony Company) had to ensure there were no clusters of anti-armor capabilities between the 8.5 mile trek from the border to the town of Boun Neua. The Kan podpony Company and a CPV infantry regiment were to enter first through the mountain terrain and scout for any signs of anti-armor capabilities. Once this force reached the village of Ban Hom they were to order the rest of the CPV division to move into country and make their way to Ban Hom for the push onto Boun Neua.[/pre]
[list][list][pre]The revolutionary war is a war of the masses; only mobilizing the masses and relying on them can wage it. | 革命战争是群众的战争,只有动员群众,依靠群众,才能进行革命战争。| ສົງຄາມປະຕິວັດແມ່ນສົງຄາມຂອງມະຫາຊົນ; ພຽງແຕ່ປຸກລະດົມມະຫາຊົນແລະອີງໃສ່ພວກເຂົາເຈົ້າເທົ່ານັ້ນຈຶ່ງສາມາດເຮັດວຽກໄດ້.[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]SERVE THE PEOPLE![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]为人民服务![/pre][/list][/list]
Arcanda, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Nileia, New Provenance, Maziya, Greater Kurdistane, Spain-, Zingium
The Great Purge: Dealing With the Military
September, 1971 - March, 1973
| It had been just shy of a year since President Victor Paz Estenssoro had been swept back into the presidency by a wave of popular support, and military backing. Nonetheless, it was fair to reason that if the military could put him into power, they could just as easily remove Estenssoro. Their loyalty to the state had been proven to be non-existent, and so, the President would make a fateful decision, the Bolivian military would have to be purged.
While not particularly enamored with left-wing ideology, Estenssoro had a relatively positive view of Stalin. He recognized the very real fear of counter-revolution, and more importantly that the Bolivian military had been the vehicle for revolutionary action for hundreds of years. The end of the Bolivian Army as an effective means for political change lay on the horizon.
Logistics of the Purge
| The most asked question about purges, whether in the Soviet Union, China, or even during the United States own red scare, people often ask why doesnt the military overthrow the government. After all, it would be hard for a military that stuck together to be forcefully arrested when they have a monopoly on guns and vehicles.
Thankfully, the tools to carry out a mass removal of the upper echelons of the military lay within their subordinates. The Bolivian military was highly politicized, and one often determined if one would be allowed to advance. This meant there was an entire underclass of apolitical, or disconnected officers, who despite showing promise were denied promotion because of political reasons.
So, when President Estenssoro stepped forward to offer a chance at legitimate advancement, depoliticization of the armed forces, and professionalization, a sizable dedicated class of lower officers jumped at the opportunity. When the orders went out to arrest nearly 25% of the upper echelon of Bolivian generals, officers, and colonels, the lower officers, and even the average soldier made no effort to save them.
Left with no hope to lead their coup, the generals, and colonels all turned on each other, each attempting to save their skins.
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Army Generals - 60% Purged
Notable Purgees: Hugo Banzer, Alfredo Ovando, Rogelio Miranda
3 Army Generals Purged - 2 Survive
Oftentimes the meaning of purge is overblown. While the idea of a purge brings about violent thoughts, many were merely arrested, disempowered, and sometimes exiled, instead of outright executed or jailed. For the Army Generals; however, the common perception of purges was entirely true. Banzer, Ovando, and Miranda were all tortured into confessing to their fellow generals, and lower-ranking officers, of being guilty of plotting against the state, treason, and corruption.
Promises made to lower officers, and a pay rise for the common soldier helped prevent any attempts to reach out and organize a coup against the President. Banzer, Miranda, and Ovando were all executed for their supposed crimes. The only surviving member of the Army Level Generals would be future Vice President Alberto Natusch (1980-1990). His loyalty, and apoliticism, as well as, overall having few political or social connections would save him the fate the rest of his former peers suffered.
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Divisional Generals - 85% Purged
Notable Purgees - Luis Meza
8 Purged 2 Survive
Unlike the Army Level Generals, of which a sizable portion managed to survive the purges, Divisional Generals or Division Level Generals would be cut down ruthlessly. Among the most prominent of those purged would be far-right wing general Luis Meza, who was sold out by Guido Vildoso, and David Padilla, two reformist, and democratically aligned generals.
These two Padilla and Vildoso would be elevated to Army Generals, and play an instrumental role in the rebuilding of the military into a more apolitical, and integrated force.
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Brigadier Generals - 88% Purged
Notable Purgees: Celso Torrelio
24 Purged, 4 Survive
Suffering the brunt of the Bolivian purges, the Brigadier Generals were a cesspit of backstabbing and ambition. Almost 90% of the Brigadier Generals in the Bolivian Armed Forces were forced to confess, jailed, or removed from their position and forcefully retired.
Of the 4 surviving generals of the purge, none of the 4 would ever achieve higher ranks in the Bolivian Army.
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Colonels - 70% Purged
Notable Purgees: Luis Acre
44 Purged - 19 Survive
The Colonels Trials would last among the longest in the entire period of the 1971-1973 purges. Most would be arrested for petty crimes like bribery, corruption, or whatever else they could be caught on. Only Luis Acre, a well-known brutal, and corrupt Colonel would be executed in connection to his ties with foreign money, and the drug trade which by this point was in its infancy.
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Air Force Generals - 90% Purged
Notable Purgees: René Barrientos, Juan Pereda
5 Purged, 1 Survived
It may seem odd for the Air Force to be so thoroughly gutted, especially in comparison to every other faction in the Bolivian Armed Forces. The Air Force was among the most arrogant, and elitist organizations in the country. Attracting the sons of old landed aristocracy, and technocrats looking to use the newest technology. This arrogance made the airforce dangerous, and a threat to the Bolivian government. So Barrientos, Pereda, and 3 other generals would be purged, leaving a single sole general in charge of the Air Force for the time being.
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Aftermath
25% of all officers removed
The Bolivian Army Purge, or Operation Clean House as it was later called, was devastating to the Bolivian Army. Around 25% of all officers were purged, and thousands were jailed, exiled, executed, or otherwise demoted.
Nonetheless, the Bolivian civil government had firmly entrenched itself above its now truncated army. By the 1980s; however, many would realize purging the military of some of its most experienced generals had long-lasting effects on the military, and the government was forced to employ creative solutions.
Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Nileia, New Provenance, Maziya, Formosa-
[list]26, رمضان 1391 | NOVEMBER 10TH, 1971
[list][sub]Islamabad, Pakistan[/sub][/list][/list]
[pre] T H E S I N O D I P L O M A T S [/pre][/list][/list][/list]
[sub]The Sino-Pakistani Relationship[/sub]
[list][pre]Throughout the ages,
from the waters,
the people of China and the people of Pakistan, were always:
God's Chosen Nations[/pre]
[list][pre]- Zulfikar Ali Mohammed[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][pre]The First Republic of Pakistan ❁ پہلا جمہوریہ پاکستان[/pre][/list]
THE UNITED DIPLOMATIC VENTURE!
[pre]| In the recent development of the new conflict arsing in East Pakistan, and the invasion of the Indians on the mainland, has led to one of the most bloody wars in the historic records of Pakistan. The soldiers, while off to war, their counterparts, the diplomats, venture to find allies in this difficult pull period. The Pakistani Diplomat and prodigy, Aiza Baqri, ventures to the Chinese, an historic ally of Pakistan and an equally as hopeful nation as Pakistan. The two states have much in common, as within the Chinese Sphere of Influence, lay the morphing government of Pakistan, as the country slowly morphs itself into a stable united government and begin to unfurl a beautiful butterfly. The diplomats had reached a final agreement upon arrival; China would provide humanitarian aid towards Pakistan, if Pakistani Armed Forces did vice versa but instead to China, in the liberation of Laos. The Pakistani Aiza agreed, and soon, a relationship was born from a once limbo stagnate state, to a new multinational relationship between two states, molded by the world around them. The Unity of the two nations would insure victory not only in India, but in the justified liberation of Laos. The continued march into India has proved difficult, but with the help of China, the nation would be able to penetrate Indian forces. |[/pre]
THE UNITED PUSH INTO INDIA! - بھارت میں دھکا! - 進軍印度!
[pre]| As the dawn of Sino-Pakistani relations were created, the army prepared for a march into Delhi, not to annex India, only to create balance in the region once again! The army of Islamabad begins to build a new army, the new Army of the Interior! Now, the army, using the resources presented by the Chinese, became the backbone of the cause! The nation began to push, with a total of over 1,000,000 vengeance filled volunteers marching into India! The main issue that was presented in the invasion of India, being that the Indian military was better equipped than the Pakistani military, the generals had spent throughout the night. The generals had made the best possible plans that their minds could think of. So, the first attack on a border city begins. . .|[/pre]
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[pre] A C H A N G E I N T H E M A I N L A N D [/pre]
[list][pre]the Peoples Republic of Pakistan ☭ عوامی جمہوریہ پاکستان[/pre][/list]
THE DAWN OF A NEW REVOLUTION, INSTABILITY LEADS TO LIGHT - ایک نئے انقلاب کی صبح، عدم استحکام روشنی کی طرف لے جاتا ہے
[list][pre]| In the dawn of the Third Indo-Pakistani war, the homeland gains a new governmental prowess and influence which can surely never be overlooked, the government of the Peoples Party of Pakistan, a party which had been previously homing power and the march into the capital building. The revolution was quiet in the night, and was a non-violent revolution. The people simply took the capital building and proclaimed the new Peoples Republic. The flag of the party (modified to fit the Pakistani Flag, still, with the party's colors) was rose and as soon as this became the fact, the Chairman of the PPP, Khujand Ali, led the nation in a new direction. The government presented no changes to the ongoing conflict with India, in fact, it promoted it much more and soon, conscription in some provinces (now 'republics') had become required. Islamabad underwent numerous changes in the capital, as the city of Karachi becomes the forefront of Pakistani Armed Forces, and becomes the nations go-to capital for military. The navy begins to embargo Indian trade by blocking Indian trade routes across the Indian ocean (though proven difficulties have been presented as India is a peninsular subcontinent surrounded by profitable trading routes) the nation puts all of its focus on Delhi and march towards the capital using the help given from the Peoples Republic of China, and now Pakistan marches through the border and continues to advance closer to the Indian capital, and the new government lead is bound to assist in the ultimate goal: Win the War. |[/pre][/list]
Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Nileia, New Provenance, Maziya, Sealom, Bhaarat Lok
[list][list][pre]R E P U B L I C O F I N D I A B H Ā R A T G A N A R Ā J Y A [/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list]THE INDIAN DEFENCE : INDO-PAKISTANI TENSIONS EXPLODE, BANGLADESHI LIBERATION WAR IN FULL SWING[/list][/list][/list]
[list][list][sub]THE THIRD INDO-PAKISTANI WAR, Bhaarat Lok[/list]
[list][list]NEW DELHI, INDIA NOVEMBER, 1971[/sub][/list][/list]
| As sirens blared across Indian Air Force bases, and with people clamouring in the streets, the news of the bombing of several Indian Air Force bases by planes of the ( Pakistlan ) Pakistani Air Force came as unsettling to the Indian people. Following growing unrest in East Pakistan, and with East Pakistanis suffering a genocide ordered by Islamabad, a grand incursion was carried out by Indian Forces, which led to further tensions. This resulted in the subsequent attack of the Pakistani Air Force on India on the 4th of November, 1971. What the Pakistanis did not know, however, was that the Indian military had already begun to prepare offensive plans for East Pakistan as early as April 1971. Despite the unexpected attack, Indian forces were well prepared to launch a counteroffensive against Pakistani Forces, on both the Western and Eastern fronts. In retaliation to these attacks, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had ordered a total mobilisation of all Indian troops, complemented by air raids by Indian Air Force Mig-21 and Folland Gnat fighters along the Pakistani border. On the night of the counteroffensive, Prime Minister Gandhi delivered a speech to the people of India. |
[list][list][pre]"मैं जानता हूं कि यह अब कठिनाई का समय है। लेकिन भारत में साहस और दृढ़ता के गुणों की कोई कमी नहीं है। हमें ये गुण दिखाने होंगे और चुनौती का डटकर मुकाबला करना होगा। मुझे इसमें कोई संदेह नहीं है कि जीत भारत की बहादुर जनता और भारतीय लोगों की बहादुर सेना की होगी। संकट की इस घड़ी में हम सभी को एकजुट रहना चाहिए। जय हिन्द।"[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][pre]I am aware that this is now a time of difficulty. But there is no lack of the qualities of courage and perseverance in India. We must show these qualities, and face a challenge with great force. I do not doubt that victory will come to the brave people of India and the Indian people's brave army. We must all stand united in these times of trials. Victory to Hindustan!"[/pre][/list][/list]
[list][list][list][pre]- Prime Minister of India, INDIRA GANDHI[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
| In close coordination with the Mukti Bahini, the Bangladeshi Resistance, an offensive was planned set for the next day, which aimed to liberate East Pakistan. The oppressive policies imposed by the Pakistani government in Islamabad in Early 1971 were the primary casus belli for the Indian intervention, and with Pakistan firing the first shot, Indian defences were at an all-time high. The previously mentioned April 1971 plan called for a swift, three-pronged offensive into East Pakistan, contrary to the slower, drawn-out battles that the Indian army had previously fought in the First and Second Indo-Pakistani Wars. Indian offensives into East Pakistan were marked by successful breakthroughs, led by armoured spearheads by Indian T-55 and Vijayanta MBTs. Indian forces enjoyed a significant numerical superiority when compared to their Pakistani contemporaries. By the 5th of November, three (3) Indian Corps were sent to East Pakistan, supported by three (3) irregular Mukti Bahini brigades. These forces were far superior when compared to the three (3) Pakistani divisions in East Pakistan. Fighting was not limited to the ground though, as both the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy had total superiority over East Pakistan. In the opening days of the war, Indian Air Force Hawker Hunters, Mig-21s, and English Electric Canberras bombed and razed Pakistani positions en route to Dacca, which severely hampered the fighting capability of the three (3) Pakistani positions. This marked the start of an Indian blitzkrieg, with the dry terrain of East Pakistan serving as the perfect conditions for Indian ground and air assaults. |
| The fighting was not limited to East Pakistan though, as action was taking place at the rugged terrain that marked the Indo-West Pakistani border. Indian and Pakistani clashes were primarily limited to bloody border battles, with Indian forces gaining territory in Azad Kashmir, Punjab, and Sindh, approximately 5,795 square miles of Pakistani territory. This severely crippled two (2) Pakistani Army Corps, and the Pakistani Marines. Another important factor however was the Sino-Indian Border. The border was essential in any future developments in the conflict, if ( Osivoii ) China were to intervene, India's lines would be doubled. Indian artillery and defence forces (reserves) were moved towards the Chinese border, with fallback lines prepared. It was now clear that the war had to be finished swiftly and without delay. With Indian morale at an all-time high, it was clear that Indian forces would triumph over the Pakistani aggressors, and it was only a matter of when this would be done. |
[list][list][spoiler=[sub]Written for the RMB Screen of the[/sub]
COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERTY
Jai Hind!]
Peoples Republic Of Czechoslovakia
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Nileia, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Skonhedens Land, Zingium
[pre]١٩٧١, Dīsambar December, 1971
Aba Island Stadium, Main Street, Aba Island Township, White Nile Province (Mukataet Al-Nahr Al-Abyad)[/pre]
[list][pre]The Republic Of Sudan جمهورية السودان[/pre][/list]
[list][list]THE ISLAMISTS PURGED UNDER NIMIERYS SOCIALIST STATE[/list][/list]
Since Nimiery had, by some means, ceased power of the Sudanese Government in a long tactical politico game, aimed at shaking the stability and public confidence in government, then unseating the previously democratically elected Presidency of Benjamin Lwoki and his predecessors, by a simple act of emergency, that saw the Nimiery Government established as a mandate to restore democracy and rule of law to the Republic as a whole. However, the task of restoring democracy within three years had faced numerous obstacles and challenges, some of those speculated to be a deliberate act of sabotage by agents of the very same government trying to restore Sudans democratic legacy.
The communist insurrection of the previous year that challenged Nimierys mandate over the country, was the main highlight of the administrations defense of the lack of progress, in paving the way towards a more stable election process by the 1973 elections, which appears closer to the coming of the new year. Nimiery argues that total order and stability had to be restored before elections could take place. As he had declared Communists and leftist radicalist sympathizers as enemies of the state, a political, social, and moral purge had to take place to vanquish the distributors of peace from Sudan. However the purges did not stop with the communists and those aligned along their values, Nimierys secularist and moderately socialist ideology, similar to what is exhibited in the Arab socialist revolutionary governments spread across the Arab world, Nimiery was influenced to take a more hardline stance on the Islamist Mahdi Ummah Party (MUP), effectively declaring war on the countrys politically religious figures, and other influential Islamists within the opposition government.
The MUP had been bogged down by internal Party struggle, in a rift formed between moderates seeking integration with the former Conservative coalition government, and the radicals who sought resistance against all forms of secular government. This division provided the perfect exploit for Nimiery to weed out competing opposition groups to his government, culminating in a handful of high-rank Islamist leadership finding themselves to be on the Purging Bloc, resulting in yet another horrifying event, in which Nimierys state intelligence, the SIRA, had carried out a series of covert assassination and mass casualty events against Islamist political figures and institutions, to which Nimiery had attempted to label them as the actions of communists, though to everyone, it was clear who was responsible, yet the lack of evidence and fears to challenge the Presidential Purge had left Nimierys policies and actions unwavering as they could be passed as conspiracy. The countrys sudden shift towards anti-Islamification under the guide of his Government had served to shake the Islamist voting bloc and political establishment, the MUPs moderate leader, Hadi Al-Mahdi had been killed in the Purges, leaving his nephew, the radical Sadiq Al-Mahdi, who would be subsequently imprisoned by the new regime, under the charges of inciting violence and upholding religious supremacist ideology, that had been deemed unconstitutional, as it was seen in the same light as hate speech. Speculations are rising that the remaining Patriarchal heir to the Mahdi family might soon have to face exile from Sudan, or risk being killed like his uncle and other party leaders.
Perhaps not all wishes are meant to be true, for the Islamists who were eager to meet the new Nimiery Government, they would learn to regret those same wishes. Since his power grab, the MUP had been hailing him as the return of Islamic rule to the country after 6 years of the Lwoki Governments disassociation from religious symbolism, in what many saw as catering to southern sensitivities. In a climate where they thought they could influence Nimeiry about Islamic government, they had come to see that the President wasnt brought up in basic education of religious thought, he was indeed a Muslim by inheritance as some might say, but not one who had retained any strong loyalty to religious schools and sects, nor was he interested in implementing the will of Sharia and Theocracy on his country, going as far as to also show his destain for the Islamist in purging them, arresting them, and exiling them. The MUP wasnt the only one to suffer the brunt of the Islamist purges, however.
The rise of the upcoming Islamist group named the Islamic Charter Front (ICF), led by a certain Hasan Al-Turabi, whos tied to the Muslim Brotherhood organization sweeping the Middle East in conflict with Arab Socialist Regimes, would earn him a place on Nimierys purging list, however luckily for the 40-year-old Kassala Native, Al-Turabi would find himself imprisoned under the regime for similar charges of inciting violence, hate speech, and also foreign espionage. Though ironically as Islamists found themselves under attack by a government labeling them as a threat to the unity of the State, Nimiery would time and time again ignore and or fully on, vindicate the Arab Nationalist Parties and movements, who arguably bring up the same sense of identity superiority that could threaten the wary sense of unity with the South and West. Nimiery would also expose himself as a champion of the Arab Nationalist cause, fully subscribing to the ideology of Nasserism, as his Government continued to draw closer and closer relations with the Arab nationalist governments around Sudan. Under his regime, the exodus of Jews and Europeans back to Europe and or to Israel had risen, southerners expressed great concern about Arab incursion on southern-owned lands such as farms and grazing grounds, and urban workers had become worried about the lack of union and labor representation with the fears of being labeled a communist.
A nation that had long prided itself on the highest number of Quranic readers and Islamic teachings, had now been sent to the shadows to appease Nimierys vision of a moderate secular national socialist state. Hate crimes sponsored by Arab nationalist mobs against Jews and Europeans would begin to rise within Khartoum and Wad Medani, while the government continued to be sympathetic to the cause and struggles of the wider Arab world in Palestine and elsewhere. Above all, trouble was certainly brewing in the East, with the Communist East Eritreans currently harboring many communists that had been exiled from Sudan, and in the South where Idi Amins coup in Nilemba and the Congolese Civil war had provided South Sudanese politicians, like Joseph Lagu and Gordon Muortat Mayen, a stage to begin spewing anti-government rhetoric, accusing Khartoum of sliding into Arab nationalist dogma that may threaten the delicate balance of power.
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AL-NASRU LENA!
AL-NASRU LE SUDAN!
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COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERTY
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Peoples Republic Of Czechoslovakia
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Sealom, Spain-, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya, Bhaarat Lok
[list][list]SHŌWA 46 | DECEMBER 1971[/list]
[list][list]安定化の時代
[pre]STABILIZATION ERA[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] S T A B L E A N D C O N S T A N T P A C E [/pre]
[list][list][/list][/list]
[table]
[tr] [/tr]
[tr][td][sub][pre]君が代は
千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
TOKYO BAY NOON
[sub]TOKYO, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| At a time when the most important political change is taking place in Japan since the end of the war, the worlds third-largest economy is controlling its dizzying pace of economic growth. Both Japanese industrialists and economists joined KONUSUKE MATSUSHITA, a man recognized for defending a high growth policy, in calling for a more stable and constant pace. Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman KAZUTAKA KIKAWADA complains that Japans high growth has led the country to irreverent materialism, destroyed most of Japans beauty, and established an environmental problem that could lead to social unrest. Instead, the Japanese are directing their energies toward more important needs, such as schools, hospitals, sewage systems, and so on. The government plans to increase its budget next year by an estimated 20%, with most of the extras going for public works. Meanwhile, the governments economic team intends to reduce the growth target for gross national product to around 7% per year, down from 10% and 18% in recent years. |
| Furthermore, the Ministry of Labor seeks to convince Japanese businesspeople to reduce the Japanese workweek from 46 to 40 hours. More stable growth will be detrimental to many small producers and large companies will see a moderate drop in their profits. On the other hand, the slowdown will encourage growth in service industries, especially recreational industries, as the Japanese will have more free time. Japanese discontent with uncontrolled expansion is very visible, largely because they blame it for the pollution it causes. Huge balls of smoke rising from factory chimneys spread across cities and their increasingly restless inhabitants. Recently, at Tokyos Haneda Airport, the sky was so polluted that planes had to land in another city. Industrial waste and sludge are also found in waterways and rivers, damaging life in the Inland Sea. |
| Exhibitors at an American anti-pollution equipment exhibition in Tokyo received orders worth $29 million in just five days. Increasingly, the Japanese also believe that, because of Japans growth, they have gotten things wrong in terms of public facilities. The extent and quality of Japanese roads, parks and housing are of a much lower standard compared to Western standards. In big cities like Tokyo and Osaka, and other major cities, many workers live in wooden shacks, crowded together in narrow alleys. 90% of Japanese homes do not have flush toilets. The U.S. Presidents Nixon shock, which established a tough trade and monetary policy, made the Japanese realize that they could no longer sell goods produced by cheap labor to the world. The Japanese are finally starting to change their national goals, away from growth at any cost, to end this stigma, clean up the environment and improve the quality of life in the country. |
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Stolkland, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Bhaarat Lok
KINGDOM OF NORWAY - KONGERIKET NORGE
25 July, 1971 - Oslo
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DRILLING BEGINS ON EKOFISK OIL SHELF
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The Ekofisk oil shelf. Norways golden ticket. The vast space of ocean extends for dozens of miles across the North Sea, only barely lying within Norwegian territorial waters. Norwegian oil companies, with permission from the upper echelons of the Norwegian government, have been given permission to launch major operations into the extraction of the massive oil field and all resulting natural resources. The beginning of production signifies a major milestone in Norways story with oil and there have been quiet celebrations across the country to mark the beginning of what could potentially be a lucrative chapter for the entire country. The estimated wealth that could be extracted could potentially number up to five hundred billion US dollars, with a great amount of the money set to be put into the countrys newly created government pension fund. The beginning of drilling by corporate interests been met with strong praise across the Norwegian political scene, with all major parties congratulating the experts and businessmen who have had to go to considerable lengths to get the project off there ground. Rumours have been circulating in Oslo that the establishment of a state oil company to handle all operations in Norwegian territorial waters is accelerating, with provisional plans already being put in motion. Analysts expect that the new company will be called Statoil, literally meaning in Norwegian state oil. Many within the government are already calling for a preemptive ban on all foreign companies operating within Norwegian territory, with the Conservative Party strongly pushing for legislation to enact this in the Storting.
A nationalist fervour has already began to develop among the general public surrounding the oil. Norway had long been a country that was, to put it best, impoverished and rural. Millions of Norwegians emigrated to the United States over the course of the 19th century in order to achieve better living standards than the often squalid ones that had to contend with at home. Norway was a nation of farmers and fishermen. Now it could become a nation of oil workers and businessmen. The impact on society the extraction of this oil will have cannot possibly be underestimated. The face of Norway shall be changed forever as wealth flows into all public sectors and the treasury continues to expand and grow. In the halls of power in Oslo, secretaries whisper that Norway could one day be the richest country in all of Europe. This wealth cannot and must not be stolen away. The Norwegian nation has been granted a blessing from the heavens and cannot let it go to waste. Greed is a dangerous emotion, and even more dangerous when it becomes the attitude and soul of a whole society. This is precisely what keeps Trygve Brattlei up at night. That a country that prides itself in adhering the the principles of Janteloven will spiral into a hyper capitalistic society where no one else in the world matters. Surely there is a middle ground? Can Norway be both egalitarian internationally and keep the wealth for itself, warding off foreigners like a dragon sitting on gold. There are certainly some who pray for this to become reality. For Norway to close itself off from the wider world and declare that it exists for itself, and itself only. Time will say what decisions Brattlei and his government come to make, though wether they will even be in power in a few years time is anyone's guess.
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Bhaarat Lok
[list]30, رمضان 1391 | NOVEMBER 21ST, 1971
[sup]Karachi, Sindh Constituent Republic, Pakistan[/sup][/list]
[pre] S U R R E N D E R I N G T O K E E P A N A T I O N A L I V E[/pre]
[list]THE PAKISTANI INITIATIVE - SURRENDERING EAST PAKISTAN[/list]
[pre]|Men scattered from Dhaka, the Indian onslaught was incoming. They evacuated Dhaka, gathering supporters and looking behind one last time, fled to Pakistan for safer pastures. Thousands of Pakistani Supporters were directed out of Dhaka and many were relocated to Pakistan. The men who fought valiantly walked the way home, seeing there was no hope to win a war against the Indians. Some supporters refused to leave their homes, many soldiers looked at them, said a prayer to Allah for their safe keeping, and wished them well. Going through the Sino-Indian border were thousands of immigrants coming from Bangladesh and Dhaka, and they scattered throughout Pakistan. Soon, the total number of refugees was over a million. Pakistan, despite its best efforts, had to surrender East Pakistan to the United States of India, to keep a nation alive. Similar to how the Indians treated them during their occupation in the early colonial period, the Pakistani Forces lost almost instantaneously with the attacks presented by India. The Pakistani lost well over 6,700 men, 156 Aircraft, and 77 Naval Vessels. As they fled back, they faced fire from Indian War Machines along the path, and some had died on the way. However, since Chinese resources were kept as reserve, many were still in Pakistan defending against Indian advances. Now, the nation pleads with the Indian State to sign a treaty to sign over East Pakistan. The originally proud, pride puffed state of Pakistan was now deflated, the whole country holding resentment towards the Indians for stealing their land and their people. The Pakistani would forever hate their oppressors and neighbors, but friendships beat the threat of war, though it would be more forced than heartfelt. China was a friend of the Pakistani, and the Sino-Pakistani border was realistically open and allowed free migration of Chinese into Pakistan. The new initiative allowed the Sino friendship to grow, and soon, the new 'Laos Joint Border Operation' was created by the armed forces, still having a large military in stock even after the Liberation War, the Pakistani Armed Forces sent a small number of men, only about 1,340, just to see if the support would help. The ammunition and Pakistani soldiers would arrive in Chinese controlled Laos on the morning of the 13th of December, and with that, the full support of Pakistan in the Laos Liberation War.|[/pre]
[list]THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN[/list]
[pre]| During the Liberation War for East Pakistan, the country on the mainland was far from stable during the war. The Assad Revolutionaries, (who had at this point been waiting for a moment like this to arrive) took their chance and invaded the capital building with thousands of supporters. The Assad Revolutionaries had taken the capital building, soon, the flag of the first republic warned down lower, and the flag of the new Peoples Republic of Pakistan was raised, a red crescent and star to represent Islam and red bar on the far left to represent the country's new Communist Belief. Soon, the Peoples Republic of Pakistan took to improving military numbers but also took in improving relations with China. The new Chinese relationship brought many opportunists, but most of all, diplomatic friendship. The Republic had gained traction as the legitimized government and soon, the old government was completely deposed with the introduction of the new Pakistani Peoples Republic Deceleration. The people of Pakistan marched happily alongside the new nation, military numbers were drastically increased, but a unpopular opinion was brought to the Chairman Khujand Ali and that was the issue of conscription, introduced in the beginning of the Indian-Pakistani war. The Chairman looked at the old deceleration, he requested to be sent out to the crowds outside, and tore it. Conscription was no longer legal nor required in Pakistan. The people waved the PRP flags in the air, and soon, the nation was at peace once the war had finally ended. The Consul of Military, Alvi Bukhari, told the Chinese Government a joint military liberation of Laos would still go through as originally planned. The Second Consul disproved it, but he had no power over the First Consul, so he could simply only watch as the leader of the armed forces sent the army assets into Laos. Though, thinking about being cautious and being cautious are two different things. The government was careful with the consul's request to send military assets to Laos, but the Consul had insisted, and the People's Congress of Pakistan voting in favor of the proposal. The army assets were sent to Laos upon approval. The Party had always wanted to establish relations with China, as the party admired some aspects of Mao's provisional government. As such, much of Pakistan's Government Systems were based on China's Sociopolitical Ideologies. With that, the government had now gained its power and its traction, and began the reconstruction of Pakistan. |[/pre]
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Rudnatia, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya, Bhaarat Lok
[list][list][pre]| V E R E N I G DㅤㅤK O N I N R I J KㅤㅤB E N E L U X
| "ㅤE E N D R A C H TㅤㅤM A A K TㅤㅤM A C H Tㅤ"[/pre]
[list][list][pre]Een natie kan alleen floreren als zij
haar eigen burgers op de eerste plaats zet...[/pre][/list]
[pre]// 17 DECEMBER 1971, DONDERDAG
DEN HAAG, NEDERLAND //[/pre][/list]
A U D E N T E SㅤㅤF O R T U N AㅤㅤI U V A Tㅤㅤ:ㅤㅤT H EㅤㅤR I S E
[list]ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ[sub]Holland emerged as a formidable force in the heart of Europe from the early 1960s, swiftly rebounding from the harrowing aftermath of the Second World War. The indomitable spirit of the Dutch populace lifted the war-ravaged nation into a modern powerhouse on the rise, as Holland reclaimed its prominence as a major player in the international political arena. The once unassuming skylines of key cities like Den Haag and Rotterdam transformed dramatically, embracing towering skyscrapers as symbols of newfound prosperity. Streets teemed with the influx of people and vehicles, as the nation's population quadrupled within a mere two decades, heralding the dawn of a revitalised, youthful Holland poised for greatness.[/sub]
[sub]Like a majestic pegasus soaring through the skies, the nation shed the lingering shadows of post-war tribulations, deftly sidestepping challenges such as the Walloon Troubles and the 1964 Banking Crisis, navigating its course of growth with meticulous planning, strategic economic initiatives, and a daring spirit that yielded fruitful rewards. Today, Holland stands as a beacon of development, a burgeoning exporter endowed with a robust economy anchored in services, manufacturing, and international trade. Giants like the Royal Dutch, Kieft, Philips, and Atlantis reign supreme in their respective domains, casting an aura of invincibility over the Dutch landscape.[/sub]
[sub]With remarkable growth comes a pressing need to keep pace. In just four years, Holland's population surged by five and a half million, whilst welcoming over one million guest workers from Europe and East Asia. To meet this surge head-on, significant investment was imperative, and Holland was poised for the challenge. In the ensuing years, Holland embarked on an ambitious endeavour to expand its infrastructure, particularly its railway network, which spanned the nation from north to south, east to west. This expansion amounted to a staggering 240%, with the national railway corporation, Nederlandse Spoorwegen, introducing state-of-the-art trains to serve even the remotest rural areas. A renaissance swept across the nation's public transport system, with rapid expansions witnessed in the bus and metropolitan train networks of five major cities: Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam, Brussels, and Groningen. Such growth unfolded at an unprecedented pace, signalling Holland's commitment to adapt and evolve alongside its burgeoning population.[/sub]
[sub]Another burgeoning aspect of Holland's identity lay within its defence industry and military capabilities. Formerly one of Europe's smallest armies up until the Second World War, Holland embarked on a transformative journey towards self-reliance in defence, rejecting reliance on NATO's goodwill in the face of potential foreign aggression. As anxiety reached new heights amid the Cold War, the looming spectre of a nuclear third world war haunted nations both east and west. Dutch generals, cognisant of this perilous reality, deemed it imperative to mobilise, ensuring readiness for any eventuality.[/sub]
[sub]In the ensuing years, through strategic acquisitions from France, the US, and the UK, alongside burgeoning domestic manufacturing, Holland's defence apparatus expanded exponentially. Once a modest maritime force easily overshadowed in warfare, Holland's navy underwent a remarkable evolution, emerging as a paragon of maritime defence boasting cutting-edge equipment and armaments. Proudly, it ascended to rank among the premier navies of the European continent.[/sub]
[sub]Similarly, Holland's ground forces, decimated by the war's ravages, underwent a comprehensive overhaul, bolstered by conscription, modernised vehicles, and strategic development addressing territorial vulnerabilities. Addressing a historical weak point, the air forces underwent a transformative process mirroring the advancements witnessed in the other two branches of the defence triangle. Supersonic aircraft, boasting both fighter and bomber capabilities, adorned the skies, accompanied by rigorous training programmes cultivating top-tier pilots.[/sub]
[sub]Urban sprawl has emerged as a ubiquitous phenomenon in Holland. Lands once dotted with insignificant outlying settlements now host the outer fringes of major cities, some even blossoming into distinct metropolitan regions. Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, and others witnessed unprecedented expansion driven by soaring birth rates, substantial immigration, and a pressing need for affordable housing. Along the historical quarters of major cities, ethnic enclaves sprung up, home to Chinese, Irish, Italian, Hispanic, and Slavic immigrants. Additionally, new banlieues sprouted on the outskirts, reflecting the diverse tapestry of Holland's evolving urban landscape.[/sub]
[sub]Yet, amidst this urban metamorphosis, one phenomenon stood out as truly exceptional: the birth of a planned city amidst rural Holland. Boetenbeek, a project hitherto unseen in Europe, emerged as a meticulously designed city from the ground up. Nestled in the Luxemburg Province, this once tranquil town of a mere forty thousand inhabitants, whose local economy revolved around steelmaking, was selected by city planners Arnold Bakker and Lodewijk van Roost from a pool of twenty potential sites. Since its inception, Boetenbeek has blossomed into a burgeoning metropolis, now home to 370 thousand residents. High-rise structures now dominate its skyline, symbolising the city's rapid evolution. In tandem with urban development, Holland adopted an unconventional approach to city planning. Unlike other nations prioritising cars, Holland placed pedestrians and cyclists at the forefront, garnering acclaim for its extensive network of bike lanes. This unique approach epitomised Holland's commitment to sustainable urban living, setting it apart on the global stage.[/sub]
[sub]Industry in Holland experienced rapid expansion, with various sectors of manufacturing witnessing remarkable growth alongside a surge in innovation and output. In the blink of an eye, Holland ascended to the coveted status of European innovation hub, spearheading advancements in automotive production, shipbuilding, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. With a burgeoning chemical, steel, and engineering sector, Dutch craftsmanship swiftly emerged as the gold standard in Europe. The label "Made in Holland" became synonymous with unparalleled comfort, durability, simplicity, and superior quality, garnering widespread recognition and acclaim across the continent.[/sub]
[sub]The growth trajectory of Holland since the end of the war has been nothing short of extraordinary. Transitioning from its years within the Benelux union to its reassertion as a sovereign state, Holland is currently witnessing its own Belle Époque within the 20th century. Despite its modest size, the nation has emerged as a formidable powerhouse, marked by unprecedented population and economic expansion. Holland's journey exemplifies a testament to resilience and unwavering dedication, propelling it towards a future brimming with promise and potential.[/sub][/list]
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Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
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Rutannia, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-
Republic of Lebanon - December 1971
Assessing The Poverty Belt
Lebanon's rise to economic status in the 1960s was unprecedented in the nation's history. In the span of time since the end of the Lebanon Crisis to the re-election of Fouad Chehab, the nation saw under Prime Minister Rashid Karami and President Helou an increase in development that brought industrialization, urbanization and advancement for many in Lebanese society even within the locked status of the political arena. That growth however was far less seen in areas outside of the major cities like the nation's capital Beirut.
Rapid urbanisation surrounded Beirut with a poverty belt stretching from Karantina in the east to the Laylaki neighbourhoods in the west. Between these lay a number of villages that had been rapidly transformed into the poor and working-class suburbs of Jdeideh, Sin al-Fil, Mudawar, Burj Hammud, Nab`a and Dikwaneh, in the east bordering Nahr Beirut; and Ghubayri, Ayn al-Rummaneh, Shiyah, Haret Hreik, Burj al-Barajineh and Murayjeh, stretching west to the airport. Over 400,000 people of Beirut's 1 Million live in these suburban slums, many of whom migrated out of the rural countryside following mass takeovers by larger agricultural firms and the essential collapse of non-export agriculture. Others were also displaced into the suburbs following the displacement caused by Israeli retaliation against the villages of the south for attack operations.
Stateless and Restless
Dispersed between the neighborhoods of this bloated Beirut are the Palestinian Refugee Camps operated by the Palestine Liberation Organization. While similar camps exist around Lebanon, the Beirut camps of Tall al-Zaatar Mar Elias, Sabra, Shatila, Dbeyeh and Burj al-Barajineh represent around 28% of all refugees within Lebanon. Because of the nature of these camps being operated by a Non-Lebanese organization within Lebanon, they act essentially as a "state within a state" and every part of their makeup causes issues within the country. The ongoing power struggle between the official PLO and Habash's PLF are just one instance of the camps dividing among themselves, even more so between differences within each faction. For the government and the groups within Lebanon, they present different issues. The camps are divisive and are often a breeding spot for all sorts of ideologies outside and inside of them.
With the nascent Lebanese left wing has found ideological allies within the PLF and often use the camps as a base to spread ideology to the rest of the city, this is the case even in camps outside of Beirut. On the right parties like the Kataeb "Phalange" despise the camps mostly out of anti-Palestinian rhetoric spread among these types of groups. If any situation emerged where the Palestinians could be expelled from Lebanon, the right is almost certain to attempt it.
Figuring It Out
The question now on the minds of economic ministers, bank governors and the cabinet itself was what plan could be made to find a solution. They all know it will be practically impossible to truly eradicate the poverty belt given their current resources nor could they try and force themselves onto the camps without getting condemned by the rest of the Arab world. What they would need to do is try to push through social grants that could help those within the belt at this time. Radical legislation would be shot down, no amount of Presidential speeches could anything done with this parliament, so blanket legislation, utilizing bank men like Elias Sarkis and pulling the Chehabist wing to do actions outside of parliament is the only route possible.
Chehab and Karami knew that they would need to gradually secure control of Lebanon before making big changes, acting in smaller quick steps than large slow steps. If the government can act with enough tact, they can wrestle the legislature away from the right entirely while keeping the nation intact. It's a hard task, but it may just be the only hope Lebanon has for survival. The belt is not the be-all end-all for Lebanon, but if they can figure it out here, Chehab may have a strategy to achieve his ideals.
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Stolkland, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya
SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
[sub]A Nation of Truth[/sub]
NATIONAL HEADLINE - SZ
PREPARATIONS FOR THE HISTORIC 1972 MUNICH SUMMER OLYMPICS UNDERWAY AS SCHOLL GOVERNMENT PREPARES TO ROLL OUT "GERMANY OF THE FUTURE"
| (MUNICH, DEC 1971) -- Preparations for the historic 1972 Munich Summer Olympics are now well underway and rapidly approaching its close as the Federal Republic of Germany prepares to host the Olympic Games for the first time since 1936. Munich, the largest city in the province of Bavaria, has seen a massive flurry of activity in recent months and years as the German government bankrolled massive infrastructure overhauls, the construction of new stadiums, apartment buildings, residences, parks and sports facilities, and the overhauling of Munich's historic public transportation network, all in preparation for the games. Willy Brandt's Social Democratic government had led the initial efforts to begin preparations shortly after Munich was selected as the host city. Incumbent Chancellor Sophie Scholl and her broadly center-left government are taking on the hosting of the Munich Summer Olympics as the defining inflection point of her so far shaky administration. While the Chancellor has enjoyed broadly high personal approval ratings, her government has struggled as moderates and progressives clash on various social and economic issues. After months of national debate over the proposed loosening of abortion restrictions, the government has since November worked to reorient the narrative to focus on Olympic preparations. |
| At the center of the massive preparation effort would be the Olympiapark, or the Olympic Park, based on architect Frei Otto's plans. Major competition sites include the Olympiahalle (Olympics Hall) and the Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium), as well as a brand new Olympic Village build close to the park. Sweeping canopies of acrylic glass would be utilized across the various projects, marking a historic architectural and engineering departure. The local government of Bavaria as well as the city government of Munich also brought in private companies from across the country to help with the construction of an international broadcast center, media and press center, among other things. On 4 and 5 December 1971, Chancellor Scholl and top members of the government, including the Director of the Chancellery Sports and Academics Office ("Sport- und Studienamt des Kanzleramtes"), visited the developments in Munich. Standing before a crowd of construction workers and members of the press, the Chancellor spoke about her plans to use the Olympics to roll out a "Germany of the Future". She declared that the Olympics was a historic chance to bring the Federal Republic of Germany to the forefront of the global stage, especially in areas like tourism. "The Germany that thousands of people are working so hard to present to the world in the Olympics next year is the Germany of the future - a Germany that is ready to face the challenges of today and the challenges of tomorrow," Scholl said. Accompanying the Olympics year, the German government is supposedly expected to launch a diplomatic "offensive" designed to strengthen the country's economic and trade ties with partners across the world, particularly in Asia. |
| Crucially, the German government also understands the image conjured up by the idea of Germany hosting the Summer Olympics. The last time it was held in Germany was in Berlin in 1936, during the height of the Volkist regime. The event was then used as a propaganda boon for the autocratic government in Germany at the time, and the Scholl government is seeking to build the 1972 Olympics as a new start for Germany. The Ministry of Education has indicated that they plan to utilize some parts of the Games next year to commemorate the lives lost during the Second World War and educate the next generation of Germans about the importance of "the Olympics-esque brotherhood and unity" and "liberty and democracy". |
| In the Bundestag, the German political stage is broadly unified in support of Scholl's ambitious plans for the Olympic Games. Rainer Barzel, leader of the CDU, accompanied Scholl on her early December visit to Munich. Hans-Jochen Vogel, a Social Democrat and the Mayor of Munich, is at the forefront of the preparatory efforts. A young and ambitious rising star in the party, Vogel is staking his political future on the success of the Games. In regular speeches and events at the Olympic sites across his city, Vogel has repeated the same line - "Munich will be the doorway to the new Germany of prosperity and hope and equality". |
[spoiler=[sub]Written for the RMB Screen of the[/sub]
COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERTY
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Peoples Republic Of Czechoslovakia
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Rutannia, Amsterwald, Stolkland, Nippon-Nihon, Great Britain Gb, Maziya, Sealom, Spain-
Republic of Lebanon - January 1972
The Red Tide
The left wing in Lebanon has existed in public life for little over a decade at this point, having seen initial risings in the 60s around the time of the Arab worlds' latest unsuccessful rally against the Zionists. Since then the left has only been gaining popularity, spreading into the proletarian and student bodies of the country to the point where now it finally has some grasp on the state. An uninterrupted series of strikes and shopfloor movements had rocked the industrial world since 1968. The rapid industrialisation and the exploitation of young manual workers of rural origin who were being rapidly and aggressively proletarised sharpened their class-consciousness and combativeness. Their demands covered all aspects of working-class life:
- Implementation of labour legislation concerning working hours, the minimum wage, equal pay for men and women, family allowances, maternity and sickness leave, the right to trade union organisation and the recognition of shopfloor committees;
- Opposition to arbitrary layoffs;
- The integration of agricultural workers in the NSSF (National Social Security Fund), including its medical benefits branch;
- Improvements in working conditions, workplace safety, indemnities for work accidents, repression and abuse the foremen and sexual harassment of female workers.
The struggles for NSSF coverage united workers and employees around a common program, led by a unified trade union federation, the General Workers Union of Lebanon (GWUL). Inside the GWUL the influence of the left-wing federation, the National Union of Workers Trade Unions (NUWTU) and the reformist trade unionists was on the rise. Large segments of the lower-income groups in the cities and countryside, were mobilized around a program that integrated the demands of agricultural workers and mobilized all those who suffered from the rise in the cost of living.
This rise of the trade unions went side by side with the also young Lebanese Communist Party. The LCP was founded in 1964 and is part of a larger set of leftist parties within the country with it being considered one of the most radical. The LCP has captivated the most attention from the rest of Lebanon, making headways across the working class muslim communities and those of the Orthodox and Druze due to its secular and clear messaging. With the LCP is also the Communist Action Organization in Lebanon, CAOL, both of whom have the same goals but differ in ideology. Neither group is particularly interested in electoral politics, consisting of various internal groups that are either reformers or revolutionaries and with the leaders of both parties often calling out the other for "Revisionism".
The government may be able to see an ally in these nascent leftist groups, but they could never act on it without careful coordination. Members such as Prime Minister Karami knew that the Phalanges would jump on any future rise of the left, and with his own base being eroded internally by men like Saem Salam trying to call him out for creating a "police state", the use of force to disperse the left or the right would be met with opposition. One can imagine the frustration within the halls of government, every avenue seems to be blocking off one by one.
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, South Abrada, Maziya, Spain-, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya
[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
FRENCH BUREAUCRACY
MINISTERE DE LA CULTURE[/pre][/list]
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MINISTERE DE LA CULTURE: DE GAULLE'S GRAND CULT OF PERSONALITY
[sub]VTH REPUBLIC | PARIS, JANUARY 1972[/sub][/list]
[sub]| BASTION OF CULTURE - | Charles de Gaulle, who moved back to his home town of Colombey-les-Deux Eglises after leaving the presidency in 1969 and is buried there, predicted that the village would become a national shrine after his death. He said, cynically, "grandeur will be sold in the form of small medals, little flags and crosses of Lorraine in nougatine after I am gone. This will be Lourdes after me." It was clear that many of De Gaulle's prophecies had come true as France commemorated the one year anniversary of his death last week. President Georges Pompidou attended a Mass at Notre Dame, while De Gaulle's widow and family attended a modest celebration in Colombey.[/sub]
[sub]Numerous streets and roads have been renamed in his honor, notably Paris's renowned Place de l'Etoile. Books on De Gaulle, such as Andre Malraux's Fallen Oaks, have sold over a million copies. An organization has gathered Charles de Gaulle's uniforms, watch, pen, cane, képis, infantry saber, manuscripts, speeches, and photos for an exhibit. A spectacular film named La France de Charles de Gaulle is now being recorded. A $1,000,000, 134-foot-tall marble cross of Lorraine at Colombey, which will be visible for 32 kilometers, is also being constructed by a National Memorial Committee. This new shrine to De Gaulle has already began to attract hundreds of members of the growing Gaullist personality cult. This cult is most noticeable at Colombey, which is 150 miles southeast of Paris and home to 477 people. The town priest, Father Claude Saugey, told the mayor following the burial of De Gaulle the previous year, "Well, Monsieur le Maire, we can now go back to our dull, humdrum lives again." Not really. Some estimates, maybe overstated, place the number of pilgrims who have made the pilgrimage to the general's off-white marble gravewhere he rests next to his daughter Anneat over one million. The crowds arrive bearing handmade crosses of Lorraine, flowers, and crude banners that read "Notre grand chef," "To our liberator," "Notre grand général," and other phrases such as "To our leader." They arrive in beaten Deux-chevaux, groaning farm carts, svelte Citroëns, via buses and hired trains. [/sub]
[sub]Their ritual is simple: a walk to the village church containing the De Gaulle family pew, then on to the grave site and from there, to the walled estate of La Boisserie, where De Gaulle's widow Yvonne still lives in virtual seclusion, and then back to the town. There old, nearly empty restaurants have suddenly become packed and new restaurants are springing up, along with hotels. Colombey's streets have been repaved, there is a new post office to handle demands for a special anniversary stamp, and a 1,200-car parking lot is being built. The visiting crowds can find 24-karat gold-embossed De Gaulle postcards, pencils and pens, key chains, ashtrays, even African stamps featuring the general's image at Chez Janine. De Gaulle chinaware and letter openers, De Gaulle inside a crystal ball surrounded by floating snow, De Gaulle busts, statuettes, books, records, cassettes, calendars, and various types of Lorraine crosses can be found at the curio shop of René Piot's father, the last villager to speak with the general. And indeed the general's prediction has come to pass with little nougatine candies molded in the likeness of the general himself being sold in shops all over Colombey. |[/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!
VIVE LA FRANCE!
VIVE LEMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]
Indonesian Federal Peoples Republic
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
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Rutannia, The Confederation Of Northern Germany, Amsterwald, Federated Arab Emirates, Sixth French Metropolitan Republic, Socialist Democratic Republic Romania, Royaume Des Loups, Nippon-Nihon, Holy Vatican City States, Federated Turkey, Nasrid Algeria, New Provenance, Monaco-, Andorra-, Maziya, Spain-
[sup][sub]November 21st, 1971 - Novembre 21st, 1971[/sub][/sup]
[list][pre]𝐆 𝐔 𝐍 𝐒 𝐀 𝐍 𝐃 𝐆 𝐋 𝐎 𝐑 𝐘[/pre]
[pre] P A R T O N E - G A N D A [/pre][/list]
[pre]Le Royaume de Wallonie ✯ The Kingdom of Wallonia
État de Belgique ✯ The State of Belgium[/pre]
[table=noheader][tr][td]𝐅𝐀𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋
[list]L'échange Gandan
Die Gandan-Börse
De Gandan-uitwisseling
[list][sup]The Gandan Exchange[/sup][/list][/list][/td][/tr][/table]
| The FNH is one of the world's most prized Firearm Industries in the entire world, and recently, it began producing double time for military units. In fact, there are more firearms made by the FNH, than there is a population in Wallonia. The Royal Guard has found use for the weapons as the 1st and 3rd Regiments grow artillery exponentially with the heavy development of the weapons. Walloon gun dealers have had a record year with the increased development of the weapons as well, and with that, the gun industry became a top ten industry on Walloon Census Takers, and the Walloon Gun Industry became a major contributor to economic improvement and increase in stocks as well.
| The well known firearm company gained traction when confronting state military firearms, one of the states was Ganda, which had been wanting to make a deal with the FNH known as the Gandan Exchange. The country went to shake hands, and offered 1,000,000 Francs (997,688 USD) in order to get the order delivered. The order was finally accepted by the FNH on the 5th of December, and soon, the deals were dealt, and the hands were played. The Gandan Military Forces gained approximately 150,000 gun models to the Gandan's on the morning of the 6th, and soon, the military was using the weapons en-mass. The guns became particularly popular for their astonishing quality and their continued hold up in battle. The Walloon National Firearms Association (WNFA) greatly appreciated the deal that the company did, as it brought much needed revenuer to the states gun economy with the continued evasive economic prosperity with being apart of the EEC, which also brought its own benefits. The firearm company has well proven its capabilities in the industry especially with this deal. Now, the nation sees an increase of sales with the shown quality in the Gandan Military, so not only did it give the company much needed revenue, it also served promotional purposes.
| On the world scale, the firearms were used already en-mass, but with the new promotion material available, the guns exploded in popularity, as states around the world wished to improve on the fact that now new innovations were being made and the firearms could become more advanced than ever. The Walloon Royal Guard now begins to train for the case of invasion and are some of the most well trained military officials in the world. The Royal Regiments, though not as well trained, given with the firearm advances, and with performances displayed by the Gandan Armed Forces, allowed the guard and regiments to thrive worldwide and soon, Military Operations became more successful than ever, even on excessive, the military scored sky-high rates and became Europe's Staple Armed Forces, not in mass, but in strategic power. The newly trained soldiers flourish the environment in which the state has provided and soon, Wallonia is on par to become the next military power, not only that, but trading power in Europe as it continues to flourish in economic prosperity.
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Socialist Democratic Republic Romania, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-
[table=noheader][tr][td][pre]T H E S L O V E N E R E P U B L I C S L O V E N S K A R E P U B L I K A[/pre]
SLOVENIA AND THE YUGOSLAVIAN EMERGENCYCONDEMNATION OF CROAT REBELS GIVEN, MILITARY PREPARED
[sup][pre]Slovenias military postures as its politicians quarrel over how to respond to the Yugoslavian Emergency.[/pre][/sup]
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[list][sup]TO INTERVENE OR NOT TO INTERVENE
JANUARY 1972[/sup][/list]
To the Slovene public, the total military catastrophe now unfolding in the Peoples Confederation of Yugoslavia was genuinely unexpected. For years portrayed as a looming monolith by the Slovenian government and press, Titos hold over Yugoslavia had seemed unshakable. Now, with Croat insurgents threatening the creation of an ultranationalist stateitself virulently hostile toward Sloveniaa surprise was sprung on the people of the Republic indeed. The Yugoslavian Emergency (jugoslovanska izredna situacija, lit. extraordinary Yugoslavian circumstances), as it was called by Ljubljana, had begun.
Slovenia had been in a state of total military preparedness since August of last year, soon after Croat rebels began bombarding the city of Zagreb and began moving in earnest. The Slovene government had first determined to covertly make contact with these rebels, enemies of their enemy, but were harshly rebuffed. Slovenian support would be too much a Mephistophelian deal to the zealously anti-Slovenian Croat rebels, and so they continued in their fight against Belgrade alone. Nonetheless, the Croats had been making considerable progress. Their strategic encirclement and starvation of nearly 150,000 civilians and 20,000 Yugoslavian soldiers at Zagreb had been a chilling token of their resolve. President Angela Vode, domestically entangled in her effort to reduce the powers of her own office, nonetheless made sure to devote ample time to condemning them. We hold no love for the regime in Belgrade, went one address in September 1971, but we cannot abide the starvers and butchers of this sickly Ustaa shadow. The Slovenian Red Cross had offered aid to Zagreb during the siege; refugee camps cropped up along the border for any fleeing the conflict, no matter their origin. The Slovenian Foreign Ministry urged foreign nations to likewise support the civilians now under the storm of war.
Slovenian Chief of the General Staff Stane Potočar is said to be deep in the forest-hills of White Carniola, coordinating Slovenian Army logistics along the eastern border in support of the thousands of troops now massed in the towns along it. Slovenian military surveillance of the eastern border was well-established, but it now reached new heights, and jets of the Slovenian Air Fleet flew and flitted dangerously near to the border day and night. From a strategic perspective, this may be regarded as an attempt to draw Croat forces toward the Slovenian border and distract from their focus on the Yugoslavian front. However, whether it was truly so or merely an attempt by Vode to ward off any action against Sloveniaor even just, as officially stated, military trainingit was a rare maneuver from a country with a famously small-scale and understated military that revered quality over quantity as gospel. It would also have to be temporary unless full-scale intervention were to be decreed, for the Slovenian Army was not accustomed to operating at increased levels of strength indefinitely.
In the Slovene National Assembly, the government and opposition have already begun to spar over the situation. While the conservative opposition was initially supportive of President Vodes condemnations of the Croat rebels, some have criticized Vodes lack of more decisive action declaring it to be a failure of the duty of the President and that it could lead to confusion in the event of a serious emergency. The government, for its part, has declared that there is no need for public discussion and that Vodes efforts to reduce presidential powers have placed a greater onus on the legislative government. The entire government is behind the President in this matter, 71-year-old Prime Minister Metod Kumelj further iterated, and so is the National Assembly. We are prepared to take whatever action is necessary to ensure that the Republic is secure and human welfare is upheld, whatever that action may be. The debate over the governments response to the Yugoslavian situation is expected to continue for some time. Vode has certainly not ruled out intervention, though the Slovenian Foreign Ministry has kept an open offer for Croato-Yugoslavian arbitration.
Rutannia, Socialist Democratic Republic Romania, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya
★ 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙱 𝚁𝙴𝙿𝚄𝙱𝙻𝙸𝙲 ★
[list][list][list][pre]
"𝖥𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗂𝗌, 𝖨 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾, 𝖺 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗎𝖺𝗅 - 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾."
ANWAR EL-SADAT
[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
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[list][sub]𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌: 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟏[/sub]
[sub][sup]1972 - ARAB REVOLUTIONARY FRONT[/sub][/sup]
[list][sub]1971 came and passed, and the so-called 'Year of Decision' proved to be anything but that. A calculated move to throw Israel off guard much as it was, it made for bad press when viewed from an outside lens and from those not in the know. Many Arabs had assumed that Sadat was simply a coward who did not dare to engage Israel in battle, instead of a cunning fox drawing Israel right into his trap. Nonetheless, Sadat's game meant that the United Arab Republic would have to wait until it could finally engage in the battle of destiny.[/sub]
[sub]Since the ousting of the Sabri-Gomaa foci in may of 1971, the political scene in the United Arab Republic has begun to take a new shape, one of an uneasy alliance between the leftist Socialist collation and a more moderate, rightist nationalist current. The former headed by Minister of Interior Kamal Rifa'at and General-Secretary of the National Progressive Party (the only legal political entity in the country) Khalid Muhyi al-Din, while the latter being headed by President Sadat and his vice, Mohammed Heikal. It is important to note that both are on some level adherent to Nasserism and Socialism, but their beliefs differ.[/sub]
[sub]In service of ensuring unity ahead of an important war, both factions have agreed to embark on what they have in common, particularly economic and military reform, and leave the more contentious issues such as political reform to after the war. This has meant that the alliance, despite its immense fragility, has withstood the pressure and avoided breaking. With this in mind, both factions have begun a complex game of chess that integrates shifting alliances, a web of patronage, and political intrigue. For Sadat and Heikal, the military are their biggest supporters and are an important piece for their strategy.[/sub]
[sub]This was all but confirmed with the appointment of Air Commander Hosni Mubarak to position of Minister of Defense. A non-political partisan, but rumored to be sympathetic to Sadat, Mubarak's appointment as Minister of Defense weakened the position of Socialists whom could at least count on former Minster General Fawzi in providing somewhat of a multipartisan presence within the military given his sympathies to both factions. This was compounded by several shifts in the military, with Socialist leaning military officers being demoted in favor of non-political or nationalist military officers .[/sub]
[sub]Not stopping there, Sadat also moved to secure his economic position as well. Convening a 'National Conference of Businessmen' in Cairo in early 1972 alongside Prime Minister Aziz Sedky which saw Sadat establish ties with many emerging business families such as Osman Ahmad Osman, head of the biggest construction companies in the country. This has been much to the chagrin of the Socialists who have denounced Sadat's shift to supporting capital, doing everything but calling Sadat a 'capitalist roader' to borrow terms from Chinese comrades.[/sub]
[sub]Back to the military front, Sadat has been hard at work preparing the Armed Forces for a surprise attack on the Sinai set for late 1973, General Sa'ad al-Din al-Shazly and Hosni Mubarak, Chief-of-Staff and new Minister of Defense respectively, have begun drilling the plan into their troops, while also refining it along the way. The Bar Liev line represents the biggest obstacle, however certain military engineers have indicated that it could be breached easily with the right approach, though for now the focus has been on forming an Air Defense banner from which the military will advance under and take the East Bank of the Sinai.[/sub]
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Rutannia, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-
[list][list][sub]S O C I A L I S T R E P U B L IC O F R O M A N I A R E P U B L I C A S O C I A L I S T Ă R O M Â N I A [/sub][/list][/list]
[list][list]Year of Celebration[/list][/list]
[list][list][sub]Ianuarie 1972, Comitetul Central al Partidului Comunist Român, București, Republica Socialistă România[/sub][/list][/list]
[list][list][sub]January 1972, Central Committee of The Communist Party of Romania, Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania[/sub][/list][/list]
| Starting with the first month of the year, January 1972, preparations for the two most significant events in Romania this year have commenced: the 20th anniversary celebration of His Excellency Comrade Constantin Rotaru, General Secretary of The Communist Party of Romania, President of The Presidium of The Great National Assembly, President of the State Council, President of the Socialist Republic of Romania, Supreme Commander of The People's Army, beloved and esteemed son of all Romanian people, the Genius of the Carpathians, the revered Conducător of the nation, leadership and the X Congress of the Romanian Communist Party. The anticipation for both occasions has been notable, with meticulous planning and arrangements marking the months leading up to May and November.
| For the 20th anniversary celebration of Constantin Rotaru's leadership, the groundwork has been laid for a grandiose event befitting such a milestone. Committees have been formed to organize various aspects of the celebration, including venue decoration, guest invitations, program scheduling and preparations for the anticipated Demonstration. TVR1 will be transmitting about Romania`s "Golden Age" under His Excellency throughout the day, while TVR2 will transmit the grand demonstration prepared for the Genius of the Carpathians on the 23 August Stadium. Constant communication, surveilance and coordination among party officials, organizers and citizens have ensured that every detail is attended to with precision and reverence.
| Simultaneously, the plans for the X Congress of the Romanian Communist Party have started in full swing. This crucial gathering, which will shape the future trajectory of the party and the nation, for the next 5 years has demanded extensive logistical planning and strategic deliberations.
Similarly, TVR1 and TVR2 will be tasked with broadcasting the achievements of the Socialist Republic of Romania through the Golden Age, the Rotaru era (1952-Present).
| One of the key elements of both celebrations has been the invitation of delegations from the Eastern Bloc and various other friendly nations. These invitations serve not only to honor the occasion but also to strengthen diplomatic ties and solidarity among socialist, and the various friendly states. The inclusion of these international guests adds a sense of significance and camaraderie to the festivities, highlighting Romania's openness to co-operation with the International Community.
[list][list][sub]| As the months progress, the momentum for these historic events continues to build, fueled by the dedication and commitment of organizers and participants alike. With each passing day, the anticipation grows, setting the stage for unforgettable commemorations in May and November. |[/sub][list][list]
[sub]E scris pe Tricolor unire! Pe roșu steag liberator! Prin lupte sub a lor umbrire, spre Comunism urcăm în zbor![/sub]
[sub]Trăiască Partidul Comunist Român în frunte cu al său secretar general, tovarășul Constantin Rotaru![/sub]
[spoiler=[sub]Written for the RMB Screen of the[/sub]
COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERTY
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Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-
JANUARY , 1972
The New State Of Malaysia's Government
| With the aftermath of the 1971 Parliamentary Election. The Dewan Rakyat [House Of Representatives] and Dewan Negara [Senate] would receive new officials and senators respectively. According to the results of the parliamentary election and subsequently it has brought great shift to the way the administration is being operated in comparison to the beginning of the Goh Hock Guan Administration. Bringing [/I]Goh Hock Guan's Administration[/I] to being operated more similarly to that of his predecessor, the Tunku Abdul Rahman Administration. |
| However despite the wave of excitement within the populace with the return of the legislative branch, that'll curb the ambitions of the Democratic Action Party [DAP]. Working within parliament was what could be described as a inefficient mess. With the [I]DAP[/I] and it's coalition member; Parti Rakyat Semenanjung [PRS] only receiving a total of 17.65% of the votes collectively. Meanwhile it's rival coalition [URL=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=55589504]Barisan Nasional[/URL] [BN], would receive a collective total of 31.41% of the votes, with a majority of those votes having been won by the People's Progressive Party [PPP] which had left the [I]DAP[/I] led Prosperity Coalition Party [PCP]. But the biggest shock of all was that the Malaysian Chinese Association [MCA] would be the party to lead the Malaysian parliament having gained a total of 41.18% of the votes. Meanwhile the last few seats was won by the Malaysian Indian Congress [MIC], having gained a total of 1% of the vote. |
| In the Dewan Rakyat, there are a total of 144 seats for this term which had been distributed:
[List][I]MCA: 59 seats
PPP [BN]: 35 seats
DAP [PCP]: 24 seats
UNO [BN]: 9 seats
BFP [BN]: 8 seats
MIC: 5 seats
PRS [PCP]: 2 seats
GERAKAN [BN]: 2 seats[/I][/list]
Meanwhile in the [I]Dewan Negara[/I] there's a total of 58 seats for the term which had been distributed towards:
[List][I]MCA: 23 seats
PPP [BN]: 13 seats
DAP [PCP]: 10 seats
UNO [BN]: 4 seats
PRS [PCP]: 3 seats
MIC: 2 seats
GERAKAN [BN]: 2 seats[/I]
BFP [BN]: 1 seat[/list]
This composition had left [I]BN[/I] with a total of 54 seats collectively in the [I]Dewan Rakyat[/I] and 20 in the [I]Dewan Negara[/I]. Meanwhile the [I]PCP[/I] only had collectively, 26 seats in the [I]Dewan Rakyat[/I] and 13 seats in the [I]Dewan Negara[/I].
The composition of seats had left [I]BN[/I] in a position where they could easily refuse any proposed bills made by their opposition the [I]PCP[/I], with the only counterweight to [I]BN[/I] ambitions being the [I]MCA[/I], with their seats outweighing the combined might of [I]BN[/I]. |
| As the months go by, multiple proposals had been made by [I]PCP[/I] in an attempt to continue solidifying their local administration system they had set up in 1971 but with constant refusal and subsequently nothing being done within the halls of parliament. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong decides to tell current prime minister Goh Hock Guan:
[List][I]" Due to the current predicament of a government who's legislative branch and executive branch cannot cooperate towards the betterment of the state. I will have to drop you from your position as prime minister early and bring on a more neutral figure to lead the nation as prime minister. "[/I] |[/list]
| With [I]Goh Hock Guan[/I] term as prime minister expecting to soon be cut short early, [I]Goh Hock Guan[/I] would make that announcement to both the news and parliament. Some people began to doubt the power of the Malaysian government, as if they can't run themselves how could they run a nation. Some people began to speculate on who could become the next prime minister in the place of [I]Goh Hock Guan[/I], the Chinese population wanted either [I]Goh Hock Guan[/I] to stay or be replaced with Tan Siew Sin. Meanwhile the Malay population wanted Mahathir Mohamed to become prime minister, with a minority of the Malay youth wanting the communist Ahmad Boestamam. Then there's the Indian population who wanted S. P. Seenivasagam.
Ultimately the position of prime minister is dictated by the [I]Yang di-Pertuan Agong[/I]. |
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Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Spain-, Salisbury-Southern Rhodesia
[sup]-- SOUTHERN RHODESIA --[/sup]
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[sup]JANUARY 1972[/sup]
[sup]|-| ECONOMIC STABILIZATION, MILITARY REFORM |-|[/sup]
[sup]Economic Movement[/sup]
[sup]Despite three years of economic stagnation, the Rhodesian economy has begun moving in a positive trend following a series of political changes (namely the result of two friendly states now being present). Gas prices remain relatively high and rationing is in place for petrol, food, and other consumer necessities have become stable in their prices, and rationing has become phased out in many areas. Agricultural production has once again returned to its numbers in the late sixties, the heavy dip in production was the result of terrorist attacks and military actions within the nation, which has become much less frequent following the 1970 General Election. The election, which was the first of its kind for Rhodesia, saw results that heavily favoured Mugabe's ideological enemies, shaking his reputation and support due to a lack of campaigning (illegal for Mugabe) and a general rally around Nkomo's push for political reform. The economic ministry has predicted that while Rhodesia's economy may be stable it relies heavily on the outside market for much of its items and the willingness of corporations to use illegal methods for Rhodesia's trade. Additionally, if South Africa and Nyasaland were to abide by sanctions or fall to communism, it's likely that Rhodesia's economy would completely collapse.[/sup]
[sup]Regardless of the situation, the economic changes are well-welcomed by the nation and the current administration. Funding reduced to meet economic demands will now begin to be put back in place and the nation's industries can begin to grow once again, something heavily fueled by funding allocated to keeping businesses afloat during the period of economic stagnation.[/sup]
[sup]Military Reform[/sup]
[sup]While it's no secret that Rhodesia's military has a few elephants, the addressing of it has been rather taboo in the political scape of Rhodesia, both in public and the confines of the nation's legislative chambers. The 1970 General Election broke a lot of barriers and opened a lot more discourse in the nation, including in the military. In the opening of 1972, Nkomo's ZAPU party gave a series of speeches and proposals regarding the military, from segregation to the roles of Africans in the officer corps, no corner was left unchecked. Negotiations for military reform in parliament began around January 5 and ended only recently with an agreement between both parties. In the coming April, Africans will no longer be in segregated corps (though the African Rifles will continue to exist), low-level officer ranks will no longer be restricted, support roles and civilian jobs will be open to all, and officer training will be opened. Nkomo also managed to negotiate the fate of surrendered African fighters. In return for their freedom or to avoid the death penalty, fighters would serve in a public works program nationally, building roads, and railways, repairing infrastructure, and even simple jobs such as working on farms or in stores. The move is hoped to generate income with little cost. The Smith administration's willingness to implement this is not out of sympathy, however, but out of hope for a return in the investment.[/sup]
[spoiler][sup]Mugabe's reputation is shaken, not ruined. He has returned to his training camps in Mozambique and Angola where he will stockpile and arm. The Bush war is quiet, for now.[/sup][/spoiler]
Amsterwald, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-
[sup][sub]January, 1972 - Tammikuuta 1971[/sub][/sup]
[list]| THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 1971 || VUODEN 1971 PRESIDENTIN VAALIT |[/list]
| In Finland, the crowds erupt across the streets of the Parliament Building, as the new president is inaugurated into service. The Presidential elections began in the month of November 1971, and ended on the 1st of January, 1972 with the results being entered. The Finnish President was originally the famed politician and spokesperson Urho Kekkonen, who was the original president of the nation, who had been extremely popular due to his famous reforms on civil law and civil business industry. Urho was also quite the charismatic character, some say. Others say he was all about business. Whatever the case, he became one of Finland's more notable presidents known for economic and civil reforms. The Parliament of the Finnish Republic was not scheduled to have their elections until 1973, but that didn't stop Parliament Candidates posting their campaigns all over Finland. Up until Urho, the nation had a relatively heavy capital population, most Fin's live in Helsinki, Urho wanted to support migration to other parts of the country, so, people and Fin's were sent all around the Finnish Country and cities popped up everywhere. The Finnish also industrialized with new technologies as the new century ever so rapidly came and changed everything. |
| Even in spite of Urho's well civil deeds, he officially resigned on the night of December 31st, 1971, on the day of Christmas. The country was ready to go out with Urho and with the new presidency term introduced. Since in Urho's revised constitution, Presidential terms are much shorter than they were, many times, being president was almost a lifelong job. Parliament officially approved the resolution and the Prime Minister passed it as well. The elected Municipal Representatives were quite receptive to the new term length as well, and it was passed on the day of Urho's resignation. The Elections were announced in the months before Urho's resignation, around November of '71. The people began voting early, though only an estimated 70,899 people voted from November-December. The lack of voters was worrying at first, but when Urho officially resigned, people flooded in to vote on the next President of Finland. The votes came in landslides, and soon, almost 89% of the Finnish population had voted. The top three results were noted, and some interesting votes were made. |
[table=noheader][tr][td]Canidate[/td][td]Precentage[/td][td]Party[/td][/tr][tr][td]Mauno Koivisto[/td][td]57%[/td][td]Centre Party of Finland (RPF)[/td][/tr][tr][td]Martti Ahtisaari[/td][td]44%[/td][td]National Progressive Party (NPP)[/td][/tr][tr][td]Kalevi Sorsa[/td][td]32%[/td][td]Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDPF)[/td][/tr][/table]
| With the results, the new elected president of Finland was Mauno Koivisto, who made a whopping 57% of the vote, beating the NPP supporter candidate Martti Ahtisaari, who almost won the vote but was outvoted with a 44% support rate and vote. The nation inaugurated the new president, Mauno Koivisto, on January 1-th, 1972, and the new president of Finland was officially introduced into the state. The country hoped its decision was correct, wishing for another Urho and wishing for another man which would lead the nation in a right perspective, and not blindly lead the needs of the state.
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Rutannia, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Provenancia, Maziya, Spain-, Larkostigh, Salisbury-Southern Rhodesia
[list]January 1972
[sub]"Wag Matakot!"[/sub][/list]
[pre]D O W N W I T H A G I T A T O R S ![/pre]
[list][sub][pre]"Wag matakot!" is a Filipino phrase that translates to, "Do not be afraid". It is one of the frequent chants of the anti-Marcos protest movement.[/pre][/sub][/list]
SECOND QUARTER STORM
[sub]MANILA, THE MANILA PROVINCE, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Provenancia - EVENING[/sub]
| The FIRES were burning in the immediate area around MALACANANG PALACE, home of the President of the Republic, as protestors and demonstrators entered their THIRD day of straight demonstrations. Two weeks ago, the press had declared the beginning of the "SECOND QUARTER STORM" 一 the second batch of nationwide protests since the First Quarter Storm erupted prior to the controversial re-election of President FERDINAND MARCOS SR. Student groups, led by the National Democratic Movement and the Alliance of Students for a Free Philippines, continued demonstrations and some incidents of violence at college campuses and public parks across the capital throughout the holiday season. Flights out of Manila International Airport were temporarily disrupted by protests around the 19th to the 21st of December, 1971. During his Christmas Address, President MARCOS addressed the nation on the matter of the growing instability and violence, calling it "illegal, violent and disruptive to the national conversation". |
[list][pre]"There is not one excuse for the violence and immaturity being displayed by some groups during what should be a time of holiday cheer."[/pre][/list]
| Despite this, the protestors did not heed the call, and demonstrations continued through the new year and into 1972. The Congress had formally ratified a resolution in November 1971 approving the establishment of a CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION to begin drafting a new Philippine Constitution. Allies of the government and publicly-owned media defended the Convention as a "necessary effort to guarantee the continued stability and integrity of the Republic", while opposition groups called it a power grab by the corrupt elite. Demonstrations went hostile outside the convention hall at the Congress Building in Manila, where demonstrators established a pocket against the Philippine Constabulary and METROCOM 一 the special branch of the law enforcement established to defend the peace in the capital 一who were forced to retreat all the way to Manila City Hall. MAYOR OF MANILA, Ramon Bagatsing, one of the survivors of the PLAZA MIRANDA bombing, called for peace among students and urged the demonstrators to stand down. A member of the opposition Liberal Party, students were outraged when Bagatsing authorized the deployment of members of the ARMED FORCES to help quell the violence. |
| One of the catalysts of the demonstrations had been the PLAZA MIRANDA bombing, on August 21, 1971, where a rally of the opposition Liberal Party leadership were allegedly targeted by a bombing. Demonstrators alleged that the bombing was carried out by the Marcos administration, but a Congressional investigatory committee disavowed these claims. Nonetheless, demonstrations continued with greater volatility, especially after the Plaza Miranda bombing inspired renewed calls for a recount of the 1970 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, where Marcos was re-elected by a wide margin. |
| On 12 JANUARY, President Marcos addressed the nation and announced the deployment of over 2,500 members of the armed forces to the Philippine capital, citing the need to quell "communist insurgencies and infiltrations". He also signed a PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION on 9 January granting METROCOM additional powers to make a greater number of arrests in the "spirit of defending the public peace". The opposition Liberal Party and protesting groups criticized the move, but some in the press have begun questioning 一 will these movements have any effect? Indeed, it already appears that the MARCOS government will prevail at the end. Reports are indicating that with the additional deployment of security forces, protestors and demonstrators are weakening. |
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Rutannia, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-
[list][list]SHŌWA 42 | APRIL 1967[/list]
[list][list]日曜日の朝
[pre]SUNDAY MORNING[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] S Ō D A I H A R U ¹ [/pre]
[list][list][sub][pre] オー・スネイル 富士山に登ろう でも、ゆっくり、ゆっくり
O Snail; Climb Mount Fuji But slowly, slowly![/pre][/sub][/list][/list]
HONGŌ CAMPUS EVENING
[sub]TOKYO, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| In cities like New York, London, and Paris, citizens frequently use public transport on their daily journeys to work. Tokyo is no different. Tired of this chaotic life in the big city, 25-year-old college lady YOUKO HARA, wearing a beautiful flowered dress and carrying some books, dreams of living in a calm and peaceful place in a coastal city, but her obligations come first. YOUKOs parents asked her to go to college because one day she would inherit the familys small restaurant and since then she has kept her grades high, studying day after day. But that would change. On a day like any other at college, her best friend invited her to travel to a seaside town. This was an opportunity for YOUKO to escape the big city, but she refused, giving the excuse that she needed to focus on her studies. |
[list]| KYOKO HATTORI, [sub]University Student[/sub] | I know you need to focus on your studies, but sometimes you need to relax from time to time.[/list]
[list][list]勉強に集中する必要があるのはわかりますが、時にはリラックスすることも必要です。[/list][/list]
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | Obligations come first.[/list]
[list][list]義務が第一です。[/list][/list]
[list]| KYOKO HATTORI, [sub]University Student[/sub] | And secondly, comes the fun?[/list]
[list][list]そして第二に、楽しみは来るでしょうか?[/list][/list]
| As KYOKO laughed, her friend YOUKO looked at her with a serious look. |
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | Wrong! In second place are extracurricular activities.[/list]
[list][list]間違っている! 2位は課外活動です。[/list][/list]
| KYOKO, however, insisted once again that YOUKO travel with her to the familys summer home. |
[list]| KYOKO HATTORI, [sub]University Student[/sub] | Lets go with me on this trip, please! I would hate to go to the beach without my best friend.[/list]
[list][list]この旅に一緒に行きましょう、お願いします! 親友なしではビーチに行くのは嫌です。[/list][/list]
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | You win, I will travel with you! But I need to call my parents.[/list]
[list][list]あなたが勝ちます、私はあなたと一緒に旅行します! でも両親に電話しなければなりません。[/list][/list]
[list]| KYOKO HATTORI, [sub]University Student[/sub] | I knew you would change your mind! This trip will be fun, believe me.[/list]
[list][list]あなたが考えを変えるだろうと私は知っていました! この旅行は楽しいでしょう、信じてください。[/list][/list]
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | I will help pay for travel expenses. [/list]
[list][list]旅費を補助します。[/list][/list]
| After her best friend left the room, YOUKO called her parents to tell them that she would be traveling with some friends to a coastal town. Her parents didnt like the idea, but they didnt ban her from traveling either. The next day, she and her friend woke up early, got ready, and called a taxi to take them to the airport. YOUKO was fulfilling a dream, she would finally spend time away from the big city. After spending hours stuck in Tokyos chaotic traffic, YOUKO and her friends finally arrive at Tokyo airport. While clumsily taking her suitcases out of the cars trunk, YOUKO accidentally drops one of her suitcases. Not far from her, a friendly 30-something police officer walks towards her to help her, with a smile on his face, he picks up her suitcase. |
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | Thanks for helping, Im very clumsy. [/list]
[list][list]助けてくれてありがとう、私はとても不器用です。[/list][/list]
[list]| ICHIRO NOMURA, [sub]Police Officer[/sub] | Youre welcome, its every police officers duty to help those in need.[/list]
[list][list]どういたしまして、困っている人を助けるのはすべての警察官の義務です。[/list][/list]
| YOUKO noticed that he had a beautiful smile, and suddenly her heart began to flutter slightly. After ICHIRO finished speaking, YOUKO s face started to blush. Then her friend appears to warn her to hurry, but as the two walk, KYOKO looks back and sees the police officer. |
[list]| KYOKO HATTORI, [sub]University Student[/sub] | Come on, tell me now! Why was that handsome police officer talking to you?[/list]
[list][list]さあ、今すぐ教えてください! なぜあのハンサムな警察官があなたに話しかけてきたのですか?[/list][/list]
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | He just helped me get my suitcase. Now stop wasting time, we need to hurry so we dont miss our flight.[/list]
[list][list]彼はただスーツケースを持ってくるのを手伝ってくれただけです。 時間を無駄にするのはやめて、飛行機に乗り遅れないように急ぐ必要があります。[/list][/list]
TANESASHI COAST MORNINGTIME
[sub]HACHINOHE, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| When the plane landed at Aomori Airport at 10:05 a.m., the two college ladies and their other friends got off the plane. When leaving the Airport, they rented two Toyota Corollas (E10) because the trip from Aomori to Hachinohe was long. But before leaving, they took a break to eat rice, miso with vegetables, sardines, tamagoyaki, bacon, and sausage. After more than an hour of travel, they finally arrive at KYOKO s summer home in Hachinohe. This trip left KYOKO tired, but YOUKO still had energy to spare. |
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | Im going to take a walk around the city to see it, I heard that there are some very beautiful beaches here.[/list]
[list][list]それを見るために街を散歩するつもりですが、ここにはとても美しいビーチがいくつかあると聞きました。[/list][/list]
[list]| KYOKO HATTORI, [sub]University Student[/sub] | I will stay at home and rest from the trip, as I am exhausted.[/list]
[list][list]疲れているので、旅行は家で休みます。[/list][/list]
| With KYOKO and her other friends settling in at the house, YOUKO then went for a walk around the city. She called a taxi to go to TANESASHI COAST, to visit one of the beaches. |
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | How beautiful the sea is![/list]
[list][list]海はなんて美しいんだろう![/list][/list]
| When the taxi arrived at its destination, YOUKO was surprised at the price she would have to pay the driver, but she paid it. When she stepped onto the beach sand, the wind began to ruffle YOUKO 's hair, but she walked without caring about the wind. So she found a big rock, sat on it, and enjoyed the fresh sea breeze. Suddenly a bird appeared walking on the beach, it was a green pheasant. YOUKO got up from where she was and went to approach him and tried to pet him but was stung, she tried a second time and was stung again. |
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | That hurts![/list]
[list][list]それは痛い![/list][/list]
[list]| HARU, [sub]Pheasant[/sub] | Dont touch my feathers![/list]
[list][list]私の羽に触れないでください![/list][/list]
| With an alarmed expression, YOUKO started screaming because she had never seen a talking animal before and then ran towards a crowd of people. A few minutes later YOUKO decided to return to the place where she saw the talking pheasant, but it wasn t there. She thought it would be better to go home, but this time it would be by bus. Waiting at the bus stop, YOUKO was reading a magazine she bought at a newsstand, and suddenly the pheasant appeared right next to her. |
[list]| HARU, [sub]Pheasant[/sub] | The next bus doesnt appear until 1:30 p.m.[/list]
[list][list]次のバスは午後 1 時 30 分まで来ません。[/list][/list]
| YOUKO was a little scared, but she didnt scream, instead, she spoke to the pheasant. |
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | Thats surprising, you speak like a human![/list]
[list][list]驚くべきことに、あなたは人間のように話します![/list][/list]
[list]| HARU, [sub]Pheasant[/sub] | If I told you the real reason that allows me to talk to a human, you wouldnt believe it.[/list]
[list][list]私が人間と話せる本当の理由を話しても、あなたは信じないでしょう。[/list][/list]
[list]| YOUKO HARA, [sub]University Student[/sub] | Ill believe you, Im talking to a talking animal. Now I believe in anything.[/list]
[list][list]信じます、私は話す動物と話しています。 今では何でも信じています。[/list][/list]
[list]| HARU, [sub]Pheasant[/sub] | Okay, so Ill tell you why I talk to humans, it all started . . .[/list]
[list][list]さて、それでは私が人間と話す理由をお話しますが、すべては始まりました...[/list][/list]
| The two talked until the bus arrived. If YOUKO had given up going to the beach and chosen to stay at the summer house with her best friend, she wouldnt have met her friend HARU, but luckily she chose to go to the beach. |
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[sub]¹ A Series: SŌDAI HARU A Japanese college lady, who lives above her parents restaurant in Tokyo, one day goes to the beach with some college friends. There she meets a talking green pheasant (Japans national bird), at first, she tries to run away from him because she is frightened by a talking animal, but later the two become friends.[/sub]
Rutannia, Amsterwald, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-
[list][list]TAMMIKUUTA 20TH, 1972 | JANUARY 20TH, 1972
[list][pre]Maanantai Iltapäivä
Monday Afternoon[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
[pre] K A L A S T A J A N T A R U [/pre][sup][sub]1[/sub][/sup]
[list][pre]Ui kovemmin, kun määränpääsi näyttää kaukaisimmalta.
Swim Harder when your Destination Seems the Farthest.[/pre][/list]
TURKU PORT- AFTERNOON
[sub]TURKU, FINLAND[/sub]
| In Mariehamn, nothing interesting was ongoing. The people were caged in the islands they called home, stuck to live less. . . adventurous life then most would presume. A young man came to visit his family: Savlmonsta Kaukasimmal, his friends called him Savl. Savl got a new job in Helsinki on the day of Christmas, his family called it his Christmas miracle. On the New Year, he went and traveled to his home town in the Aland Islands: Marieham. Again, Marieham wasn't a very active city. It was the only remotely large city in Aland. The young man was listening to light rock, Led Zeppelin to be exact. He left from Turku, and his ferry ride was scheduled to arrive a few hours from now. He might as well do something, there weren't many people on the boat alongside him. It was just Aland, after all. he approached the ferry captain, who frankly, looked bored as well, if not more bored, the Savl. He approched the boatman. |
| SAVL KAUKASIMMA [sup][sub]Accountant for the Bank of Finland[/sub][/sup] | "Sir, would this boat happen to have any food or drink on board?"
| ANSWELLEV NEVPRUYENBEN [sup][sub]Captain of the Ferry[/sub][/sup] | "No, I don't think so- wait here."
| The Captain went down to the ships bowels and searched for food or drink. He found a old Coca-Cola that had been sitting there for god knows how long. It was cold, though. He came back up to the boy, snapping open the bottle, then speaking: |
| ANSWELLEY [sup][sub]Captain of the Ferry[/sub][/sup] | "Here, Kid."
| The Captain proceeded to toss Savl the bottle, which he caught with elegance. Then, the captain rose to the P.A. talking about promotional products, as he was paid to do. The young Savl came down to the only other 3 people on the boat, one of them he had recognized from school. Savl went over to say hi to his old friend on the boat. He approached his friend with open arms. |
| SAVL KAUKASIMMA [sup][sub]Accountant for the Bank of Finland[/sub][/sup] | "Hey, Ben!" (The friend's name was Alsemmerbenfa, but his friends called him Ben.)
| BEN [sup][sub]Savl's Friend[/sub][/sup] | "Oh, Savl! Long time no see, friend! What have you been doing after our school year?"
| SAVL KAUKASIMMA [sup][sub]Accountant for the Bank of Finland[/sub][/sup] | "Pssht, Yeah, I got a job last Christmas at the State Bank, and it looks to be pretty profitable. What about you?"
| BEN [sup][sub]Savl's Friend[/sub][/sup] | "I got my fishing licence, and I started fishing not too long ago. Going to Aland for its beauty of arctic fish. I heard it's some of the best fish in Finland, hell, in Europe! Let me tell you a story, actually!"
| Ben began to tell Savl of a old fisherman tale about Vellamo, the Finnish Goddess of Lakes and Rivers, a very old myth from Finnish paganism. The fisherman told him the tale of the goddess Vellamo and her fight with the monsters of the sea. The story was a epic told by famous poet and mythological writer in 1456, known as Vestapplan Bershen, one of if not the most famous poet in Finnish history, known for his mythological epics written in the time of the peak of Finnish paganism. The most famous quote, once used as the Finnish motto, from the poem, was:
"When your destination seems the farthest, Swim Harder."
The tale was lasting all the way until the arrival at Aland. Sval was very intrigued by the tale, when Ben gave his goodbyes at the port, Sval began to think about the meaning of the poem. He started on the way to his grandparents home about what Vestapplen meant, what he was trying to convey. The young man thought about it the whole mile he had to walk. Eventually, when he made it to his grandparents home, his grandparents cooked him dinner and they put the television on. As his grandma was sleeping, he snuck to her mini library in his grandma's room. He found an old book, titled the "Epic's of Vestapplen" a book which looked like it hadn't been touched in almost centuries. He read, and found the same tale. the author was simply "A Fisherman in Aland." no exact origin was pinned. The mystery intrigued Sval, and he decided to go out into the cold weather of Finland. He walked to the garden outside, where he found a fake plant. He pulled it, and something opened below. He dug it up: it was an old relic, one with the name "Vestapplen" written across it. His eyes widened as he threw the snow off of the relic and saw the name, eventually, he left and set down to bed. He did not know what he found, but whatever he did, it was importnant. |
Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-
[sub] 1972[/sub]
[list][list][list][sub][sup]REPUBLIC OF CHINA | 中華民國[/sub][/sup]
[pre]𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙻𝙴𝙶𝙰𝙲𝚈 𝙾𝙵 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚃𝙴 𝚃𝙴𝚁𝚁𝙾𝚁 𝙸𝙸: 𝙻𝙰𝚂𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝙰𝙶𝙰𝙸𝙽𝚂𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚃𝙰𝙽𝙶𝚆𝙴𝙸
白色恐怖的遗产 2:
毀滅黨外[/pre][/list]
A[sub]midst a shift in the geopolitical position of Taiwan, no longer considered the only China by most of the world, especially their so-called 'allies' in Asia such as Korea. It has become more critical than ever that the ideals of Chiang Kai-shek and the KMT must be upheld under all circumstances, the once tolerated idea of young Benshengren (native) Taiwanese and their aspirations for 'democracy' could no longer be tolerated amongst an increased crackdown by the government and a desire - no a need - to pursue an iron grip on the island.[/sub]
[sub]Empowered by the hardliners in the KMT who have all but overtaken most important positions despite the moderate presence of Chiang Ching-kuo, the military apparatus has began an aggressive offensive against dissenting voices, especially targeting those pesky Benshengren Taiwanese political collective known as the Tangwei movement. Hand in hand with the shadowy and feared National Security Bureau (NSB), the military government under General Hua has begun to wield a sword that aims to cut whatever it finds on its path. Officially under the excuse of 'suppressing Red dissent and stamping out the Communist threat', the McCarthyist attitude has hidden what has been an indiscriminate attack against any non hardline KMT nationalist.[/sub]
[sub]With no choice but to accept the desires of the KMT, Chiang Ching-kuo has begun to face his first real test since his father stepped down from party leadership and put him in charge. Ching-kuo has thus begun to put his Soviet upbringing and education to use, in turn identifying the need to step up the KMT's ideological and propaganda hold to ensure that the crackdown is succesful. Targetting what could be received as 'inspiring ideas of separatism', the KMT under Ching-kuo has launched a massive repression campaign against many pieces of press and literature, instead replacing them by KMT-sanction glorification of (revised) history and material that emphasizes Chinese nationalism, painting the idea of making Taiwan independent equivalent to treason.[/sub]
[sub]Extending beyond just these, the military government has also begun to draft a new educational curriculum in education through the Ministry of Education. With humanistic subjects being subject to strong KMT-approved revision to emphasize a specific Chinese identity while erasing most of the history of the island to do away with any notions of an independent Taiwan that exists without a greater China unified under the KMT.[/sub]
[sub]Seeping into the private lives of ordinary citizens. The military government and the NSB has made surveillance a pervasive fact of life - not that it was not before, just at a heightened level this time - with informants incentivized to report on neighbors, colleagues, and even family members suspected of harboring dissenting views. Arbitrary arrests and disappearances become commonplace, instilling a climate of fear and self-censorship among the populace. Restoring the legacy of the first White Terror to many Taiwanese citizens[/sub]
[sub]As the crackdown continues, its inevitable that there will be resistance. For now however, the crackdown has succeeded in temporarily driving the Tangwei movement completely underground, and ensuring that the KMT is without rival for the time being. [/sub]
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[pre]"If when I die, I am still a dictator, I will certainly go down into the oblivion of all dictators. If, on the other hand, I succeed in establishing a truly stable foundation for a democratic government, I will live forever in every home in China" ~ Chiang Kai-shek[/pre]
Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway
The Dawn of A New Age For Burma:
Using the pretext of restoring order and stability, initiate a purge within the military, targeting any officers suspected of disloyalty or sympathies towards democratic ideals. Burma is starting a propaganda campaign to justify the purge and emphasizing the necessity of a strong, centralized government to prevent chaos and foreign interference.Implementing strict social control measures to uphold traditional conservative values and maintain order within Burma. Enforcing strict censorship laws to suppress any dissenting voices and promote traditional cultural values through state-controlled media. Making plans to build more factories to produce goods for the nations economy .
Maziya, Spain-
[list]January 17th, 1972 |
[sub]Canadian Government's Plan to Expand Oil Production[/sub][/list]
Canadian Government's Plan to Expand Oil Production
[sub]Ottawa City, Ontario, Newauroria EVENING[/sub]
| The Canadian government, under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Stanfield, has unveiled an ambitious plan to significantly increase oil production by two to three times by the end of the 1970s. This plan is a response to the steady rise in oil prices and the growing demand for energy both domestically and internationally. The strategy involves modernizing existing oil sands and fields in Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as the construction of new oil fields in the Northwest Territories oil basins. One key aspect of the government's plan is the modernization of existing oil sands and fields in Alberta and Saskatchewan. This involves implementing advanced technologies and techniques to enhance extraction efficiency and increase production output. Through investments in infrastructure and equipment upgrades, the government aims to maximize the potential of these resources while minimizing environmental impact. |
| In addition to modernizing existing facilities, the government is spearheading the construction of new oil fields in the Northwest Territories' oil basins. These untapped reserves hold significant potential for expanding Canada's oil production capacity. The development of these new fields will not only create employment opportunities but also contribute to the country's energy security and economic growth. Recognizing the importance of environmental stewardship, the Canadian government has made significant investments in research and development aimed at minimizing the impact of oil extraction on the natural environment. Millions of dollars are being allocated to innovative technologies that aim to reduce water usage, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and minimize habitat disruption. By prioritizing sustainability, the government aims to balance economic growth with environmental conservation. |[/list]
| The expansion of Canada's oil production will have far-reaching economic benefits, including increased revenue, job creation, and investment opportunities. The development of new oil fields and the modernization of existing infrastructure will stimulate economic growth in regions dependent on the energy sector. Furthermore, the increased production capacity will strengthen Canada's position as a global energy supplier, enhancing its competitiveness in international markets. The Canadian government's plan to expand oil production represents a strategic effort to address rising energy demands while fostering economic growth and environmental sustainability. Through modernization initiatives, construction of new oil fields, and investments in research and development, Canada is poised to significantly increase its oil output by the end of the 1970s. This ambitious undertaking underscores the country's commitment to meeting the energy needs of its citizens while safeguarding the natural environment for future generations. |[/list]
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[list][list]SHŌWA 47 | FEBRUARY 1972[/list]
[list][list]アジア初の冬季オリンピック
[pre]ASIAs FIRST WINTER OLYMPICS[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] 7 2 W I N T E R O L Y M P I C S [/pre]
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千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
MAKOMANAI PARK MORNINGTIME
[sub]SAPPORO, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| The Emperor has declared the Winter Olympic Games open, which after 48 years has seen intense controversy over commercialism in skiing. On a sunny, blue-sky day, there were colorful balloons in the air as an enthusiastic crowd of around 50,000 people watched bands play and athletes parade on a newly built outdoor speed skating rink. At these Olympic Games, the Japanese passed up the parachutists, showers of roses, and other reenactments of the last Winter Games in Grenoble, France, and some liked it better that way. For so long monopolized by Europe and the United States, it will be the first time that the Winter Olympic Games will be held in Asia. There are 1,100 participating athletes, including 800 Japanese child skaters, and there were also 18,000 balloons, both filling the $4.4 million Makomanai outdoor skating rink with color, while a military band plays The Ballad of the Rainbow and Snow. |
| The opening ceremony opened at 11 a.m., Sapporo time. At around 11:45 a.m., a young Japanese lady dressed in white skated into the arena holding an Olympic torch that had been lit five weeks ago in Greece. The Torah was handed over to HIDEKI TAKADA, a volleyball enthusiast with no experience in winter sports, who climbed the 103 steps in 35 seconds and lit the Olympic cauldron. There will be 35 events across six sports in 14 locations over 11 days until February 13th. The Sapporo Winter Olympics hosted 1,125 competitors from 35 countries. Second only to the 1,293 from 37 countries at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, the heart of winter sports. The 1964 Tokyo Olympics brought together 6,000 athletes from 94 countries. The largest number comes from the U.S., with 118 athletes, followed by 90 from Japan and West Germany and 84 from the U.S.S.R. For the first time, Taiwan and the Philippines participate in the Winter Olympic Games. But they have as many opportunities as a snowflake in Manila. The Japanese are trying, like everything these days, but hope for a medal lies with jumper YUKIO KASAYA. |
| All sports facilities, except the downhill events on Mount Eniwa, are half an hour from the center of Sapporo. Sapporo also overtook Oslo as the largest host city for the Winter Olympics. This metropolis of one million people, founded just over 100 years ago, is the prosperous commercial capital of northern Japan. While not at the forefront of winter sports like Saint Moritz or Lake Placid, the Japanese city had been established long enough to win the 1940 Winter Games title. Tokyo hosted the Summer Olympics in the same year, but with the war this did not happen. But after the Japanese again won the opportunity to host the Olympic Games, Sapporo dove headlong into the meticulous planning and careful rehearsals that characterized the Japanese efforts. All sports facilities were completed a year in advance and tested in pre-Olympic events. Both the Japanese Government and the business community provided generous funds to make Japan proud of the Winter Olympics. $600 million were spent to modernize Sapporo for the Games. |
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XI Olympic Winter Games | 11回オリンピック冬季競技大会
February, 1972 | 1972年2月
Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan | 北海道札幌市
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As cheers and applause fills the Makomanai Open Stadium in Sapporo, after the speed of Emperor Hirohito, the 11th Olympic Winter Games are declared open as athletes from around the world rejoice as we enter yet another Olympic year. This edition of the Winter Olympic Games are a special one, marking the very first time the Winter Games have been hosted outside of Europe and North America. Japan, having previously shown its capability of hosting such an event with the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo, has delivered in being the first Asian nation to host the games, investing vast amounts of money and time into creating the very best facilities to host the 1,006 athletes that have made the journey to compete in these games.
The hosting journey of Sapporo starts in 1940, where it was selected to host the Winter Olympics, but these games were called off due to the 1937 invasion of China. The Second World War, which devastated Japan, delayed the city's hosting rights until 1966, when at the 64th IOC Session in Rome, Sapporo defeated the likes of Banff, Lahti and Salt Lake City with 32 votes out of 62 to achieve the distinction of hosting this edition of the Winter Games. In preparation, new largescale facilities costing some US$600 million well in advance, conducting a trial run of the facilities a full year in advance of the Games. The International Sport Week, held in 1971, was held to test the city's preparations as well as to test its civic mettle and hospitality. The effort was acclaimed by Olympic observers as a complete success. The development of brand new infrastructure by local authorities have also proved a massive success for the Sapporo economy, including the construction of a brand new subway. Reports suggest that Games' organizers turned a profit of around $8.47 million by selling broadcast rights.
The opening ceremony was held at the Makomanai Open Stadium, built for the Games, by Emperor Hirohito. This opening was historic, as Hirohito becomes the third dignitary in Olympic history to open the Olympic Games twice after his first appearance at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. He becomes the third after Adolph Heidler for the Summer and Winter Games of 1936, and Giovanni Gronchi in Winter 1956 and Summer 1960.
Three nations were expected to do extremely well in these competitions. The Soviet Union, Norden and Norway are the clear favourites to win the most medals, with the Soviets in particular having risen a tremendous amount since first joining the IOC, and Norden and Norway being the traditional champions of the tournaments. Alpenland and France were outsiders but strong in contention, as were East and West Germany. Italy, the Netherlands, Wallonia and the United States were also in strong contention, though considered less likely, and Finland were rated lower due to some weaker performances since the start of the 1960s. Hosts Japan would be searching for their first ever Winter Gold Medal.
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The Games | ゲーム
Alpine Skiing
Beginning with the Alpine Skiing, Alpenland secured a Gold and Silver in the Men's Downhill, Bernhard Russi and Roland Collombin securing strong performances in the final rounds. This feat would be repeated in the Men's Giant Slalom, with Edmund Bruggman and Werner Mattle and Karl Schranz securing a podium sweep. The shock of the tournament was Malcolm Milne, an Australian downhill skier, taking Bronze Medal in the Downhill events, securing Australia's first ever Winter Olympic Medal. In the Men's Slalom, Jean-Noel Augert and Patrick Russel securing a Gold and Silver for France, with Billy Kidd securing Bronze for the United States.
The Women's Downhill saw Alpenland take Gold and Bronze, courtesy of the relatively unknown Marie-Theres Nadig and Annemarie Moser-Proll, with France taking Silver by Isabelle Mir, failing to take Gold by .5 of a second. Canadian Betsy Clifford took Gold in the Giant Slalom, followed by Ingrid Lafforgue and Francoise Macchi of France for Silver and Bronze. Finally, France securing another Gold with Ingrid Lafforgue winning the Slalom, followed by American Barbara Ann Cochran and fellow French Michele Jacot for Bronze.
Biathlon
The Individual Biathlon saw East Germany's first Gold of the Games, Hansjorg Knauthe finishing a full minute ahead of his nearest competition, Aleksandr Tikhonov of the Soviet Union. Lars-Goran Arwidson of Norden took Bronze 30 seconds behind his Soviet competitor. The Relay event went to the Soviet Union, who finished three minutes ahead of the Nordic Team in Silver, and thus finished 20 seconds ahead of the Polish team in Bronze.
Bobsleigh
The two-man bobsleigh event saw Italy take Gold and Silver in an expectedly dominant display by the Italian side. Alpenland secured a Bronze medal, with Jean Wicki and Edy Hubacher fighting off their competitors and preventing an Italian podium sweep. In the four-man event, Alpenland would take yet another Gold, leda by Jean Wicki, Hans Leutenegger, Werner Camichel and Edy Hubacher. They beat out the fierce Italian competition, who finished in Silver by .8 of a second. West Germany secured a Bronze medal, also missing out on Silver by just 0.09 of a second.
Cross Country Skiing
Norway took their first Gold of the tournament, Ivar Formo taking Gold a full 20 seconds ahead of Nordic rival Sven-Ake Lundback in Silver, with Fyodor Simachov finishing in third to take the Bronze Medal. The Soviets would take Gold in the Men's 30 km, Vyacheslav Vedenin beating out the East Germans, who in turn bested the Nordic competitors in Bronze. Finland would secure their first Gold in the Men's 50 km, followed by the Soviets in Silver and the East Germans in Bronze. Finally, the 4 x 10 km relay event was won by the Soviet team, securing their dominance, followed by the East Germans and finally the Nordic team.
The Women's 5km, 10km and 3 x 5 km relay were all won by the Soviet Union, who secured a podium sweep in the 5km also, and Bronze in the 10 km. Finland managed to secure a Silver in the 10 km with Marjatta Kajosmaa, but was unable to break the record three Golds won by Galina Kulakova of the USSR. East Germany took silver in the relay, with Finland taking Bronze in the relay.
Figure Skating
The Men's figure skating Gold was taken by Czechoslovak Odrej Nepela, scoring nearly 100 points more than the second place Sergei Chetverukhin of the Soviet Union. Patrick Pera ousted the US competitors to take the Bronze medal by equally narrow margins. Beatrix Schuba of the Alpine Republic took the Gold in the Women's event, followed by American Janet Lynn and Canadian Karen Magnussen. Janet Lynn, despite missing out on the Gold, achieved tremendous popularity among the Japanese audiences as a result of her artistic free program, becoming the most popular athlete of the Games with Japanese fans and rising to fame beyond most of the other competitors. The Soviet Union took Gold and Silver in the Pairs skating, with Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov securing the Gold by a margin of just one point from second placed Liudmila Smirnova and Andrei Suraikin. East Germany securing Bronze, 5 points ahead of the American pair JoJo Starbuck and Kenneth Shelley, who were favourites heading into the competition.
Ice Hockey
The Ice Hockey tournament saw the Soviet Union, United States, Czechoslovakia, Norden, Finland and Poland compete in the final round. Japan, Alpenland, West Germany, Norway and Yugoslavia were all eliminated in the first round. Canada, traditionally dominant in these events, did not qualify.
The Soviet Union secured Gold with 4 wins and a single tie, followed by the United States with 3 wins and 2 losses. Czechoslovakia secured 3 wins and 2 losses, falling short in points difference and winning the Bronze medal. Norden fell just short of the medals, losing to Finland 4-3 in the final match. Poland lost all 5 of their matches in an underwhelming performance.
Luge
The Men's singles in the Luge events saw Italy secure Gold, a feat repeated in the Men's Doubles, Paul Hildgartner and Walter Plaikner of South Tyrol securing those victories for the Italians. West Germany securing the Women's Singles in emphatic style to secure yet another Gold medal. Alpenland secured a Silver and Bronze, with Poland securing a solitary Bronze medal in the Women's event.
Nordic Combined
Drama unfolded in the Nordic Combined as for the first time, no Nordic nations qualified for the medals. Gold was instead won by Tomas Kucera of Czechoslovakia in his first ever victory at both Olympic level. The Soviet Union finished in Silver and Bronze, Aleksandr Nosov and Mikhail Artyukhov securing those positions.
Ski Jumping
Japan had a number of close calls up until this point, with the medals seemingly escaping the many Japanese athletes. However, their efforts were finally rewarded, with the Gold medal going to Japanese ski jumper Yukio Kasaya at the Normal Hill event. His victory saw him go 10 points ahead of the Soviet contender, with Norden achieving a Bronze in the events. In the large hill, Japan failed to repeat their victory as the Soviets took Gold, with Czechoslovakia and Poland securing Silver and Bronze respectively.
Speed Skating
The final event of the Games was Speed Skating. The Men's 500 metres was won by Norwegian Roar Gronvold, followed by fellow Sten Stensen in Silver, and Ard Schenk of the Netherlands finished in Bronze. However, the 1500, 5000 and 10,000 m speed skating were all won by Dutchman Ard Schenk, securing another record breaking performance for the Netherlands in these events. Norway managed to secure two Silvers, thanks to Gronvold, and Dutchman Kees Verkerk secured a solitary silver. Norway managed to secure two more Bronze medals by Sten Stensen, and Verkerk took the final Bronze in the 10,000 m.
The Women's Events saw a double Gold by American Anne Henning in the 500 and 1000 metres events, besting Vera Krasnova and Lyudmila Titova of the Soviet Union in the 500 metres, and Atke Keulen-Deelstra of the Netherlands. The Soviets took Gold in the 1500 metres, ahead of the Dutch and the Americans, and in the final event, Stien Kaiser and Keulen-Deelstra of the Netherlands secured Gold and Sivler, with Krasnova taking Bronze.
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As the Games close for another year, the Soviet Union once again emerge at the top of the medal tables, followed by Alpenland and the Netherlands. Italy and Norway perform well, with France, the United States and Czechoslovakia following close by. Japan secure their first ever Winter Gold, Kasaya undoubtedly rising to stardom in his home country, whilst Norden drop dramatically after finishing top of the medal tables in 1968. Australia join the medal table for the first time.
With these Games over, we now turn our attention to Munich, who will host the Summer Olympics this year. Join us next time for more Olympic coverage!
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International Olympic Committee | 国際オリンピック委員会
Official Factbook and Medal Table | 公式ファクトブックとメダル表
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SECRETARY OF STATE OF HIS HOLINESS: POPE PAUL SCOLDS THE CURIA AND REMINDS THE WORLD OF CHRISTIAN HUMILITY
[sub]VATICAN CITY | ROME, FEBRUARY MCMLXXII[/sub][/list]
[sub]| SECRETARIUS STATUS SANCTITATIS SUAE - | Last week, Pope Paul VI called for an immediate gathering of the Curia in response to the growing criticisms and rumors being stirred up by the more liberal clergy members who have passionately advocated for various changes over the years. Paul VI has always been a traditionalist pontiff and has no secrets regarding his conservative views on the age old traditions of the Church. In recent years, he has been seen to summon various lay groups to the Vatican, only to berate them for straying even slightly off course from the Churches centuries old traditions. [/sub]
[sub]As the Roman Curia crammed into the Sistine Chapel and took their respective seats, Pope Paul came striding down between the rows of seating, being carried upon the sedia gestatoria by twelve Sediari footmen to the front of the chapel where he was placed before the cardinals. There were a few moments of awkward silence before the pope began to speak:[/sub]
[list][sub]"It frightens me to think what I am for you, but what I am with you consoles me. For you, I am the Bishop of Rome. With you, I am a Christian. Welcome brother cardinals. We only have one problem. I don't know of any other. The problem is love. You will come to me and you will say: Holy Father, idolatry has taken root in the form of a cult devoted to the the Holy Virgin Mary or Pius XII. There are worrisome currents of terrorism at work within Islam, depressing business concerns weighing on the Curia, aberrations of sexual behavior, crises of work and ethics, men who murder women, women who murder their children. You will come to me and you will tell me all the suffering in the world, and I will say to you: they are all hysterias of love, distortions of our ability to love. The problem, brothers is love. The question then is, how are we to love? This is my way: with tenderness, without passion. Passion is the eternal enemy of humility. Christian humility, which is frugal, just and is necessary. Love is an abstraction like intelligence, like happiness. Every time our judgement is beclouded by the ardent passions that consume us, we give love a dangerous concreteness, a scandalous concreteness, an illegal concreteness. In short, we are causing pain to ourselves and to others. Replace that concrete love with tenderness. Or else, my beloved brothers, to my deep regret, I shall be forced to replace you. God does not want that. Only God knows how right and necessary it is for our Church to remain united. Jesus explained to us what love is, but we do not have His equilibrium nor His infinite wisdom, but we must try, my brothers, together. I can be a father to you, but you must know that fathers are to be obeyed, even when they make mistakes. My beloved cardinals, perhaps we cannot fully express our faith, but we can express our tenderness. It is our hope and our ambition. . . ."[/sub][/list]
[sub]Shortly after Pope Paul's speech to the Curia, he delivered a special prayer and spoke to a gathered crowd in Saint Peter's Square from the balcony of the basilica. As he stepped out onto the balcony, the large crowd cheered loudly, but quickly silenced. Pope Paul leaned into the microphone and began to speak loudly, in a stern voice that listeners had never heard before.[/sub]
[list][sub]"O to esteem and love you, as you deserve to be adored and worshipped, Lord Jesus. May your tenderness grow exponentially in our heartsfor your glory and the benefit of others. So very Amen we pray, in your beautiful and grace-full name....Thank you, brothers and sisters. I look upon you, and I see a hidden grace, which is a truth. That is what you are. You look upon me, and you see a fragile old man. That is what I am. Now you're thinking, so this is the Pope, the Bishop of Rome. He must know so much. No. That is not true. I do not know. That is why I want to learn. Let us learn together brothers and sisters, me here in Saint Peters and you together with your families. We must never forget the beauty and strength of family. Whenever we cannot manage to see the beauty, it is because the truth has been hidden. Well, then let us uncover that truth, place it on the kitchen table, and your family will grow stronger. That is who you are. And let us strive to eliminate prejudices. Those who harbor prejudices do not know the facts. That is not who you are. Let us grow in the tenderness of our intimacy and in the intimacy of our tenderness. That is who you are. And do not think, brothers and sisters, we must not think, the Church must not think it needs only to protect the fragile. Our mission is to recognize, preserve, and value fragility, that fragility which hides in the opaque cold of night or in the crystalline cold of midday. Wherever there is fragility, there is the Church. That is who we are. We are a truth. . . ."[/sub][/list]
[sub]The crowds cheered loudly once more in response to the Pope's words which were directed toward reiterating Christian humility and the Church's efforts to help squash prejudices in communities all over the world. Protecting the fragile groups of helpless peoples whom are being targeted and suppressed is becoming a real concern for the Church and Pope Paul VI hopes that by calling upon the tenderness of Christian humility, the Church will be able to facilitate the collection of funding to help more people around the world who become victims of ignorant human prejudices. |[/sub][/list]
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[sub]The Nixon shutdown of US borders has led to Mexico vigorously searching for drug dealers and drug cartels, a cold case which had been ignored for years. The nation began to effectively wipe all records of the cartels on international databases to make other states resume trade with Mexico and old trade droughts were restored with the effective wipe of drug information. So far, a drug cartel known as the Golden Triangle, an international cartel which cultivated crops and substances such as opium or cocaine from the opium. The cartel had been staying under the radar for practically a decade and have been smuggling drugs all over the world and creating a international drug trade for millions of addicts around the world. The Mexican states have 'cracked' down on the drug trade in their states. The most drug induced state in all of Mexico was Baja California, especially on the US border, due to the fact Los Angeles was only a few miles away from the Mexican border led to a massive drug exchange in the state. The Gulf of California was also a murder site, for betrayers or 'rats' of the cartels, and a total of 120 bodies were found in the gulf, and some were actually death from overdose, since the capital of Baja California, in Tijuana, the city became a drug center, as people from Los Angeles flooded from the US border to get their hands on cartel drugs. The inevitable drug trade led to an unstable cycle of power in Tijuana, with the government taking numerous guidelines and creating a restricted drug trade. All drugs, even medicinal, were banned in Tijuana and the rest of Baja California. Many addicts fled to Baja Califronia Sur, which had no laws against drug use. The cities became overrun with addicts and crack traders, and eventually, the city banned all drug use as well. Addicts had to flee to mainland Mexico, and soon, the PRI had condemned the actions of the Golden Triangle, and eventually, military were crawling in states which had not yet banned drug use, and addicts were sent to rehabilitation programs. The Programa de Rehabilitación de Drogas de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (PRDEUM) which had rehabilitated 780,000 drug addicts and counting, The police were getting closer to ending the cold case which had ended so many years ago, and soon, the entire government had found the headquarters of the Golden Triangle, and the military had set up Operation Golden Takedown which was initiated and Mexican Navy SEALS were sent to the area, and it became a all out turf war in the general area of the building. When the guns rang through the square, everyone covered in their homes, stray bullets hit innocent passersby, eventually, the guns were chilled, and the sounds abruptly stopped. All of the cartel members had surrendered, most of them, however, were killed. The ones that were caught were arrested and sent for trial, but the soon to be sentenced on the spot rather than a fair trial, which got out in press, but all these were simply rumors, no conformations were made at the time. PRDEUM went to the prisons to help addicted prisoners to quit, and soon, almost all prisons were eradicated from addiction. The government took a sigh of relief as the drug use plummeted and states could un-criminalize drugs, but everything was far, far, from over, as the Golden Triangle would return. . .[/sub]
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West Indies Federation - February 1972
Race to the Red House
1972 is now one of the most contentious years in Federation history. With the general election planned in August, what traditionally was a two-party system between the Labour party and the Democratic party has turned into a 6-way "Race to the Red House" among the new formed political blocs of 1970. Labour, Democrat, Left Alliance, National Party, DAC and NJAC are all vying to at least gain a foothold in power or hold on to what they have. Campaigning has already begun from Kingston to San Fernando and almost every citizen has something to say.
Prime Minister Eric Williams runs with the Labour party and has brought it great success since his first election in 1962, having run the country ever since and winning again in 1967. While he's popular, more so now that he's managed to ride the wave of the Black Power Movement with relatively little issues and even managed to get the nation moving beyond the protests with his diplomatic trip and bringing in foreign investments. If this were the simple election against the Democrats, he would likely win with very little opposition. This is not the case however and the Prime Minister is now facing far more than just his traditional rivals. The left has risen and he must now placate both the moderates and the radicals if he, his party and indeed his nation is to continue.
The War of Words
The first campaigns began in early February, after the grace period of Independence Day last month. The Left Alliance for National Democracy and Socialism met in its first official Congress in Dominica with representatives from all of the communist and socialist forces that signed on. In it, the recently released Grenadian lawyer and island activist Maurice Bishop emerged as a unifier on the ideological and policy front. Forging out of the infinite number of views a collective focus that resembled much of Tanzanian Socialism "Ujamaa", the LA managed to cobble together a manifesto and begin publishing for the voting masses. While there are some in the alliance who see this use of electoral politics as fraught and doomed, few are willing to step to armed revolution.
In the Democratic Labour Party, Rudranath Capildeo has been cast aside and replaced by the unionist Hugh Shearer, likely in an attempt to gain favor with the trade unions against Williams who was all too willing to use force to crack down on strikes. Though a popular man among Jamaica's working class due to his work as a union newspaper writer, we was still unpopular during the late 60s unrest and his views on Cuba, the USSR and socialism in general are defining to say the least. Shearer is unequivocal in his distaste for the Black Power Movement, and calls for stricter measures on their growth and the growth of other elements in the Federation for "security".
The DAC led by ANR Robinson and the WINP with Ashford Sinanan have both also taken a hold primarily in their homes of Tobago, Trinidad and Barbados. Both parties share in their general hatred of the two-party system and the rising left wing, however that is where it ends. Robinson prefers privatization to nationalization, and in his manifesto wants to scale back the major state projects and services that were formed in the wake of the Black Power reforms, despite how popular or effective they may be. He would invite the private sector back into the oil industry and other areas of the country.
Sinanan meanwhile is a middle way supporter. He believes that public sector control in some areas is beneficial for the country, but that it shouldn't interfere in the market. Ironically, both these men represent what would be accepted in the opposite party they broke from. Robinson's anti-nationalization view would be at home in the Democrats more than Labor, and vice versa. The National Party and Democratic Action Congress frequently come to blows on public display, their supporters being quite keen to interrupt the other. A DAC group would disrupt a National Party rally, in return the National Party would do the same. On more than one occasion even in this early stage of the election year police have had to be called to both rallies.
As the Race to the Red House continues on, one can only speculate to the results when it comes time to place the paper into the ballot.
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Presidental Election in Larkostigh ends!
Today the incumbent president Floren G Bonne's term has won the presidency getting elected for his 2nd and last term, but the presidential election for Larkostigh had a lot of loops and turns and today we will talk all about it.
The presidential election started with the 2 main parties the Blue Radicals (Floren G Bonne) and the Red Up pushers (Montgomery Drake), but this one was different with the Enviromental's party with their candidate being Mazikeen Furiosa who was really popular with the group that many people "hippies" and was really popular with the younger generation. At age 24 she was the youngest person to run for a political office in Larkostigh and was going to be a fierce competition for Floren G Bonne because he put economy before environment since his first term started.
After the primaries the 3 candidates went on their campaign with Floren focusing on the Midwest and west, Montgomery focusing on the east, and Mazikeen focusing on the middle and south. Mazi went on an early lead passing Floren who was at 59 electoral college votes and Montgomery getting 27 so far with Mazi trailing them with 84 college votes and week one ended with Mazi in an early lead.
Week 2 started in controversy with the 2 main parties bringing up that in her teenage years she shoplifted a store and went to jail for 5 months. Even though Mazi denied it many states that had a majority of Mazi voters started to think if they should have voted for her and questioning if it should be allowed as someone as young as her should be running for president. Later Montgomery took the lead with 91 electoral college votes.
Week 3 started off in a bang when Lakar chose Floren G Bonne getting 28 electoral college votes bringing Floren into 2nd place at 87 electoral college votes with Mazi trailing behind at 27 college votes and falling rapidly this is also when Floren's said his first speech for the entire campaign run saying he will remain a good leader while keeping Larkostigh safe by still keeping military and law and order spending at about 15% of the economy this angered some people but gave some people hopes for a good leader.
Week 4 came and Floren and Montgomery were still neck and neck tied at 97 electoral college votes and Mazi was still recovering from falling into last place but then something amazing happened. Larkostigh city the second biggest city in Larkostigh voted for Mazikeen giving her 40 electoral college votes which launched her to 110 electoral college votes and for the second time this campaign Mazi was number 1.
Week 5 came and Mazi was winning but Foxtract the capital which gave a whopping 55 electoral college votes still hadn't chosen a side as they all wanted better environment promised by Mazi, better police training promised by Floren, and the solving of unemployment promised by Montgomery but there was one thing that was about to change. A school shooting took place in Foxtract's biggest school killing 10 kids and 2 teachers and with crime the finally voted for Floren putting him in the lead at 152 college votes.
Week 6 was the biggest week in the entire campaign which is when Mazikeen was exposed. While digging through old government files the mayor of Foxtract discovered that there was an old amendment that no one could break which said that you had to be 37 years old or over to run for a political office from school board director to the president and considering that Mazi was 24 she could not run for a political office, so she had to drop out of the race just 2 weeks before they counted the votes.
Week 7 was when all of the provinces which voted for Mazikeen went to the other candidates, but one state was a battle ground and would decide the entire election results and that was Larkostigh City which gave 40 electoral college votes and kept going back and forth because of its glaring issues about safety and unemployment rates and this was going to decide the entire election results.
Election night came and the results came in and by the closest of margins Floren G Bonne one Larkostigh City because at the last moment Floren G Bonne said he will also campaign for civil rights and unemployment rates beat out Montgomery's promises and Floren G Bonne 291-247 as the Blue Radicals stayed in power for now.
Nasrid Algeria, Metropolitan Francais, Maziya, Spain-, Zingium
[sup]JAN '72[/sup]
[list][pre] E N V I O U S R E B E L W A R [/pre][/list]
[list][list][pre]P A R T O N E - A R A D I O D E A L[/pre][/list][/list]
[sup]As the Finnish went about other governmental matters in the homeland, taking care of presidential elections and Yugoslav Affairs, the people of the south, otherwise known as Estonia, reaches out with a telegraphed plea for help. The Prime Minister received a telegram which had arrived from the Estonain Rebel Group known as the Forest Brothers, a freedom group which had famously put fire on Port Narva last year. The Finnish security intelligence agency, otherwise known as SUPO, took matters in Estonia by spying on Soviet plans on Estonia and what the soviets planned to do. Under the table, firearms were supplied to the Estonians to further strengthen the Forest Brothers in order for the plans to be fulfilled more effectively and less costly measures would have to be taken with the new plan. The plan was to send supplies and the highly requested radios from Helsinki to the Forest Brothers, smuggling weapons and radio systems was a possibility since many ports were lightly guarded by the KGB. The Finnish spies would also be deployed in soviet planning areas to listen in on soviet plans for attack on Estonian rebels. The Finnish, having their fair share of experience with soviet invasion, they could predict soviet movements, as they hadn't changed much since the Winter War. Finland did not want to harm its relationship with the soviets, so it kept it as secret as possible, giving the series of operations and deals with the secrecy of the Finnish operations the name 'Salainen Sota' to the operations. Soon, most Finnish SUPO personnel were focused on the overseas operations, and increased security was used on the Finnish-Soviet border to prevent soviet secrecy on the Finnish mainland, even though the Norwegians had nothing to do with this Finnish ordeal, they still continued weapon trade as per say the arctic agreement between the two. The name 'Envious Rebel War' was given because of the envy that rebels held for the freedom of Finnish state while Estonia was held in the chains of Soviet bureaucracy. The Finnish sympithazed with the Estonians because they were in a much similar situation hundereds of years ago, to the days of the Grand Duchy of Finland. Soon, the Finnish Republic was in war with the Soviets during the Winter War. This goes back and forth between the Soviets and Finland, as an inseparable violent relationship between the two lands, but trade was trade and revenue was revenue. The Finnish fully support the Forest Brothers and their cause for the state needs rights that the soviets have arrogantly ignored, like most of the interactions between the Finnish and the Soviets.[/sup]
Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Nileia, Nasrid Algeria, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Skonhedens Land, Zingium
[pre]فِبْرايِر، ١٩٧٢ February, 1972
The Presidential Palace, Street, Khartoum, State of Khartoum (Wilayat Khartoum)[/pre]
[list][pre]The Democratic Republic Of Sudan جمهورية السودان الديمُقراطية[/pre][/list]
[list][list]NIMIERY DECLARES THE SPARK THAT LIGHTS A NATION THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SUDAN[/list][/list]
On the 12th anniversary of Sudans declaration of the Republic and affirmation of total sovereignty from a foreign head of state, the nation looks back at the 47 years that had passed since the 1925 Khartoum Revolt sparked the embers of Sudans revolutionary spirit. Emerging from the Revolt, the founding father of Sudanization, the late Abdallah Khalil had set the country on the march toward the Hall of Nations, separating it from the powerful grip of the Egyptian Monarchy and its domain. However as the years went on, 1925 would be the first of many cases in which mobs of people would take to the streets demanding change. Just as the Second World War began Nationalists took to the streets, using the momentum of the SDF in Italian-occupied Eritrea to advance their revolutionary sentiment. In the late 40s, the Omdurman Blossom demonstrations had delivered the final blow in showing increasing popular demand to declare Sudan an independent nation, free of the clutches of an Empire struggling to recover from the devastation of the war. A decade after that another series of civil unrest in Western Sudan and Khartoum had brought about the abolishment of the Monarchy and the establishment of the Republic. And yet another decade later, the wars of Zionist aggression and the spread of Communist and Arab nationalist elements in the region, coupled with anti-colonial sentiments had shaken the inept and subservient conservative-liberal government of its hold on power, paving the way for Nimierys Regime, bringing with it a new Sudanese State, and a
stronger Sudanese Government.
From the Empires Colonial Sudan to Abdallah Khalils Fathered Commonwealth Democracy to Ismail Azheri and Benjamin Lwokis Republic, Gaafar Nimiery would come to establish the new chapter of Sudanese government, with a complete reorganization of the system of government and the relationship between the Sudanese central government and the Sudanese Provincial administration, that have themselves been reform to the status and title of States or Wilayat as they shall become to be known moving forward.
Along with the establishment of the States and their relation to the Autonomous Regional legislatures and Central Government, other long-known names and aspects of Sudan would be changed as well. The name of the Sudanese Defense Force (SDF) had been renamed to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), the official name of the Presidential Residence changed from Government House, to permanently and officially named the Presidential Palace, as it is more popularly known. Most of the other changes primarily included renaming places and institutions, effectively making the set of reforms appear more as a rebranding of the country from its post-colonial fervor, into a much more established identity as a sovereign nation desperate to cement itself as part of the global struggle against new colonialism and meddling of superpower in Sudans spheres of interests.
This drive for change to become part of Nimierys vision of the global revolution would come in the form of a new flag, that had been unfurled at the second anniversary of the constitutional crisis that ushered in his Presidency, this new symbol for a new nation, one that follows the horizontal tricolor and triangle to left the design of the old flag, however with a change in the four colors to ones that many see as resembling that of the pan-Arab flag colors, garnering many varying reactions and commentary from the public. Many saw this as a desperate attempt to blend Sudan with the Arab world, many saw it as a dangerous sign of an era of identity politics revolving around the centering of power to the Arab north, and others truly welcomed it as a fierce symbol of the Sudanese nation, the Green Triangle, as the Flag would be known, would represent the fertile lands of Sudan, the Red top bar representing the sacrifice of Sudans martyrs from Kerari to Keren. The White middle bar represents peace and prosperity, and a nod to the white banner League of the 1925 Khartoum Revolt, finally, the bottom Black bar remains the same symbol of the Sudanese people, the pride of Blackness, the lands of the Sud, and the Black Pharaohs, an image that Nimeiry wishes to carry over from the Republics black triangle and white star flag.
The unfurling of the Green Triangle Flag would be attended by many in what had been described as the address to the Republic, as the flag was raised above the Presidential Palace, a new order was dawning on the officials party officials and Khartoum citizens who had gathered in the first display of patriotic fervor, never seen before since the abolishment of the monarchy. Many stood in silence, some worried and some anxious, yet others were in jubilation, in joyous spirits, and anticipation. Nimierys popularity was undoubtedly rising, and many are now supporting his effort to restore order and to ensure security and continuing stability, to the point where they now witness how their Republic shall be reorganized into the Democratic Republic of Sudan as its official title. For a safe and secure society. And yet as they watch the President give his speech, theyll come to find a sense of repetition in it, those words shall be recited time and time again, words that symbolize in its declaration, the sparks that light a nation.
[list]President Gaafar Nimiery Flag Address :|This flag shall remain, up high, fluttering, for the passing decades and generations, symbolizing the spark of a nation, as an example of the determination of a people. Victory to Sudan! Glory to the People of Sudan![/list]
AL-NASRU LENA!
AL-NASRU LE SUDAN!
Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Nasrid Algeria, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Zingium
The Three Princes
| Scene I, Act IV |
| New Problems with New Solutions |
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[sub]January - February, 1972[/sub]
By all the metrics, Nigeria was gradually recovering from the disastrous 7-year civil war which had wrecked the country to its core. A growing economy, rising income rates, decreasing poverty, increased levels of housing being built, infant mortality on the decline and unemployment on the steady decline. 1971 had been the best year yet post-civil war, with President Balewa and his Nigerian Democratic Party in their strongest position yet, with a unified cabinet and factionalism having become merely in the past, at least for now. Inflation was on the downslope, hitting 13% from 17% in 1970 annually and the Central Bank of Nigeria were set to reduce commercial rates from 6 to 5% in time for the 1972 Budget. The economy as a whole had grown 11% in 1971 compared to 1970 and while a decrease from the 19% increase in 1970, mostly due to the end of the civil war, which had seen Nigerias economy flatten for almost all of it and unexpectedly bounce back, was still a success in the books of Balewa and his government. Unemployment, which hit 14% for 1970, and taking into account those not consistently working, 24%, had come down to a combined 20% by 1971 and projections were looking at 16-18% for 1972. While expectations were widely suggesting that 1972 was unlikely to see similar numbers, set at between 4-7% growth for this year, which was due to the exponential rise in income levels over the past 2 years was to slow back down for 72 and likely for the next few years. While Nigeria was accelerating to their goal of recovery, the lion of Africa still faced major problems left, right and center.
The Nigerian Government for 1972 was aiming to implement further measures to maneuver towards a free-market, mixed economy basis, looking to balance out a mostly market-based system of supply and demand while still allowing social benefits and the protection of workers rights, and while to the political and financial elite of Nigeria, this was a plan which was almost universally backed by them, the recent surge in trade union membership and notoriety in the past few years now proved a major obstacle to reforms which Balewa deemed to be necessary to move Nigeria into a more modern world. After the civil war, the major trade unions such as the NTUC, Nigerian Labor Front and Nigerian Workers Council organized the first United Workers Congress (UWC) which merged the 3 unions into a singular body to be named as the United Nigerian Workers Union (UNWU) and was quickly recognized by the government. While splinter and separate unions remained, it was the UNWU which was able to make deals with the government and private companies concerning pay and worker protection.
The 1970 reforms, which saw an array of social democratic-aligned policies such as an 8-hour work day, a minimum wage and the enshrining of other various protections, including the right to protest and the right to dispute, two key areas for which the UNWU was able to lobby the government into processing. The optimistic relationship between the government and UNWU was quickly halted following the 1971 budget, which was widely deemed as a hike in taxes, originally pledged to not to, as-well as making moves towards a more pro-business and american-style economy, something which the UNWU saw as being a move backwards from the 1970 reforms. The UNWU then publicly endorsed the Socialist Party of Nigeria, now a major funder of the party and created a now-tense relationship with Balewas government. Come January 1972, and government plans in offering contracts to private companies in a major railroad upgrade project, combined with public and private funds, in an effort to introduce commercial trains and for faster trading times within domestic trading, was seen as the final straw for the UNWU. In a near-universal agreement, the UNWUs Council of Workers and Unions (CWU) agreed in a week-long strike of transport workers, covering trains, busses to port workers.
The week-long strike eventually forced Balewa into delaying plans for 6 months in a bid of appeasement, but rejected attempts at pay increases. While Nigerias transport workers and railroads were completed under the Government-owned corporation and within the Ministry for Transports direct control, a large chunk of indirect and direct funding for railroads, maintenance and expansions came from private companies and pressure was increasingly being applied for create the NUTC into a State-Owned corporation acting independently from the central government itself. Whether Balewa wanted it or not, he was facing pressure from both ends in part-privatizing or giving into demands for which his government could not afford at that moment.
Entering the latter stages of January, the Nigerian Government announced that the NUTC was to be made into a state-owned corporation and taken from the central government and into a separate body itself, while to be renamed into the Nigerian Transport Corporation (NTC). Giving into the demands of the more liberal of his party and cabinet, the UNWU looked to pressure the government once more to backtrack and test the patience of the President. Once more, CWU voted to approve strikes for 10 days in an attempt to pay increases and greater protection and regulation from private companies. Unlike the original strikes, this only concerned domestic train workers and the levels of disruption did not come close to that of the former. The 10-day strike eventually forced the government to compromise a deal; A 2% increase in Pay and new regulations which prevented private companies from ownership of any non-commercial railways, although allowing private ownership of commercial railways, although that failed to make up a significant share of train or railroad make-up.
So by February 1972, the President and his government now faced the likely consistent problem of the UNWU, but another problem had been gradually arising, facilitated by the reforms of the Balewa government - government waste and bloated budgets. New projects from housing to healthcare needed to be invested in from public and private sources, and the increased ministry budgets in 1970 and 1971 eventually saw government spending on central government maintaining almost double. Attempted caps on ministry spending would likely prevent the completion of new government-funded healthcare expansion or social housing developments, and the President was looking to try and gain funding from more private or alternative sources, not just directly from the tax-payers themselves.
To do so, he looked to tackle 3 issues- First, it concerned the amount of bureaucrats at central government level. Secondly, over centralized and decentralized ministries and finally over the amount of indirect private investment.
To tackle all 3 issues, all being woven within each other at some point, Balewa announced a further devolution to the 5 regions concerning healthcare and housing. The new measure would increase regional assemblies power over the policy of both areas, but at the same time, would force them to provide at a minimum, 35% of direct funding into both expansions and budgets. Likely to increase regional/local tax, it was a measure needed to take the pressure off the central government. In forcing regional governments to take a higher threshold of funding, he would implement a new 2% tax upon major corporations, or any company which operates at either a dominative, single-region level, or a significant multi-regional level, in which 75% of that money would go to the central government and the rest back into the regional governments healthcare and housing budgets. While it was unlikely to pick up large profits, it meant the government could still provide similar levels of investment without the same pressure coming from the central government. This new tax combined with forcing regional governments into giving more of a share of funding, looked to tackle 3 issues with a simple, but hopefully, effective solution.
Nigeria looked onwards and upwards, but problems slowly creep up on the Balewa Government, with rowdy trade unions placing more and more pressure on the government to liberal economists hoping and prodding the NDP government into a more aggressive present of a free-market economic base.
Paramountica, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Nasrid Algeria, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Greater Kurdistane, Spain-, Zingium
FEBRUARY , 1972
The Introduction Of A New Tax System
| Under the pursuit of increasing the revenue generated for use by the Hungarian government. General secretary, Kádár János would bring his ambition of increasing revenue to chairman, Fock Jenő and minister of finance, Faluvégi Lajos to draft a new bill that'll rework the existing tax laws to generate increased revenue, without the side effects of a displeased population. |
| The resulting proposal created by [I]Fock[/I] and [I]Faluvégi would be the '1972 Revenue Bill'. The proposal would alter the laws pertaining to taxes, with its provisions:
[List][I]Section 1: Import Tariffs On Food & Beverages
a) I. Imports which are types of vegetables, meats, fruits, grains, nuts and dairy produces. Will be taxed on a per unit basis.
[B]a) II. Imports of types of liquors and breads, will be taxed on a, ad valorem. Ranging in-between a bare minimum of 15% and a maximum of 50%.
[B]b) I. The higher quality liquors and breads that are imported, will have a lower tax import, meanwhile the lower quality imports will have a higher tax import.
Section 2: Property Tax
a) I. There will be a tax on real estate, that is levied in proportion to each municipalities population.
[B]a) II. The local governments of each municipality will have to draw up separate districts to collect taxes from and to assess how high their taxes need to be. These districts will be known as "tax districts".
[B]b) I. Tax districts will be different from a regular district, as a regular district in a municipality will be a form of lower level local administration, meanwhile a tax district is a district of a municipality set by the higher ends of the local government, to collect taxes from. With these tax districts having no administrative power.
[B]b) II. The government officials to operate within a tax district are the "tax assessors", "tax auditors" and "tax collectors".
[B]c) I. The tax assessors function is to collect the numbers on the population in the tax district and then calculate the numbers to form the percentage of tax that needs to be paid by the citizens in the tax district.
c) II. The tax auditors function is to observe the tax assessors and tax collectors to ensure that both are performing their duties and not using their positions for personal gains.
c) III. The tax collectors function is to receive information from the tax assessors then using the figure provided, go and send the taxes that they need to pay to each owner of real estate.
Section 3: Income Tax
a) I. There will be a 4% flat rate income tax levied on those with an annual income at or exceeding 110 Forint.
[B]a) II. The income tax will be collected by tax collectors per tax districts.
[B]Section 4: Temporary Local Autonomy Relating To Tax
[B]a) I. Municipalities with a population lower then 20,000 or a annual income lower then 5000 Forint or a combination of the two factors. Will be entrusted with a level of autonomy relating to the way they conduct tax collection.
[B]b) I. The autonomy trusted to these municipalities which fall under the criteria stated in a) I., are setting their own import tariffs and trade policies. This involve allowing local governments to negotiate trade agreements or exemptions tailored to their economic priorities. In the pursuit of fostering growth to these municipalities.
[B]b) II. These municipalities will also be allowed to alter their ad valorem, tax percentage range and what would fall under the ad valorem tax. To tailor fit their economic priorities.
[B]c) I. Other autonomous powers gifted to these municipalities, are that they have the power to alter their flat rate income tax percentage to either be at or lower or higher then 4%.
d) I. The final autonomous power gifted to these special municipalities, are that they have the ability to dictate what other criteria's go into the property tax, aside from population levels.
[B]Section 5: The Usage Of The Act
[B]a) I. The revenue earned from all taxes that had been established by this act. Will be used to fund public works projects and social welfare programs.
[B]a) II. Taxes that had been implemented before and after this act. Unless amendments are made. Will not have what revenue is earned from those other taxes, be used towards funding public works projects and social welfare programs.
[B]b) I. These public works projects relate to public services, like healthcare and education.[/I] |[/list]
| Fears would be raised on the potential results of implementing the bill. Some speculate that despite for [I]Hungary's[/I] position as a state that left the [I]Warsaw Pact[/I], the protectionist writing in Section 1 could hamper the already small list of foreign nations they could perform trades with, pertaining to such an essential need that is: food. Potentially resulting in the lack of a safeguard for if the Hungarian agricultural sector ever fails due to conditions outside the control of the farmers. |
| Despite the worries for the lack of foreign safeguard, if the other nations in the Communist bloc take a major disliking to the protectionist measures outlined in Section 1 of the bill. The bill would be passed and become the 1972 Revenue Act. |
[U][I]EPILOGUE[/I]
| The effects of the act would be felt in the form of growing pains, as the populace have to handle their new tax conditions. Specifically the most painful of the growing pains being the new property tax due to it specifically targeting [I]real estate[/I] and not any other forms of personal property. The demographic that faced this issue the most being the poor, rural section of the country.
As those who declared themselves as representatives of the Hungarian rural folk, argued to the government:
[List][I]" The new property tax on real estate, has resulted in a unjust burden on sparsely populated areas. "[/I][/list]
Meanwhile some farmers believe that the new tarrifs, would assist them in growing their business and protecting their interest. As it'll potentially stop foreign agricultural produces from being imported in that would pose a larger competition to the domestic agricultural sector. |
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Paramountica, Amsterwald, Nippon-Nihon, Nasrid Algeria, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Greater Kurdistane, Spain-, Slipway, Zingium
[list][list]SHŌWA 47 | MARCH 1972[/list]
[list][list]天皇の思い
[pre]THE EMPERORs THOUGHTS[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] T E N N O N O Y A K U W A R I [/pre]
[list][list][/list][/list]
[table]
[tr] [/tr]
[tr][td][sub][pre]君が代は
千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
IMPERIAL PALACE AFTERNOON
[sub]TOKYO, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| The Emperor would be pleased if President RICHARD NIXON visited Japan for a state visit. This could not be considered an official invitation, as the Emperor strictly fulfilled his constitutional role of reigning and not governing. However, the 70-year-old Emperor emphasized Japanese-American friendship, while also expressing enthusiasm for a visit from Nixon when an agreement could be reached at a suitable time. There was a previous project to undertake such a trip by President DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER in 1960 which was canceled due to hostile anti-American demonstrations caused by far-left or supernationalist organizations. NIXON, who once visited Japan as a private citizen, received the Emperor when the chartered JAL plane landed in Anchorage to refuel en route to Europe, in a precedent‐shattering trip. |
[list]| HIROHITO, [sub]The Emperor[/sub] | The alliance with the Americans is a key factor in Japanese politics.[/list]
[list][list]アメリカとの同盟は日本の政治において重要な要素である。[/list][/list]
| Going out of his way more than once to emphasize that it was thanks to the U.S. aid that Japans economic recovery was possible. The meeting took place in the large audience room of the new Imperial Palace, made of steel and glass, but preserving the classic Japanese style. In addition to the Emperor, the following were present: SHIGENOBU SHIMA, Grand Master of Ceremonies, TAKESHI USAMI, Grand Steward of the Imperial Household Agency, Ambassador HIDEKI MASAKI, Interpreter of ARMIN H. MEYER, Ambassador of the United States to Japan. The Emperor, when promptly discussing the role of the Japanese monarch in the modern world, highlighted that the demands of the space age made a change in the education given to his children and grandchildren necessary. |
[list]| HIROHITO, [sub]The Emperor[/sub] | It is certainly necessary to pay more attention to the evolution of science, but the moral qualities required of the monarch must never be forgotten. Nowadays, the most important aspect, as it always has been, is the personal bond between the Emperor and the people, a bond that must never be left aside as social changes occur.[/list]
[list][list]確かに科学の進化にはもっと注意を払う必要があるが、君主に求められる道徳的資質も決して忘れてはいけない。 今日、最も重要な側面は、これまでと同様に、天皇と国民との間の個人的な絆であり、社会の変化の中で決して忘れてはいけない絆です。[/list][/list]
| There was no effort on the part of the Emperor to disguise his interest in NIXONs trip to China and the Emperor questioned the effects this could have. It seemed that the Emperor doubted that only talks with the Chinese Communists would be able to resolve the Vietnam War, but no one liked the idea of continuing hostilities in that country. Ambassador MEYER recalled the Emperors meeting with the President in Anchorage and EISAKU SATOs meeting with the President in San Clemente, California. Ambassador MEYER expressed the hope that Japan would feel fully assured that although NIXONs visit to China was highly necessary to open communication and reduce tensions in the world, it was still the American position that there was no more important relationship than the U.S. and Japan as a basis for peace and stability in Asia. A cordial agreement was expressed by the Emperor. |
Paramountica, Amsterwald, Nasrid Algeria, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Sport-Internationale, Zingium
[list][list]SHŌWA 47 | MARCH 1972[/list]
[list][list]日本、融資交渉を開始
[pre]JAPAN OPENS LOAN NEGOTIATIONS[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] T R A N S A C T I O N I N Y E N [/pre]
[list][list][/list][/list]
[table]
[tr] [/tr]
[tr][td][sub][pre]君が代は
千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
NIHONBASHI NOON
[sub]TOKYO, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| Through negotiations, the Bank of Japan granted the World Bank a loan of $325-million in yen, the largest transaction in history. The last largest loan recorded was 5265-million in the United States in 68. Bank of Japan Executive Director SHIRO INOUE and World Bank Vice President for Finance SIMON ALDEWERELD signed the loan agreement. Observers noted that such a transaction showed how strong the Japanese yen is and the enthusiasm of the Japanese government and monetary authorities to encourage a reduction in dollar reserves, now $16.5‐billion. The loan amount in yen is 100 billion. As the yen is lent by the World Bank for overseas development, it will be converted into dollars and other currencies, which will reduce Japans foreign exchange reserves. |
| It was not long ago that Japan allowed international agencies such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to conclude business in the country. Although the yen is slowly moving towards greater use around the world, the Japanese look favorably on two government loans by Australia and Mexico. Rumors have begun to surface about fluctuations in international corporate borrowers such as General Motors, but this appears to be some way off. New World Bank loans have an average duration of six and a half years. As for the interest rate, it will only be determined when the loan is withdrawn, until December. The basis of the rate would be the income of the original subscribers of government-guaranteed securities. Thats about 7%. The new World Bank financing will be the tenth in Japan in the last 25 months. But none of them exceeded 36-billion yen before. At the same time, outstanding World Bank loans still feature dollar-denominated loans. Next came loans in West German marks and then loans in Japanese yen. |
Paramountica, Maziya, Slipway, Zingium
Post by Larkostigh suppressed by Paramountica.
LARKOSTIGH NEWS NETWORK
BREAKING NEWS: Catastrophic Hurricane Kearia Ravages Southern Larkostigh
LARKOSTIGH - The southern region of Larkostigh is reeling from the devastating impact of Hurricane Kearia, a catastrophic Category 4 storm, which has caused unprecedented damage and a tragically high death toll.
The National Weather Service reported that Kearia, with winds exceeding 130 miles per hour, made landfall earlier today. The hurricanes impact has led to severe flooding, widespread destruction, and has left the southern provinces in a state of emergency.
As of the latest reports, the death toll stands at a staggering 500, with over 2,000 people injured, making it one of the deadliest storms in Larkostighs history. These numbers are expected to rise as rescue operations continue and more information becomes available.
Emergency services are working tirelessly, conducting search and rescue operations and providing medical aid to the injured. Power outages are widespread, and residents are being urged to conserve water and stay off the roads to allow emergency vehicles access.
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Post by Hiybkk suppressed by Paramountica.
sheesh, i just arrive here, do you always do this?
[list][pre]ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS THE UNITED MEXICAN STATES[/pre]
[list]░░░ La República Obrera de México: La idea de un México comunista
[list][sup]The Workers Republic of Mexico: The idea of a Communist Mexico[/sup][/list][/list][/list]
[sup] The States find a catastrophic rebellion in store as the Dirty War (Guerra Sucia) unfolds in Baja Califronia Sur, and in Coahuila, as border skirmishes on the state borders increase, the socialist groups gain more popularity. Some states have been overrun with the communist activity, and some of the groups have taken refuge in the United States or even in Central America. The Mexican President wishes to seek a swift end to the war which had hindered progress politically. Student supporters from colleges around Mexico go on strike and workers refuse to continue sufficent work quotas, and soon, socialist aligned workers begin to go in gang wars throughout Mexico. Help from the US was in question, while Soviet involvment in the Socio-Communist groups was questioned, all that the president knew is that the outcome of this war would change Mexico, for the better or for the worse. This is when he uttered the words on top of Los Pinos in Mexico City, [/sup]
[list][sup]"People of Mexico, we live in a life or death world.
Most of the time, death is the worst option, but sometimes it
is embraced. Let us not choose death, nor embrace it, embrace
the life of your country, for you, us, and our adversities will become a nation. . ."[/sup]
[sup]"Pueblo de México, vivimos en un mundo de vida o muerte.
La mayoría de las veces, la muerte es la peor opción, pero a veces
es abrazado. No elijamos la muerte, ni la abracemos, abracemos
la vida de tu país, para ti, para nosotros y para nuestras adversidades se convertirá en una nación. . ".[/sup][/list]
[sup]Tijuana had become a death sentence to tourists and travelers, as criminals and rebels ravaged the streets, the governmental center was riled in protests. The continued inquisition of PRI government mayors to more Socio-Communist aligned governors had become apparent in Baja California. Baja California Sur had nnot seen the same amount of rebellion and protest as its northern neighbor, but it had seen some rebellion in the worker occupied south. The Tijuana governance became guarded by Mexican Armed Forces, the navy guarded rebel fishing boats or attack boats, which suprisingly, were very rare due to the breakdown of social order in the 'Workers Navy of Mexico' which had only seen few major success in rural areas. The capital of Mexico City was surronded by communist influence as the Socio fueled communists spread their influence wide throughout Mexico, it became a fight between the EZLN and the PRI, as the ruling government of Mexico fought with Mexican armed forces to fight back against the EZLN forces, much stronger on land than sea, as expected, due to the ammased worker population of Mexico being millions, and with over 2 million members in the EZLN, it has become increasingly larger as time continues. Mexico can only fight and defend, the fate of nation was going to be decided by this war. . .[/sup]
Paramountica, Nippon-Nihon, Maziya, Spain-, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya, Slipway, Zingium
[list][list]SHŌWA 47 | MARCH 1972[/list]
[list][list]トヨタ自動車の主要拠点
[pre]TOYOTAs MAIN AUTOMOTIVE HUB[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] T O Y O T A S U D A N [/pre]
[list][list][/list][/list]
[table]
[tr] [/tr]
[tr][td][sub][pre]君が代は
千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
ATBARAH AIRPORT MORNINGTIME
[sub]ATBARAH, Nileia[/sub]
| It has been 7 years since Toyota opened its first factory in Sudans growing capital, Khartoum. In mid-1968, the city was flooded with rumors that Japanese cars produced in Sudan were defective, prompting a group of Toyota executives to travel to Khartoum to inspect production. Japanese executives decision: provide adequate training to local workers and recall defective cars. Thus, the quality of all Toyota cars improved, but their prices rose, attracting the local middle and rich classes, as they had greater purchasing power. On the negative side, car sales to workers fell sharply. Already aware that its plan was not entirely a success, Toyota once again redirected its production towards cheaper and simpler cars. In 1970, the purchase of cheaper cars doubled in the Sudanese market. |
| Cheaper Japanese car models are now much more popular among workers in Sudan. The number of lower-class consumers was slightly higher in 1970 compared to 1965 and 1966. Aware of the popularity of its cars among the lower class, Toyota saw that the company was ready to expand to other Sudanese cities and sent a group of businesspeople to Khartoum to meet with local authorities. After hours of flying, the JAL plane finally landed at the barren Atbarah airport, where the Japanese businesspeople were greeted by journalists and some local government officials. Upon leaving the airport, they were taken to Atbarah City Hall, where a meeting was to be held. In a well-decorated room, Japanese businesspeople sat on chairs and took stacks of papers out of their suitcases. |
| Toyota representatives have expressed interest in building two factories in Atbarah and Port Sudan, both creating 1,000 jobs each, benefiting the economies of both cities. They made it clear that the first factory would begin to be built in Atbarah in December this year and the second factory in Port Sudan in 1977. Toyota expects this expansion to be profitable for both sides. The meeting ended with Sudanese government officials accepting the construction of both factories. Toyotas goal is to transform Sudan into its main automotive hub in Africa. |
Paramountica, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Zingium
Post by Hiybkk suppressed by Paramountica.
so much for free speech, I'm outta here
★ 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙱 𝚁𝙴𝙿𝚄𝙱𝙻𝙸𝙲 ★
[list][list][list][pre]
"𝖥𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗂𝗌, 𝖨 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾, 𝖺 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗎𝖺𝗅 - 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾."
ANWAR EL-SADAT
[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
_________________
[list][sub]𝐓𝐇𝐄 "𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐌" 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌: 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟐[/sub]
[sub][sup]1972 - ARAB REVOLUTIONARY FRONT[/sub][/sup]
[list][sub]The radical student movement had always been a tangible and vocal presence within the political scene of the United Arab Republic, however large scale political action had always been muted out of respect to the political legacy of late President Nasser. Sadat however doesn't have the same leeway or legacy, leading to the student movement - which has grown even more radicalized as of late, flirting with both the Marxist and Islamist movements as both see a resurgence in the wake of the Six-Day War - to come out in full force, demanding change and a different path from Nasser's successor.[/sub]
[sub]The radicalist movement went so far as to stage a week long riot, calling on the president to enact urgent reforms, prepare for war with Israel on an immediate notice, end the hold of the intelligence apparatus on colleges, create a more open and free democratic system, and a host of other demands. The riot targeted mainly many of the U.A.R's casinos and 'upper-class' establishments that light up Cairo like Las Vegas at night. The targeting of casinos and nightclubs also helped the cause of both wings of the student movement, as Islamists viewed them as 'harmful establishments that harm the religious character of the state' while the Socialists viewed them as signs of the still dominant bourgeoise.[/sub]
[sub]In fact the motivations for the riots were diverse and many, the leftist and socialist wing of the student movement criticized the rise of a new bourgeoise class that has flourished thanks to the petrodollar wealth brought on by Libyan oil, while also criticizing the recent influx of foreign products and capital caused by the March 30 reforms. Meanwhile the more conservative, and Islamist elements critizied what they have perceived as moral degeneration due to both western and Soviet influences, calling on the government to pursue greater ties with the 'Islamic' nations of the Middle East such as Saudi Arabia.[/sub]
[sub]Not wishing to deploy the military against the student movement, President Sadat authorized the first deployment of the Popular Forces, the armed wing of the National Progressive Party. The Popular Forces units were created in 1969 under Nasser, as one of his last policies which included the 'militarization' of the party to prevent external challenges, a light paramilitary force based on guerilla warfare, the taskforce was perfect for an operation that required agile and quick operations to forcefully put it down.[/sub]
[sub]The following weeks were full of large-scale government propaganda to attempt to quell the situation, blaming the riots on 'external' forces that 'wished to harm the state', followed by large-scale arrests under new Minister of Interior Kamal Rifa'at (with a specific focus on arresting Islamists).[/sub]
[sub]In order to satisfy the radical movement, Sadat announced two decrees, one which would allow for greater political freedoms for the student unions, and a second that introduced the 'National Dialogue Framework', which is intended to be held between the National Progressive Party and various political entities, from illegal parties to opposition figures, in an attempt to create political reform that under Sadat owns word 'will make way for the establishment for a true democratic, socialist, and free United Arab Republic'.[/sub]
[sub]Capitalizing on the reformist wave, Sadat also inaugurated several small-scale economic reforms, including streamlining and making it easier to privatize state-owned enterprises, lowering the luxury tax, easing imports of foreign products, and cutting some red tape that hampered foreign investment in the United Arab Republic.[/sub]
[/list]
Paramountica, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Zingium, Neo-Peru
West Indies Federation - March 1972
Justice or Persecution
During the height of the Black Power Protests in 1970, the fear that government was going to continue its violent repression of the protests with the use of the West Indies Defence Force had motivated two army lieutenants to take matters into their own hands. Raffique Shah and Rex Lassalle, officers of the Trinidad Regiment, took control of their base of Teteron Barracks and declared an open mutiny against the government of the West Indies Federation. Though their march on Port-of-Spain was dashed by the heroic efforts of the loyalist battalions and the coast guard, the mutineers have still gone on to influence the public opinion of the Black Power Movement and of the state's increased vigilance towards its own people.
When the mutiny was crushed not much longer from when it had begun by Brigadier General Joffre Serrette, the army had swiftly jailed the two men, and now have formally begun their court-martial. The verdict was always going to be the same, guilty, and it was that fact which re-ignited the discussion of the 1970 Mutiny within the country. Whether government liked it or not the mutineers had a cause that to many seemed just, stopping government from using the regiment to quell protests. So when the results of the court-martial were made public, there was outcry by the supporters of the NJAC against the army's decision to jail them. Calls for appeal began to spread around and the NJAC itself began to re-enter the streets in small numbers.
With little in the form of damage the necessity of a government response was low, and with the election season now well underway they couldn't afford to look weak and give in to these demands. Raffique Shah and Rex Lassalle were traitors and they shall be dealt with as traitors. The WIDF has seen a major increase in attention by the Eric Williams administration since the mutiny occurred, new weapons and training exercises with the mother country have been organized to keep the force prepared and ready in the event of future events like 1970. To accept the demands to appeal the mutineer's cases would be detrimental to the stability of the Defence Force, and the General has been pushing hard to prevent it from happening.
Paramountica, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Slipway, Neo-Peru
[list]JULY 1969
[sup]The Brain Trust[/sup][/list]
[list][pre] P O S T C A M E L O T ¹ [/pre][/list]
[list][sub][pre]Chappaquiddick and Hyannisport[/pre][/sub][/list]
[list][pre]AN AUTOMOBILE
TURNS OVER ALONG
THE SAND DUNES AND
PAST POUCHA POND.[/pre][/list]
HYANNIS PORT, MASSACHUSETTS, Paramountica AFTERNOON
[sub]THE KENNEDY COMPOUND, ALONG THE ATLANTIC BOARD[/sub]
[table=plain][td]In the room swathed by the delicate patterns of floral curtains, framed by bay windows that open onto a breathtaking view of the coastline, a place where history whispered through the walls. This was where the grandeur of the Presidential helicopter once graced the family grounds, delivering brothers JOHN F. KENNEDY, The President and ROBERT F. KENNEDY, the Attorney General during the Camelot Years . . . But now, Senator EDWARD M. KENNEDY, known affectionately as Ted or EMK, made his entrance The family living room, a sanctuary of celebrations for Christmases and birthdays past, now became the stage for a gathering of a different sort. Guided into the center of the room by his father, the venerable former Ambassador JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, now seated in a wheelchair a silent testament to his resilience following a stroke in '62 EMKs gaze swept across the familiar setting.[/td][/table]
[table=plain][td]The space once filled with laughter, was now overtaken by a sea of faces, a conclave of former cabinet members and top advisors of the Kennedy realm, spanning administrations past and present. They were united by a singular, urgent cause: to navigate the treacherous waters of the Chappaquiddick affair. Beside him, his father, the architect of this assembly, wore a smug smile, a reflection of his unwavering confidence in the formidable intellects he had summoned. Among them stood luminaries like ROBERT McNAMARA, the strategic mind who had served as Secretary of Defense under JFK and LBJ, now at the helm of the World Bank . . . TED SORENSEN, a titan of the Atlantic intellectual elite and a cherished confidant of the Kennedy family . . . BURKE MARSHALL, whose wisdom had once guided the Justice Department and who now shaped the future at IBM . . . SARGENT SHRIVER, bound to the family not just by his role as Ambassador to France but as a son-in-law to Father Kennedy . . . STEPHEN SMITH, another family in-law, who had navigated the turbulent political waters as Senator RFKs campaign manager and now stewarded the vast Kennedy fortune. Amidst this gathering of political strategists and kin, ROBERT F. KENNEDY, otherwise known as BOBBY, Senator of New York and brother, fixed TED with a stern gaze, a silent charge of the gravity of the moment. As ANN GARGAN, after ensuring the elder Kennedy's comfort, brought a chair for McNAMARAMA, who took his seat beneath the stoic image of a U.S. Naval Battleship braving the choppy Atlantic, a potent symbol of the Kennedy family's enduring legacy. In this room, amidst the convergence of minds and wills, a resolve to weather the stormiest seas.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED SORENSEN, [sub]JFK Speechwriter & Lawyer[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Well, Bob, you handled that 62 Missile Crisis and Johnsons Vietnam, what can we do about this?[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED is defiant, stuffing his hands into his pockets. Refusing to make eye contact with his brother, RFK. He turns to look down towards his dad.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]You never like to not have the influence, huh dad?[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]Father Kennedy knows what is best. TED proceeds to step a few steps towards the brain trust.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Gentlemen, I thank you for making the trip for me. However, I hope you understand that I prefer to handle this with my own team, its my political future, not any of yours.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Youre not going to have a political future if youre in jail. Your fighting a two front war and you dont even realize it yet.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]I think you need it to cool it there. I know the issues I face with the press and the people of Massachusetts.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]McNAMARA rises to his feet, charging towards TED, pointing a stern finger close to TEDs face.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Thats just the half of it! Youre also in massive legal trouble, son![/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED is taken aback by McNAMARAs verbal attack, taking a few steps back, he turns to face his father. Father Kennedy is gone, back upstairs. TED makes eye contact with RFK, who can sense what TED is thinking.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT F. KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-NY)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Teddy, Bobs just trying to help, we all are . . . and dont even think about it. If you storm out, you wont even make it to the front door before Sorensen and I both drag you back in here.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED has no choice but to look down towards his shoes and take the McNAMARA treatment.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Thank you Bobby, now, Ted, if they find your negligence is the cause of the accident, thats involuntary. If theres even a whisper that you arent as clean as all of the Vaticans saints, youll be charged. Not a lot of Senators charged with a crime of this degree go on to become President.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]I was under the idea that the whole plan is to have Bobby run again in 72 and beat Nixon.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT F. KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-NY)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]We just want to keep all of our options open, Teddy. You may be the one who needs to run in 72 or even 76. Even so, something like this can even harm me.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]I understand options, but[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]And thats not even anything to say about being convicted. If you get indicted, it wont matter what verdict comes back. The court of public opinion will have you condemned.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Ill place Sorensen on it, we shouldnt have a problem.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Problems, Ted. Problems. Its plural. Theyre three main problems. ONE, the information we know that we need to make sure no else knows. TWO, the information we dont know, that we need to make sure remains unknown, and finally, THREE, the information youve already admitted that we need to make sure people forget.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]McNAMARA turns to face the rest of the group, now in a different gear, from talking down to TED to bringing order and coordination to the troops. Bringing up the fact that they need to be in control of the entire scene. TED brings up the fact that he has one of his own men, DUN GIFFORD at the funeral home. McNAMARA turns and scoffs at the news, RFK just groans in annoyance.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Having some gopher in a suit sitting in some room isnt getting us anywhere! There has to be certain legal and explicit procedures that must be follows. Do you know if the certificate has even been signed yet?![/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]I-I dont know.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED rises to use the phone in the other room, to place a call to Edgartown. Moments later, he returns, with a thumbs up to McNAMARA, and goes to sit in a chair at the corner. McNAMARA nods, but clearly in no mood for TEDs overconfidence. The rest of the advisors also nod with satisfaction.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Now to my second item...we need to look through the unknowns of this case to determine if we have any liabilities hiding around. What proof could be used against Ted to prove he acted negligently?[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]W-wait, why are we just assuming I acted negligently?[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]STEPHEN SMITH, [sub]Kennedy Estate Manager[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Theres someone in the Edgartown morgue.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT F. KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-NY)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Its a possibility.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED shoots out of his seat, unable to handle this advice anymore. He turns from the group as he begins to explode in frustration.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]There were no witnesses! Theres no evidence. What proof could there even be?![/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT F. KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-NY)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Teddy, dont act like a child.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]SORENSEN rubs his head in frustration. This is clearly a bigger scandal than anyone thought brewing.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED SORENSEN, [sub]JFK Speechwriter & Lawyer[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Ted, Were your headlights working last night?[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]SARGENT SHRIVER, [sub]U.S. Ambassador to France[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Were you wearing your seat belts?[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]STEPHEN SMITH, [sub]Kennedy Estate Manager[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Was there enough thread on your tires?[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Was your driver's license in good standing?[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED doesnt flinch at any of the questions. No reaction until McNAMARAs question. A feeling of absolute dread falls at once over TEDs face, as he turns pail.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]My license expired.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]The entire room breaks out in great annoyance and frustration. In a silent panic as well.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED SORENSEN, [sub]JFK Speechwriter & Lawyer[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Your license is expired?![/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Do you think that could be an issue? How is that negligent?[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]A few, such as RFK, bury their faces into their hands. What a mistake TED did. Murmurs of distress echo the room.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Dear god, any time you get behind the wheel of a car, you're in breach of the law! Id say that is pretty damn negligent![/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]BURKE MARSHALL removes his glasses and begins to speak for the first time, with great and true authority.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]BURKE MARSHALL, [sub]Senior V.P. at IBM[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Does anyone know the DMV inspector over at Martha's Vineyard? Weve got to make sure to end any idea of reckless driving.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]STEPHEN SMITH, [sub]Kennedy Estate Manager[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Joe Greenlish runs the Hyannis DMV, we can have him help us cover this with his connections for a price.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Lets have Gifford take care of this.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]McNAMARA throws his hands up, clearly mad at TEDs idea.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Damnit Ted! This cant all be connected to you![/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED rubs his forehead and takes a drink down, looking up to the ceiling, reeling in from McNAMARAs latest condescending talk down. Hes all alone, he knows RFK agrees with McNAMARA.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]STEPHEN SMITH, [sub]Kennedy Estate Manager[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]I know a guy. His names James Steele. He worked as an advance man for JFK on the 60 campaign. Off the books. He likes it better that way.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
HYANNIS PORT D.M.V., MASSACHUSETTS, Paramountica AFTERNOON
[table=plain][td]After some bribes, the renewal papers get stamped by the official DMV seal. The forms read from the start of last year: EDWARD M. KENNEDY License Valid from 2/22/1968 to 2/22/1978. Soon a new license with TEDs photo is printed and and quickly shipped off. Now to the Government, the license didnt expire last year.[/td][/table]
KENNEDY COMPOUND, HYANNIS PORT, MASSACHUSETTS, Paramountica AFTERNOON
[table=plain][td]McNAMARA paces as everyone remains seated. The room by now is filled with the cloud of smoke, cigarettes lighting to calm the nerves. TED is clearly uncomfortable, the youngest of any of the men here by far, both age and political experience.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Alrighty! Weve moved past the immediate warzones. Now we can take a look at the root of this entire issue...the things you have already stated to the police. It paints simply, the most damning portrait of negligent behavior. You left the scene of an accident and didnt bother saying ANYTHING for Nine full hours! Didnt Joe Gargan find you seated getting ready to eat lunch?[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED squirms uncomfortably in his seat, unwilling to take McNAMARAs, RFKs, and so forths questioning any longer.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT McNAMARA, [sub]Fmr. Secretary of Defence[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Beyond the Joe part, the rest is on the record, that cant be changed in any way, now, I think what we should do next[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED finally has had enough, rising from his seat, he heads straight for the door.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Im gunna go to get some air.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]Nobody cares beyond RFK and McNAMARA, who are stunned at TEDs behavior.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT F. KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-NY)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]We kinda of need your help on this. I wasnt joking when I said we may need to drag you back in here if you ah, wish to act like this.[/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]TED stops, turning to face his older brother.[/td][/table]
[list][list][table=noheader][tr][td]TED KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-MA)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Dad brought you and everyone else here to fix this, so fix this.[/td][/tr][/table]
[table=noheader][tr][td]ROBERT F. KENNEDY, [sub]Senator (D-NY)[/sub] [/td][/tr][tr][td]Teddy, dont you day-ah![/td][/tr][/table][/list][/list]
[table=plain][td]But it was already too late, as RFK rose from his seat to say that, TED storms out of the room, slamming the door behind him, walking across the field where Marine One used to land, past the white flag pole with the American flag flying high against the cool summer winds of the bay, and down to the beach. Nobody really has the energy to go after him, rather focused on what to do next.[/td][/table]
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[sub]¹ A Series: POST-CAMELOT The Lives of the Kennedy Family and their associates after the abrupt end of JOHN F. KENNEDYs Presidency, which lasted from 1961 to 1963, approximately 1,000 days of Camelot.[/sub]
Royaume Des Loups, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya, Slipway, Neo-Peru
SUDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
[sub]A Nation of Truth[/sub]
NATIONAL HEADLINE - SZ
BUNDESTAG RATIFIES BROAD INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDIES BILL AS VOLKSWAGEN, GERMAN COMPANIES EXPAND INTO NEW MARKETS
| (BONN, APRIL 1972) -- By a SWEEPING 331-71 vote, the German Bundestag has ratified a broad industrial subsidies bill generally known as the General Industrial Advancement Bill, aimed at allocating at least $2 million over a multi-year initiative to bring in new capital, new jobs and greater economic output to Germany's crucial manufacturing industry, which has spent the past few years being aggressively backed by the government in a bid to continue to compete feasibly with Asian competitors, particularly JAPAN. The bill was backed by the opposition CDU and the governing FDP and DfV, with the 71 votes against coming entirely from the liberal Social Democratic Party, who criticized the bill as being "too little, too late" to back German manufacturing. |
| The ratification of the bill comes as new companies, VOLKSWAGEN in particular, expand into new markets. The German automobile giant recently unveiled new plans to establish joint factories with Indonesian contractors and companies across the Southeast Asian country, as part of new diplomatic initiatives between Germany and Indonesia. Volkswagen would construct multiple new factories across Indonesia, partially bankrolled by the Indonesian government and involving various local contractors and companies, with the aim of bringing in new jobs and expanding Volkswagen's markets at the same time immensely. The Indonesian government was also in parallel involved with new agreements with the German government to expand Indonesian access and importing of German products, particularly steel and other machine products. The government has praised the agreements as landmark steps forward for German-Indonesian relations, and for German manufacturing more generally. |
| The GOVERNMENT continues to work to reorient itself and put an emphasis on economic issues and the need to bolster German industry and strengthen the country's historic export machine. Chancellor Sophie Scholl, of the progressive DfV party, recently appeared on a televised interview with Die Zeit, where she called on legislators to back a government-sanctioned bill aimed at reducing regulatory burdens for small businesses and slashing business taxes over a three-year period. The bill is causing consternation and criticism especially among labor unions and left-wing groups, who have expressed dissatisfaction with an apparent center-ward shift by the DfV on economic issues. While successes have been identified with the recent Volkswagen deal in Indonesia and the possibility of BMW making a similar entry into the country of over 121 million people. |
[spoiler=[sub]Written for the RMB Screen of the[/sub]
COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERTY
]
Peoples Republic Of Czechoslovakia
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Paramountica, Socialist Democratic Republic Romania, Royaume Des Loups, Nippon-Nihon, Maziya, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya, Slipway, Zingium, Neo-Peru
THE ELEPHANT SHUDDERS
November 29, 1971
| Though enemies ideologically, there had been something of an understanding between Siam and China that the only physical conflict between the two Asian powers was proxy war in Vietnam. Siam had been the primary Asian partner of South Vietnam both in terms of contributed manpower and equipment; likewise, China had poured men and weapons into the North. And so, while Siam kept a fairly sizable garrison on its northern border with China following the liberation of Laos from the Pathet Lao, the bulk of Siamese forces in her new easternmost province were dedicated to the major cities, and the eastern portions where Pathet Lao holdouts were being openly backed by Ho Chi Minh and the Chinese forces in Vietnam. |
| A strike from the north, therefore, came as quite a shock to the Royal Siamese Armed Forces. An outright military attack was unexpected, however, the Armed Forces and military police were on the ready after the Vientiane riot. Many of the Pathet Lao entering from the north to speak with Laotian civilians were apprehended indefinitely by Siamese forces, though some slipped through the cracks and were able to garner sympathy from those frustrated by Siamese rule, and more recently, the harsh rule of Governor Vang Pao. Hundreds pledged to shelter Pathet Lao and CPV forces should they establish a foothold in the north, and filter any useful information they came across to them. |
| Also proving a thorn in the Pathet Lao's side, particularly here in the rugged north, were the Hmong battalions. The Hmong had long been seen as a people that could be effectively employed in the fight against Pathet Lao insurgents and North Vietnam - their anger and passion had been further stoked by their fellow Hmong, Vang Pao, who had told them that King Rama had promised a Hmong homeland should South Vietnam and her pro-West allies emerge victorious in the Vietnam War. Though not as well-trained or equipped as their Siamese counterparts, these warriors possessed a fervour and a knowledge of the mountainous north of Laos that was unmatched. Fledgling hillside bunkers and forts had already begun construction, and some had been completed, by the time the CPV and Pathet Lao began their assault in late November. |
| The cold dry season was in full swing on November 29, sparing the CPV and Pathet Lao from lashing rains, but subjecting them to cold nights in the mountains, approaching freezing point in the highest reaches. Nevertheless, the northern forts of mainly Hmong irregulars, trained in counter-insurgency and guerrilla fighting more than conventional warfare, would soon be warmed by Chinese and Pathet Lao fire. |
| PLAAF aircraft would find a mix of Siamese and American troops and equipment in the forts of Boten, Lantouy, and Panghai. Air superiority was established fairly quickly as there was no real reason for Siamese and American aircraft to be in the air away from the eastern border with North Vietnam. Naturally the PLAAF were warned over radio in Mandarin, Siamese, and English to leave Siamese airspace, before being targeted by M42 Duster anti-air vehicles and stationary anti-air guns. As alarms rang across the northwest and northeast of Laos, some 20,000 Hmong irregulars were equipped with their favoured M1 Carbines, M1911s, and a MANPAD and M60 in each squad, and ordered to scatter throughout towns and villages, as well as along forested roads between them, to lie in wait for major Chinese action before striking. |
| The communist forces would find an early victory in Muang Sing, facing around 200 Siamese loyalists. With the Pathet Lao forming the spearhead of the town's invasion, communications units just past the Panghai Border Crossing would receive word of scattered groups of Siamese exchanging fire with the Pathet Lao, though not in considerable numbers. With the Siamese forces thinned out after an hour or two of fighting, the CPV would find flooding into the town and killing those Siamese remaining, or forcing them to surrender, to be relatively easy. The greatest threat came from light machine gun troops stationed on top of and behind homes of local residents. |
| The capital of the eponymous district, Luang Namtha was quite a bit more fortified than Muang Sing, though still outnumbered by the Chinese forces waiting to enter. Pathet Lao screening the area were immediately met with small arms fire, radioing in the presence of at least one thousand Siamese troops, including anti-air guns, snipers, and potentially armoured vehicles. Any vehicles entering would also be met with the enthusiastic greeting of M72 LAW anti-tank rocket launchers. |
| Further east, in the villages and towns of Ban Souanteng, Ban Xiengsiao, Ban Dongneng, and Ban Nagnao, Pathet Lao and CPV forces would find opposition mainly from angry civilians with brooms and farm equipment. Nhot Ou, as a town of decent size, unsurprisingly had the biggest garrison of actual soldiers, with 500 or so in the area exchanging fire and hunkering down. |
| Boun Neua, deep in the mountains and part of the territory promised to the Hmong, would likely prove to be the most difficult theatre of the CPV's northern incursion, at least at first. The Hmong troops under Siamese and American training had been deployed mainly in mountainous areas, to acclimatise and make any North Vietnamese incursions a nightmare. There would be an eerie silence as the 7th CPV and Kan Podpony Company approached Boun Neua, before they were suddenly rained on by 105 mm howitzers a mile or so from the town. A minute later the communists would take fire from an unknown number of enemies from the hills and brush around but not behind them, seemingly from small arms. |
| After news of the skirmishes reached Krung Thep, the Siamese government held an emergency meeting to discuss further plans to defend Laos from communist aggression. Assuming Chinese involvement but without concerete proof just yet, the government has held out on making a complaint to the United Nations, but nevertheless Prime Minister Sanya Dharmasakti and King Rama IX have requested to speak with President Nixon, to discuss further assistance in the face of "Red Chinese aggression". |
Paramountica, Osivoii, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Zingium, Neo-Peru
Post by Greatnewengland suppressed by Paramountica.
Why is everyone's messages so long and roleplay-ee? Are people reading this?
Post by Astarina suppressed by Paramountica.
it's almost like this is a roleplay region or something
Post by Greatnewengland suppressed by Paramountica.
Just seems like a lot of work for... I dunno what.
Post self-deleted by Nippon-Nihon.
Post by La Granadera suppressed by Paramountica.
Good day fellow nations. It is with great honor that we announce the Empire of La Granadera joining the Commonwealth Of Liberty. We hope to form great relations with everyone.
From,
His Excellency Emperor Maximiliano IV
Prime Minister Francisco Ortiz
El Imperio de La Granadera
Post self-deleted by Nippon-Nihon.
★ 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙱 𝚁𝙴𝙿𝚄𝙱𝙻𝙸𝙲 ★
[list][list][list][pre]
"𝖥𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗂𝗌, 𝖨 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾, 𝖺 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗎𝖺𝗅 - 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾."
ANWAR EL-SADAT
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_________________
[list][sub]𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌: 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟑[/sub]
[sub][sup]1972 - ARAB REVOLUTIONARY FRONT[/sub][/sup]
[list][sub]The creation of the Arab Socialist Union in 1962 had formed the first significant attempt at institutionalizing the tenets of Nasserism and the July Revolution. Serving as the blueprint, the ASU would soon grow to become the United Arab Republic's first true political party in at least a decade. However not without it's faults, largely considered ideologically inconsistent, corrupt, and not well-organized, the ASU couldn't meet the its purpose, and as such, President Nasser authorized the creation of a new political engine in 1970, the National Progressive Party, on the infrastructure and foundations that the ASU set.[/sub]
[sub]Two years later, and the National Progressive Party has underwent an intense process of integrating itself into every part of the state. Adopting the Soviet model as a basis, the NPP has begun to establish a presence in student unions, labour syndicates, the provincial level, and most factories and enterprises. In official government statements, the National Progressive Party has been hailed as the 'guiding light' of the United Arab Republic, the 'leading revolutionary torch of progress and Arabism', and as an 'integral part' of the United Arab Republic. The emphasis on a 'strong, central authority' by party leaders has manifested itself in greater oversight over the regional party cadres in Upper Egypt and rural Libya, in which the NPP has taken an active role in contrast to earlier entities which was content in only focusing over Cairo and Tripoli.[/sub]
[sub]It is of course no surprise that the two men behind this push, Kamal Rifa'at, and Khalid Muhyi al-Din, are heavily inspired by the Marxist ideology and are close followers of the Soviet Union, of whom the 'Socialization' of the United Arab Republic was mostly inspired from the Soviet experiences. Indeed, the NPP's heiarchal structure and practice of Democratic Centralism, its entrenched position within the state, and much more are quite heavily inspired by the Soviet system of governance.[/sub]
[sub]The NPP's dominance has been in part motivated by a desire from Muhyi al-Din and Rifa'at to have a strong power base to protect their position, having seen the Ali Sabri group exiled in May 1971, and the rightists of Zakaria Muhyi al-Din lose steam after 1967, the two men and their allies have realized the importance of a strong protection. For current President Sadat, who opposes their faction however, this has merely served as motivation for him to strengthen his power in other areas, mainly the economic sphere.[/sub]
[sub]With the new government adopting a policy of no peace, no war, the United Arab Republic has entered an air of almost normalcy which has made way for an economic revival of sort, with dozens of new businesses opening since 1970. In fact, President Sadat has begun a tour of courting prominent businessmen and industrialists both as a way to gain influential allies economically, but also for their support in the war effort, though unbeknownst to most people as to avoid leaking their involvement in things such as providing logistical support, or engineering support. [/sub]
[sub]One area where Sadat has been most in focus outside of securing support for the war has been in kickstarting the consumer electronics manufcuturing sector, boosted by its viability being proven in the Libyan economic zones., Sadat has devoted large amounts of capital towards the expansion of enterprises such as TeleMisr (prominent TV manufacturer) and the Nasr Company for Electronics. Meanwhile, also starting factory plans in Alexandria and Port Said, as to take advantage of their position as port towns to easier export the UAR's products. With an established history of producing transistor radios at a mass scale, as well as TV, cameras, and other such equipment, the existence of skilled labour, and strategic location, the government of Sadat has banked heavily on this sector as one to drive growth and exports in the future.[/sub]
[sub]As the two men, Khalid Muhyi al-Din and Anwar el-Sadat begin collecting their respective chess pieces, it seems that the U.A.R is headed for another clash to determine the future of the country.[/sub]
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Paramountica, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Zingium, Neo-Peru
[list][list]SHŌWA 47 | APRIL 1972[/list]
[list][list]日米関係
[pre]JAPAN-U.S. RELATIONS[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] P A I N F U L R E A P P R A I S A L [/pre]
[list][list][/list][/list]
[table]
[tr] [/tr]
[tr][td][sub][pre]君が代は
千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
NAGATACHŌ AFTERNOON
[sub]TOKYO, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| It has been nine months since the first of the Nixon shocks that wreaked havoc on Japan-U.S. relations, and a painful reappraisal is still underway. It is not yet clear which path Japan will take. However, observers are concerned about precedents in Japanese history for unexpected developments in national leadership after long periods of political management. From the events that marked the history of Japan, such as its isolationist policy in the 17th century, its resurgence two centuries after MATTHEW C. PERRYs visit, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the post-war turn to the United States, each followed a consensus that was reached slowly, indirectly, and not through open debate. RICHARD NIXONs unilateral shifts toward China, the yen, and textiles in 1972 appear to reflect hostility toward EISAKU SATO, who reneged on his 1969 promise to restrict textile exports after Nixon promised the Okinawa reversion. |
| So far, the Japanese have given a relatively moderate response. There is a restriction on foreign policy consultations with America: in Hanoi, a Japanese trade issue suddenly arose, which later sent a similar mission to Tokyo. Despite U.S. opposition, Mongolia was officially recognized. The government promoted efforts to improve relations with Red China and the U.S.S.R. Communist Chinese oppose negotiations with the Prime Minister. But the three top candidates to succeed the Prime Minister Foreign Minister TAKEO FUKUDA, Trade Minister KAKUEI TANAKA, and former Foreign Minister MASAYOSHI OHIRA are in favor of rapprochement with Beijing at the expense of Taiwan. Japanese options are therefore limited in exploring a new role for the multipolar world that NIXON envisions. At this moment it is impossible for there to be a reversal of alliances, exchanging Washington for Moscow or Beijing. |
| Japans dependence on the U.S. results in a third of its trade and a fundamental role in its defenses, both conventional and nuclear. However, a consensus was reached that Japan should expand its options, thus reducing its dependence on the Americans: they are diversification and more efficient control of raw material sources through direct investment abroad. Production and exports of conventional weapons are being increased under Japans new five-year defense plan. Washington is being encouraged to reduce the number of troops and bases in Japan, rather than asking for support costs or weapons purchases. The planned visit to Tokyo of NIXONs security adviser. HENRY KISSINGER could help change the current atmosphere between the two countries. A visit from the President would be more appreciated as it coincided with or followed the May 15 reversion of Okinawa. However, the alienation of Washingtons most important ally in Asia is unlikely to be reversed without a long-term effort to establish a relationship based on close consultation and an equal partnership to resolve global problems. |
Paramountica, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Zingium, Neo-Peru
Republic of Lebanon - April 1972
Elections & Coalitions
The 1972 General Elections have just passed over Lebanon to a dizzying result. In a "sign of the times" as many would say, turnout only hovered around 54% and independents are gradually losing their place in the Lebanese parliament, securing 42 seats down 20 from the 1968 elections. Independents such as the Chehabist faction have been ever slowly losing members since 1964, the populations running to the parties as politics becomes ever more divided. Going along with the generally low turnout rates of Lebanese elections, very few are willing to believe that the nation has a hopeful future ahead. The only good luck to come from the fate of the Independents is the rise of Chehabist supporters, forming whatever could constitute a majority for this session of the nation's parliament, a boon for the President.
The election also brought many of the "radicals" into a position of authority, while subjecting others to 2nd place. The largest upticks were of the Progressive Socialist Party and Social Democratic Party, ones that could work with the Chehab regime. The most worrying of the new parties are the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, Union of People's Working Forces and Socialist Arab Vanguard Party. SSNP and UPWF both represent the two most influential Arab states, Syria and Egypt, respectively. SSNP has been acting as arm of Syrian influence in Lebanon since its arrival and while the UPWF hasn't been officially supported by Cairo since the death of Nasser, letting them go about isn't much of an option. The SAVP meanwhile are even more dangerous, they're not just socialist, they can easily work with the LCP, PSP, even the other two radicals to form a bloc of communist power inside Lebanon's legislature. They even have a paramilitary force and is rumored to collude with the Palestinian resistance forces in the country.
Last and not least are the Maronite right, the National Liberal Party and Kataeb. Thankfully for Chehab, they both managed to lose seats this election, though only because of other radicals appearing. Kataeb in particular is one of the highest threats to Lebanon's society with its open paramilitary, supremacist values and its ability to be as vocal in opposition as possible to keep itself popular. It has a good relationship with the Social Democratic Party, one that could infiltrate a potential coalition between them and Chehab, while the National Liberals maintain contact with other Maronite groups in the country as a form of political bloc.
The Future of Chehab
With his supporters now further in power in the parliament, President Chehab and his cabinet have begun the task of alliance building with the remaining independents, the PSP the SDP to form a solid power base. Positions had to be switched around, Kamel Assad would retain the role of Legislative Speaker and the PSP would need concessions in certain policies. The alliance would not be one to transform into a coalition, but the series of agreements meant to keep them voting on the same side brought in the independents to Chehab's fold, the thing he most needed out of it anyway. Karami would retain Prime Minister, something that was non-negotiable, and internally he began to prepare his trusted ally Elias Sarkis to be a successor in the next major election.
The Chehabists now held more sway over Lebanese politics, but less than they hoped. The Christians and the Muslims inside the alliance also have to be kept unified, and that required action. Seeing the rise of the SSNP, a clear Syrian proxy, many internally began to call for a ban on the organization but the government can't risk an all out Syrian invasion without gaining allies that could reasonably stop them. His base recommends Greece, a fiercely anti-communist force in the region and one that could react efficiently with its bases in Cyprus, however again open cooperation with the Orthodox Greece would illicit harsh reactions from both the Muslim and Christian blocs, it will need to be minor or secret.
On the domestic side, the new parliament may now finally be able to push through some of the planned social bills to help alleviate the burden placed on citizens in the Poverty belt. A national security law is now being drafted for later proposal that would allow government to use the police far more liberally to shut down possible insurgent behavior. Regardless, the Republic of Lebanon now is both more and less secure, Chehab has increased power while the country becomes more and more radicalized.
Paramountica, Royaume Des Loups, Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, South Abrada, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Zingium, Neo-Peru
[list]February 22nd, 1972 |
[sub]The Fate Of Bonaventure[/sub][/list]
The Fate HMCS Bonaventure, Canada's Stalwart Aircraft Carrier
[sub]Ottawa, National Capital Region, Kingdom of Canada[/sub]
| After nearly two years of intense debate between the Royal Canadian Defence Forces and the Canadian Government, a decision has been reached regarding the fate of Canada's last aircraft carrier, the HMCS Bonaventure, and future of the the Royal Canadian Navy. Under the leadership of the newly inaugurated Progressive Conservative government of Robert Stanfield, Canada has opted to embrace a modified version of Proposal 2, initially presented to the Pierre Trudeau Government in 1970. This proposal recommended the sale of the Bonaventure and the commissioning of a new carrier from either the United States or Britain.
The adapted plan by the Stanfield Governments Ministry of Defence entails the decommissioning of the Bonaventure, a necessary step given its advanced age and condition, and sold for scrap to another nation. In its stead, Canada will move forward with the commissioning of two modern carriers from the United States (Paramountica), a move that signifies the Stanfield Governments commitment to maintaining and enhancing the capabilities of the Navy. One of these carriers will assume the mantle as the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet, while its counterpart will lead the charge in the Pacific Fleet. |
Paramountica, Royaume Des Loups, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Larkostigh, Zingium, Neo-Peru
Post by Larkostigh suppressed by Paramountica.
About a day ago the tranquility of Larkostigh was soon shattered by the drums of war echoing from afar. Across the seas, in the distant country of the Siamese Kingdom of Astarina, conflict brewed like a storm on the horizon. Larkostigh found itself entangled in the affairs of nations, drawn into a conflict it did not seek nor desire.
The Siamese Kingdom of Astarina, embroiled in a bitter dispute with the neighboring Chinese People's Republic of OsivoII, sought allies to bolster its ranks and secure victory.
Floren G. Bonne, however, was a leader of principle. He valued peace above all else and refused to be dragged into the conflicts of others. Despite pressure from various quarters, he steadfastly maintained Larkostigh's neutrality, determined to keep his nation out of the brewing storm.
Meanwhile, as the tensions brew many people of Larkostigh tried to make Larkostigh join the war and help whatever nation they chose and to stop the conflict saying that they are not comfortable with this conflict over seas.
But Floren G. Bonne citing his commitment to neutrality and peace. Despite the potential diplomatic benefits siding with a nation, he refused to compromise the integrity of his nation for the sake of foreign conflicts and did not want to get involved in this conflict for the sake of his people. For on the last campaign, he stated to stay out of regional conflicts and said at Foxtract that if they join the war, they will be even more comfortable saying this speech at Foxtract saying this.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today, as your leader and steward of our beloved nation, I stand before you with a heavy heart and a solemn duty. The drums of war echo loudly across our borders, beckoning us to join the fray, to take up arms in conflicts not of our making. But I urge you, my fellow citizens, to heed my words and stand firm in our commitment to peace.
The Siamese Kingdom of Astarina and the Chinese People's Republic of OsivoII may be embroiled in their disputes, but let it be known that Larkostigh shall not be drawn into their conflicts. Our nation's strength lies not in the might of our armies, but in the unity of our people and the integrity of our principles.
I understand the allure of foreign entreaties, promising wealth and prosperity through trade and alliances. But let us not be blinded by the glittering promises of those who seek to entangle us in their wars. Our duty is first and foremost to the well-being of our citizens, to ensure their safety, security, and prosperity.
Joining the war would only bring suffering and hardship to our people. It would tear apart the fabric of our society, sow discord among our citizens, and plunge us into a darkness from which there may be no return. Is this the legacy we wish to leave for future generations? Is this the path we wish to tread?
No, my friends, I say to you with unwavering conviction: we shall not yield to the temptations of war. We shall stand resolute in our commitment to peace, diplomacy, and the greater good of our nation. We shall remain a beacon of hope and stability in a world consumed by conflict.
Let us not forget the sacrifices of those who have come before us, who have laid down their lives in defense of our freedoms and our way of life. Let us honor their memory by choosing the path of peace, by upholding the values that define us as a nation.
In the face of adversity, let us show the world the strength of our resolve, the depth of our compassion, and the power of our unity. Together, we shall weather the storms that rage around us, and emerge stronger, wiser, and more resilient than ever before.
So, I implore you, my fellow citizens, to stand with me in solidarity as we chart a course towards a brighter future. Let us hold fast to our principles, let us forge ahead with courage and determination, and let us never waver in our pursuit of peace.
Thank you and may the blessings of peace be upon us all.
As tensions escalated between the Siamese Kingdom of Astarina and the Chinese People's Republic of OsivoII, Larkostigh stood as a beacon of stability in a tumultuous world. All of this caused Larkostigh to refuse trades from both nations because they did not want to get involved in this conflict and keeping their people safe is their number one priority right now.
Royaume Des Loups
Post self-deleted by Royaume Des Loups.
[list][list]SHŌWA 47 | MAY 1972[/list]
[list][list]東京とワシントンの関係の新時代
[pre]A NEW ERA IN TOKYO-WASHINGTON RELATIONS[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] T H E M A Y 1 5 R E V E R S I O N [/pre]
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[tr][td][sub][pre]君が代は
千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
TOKYO, TOKYO BAY MORNINGTIME
[sub]THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| After 27 years of American occupation of Okinawa, the islands return to Japan became a cause for celebration in colorful ceremonies, marking a new era in Tokyo-Washington relations. The ceremonies, with reinforced security against possible disturbances from political factions that oppose the presence of American military installations in Okinawa, took place at the Budokan, a traditional Japanese-style building with a tiled roof adjacent to the walled enclosure of the Imperial Palace. NIXONs Secretary of State WILLIAM P. ROGERS sent a letter to the Japanese. Japanese Foreign Minister TAKEO FUKUDA assured that Okinawa was being returned to Japan without the presence of nuclear weapons. In another notable event, rapid communication would occur between the White House and the Prime Ministers residence in Tokyo, where RICHARD NIXON and EISAKU SATO would exchange greetings. The ceremonies were attended by the Emperor and Empress, along with Japanese government leaders and political figures and American civilian and military officials. |
| Ten thousand people watched the ceremonies in a large hall decorated with a large Japanese flag at the back of the stage. Liberated by the Americans at the end of the war, in the last major battle of the Pacific war, Okinawa became an important island for American military power in the western Pacific. Japans residual sovereignty over the islands was recognized by the Americans in the peace treaty signed in 1952 that ended the war and they have now fulfilled the promises made then that one day the islands would be returned to the Japanese. The Ryukyu and Daito islands stretch 400 miles from the southern tip of Kyushu. Much of the population and most of the land area of 848 square miles on about 65 islands is on Okinawa, whose location 400 miles off the coast of China makes it the countrys most strategic point in the Far East. Under the reversion agreement, Washington will continue to maintain important military bases and 43,000 troops on Okinawa, but the Americans will no longer have unfettered control of Okinawa forces. |
| They will be operated from American military headquarters in Japan and under the U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty, in the same way that other American bases on Japanese soil have been commanded. In agreements reached with Tokyo, the Americans committed to first consulting the Japanese before making any decision to transfer any U.S. forces from Japan into combat. The Americans will not be able to fly B-52 bombers from Okinawa to Indochina, as it did in the late 1960s, or send other units directly from Okinawa to fight in Indochina. The Emperor expressed sympathy for the suffering of Okinawans during and after the last war and the hardships they faced over time. The presence of American military bases on the island caused critics of the United States and opponents of the Prime Minister in Japan and Okinawa to protest the terms of the agreement. In Tokyo, tens of thousands of people were expected to demonstrate to express their outrage at the terms of the Okinawa agreement that established American bases in Japan and Okinawa that provide military operations in Indochina. Around 50,000 riot policemen controlled the protesters and monitored the U.S. Vice Presidents activities in the city. |
Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Neo-Peru
★ 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚄𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙴𝙳 𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙱 𝚁𝙴𝙿𝚄𝙱𝙻𝙸𝙲 ★
[list][list][list][pre]
"𝖥𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝗂𝗌, 𝖨 𝖻𝖾𝗅𝗂𝖾𝗏𝖾, 𝖺 𝗆𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗍𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝖽𝖾𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗒𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗏𝗂𝖽𝗎𝖺𝗅 - 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗈𝗎𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗉𝖾𝗈𝗉𝗅𝖾."
ANWAR EL-SADAT
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[list][sub]𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐌: 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝟒[/sub]
[sub][sup]1972 - ARAB REVOLUTIONARY FRONT[/sub][/sup]
[list][sub]Mohammed Hassainen Heikal had grown to be something of an enigma in latest years, a man of cunning intelligence and charismatic presence, the so-called 'prophet of Nasserism' was a popular figure all over the Arab world, respected by many of his comrades in the world of journalism around the world, and someone with a certain prestige due to his long service (at this point exactly over 3 decades of journalism ) and devotion to the interests of the United Arab Republic. Yet, for many he was also a man that was ruthless and egomaniac, someone who had attempted to impose his will on President Nasser and now President Sadat, a man who was vying for power but hid it under a facade of not wanting office.[/sub]
[sub]Whatever the case may be, Heikal was appointed Vice-President in 1970. A decision he was not particularly enthusiastic about, but was forced to accept as he was informed that a compromise figure was needed which otherwise would have led to a crisis happening within the political scene. Heikal's appointment as Vice-President wasn't without merit. As head of the country's biggest newspaper, he turned a struggling newspaper into a well-oiled machine that turned profits of over US$ 9m a year in subscriptions and revenues. al-Ahram became more than just a newspaper, it became a cultural behomouth within the country.[/sub]
[sub]Heikal was a shrewd administrator with a natural head for business dealings and a pragmatic approach that allowed him to bring excellent vision and planning to whatever he ran, which he brought to the vice-presidency. Acting as de-facto head of many meetings of the cabinet and govermental meanings, a new set of rules and discipline helped create a highly-functional cabinet where debate and discussions were frequent, much to the contrast of Nasser's days. Furthermore, as one of the most respected journalists and a famous public figure, Heikal started acting as Sadat's eyes and ears, he would observe the state of the country, the reporting on it, foreign news, and so much more to Sadat who would use the information to formulate his own policy.[/sub]
[sub]One of the things that allowed al-Ahram, Heikal's newspaper, to become as respected and well-functioning as it was, was Heikal's trust in youth and his ability to spot talent from a mile away. As Vice-President, Heikal began bringing this philosophy to government as well. For example, the young Mu'mmar al-Gaddafi was helped to the position of Prime Minister by Heikal who recommended him as a compromise figure to satisfy the radicals in government, and the frantic youth movements who threatened the government with radical action in the streets. As Sadat moved to appoint a more senior figure a few years later, Gaddafi was once again helped by Heikal who helped in his appointment in the Ministry of Defense, where he would get a direct education on the functioning of state and military.[/sub]
[sub]As a pragmatist and an appreciator of foreign cultures, Heikal had always held that reconcaliation with the United States as necessary for the United Arab Republic, granted that it was done under the Arabs terms. So when Sadat offered him the chance for a two week tour in the United States, including under the table meetings with American political figures to restart relations between the two states and allow for the resumption of trade relations, Heikal took the offer with wide open arms. [/sub]
[sub]Not satisfied with just meetings, Heikal was also approached for an interview in the United States, where he would be able to articulate what Sadat wanted him to present as the image of the United Arab Republic. Not wasting a beat, Heikal did just that in his interviews, where he spoke about the desire of the U.A.R for peace, which was hampered by Israel, his thoughts on geopolitics, and the U.A.R's position on international affairs. As for the meetings, nothing concrete was established, but the friendly gestures did lay the framework for some future reconciliation on the matter.[/sub]
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Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Slipway, Neo-Peru
Peru Prior to 1968 Coup
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1963-1968
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| Peru was in a state of utter chaos under President Fernando Belaúnde (1963-1968), Seeing increasing political polarization and division. In Congress growing unrest, and arguments broke out between the APRA-UNO which dominated Congress, and the Presidents Popular Action Party. Several cabinets of President Belaunde were censured by the opposition dominated Congress, heightening public perceptions of political instability.
In 1964, and 1965 two Cuban Revolutionary inspired uprisings by the Héctor Béjar and Javier Heraud, and the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR), led by an APRA militant, Luis de la Puente Uceda, and Guillermo Lobatón would rock the country, forcing the military to ruthlessly put them down.
During this conflict, military officers, and generals were exposed to the worst aspects of Peruvian life. Outside of urban Lima, extreme economic, and social equality, especially for those of the indigenous communities of Peru persisted.
At the head of the Peruvian military was Juan Velasco Alvarado, inspired by his time in rural peru, Velasco began to see poverty, and inequality as the most dangerous threat to Perus long term development, and stability.
Alvarado would launch a coup on October 3, 1968 after a dispute between the International Oil Company, and Peruvian government escalated into mass unrest, and anger among the APRA who threatened an uprising. President Belaúnde and the entire Congress were arrested and sent to jail, before being exiled. Resistance to the coup quickly evaporated, and the military took over the disputed oil fields.
Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya, Slipway
https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=2017392
Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, Maziya, Spain-, Neo-Peru
[list]𝖳𝖧𝖤 𝖴𝖭𝖨𝖳𝖤𝖣 𝖨𝖱𝖠𝖰𝖨 𝖣𝖤𝖬𝖮𝖢𝖱𝖠𝖳𝖨𝖢 𝖲𝖮𝖢𝖨𝖠𝖫𝖨𝖲𝖳 𝖱𝖤𝖯𝖴𝖡𝖫𝖨𝖢
[list][list][sup]"Iraq had always been at the crossroads of history,
caught in the trap of a national conundrum, yet they always got out safely."[/sup]
[list][sup][sub]- MUHAMMAD KHUDAIR -[/sub][/sup][/list][/list][/list][/list]
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[list]𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑
[sup][sub]1972 - UIDSR CAPITAL PALACE, BAGHDAD, IRAQ[/sub][/sup][/list]
[list][list][sub]In the words of General Jabbar Ali, "Iraq has always been falling apart in times of distress, in this time, Iraq needs stabilty now more than ever." Iraq had been in a relative state of distress since the internal civil war between the left-leaning Ba'athists and the leftist Communist Party of Iraq. The post-war for all Iraqis was relativity peaceful, ruffled feathers return to normal as the leftist parties wipe out any trace of the old CPI regime, and install new Ba'athist news and authoritarian suppression. The continued 'March on Communism' (ARB - مسيرة على الشيوعية) became a pinpoint of government discussion as the elimination of CPI propaganda and memory was considered more unpopular than most, but it was popular with the Chairman of the UBPI (United Ba'athist Party of Iraq) Muhammad Khudair, who had been the provisional Prime Minister under the Republic of Iraq. The Prime Minister was heavily leftist in nature, but the rightest Provisional Government, had disprove of his actions in office, and soon, he was unelected only 3 years before the Red Revolution of Iraq, which he was part of for the National Liberation Front, with the new national moving towards the military expansion of the country. The Liberation Army of Iraq, or the Red Iraqi Army, had been under the provisional government, quite small and unfocused towards their concerns. The Ba'athist Army (as it had been renamed) became the center of control of the country. The state had faced rigorous changes in government regimes with radical ideas being brought in, some miraculously worked, while others failed with thousands of dinars were wasted on a project which went nowhere. The nation began to fund military growth and soon, Iraq rose to become a more major military power in the Middle East. The government had goals of unifying relations with the United Arab Republic, a country that had many perks of being an ally. The Chairman had approved all actions that stepped on this far reaching proposal, and he was willing to show Iraqi loyalty to win over the UAR. The Syrians, being in a time of relative turmoil, had been played off, Lebanon was against all Ba'athist proposals at alliance, and the other Arab Peninsula nations were too religiously focused (excluding Yemen) to agree to any sort of agreement. The only possible ally in the Arab world was the UAR, a stable and resource rich country that allowed for growth in both states. In the border between Jordan and Iraq, tensions rise with the country threatening an invasion of Jordan and an invasion of Kuwait, though less popular due to fears of British intervention. The army grew with the March on Baghdad, which had lasted days and was a show of Iraqi Military Prowess in the area. Kurd tensions rose across the international border line, but Iraqi Ministers tend to not focus on the little skirmishes much to prevent a national disaster. The government became stuck on a scale of back and forth between the power of states and the executive government. Iran became a tense ally, as borders from the gulf only raised tensions even more. Iraq became stuck between Arabic superpowers (one not so military advanced, rather more religiously adept) Saudi Arabia (circumstances mentioned) and Iran, both have had major influences on Iraq and on the surrounding area, including the land of the kurds. Iraq seeks stability in a time of unstable and unbalanced marches on Baghdad, as the Nasserists become ever more powerful, so does the Iraqi instability. . . [/sub][/list][/list]
Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Maziya, Greater Kurdistane, Spain-, Slipway, Neo-Peru
[pre]| NOVEMBER | 十一月二十九日 |[/pre]
[pre]| 1971 |[/pre]
[list][list][list][pre]PRC ★ PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA
中华人民共和国 |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]
THE DRAGON CONTINUES TO STRIKE:
THE CHINESE PEOPLES VOLUNTEER AND ITS ALLIES FIND SUCCESS AND SEEK INNOVATIVE CHANGES TO COMBAT IMPERIALIST SIAMESE FORCES!
越南共产党老挝爱国爱国军的北方入侵不断取得胜利和遭遇困难:
中国人民志愿军及其盟友取得成功,并寻求创新变革以对抗暹罗帝国主义军队!
[pre]| Muang Sing was liberated in mere hours and Ban Souanteng, Ban Xiengsiao, Ban Dongneng, and Ban Nagnao were soon to fall due to their remoteness and manpower superiority that could not be ignored by imperialist forces within Occupied Laos. Civilians within liberated areas were ordered to be treated with respect and would be offered to join the Pathet Lao to fight for their liberation alongside the CPV. No civilian would be forced to join the liberation armies and were mostly allowed to live normal lives once fighting in that sector concluded and CPV-PATHET LAO control was ensured |[/pre]
| EASTERN COUNTERPART OF FIRST LIBERATION CAMPAIGN - 第一次解放运动的东部对应方 |
[sub]| Battle for Nhot ou district:[/sub]
[pre]The roads and villages on the way towards Nhot Ou would face massive waves of CPV forces usually after two hours of intense small arm firefights utilized to tire Imperialist forces and expend ammo that this remote region would most likely lack massive reserves to keep up the fight. A secondary utility of the Pathet Lao screen would be to coralle Siamese forces into pockets they would deem protected and once the CPV division reached the village artillery would swiftly begin to fire on that position as CPV infantry and armor surrounded it to fire upon those who fled and then charge the positions once the 15 minute bombardment ended. This tactic would be continued from Ban Souanteng, Ban Xiengsiao, Ban Dongneng, and Ban Nagnao back to back with the manpower of the CPV allowing swiffer recovery to ensure that retreating force rarely got a moment of rest from small arms as the Pathet Lao would chase them to the next village as CPV moved slower with its armor and artillery.[/pre]
[sub]| Battle for Boun Neua:[/sub]
[pre] The hills and brush spoke Hmong, but unfortunately for them the skies spoke the tongue of the dragon. CPV and the Pathet Lao found some of the heaviest resistance to their entrance into Laos within the hills and mountain roads of Boun Neua with invisible targets except for their brief muzzle flashes. With air superiority secured at this point the CPV ordered the hills and possible strong points to strike repeatedly as the CPV and Pathet Lao secured stronger positions to repel and protect themselves from the small arms of the Hmong Militias. This would establish a routine to route out the Hmong fighters. A airstrike would be ordered along the believed firing line of the enemy, while the strike commenced the Pathet Lao would advance and get into closer range of the Hmong and engage them in the same guerilla tactics against the Hmong, as the Pathet Lao engaged and distracted the enemy the CPV moved up into stronger positions and once established CPV Armor and Artillery would begin firing on the Hmong positions discovered by the Pathet Lao allowing the Pathet Lao to retreat back to a safer distance while the CPV ordered another airstrike against the positions to continue the tactic once again. This would be used to fight through the valley towards Boun Neua a estimated 5.46 miles till the village of Ban Hom.[/pre]
| WESTERN COUNTERPART OF FIRST LIBERATION CAMPAIGN - 第一次解放运动的西方对应者 |
[sub]| Battle for Muang Sing [next advance]:[/sub]
[pre]The first liberated town of Laos by the CPV-PATHET LAO coalition would be adorned with Lao flags and the red banners of the CPV signifying its liberation to all who could see it. The position of defensive machine gunners although surprising the initial units would then find themselves under heavy fire from all angles as Liberation assets flooding the town the finally secure it, CPV officials cautioned its forces to limit civilian casualties to save face and secure new recruits for the Pathet Lao to feed them into the gaps made through casualties in the first push. The Muang Sing valley would soon become a sophisticated mobilization point and training region for the Pathet Lao forces with attacks against it made difficult with thick and tall mountains protecting it from the east and south west and only a thin valley to the west which the CPV-PATHET LAO would swiftly begin to push to secure Pang Kalom with the 4th CPV Division. The 1st CPV Division would then split into 5 regiments of 2,000 and equal military asset distribution. Two of these regiments would march north and north west to secure the small villages of: Ban Sang Mie, Ban Chaphouma, Ban Cha Kanta, Ban Sanchata, and Ban Ko to control the highlands, destroy any Siam loyalist assets in the region to protect the Muang Sing Valley, and recruit young men for the Pathet Lao. One regiment of 2,000 would be situated to protect and train Pathet Lao fighters in and around the new de facto capital of the Peoples Republic of Laos; Muang Sing. The two other Regiments of the 1st CPV division were to trek east and south west into the mountains separating Muang Sing and Luang Namtha. This force of 4,000 CPV and Red Prince Company of the Pathet Lao sought to secure the highlands in the region similar to the other two regiments going west and north. The villages of Lak Kham Mai, Ban Tia Kam Pia, Ban Kha, and Thaluang.[/pre]
[sub]| Battle for Luang Namtha:[/sub]
[pre]The capital of the province would be a vital logistical victory within the initial advance to capture and provide a good launching pad for further advances throughout northern Laos. The 2nd CPV Division and the Nouhak Company were to be tasked with the liberation of Luang Namtha for the revolution. The siege of Luamg Namtha would soon commence as the bowl valley holding the fortress as Siamese forces claim became a excellent hiding point for the CPVs Artillery and Anti-Air assets which would form a wall on installations east of the city to begin pummeling Siamese positions with the Nouhak Company flooding into the valley in small cadres to guide artillery to Siamese positions to limit civilian casualties. The 2nd CPV would split into 5 Regiments of 2,000 and equal armor and air assets. The first regiment would trek behind the hills guarding their view from Siamese forces in the town with mountains and station themselves in the village of Nam Dee. The second and fifth regiment prepared themselves at 20°57'35"N 101°27'02"E, the third prepared themselves at 20°59'11"N 101°27'15"E, the forth prepared at 20°56'31"N 101°26'44"E. With this placement the shelling of Luang Namtha would commence for 5 hours with the Nouhak Company in the fields avoiding contact with the enemy only committing ambushes if victory was assured or if anti-armor assets could be knocked, but their main duty was to scout enemy positions and guide artillery for accurate strikes on fortified positions. After 5 hours of bombardment the five regiments would begin to flood the valley using overwhelming firepower against any point of resistance. The 1,000 imperialists would now find themselves surrounded by nearly 10,000 CPV soldiers and 250 Pathet Lao, a ratio of 10 to 1.[/pre]
[sub]| March for Muang Xai:[/sub]
[pre]While the 2nd CPV Division pushed on Luang Namtha the 5th CPV Division now faced one of the hardest and deepest pushes into imperialist occupied territory. With the threat of Hmong Fighters the Counter-Revolutionaries and pro-imperialists lost in delusions of privilege within a imperialist Siamese state they would be met with a equally strong guerrilla capabilities from small Pathet Lao units and smaller CPV units tagged along to assist in anti-guerrilla operations against the Hmong. These units would consist of 50 men and spread out in a shield around the main advancing force to counter ambush opportunities from Siamese and Hmong forces. The villages needed to be captured on the way to Muang Xai would be: Ban Houalouang, Na Mor, Ban Laxa-Boxun, Ban Co Noi, and Houay Gnung.[/pre]
Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Maziya, Spain-, Neo-Peru
MAY , 1972
The New Malaysian Executive Branch
[U][I]Prelude[/I]
| The Yang di-Pertuan Agong would officially have prime minister Goh Hock Guan, shortly after the [url=https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=55677641]announcement[/URL] was made on the near future demotion of [I]Goh Hock Guan[/I] as the prime minister. Be removed from his seat in government. However [I]Goh Hock Guan[/I] had merely lost his powers as the prime minister and to the public consciousness, [I]Goh Hock Guan[/I] was still the prime minister until further notice. |
[U][I]Prelude end.[/I]
| During the period in which, there was no holder of the prime minister seat. Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Abdul Halim of Kedah, would assume the powers of the prime minister under a technicality as nothing would state that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could assume such powers, during a period where no new prime minister could be appointed.
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong hesitance to appoint a new prime minister was caused by the fact, that all 3 possible candidates, he [the Yang di-Pertuan Agong] has in mind could potentially trigger a series of race related domestic issues, if either candidate was appointed. The candidates in question being: Tan Siew Sin, head of the Malaysian Chinese Association [MCA] and popular figure among the ethnic Chinese. Then there's Mahathir Mohamed, head of the United National Organisation [UNO] and popular figure among the ethnic Malays. Finally there's S.P. Seenivisagam, head of the People's Progressive Party [PPP] and popular figure among the ethnic Indians. |
| To handle this situation. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong would decide to push for a amendment to the constitution, that'll witness the way the executive government is ran, along with a nation wide change to the territories of states. With months of rewrites, as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong continued to push his ambition for a constitutional amendment. He was finally given the approval by legislature and the 16th Amendment would be born.
The amendment would witness the power of the head of government [the prime minister] be split into a triumvirate system. There'll not be 1 prime minister but 3, each serving a specific function in the federal executive government but neither having the power to overturn the others. These position are the Perdana Menteri Negeri Semenanjung [Premier Of The Peninsular States], then there's the Perdana Menteri Negeri Borneo [Premier Of The Borneo States] and finally there's the Perdana Menteri Penguasaan Persekutuan [Premier Of The Federal Dominions]
The cabinet which serves the prime minister would require, reworking inorder to fit the new triumvirate system. Now all 3 premiers have to submit their recommendations for who would become a federal minister [member of cabinet], which the Yang di-Pertuan Agong would then have to select individuals from all 3 recommendations. With the only exceptions being the positions of the minister without portfolio, who would be selected by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the position that was formerly known as the Deputy Prime Minister. As with there being 3 premiers, there'll be 3 Deputy Premiers, who are individuals selected by their respective premiers not the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The final rule pertaining to the triumvirate system is that: each of the 3 main races in Malaysia, the Chinese, Malays and Indians. Have to be represented by 1 of the premiers, per race. There cannot be 2 premiers who are of the same race. |
| The final change brought about by the amendment is that, the cities of Kuala Lumpur and Kota Melaka would become the first cities admitted as a "federal dominion". Which would be areas in a state that, a state has no power over but rather the federal government has direct control over the territory, along with the local governments to handle the more minor domestic issues in the city that the federal government could overlook. |
| Eventually the information on the [I]16th Amendment[/I] would be made public information along with who the new 3 premiers are. The Premier Of The Peninsular States would be [I]Mahathir Mohamed[/I], the Premier Of The Borneo States would be [I]Tan Siew Sin[/I] and the Premier Of The Federal Dominions would be [I]S.P. Seenivisagam[/I].
Along with that the new cabinet would be unveiled, privately to the new triumvirate.
[List][I]Deputy Premier Of The Peninsular States: Syed Hussein Alatas
Deputy Premier Of The Borneo States: Lee San Choon
Deputy Premier Of The Federal Dominions: Khong Kok Yet
Minister of Finance: Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Minister of Commerce & Industry: Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah
Minister of Defence: Ketuanegara-Arish Hadif Rayyan
Minister of Youth, Culture & Sports: Kesar-Taj Rhyan Saige
Minister of Labour: Tan Chee Khoon
Minister of Works, Posts & Telecommunications: Senu Abdul Rahman
Minister of Information & Broadcasting: Senu Abdul Rahman
Minister Without Portfolio: Goh Hock Guan
Minister of Education: Mohamed Khir bin Johari
Minister of Local Government & Housing: Ling Liong Sik
Minister of Home Affairs: Paul Leong Khee Seong
Minister of National & Rural Development: Najib Razak
Minister of External Affairs: Hussein bin Dato' Onn
Minister of Health: Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng
Minister of Welfare Services: Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng
Minister of Justice: Nik Ahmad Kamil
Minister of Agriculture & Cooperatives: V. Manickavasagam
Minister of Lands & Mines: V. Manickavasagam[/I][/list]
The new cabinet, would be one of Malaysia's most unique as it contains multiple older ministers from the Tunku Abdul Rahman era, but also contains some younger faces who [I]Mahathir[/I] saw potential in. Such as [I]Najib Razak[/I] and [I]Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah[/I]. But the most unique aspect of the new cabinet is the inclusion of the first ever female federal minister. [I]Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng[/I] who had been nominated by the [I]MCA[/I]. |
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Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, Spain-, Slipway, Neo-Peru
[list][list][list][pre]REINO DE ESPAÑA[/pre][/list]
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Spain sends medical supplies to Yugoslavia
[sub]KINGDOM OF SPAIN | MADRID, October 1971[/sub][/list]
[sub]After a meeting with Yugoslav Ambassador to Spain, Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez announced that Spain will send medical supplies and equipments worth of $450 million US dollars to Yugoslavia in their efforts to put down the Croats rebellions along with deploy the 1st, 25th and 9th Medical Brigades to take up active service in Yugoslavia. The $450 million US dollars will be procured through Spain's own military budget and reserves. When asked what his reason for this decision the Prime Minister responded with,[/sub]
[list][B] ADOLFO SUÁREZ GONZÁLEZ, [sub]Prime Minister[/sub] | We viewed Yugoslavia as a potential partner in Eastern Europe and they are facing against those who wish to secede and break up from the state, something we understand and are currently dealing with.[/list]
[sub]The Prime Minister is talking about the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA), a Basque terrorist separatist organization which currently plague the northern parts of Spain mainly in the Basque region and few places in the rest of the country with their goal of creating an independent Basque nation. It is hinted that Spains Minister of Defence, Juan Castañón de Mena, opposed using the military money and reserves to to send medical supplies to Yugoslavia thinking its pointless to help another country with their separatist problems when they still have their own separatist problems in the form of ETA to deal with.[/sub]
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[list][list][pre]VIVA EL REY!
VIVA ESPAÑA!
VIVA LA IMPERIO![/pre][/list][/list]
[list][spoiler=[sub]Our hope is in Christ;
this little mountain will be
the salvation of Spain
and of the people of the Goths;
the mercy of Christ will free us
from that multitude.
Pelayo of Asturias, King of Asturias[/sub]
COMMONWEALTH OF LIBERTY
]
Peoples Republic Of Czechoslovakia
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania, Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, Allbania, Slipway, Neo-Peru
Presidency of Juan Velasco 1: Transformation to a Planned Economy
1968-1975
| Much like his nations neighbor, Bolivia, Juan Velasco defied common prevailing ideas among not only economic theorists, but Latin American military dictators. Instead leaning towards the far left. It was argued by Velasco, and the more left wing members of the Revolutionary Government, that the only way to truly unify Peru, and move past the indigenous-Mestizo divide which permeated throughout the nation was to do away with capitalism in Peru.
To create his new revolutionary, nationalist, and socialist society, Velasco would institute a mass nationalization plan. Under this plan all of Perus nascent industry, all mines, fisheries, telecommunications, power production, consumer goods were all united into a single government owned conglomerates.
The economic effect of these policies was as expected, crippling. Private initiative evaporated overnight, and businessmen who resisted were liquidated by brutal repression given out by Vladimiro Montesinos, the oft suspected true power behind the President.
As the Peruvian economy trudged on, suffering from a massive drop in trade, rising oil prices, and exclusion from Western avenues of investment. Even opening trade and recognition to the Soviet Union, and the Peoples Republic of China, did little to alleviate the losses being incurred by the state. Velasco would increase these economic issues by doubling down in import substitution industrialization, and tightening controls on trade, and exported
Despite his reforms, the Peruvian economy grew unremarkably, averaging 3.2% real GDP growth during the 7 years he held power. Even so, inflation, unemployment, and food shortages pervaded the Peruvian system. These economic crises would be instrumental in the eventual collapse of the Velasco regime.
Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Allbania, Spain-, Al-Jammahirya Al-Arabiyya, Slipway
Post by The United Solar States suppressed by Paramountica.
Hello ! I used to... be here years ago...
Larkostigh
[list]1972년 05월 18일
[sub]Tae Yun Kak Disaster[/sub][/list]
[list][sub]The Deadliest Day[/sub][/list]
[sub]DAEYEONGGAK HOTEL, SEOUL, Rutannia[/sub]
| Seouls remarkable transformation from a city crawling with poverty and slums, into a city on par with its western counterparts had been one of the Government's crowning achievements. These achievements were not without cost however, much like the cities of the west high rise tower blocks had begun to spring up, and regulation was lax in order to encourage growth. One of the most impressive was the Tae Yun Kak or Daeyeonggak Hotel, built in 1969 it was a twenty two storey hotel built for high profile guests; foreign dignitaries; and those with a pocket full of cash. |[list]
[sub]Choe Mee-Yon, cleaner: Seems awfully busy today[/sub]
[sub]Si Eun-Hee, cleaner: Theres an event on the top floor, some sort of all day party or reception. Some westerner marrying a Korean woman.[/sub][/list]
| The women chuckled to one another as they pushed their cleaning karts down the corridor of the 10th floor. The hotel was indeed packed, 202 guests were registered as staying in the building, with dozens more having shown up for the top floor event as well as all staff in the building. |[list]
[sub]Si Eun-Hee, cleaner: Nearly ten oclock, well have to stop for our morning break soon, my feet cant take all this standing anymore.[/sub]
[sub]Choe Mee-Yon, cleaner: You and me both, not long until retirement, were thinking of-[/sub][/list]
| The pair would be thrown from their feet as an explosion rocked the building, rumbling from below, the lights flickered out as only daylight coming through the windows remained. From outside the building, on the streets below, rubble and glass had been strewn across the pavement and road as smoke began to seep out of the second floor, where a cafe had once been. Inside the building where the cafe once was, cables dangled dangerously, stud walls had been blown out, a small fire that had ignited was rapidly spreading across the second floor as people scrambled to get out. Soon the entire second floor would be engulfed in flames, trapping those above. |
| The lack of power meant that the building's elevators were now completely inoperable; and the two staircases in the hotel began to act like chimneys allowing smoke to spread throughout. They had been designed in case of a power outage; rather than as a fire escape, thus lacking any sort of fireproofing. Calls to the Seoul switch board came in thick and fast with the fire brigade on the scene within minutes; however despite this problems were immediately realised. The ladders on the fire trucks could only reach to the fourth floor; and the hoses used to suppress the smoke and flames could only reach the eighth floor, with the fire spreading quickly up the stairways the fire was already past the eighth floor. A mere ten minutes after the first report hit the switchboard, there were twenty firetrucks in attendance, with more from the surrounding area on the way. |
| Crowds began to gather around the building, including the arrival of Prime Minister Park and the Minister of the Interior, both to observe the work of the fire crews and offer any assistance. Park ordered the scrambling of several helicopters in order to save at least one soul from the unfolding tragedy; they would dangle ropes and ladders for people to jump to. The building had not been designed with a landing pad, and the smoke pouring from the windows made getting close extremely difficult. Eight people were successfully rescued from the blaze in this manner, with one falling to their deaths as they failed to grab ahold. People inside had begun to resort to using mattresses from the hotel beds as a cushion when jumping out of the windows. However, of the thirty eight jumps, none were successful. |
| The blaze would continue to burn for a further ten hours, effectively burning itself out by the end of the day. Officials have yet to release a final death toll as of now, but the current number stands at one-hundred and forty-one deaths (based on available guest lists), with a further sixty-nine seriously injured. Prime Minister Park ordered an immediate parliamentary enquiry alongside the investigation conducted by the Seoul Fire Safety Board. The building on assessment was still structurally stable, allowing for teams to begin the grim task of recovering the bodies that had remained trapped inside, particularly those that had been on the top floor for the wedding reception. The police have already ruled out arson or any form of terrorism, but will continue to work in conjunction with the fire brigade to conduct a thorough investigation. |
[spoiler=[sub]Story based in truth,
writing supplemented by The Raven's Eye
YouTube video[/sub]
]
Peoples Republic Of Czechoslovakia
Socialist Democratic Republic Romania
The Confederate Prussian Empire
[/spoiler]
Nippon-Nihon, Metropolitan Francais, New Provenance, Allbania, Spain-, Slipway, Larkostigh, Neo-Peru
[list][list]May 1972
[sub]London, England[/sub][/list]
[pre] T H E S T A T E O F A F F A I R S : E D W A R D , D U K E O F Y O R K, D I E S A T 7 7 ; T H E T R O U B L E S C O N T I N U E A F T E R L A T E S T
M A S S A C R E S ; M I N E R S S T R I K E S R O C K B R I T A I N[/pre][sup]News Digest[/sup]
[list][sub][pre]"These concession are a victory for violence."[/pre][/sub][/list]
[list][sub] PRIME MINISTER EDWARD HEATH[/sub][/list]
LONDON, ENGLAND
[sub]Great Britain Gb[/sub]
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[pre]Edward, Duke of Windsor, dies aged 77.[/pre]
| Edward, Duke of Windsor, and formerly King Edward VIII, has died aged 77 following a battle with cancer in his home in France. His death comes 35 years after he controversially abdicated the throne, passing the Monarchy on the King George VI, his younger brother. His death comes just weeks after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the first monarch since his abdication to visit with the Duke of Windsor at his home Villa Windsor, in Paris France. |
| Born 23 June 1894, at White Lodge, Richmond Park, Edward has the eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. He was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria. He was created Price of Wales on his 16th birthday, just seven weeks after his father succeeded as king. Edward served in the British Army during the First World War and undertook several overseas tours on behalf of his father, gaining popularity due to his charm, charisma and fashion sense which would become a hallmark of the era. |
| Edward succeeded his father after his death in 1936, becoming the second monarch of the House of Windsor. By this time, Edward had developed a reputation for sexual impropriety, impatience with court protocol and disregard for established constitutional conventions. He triggered a constitutional crisis when he proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who had divorced her first husband and was seeking divorce from her second husband, reportedly a car salesman living in New Jersey. The marriage was opposed by the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and the Dominions, arguing a divorced woman with two living ex-husbands was politically and socially unacceptable as a prospective queen consort. Predominantly was the conflict between the marriage and Edwards titular head of the Church of England, which disapproves of remarriage after divorce if a former spouse was still alive. The government of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin had threatened to resign if the marriage went ahead, forcing a general election and running his status as a politically neutral constitutional monarch. He abdicated after 326 days on the throne, making him one of the shortest-reigning British monarchs to date. |
| After his abdication, Edward was created Duke of Windsor, given a state pension and exiled from the United Kingdom by then King George VI. Edward married Simpson in France on the 3 June 1937 after her second divorce became final. Recently findings have shown the couple later toured Germany during the Second World War, fuelling rumours of treason against the British Monarchy, for which Edward was later chastised for in the press. Edward was station at the British Military Mission to France, and following the fall of France he was appointed Governor of the Bahamas. Edward later retired, spending his life at his home in Paris given to him by the French government. Edward had no children and is survived only by Mrs Simpson, Duchess of Windsor. |
| His funeral has been announced for the 5 June, to take place in a private service at St Georges Chapel, Windsor Castle. |
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[pre]Northern Ireland[/pre]
| The conflict in Northern Ireland has reached a critical point, with violence on the increase as the British Army continue their intervention into the regional conflict. On 30 January, many awoke to the unsettling and shocking news of what is being called the Bogside Massacre, or to others, Bloody Sunday. 13 men were killed in a mass shooting when the 1st Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (1 Para) opened fire on protestors, claiming they were fired upon. Alongside the deaths, over 15 were injured by the flurry of shrapnel, rubber bullets and batons. Eye-witness reports say that two civilians were run down by British Army vehicles. The protest in question had been held by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) to protest internment without trial, which had been implemented following the series of terror attacks in the prelude to Operation Demetrius. Most of the victims, now identified as predominantly Catholic, were between the ages of 17 and 20, the oldest being 41 years old. |
| In response to the uproar following the events, the Widgery Tribunal lead by Lord Widgery launched an official investigation into the events. Controversially, the tribunal reported that it found the soldiers and British authorities involved in the killings cleared of any blame, though described the actions of the soldiers as bordering on the reckless. The events have caused major anger amongst Irish Catholics, and fears that further violence may be on the horizon are justified. Not included in the Tribunal are the independent findings of local authorities, some which claim that most victims were shot whilst running away, others were shot whilst coming to the aid of others, including the father of William Nash (aged 19), who had been shot in the chest. Perhaps the most disturbing of the stories was the killing of Gerry McKinney and Gerry Donaghy, 35 and 17 respectively. McKinney stood in front of Donaghy, and when a soldier appeared from a nearby alleyway, he held his arms up and shouted Dont shoot! Dont shoot!. McKinney and Donaghy were killed by the same bullet fired by a currently unnamed soldier of the 1 Para. |
| The massacre kickstarted a massive controversy, and the first conflict between the British Government and the Public over the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Irish Government has demanded answers from the British, and in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Reginald Maudling was slapped by Bernadette Devlin, MP for Mid Ulster, whilst espousing the British Armys version of the events, for which she was suspended. Devlin had been denied the chance to speak in the House by Speaker Selwyn Lloyd. Funerals and memorials were held on 2 February across Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland, it was observed as a national day of mourning, and there was the largest general strike relative to population. The British embassy on Merrion Square, Dublin was besieged and had to be evacuated, as thousands of protesters carrying 13 symbolic coffins marched on the building. The Irish Gardai, outnumbered, were unable to control the protests as the Union Jack was burnt and petrol bombs were thrown, burning down the building. The British Government rejected Irish calls for a UN Peacekeeping Force to be sent to Northern Ireland, marking a new low in Anglo-Irish relations. A few days later, 91 were injured in an Ulster Unionist protest, when mounted officers of the Metropolitan Police charged down the protestors. |
| On 22 February, the first retaliatory strikes conducted by the IRA were felt in Aldershot, England, where six were 7 were killed and 19 injured when a car bomb detonated at the Aldershot Garrison, home of the 16th Parachute Brigade. It is the largest attack of the Official IRA after months of non-combat. In response, the British Government implemented the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972, which suspended the Northern Irish Assembly in Stormont and implemented direct rule from London, an act seen as a clear escalation by the IRA. The effects of Bloody Sunday are felt outside of Northern Ireland also. The Rugby Five Nations Championship was cancelled after just 8 games in response to the continuing tensions in Ireland, along with several other events, and fears that tensions will affect sporting events both European and Worldwide. Paul McCartney released his single Give Ireland Back to the Irish as a protest song after the massacre, which was subsequently and controversially banned by the BBC. |
| Just months later between 13-17 May, the British Army was once again involved in direct conflict in Northern Ireland between the Springmartin and Ballymurphy regions of Belfast. 2 regiments engaged in a gun battle between the Provisional IRA and the Ulster Volunteer Force, with 7 dead, 66 injured. Most of the casualties have been reported as civilians. The attack stemmed from a car bomb that had detonated outside of Kellys Bar on Springfield Road, where many had gathered to watch a football match between England and West Germany on the only colour television in the local area. The youngest casualty has been reported as John Moran, aged 19, who was a part-time barman. The UVF claimed responsibility, and reportedly were shooting at survivors as they fled the scene from an abandoned apartment building. |
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[pre]Mineworkers Strikes[/pre]
| On 9 January, the National Union of Mineworkers organised what has become the largest miners strike in British history, just days before it was reported that the unemployment rates had reached 1,000,000 for the first time since the 1930s, and doubling since 1970, when Prime Minister Edward Heath took charge. Across the country, mineworkers have been picketing various power stations, depots and collierys. The strike quickly got out of hand as miners managed to persuade other workers to strike in solidarity, leading to a mass railway workers strike refusing to transport coal and power station workers refusing to handle the coal that had already been delivered. The strikes reached their peak when Freddie Matthews, a miner from Hatfield Colliery near Doncaster, was struck and killed by a lorry while he was picketing on the 3 February. The non-union driver had mounted the pavement to pass the picket line and had killed Matthews in the process. The aftermath of the death saw the picketing become even more violent, with clashes reported in the Markham Main and Kilnhurst areas of Doncaster. Immediately after, Prime Minister Heath declared a national state of emergency as power shortages emerged, and the weather had turned unexpectedly cold during the strikes. The strike concluded on the 19 February, with the NUM claiming to have wrung about 15 extra pay concessions from the Coal Board. The NUM agreed to return to work on 28 February, officially ending the strike. The end of the strike was not without its troubles, after the Battle of Saltley Gate saw 2,000 NUM pickets clash with local police in Birmingham. The Conservative Cabinet has described the concessions as a victory for violence. |
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[pre]In Other News[/pre]
| Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey, in a landmark achievement for women in the British judicial system. |
| Progressive Rock band Pink Floyd debut their album Dark Side of the Moon, after being plagued by technical difficulties during their performance, at the Dome in Brighton. The Album has quickly risen to the top of the UK charts. |
| Rockall, an uninhabited island located in the North Atlantic, has been officially claimed as part of Scotland. |
| The United Kingdom has opened up to the possibility of diplomatic exchanges with the Peoples Republic of China, given to the special status of Hong Kong. |
| Chancellor Anthony Barber has announced a major £1.2 billion tax reduction in the latest Budget. |
| The last trolleybus system in the United Kingdom has ceased operation in Bradford. |
| A CND protest emerged in Aldermaston, protesting the Royal Air Forces nuclear base there. |
| Les Harvey, guitarist for Stone the Crows, is killed after being electrocuted on stage in Swansea, Wales. Police have identified an improperly connected microphone as caused for the death. |
| Lock Lomond Bear Park in Ballock and the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie, Scotland, are opened, marking the return of European Brown Bears to the Scottish Highlands for the first time in centuries. |
| Ford of Britain launch the Granada, replacing the previous Zephyr, to acclaim. The car is due to compete directly with British Leyland's Rover P6 and the Vauxhall Victor. |
| The Brighton Belle Pullman railcar makes its final historic journey from London to Brighton. |
| Leeds United secure a shock win over Arsenal to win the FA Cup, whilst Derby County with the Football League First Division for the first time in history. |
| The Courts Act 1971 dramatically shifts the court system in the United Kingdom, establishing the Crown Court in England and Wales and removing the requirement for jurors to be landowners. |
| Four troopers of the SAS are parachuted onto the Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 21,000 miles across the Atlantic. The bomb and ransom threat would later prove to be bogus. |
| The Dominion of Ceylon achieves full independence from the United Kingdom, becoming the Republic of Sri Lanka. |
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Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Spain-, Slipway, Larkostigh, Neo-Peru
[list][list]SHŌWA 47 | JUNE 1972[/list]
[list][list]日本の経済計画
[pre]JAPANs ECONOMIC PLAN[/pre][/list][/list]
[pre] I N T E R E S T R A T E R E D U C T I O N [/pre]
[list][list][/list][/list]
[table]
[tr] [/tr]
[tr][td][sub][pre]君が代は
千代に八千代に
細石の
巌と為りて
苔の生すまで
[/pre][/sub][/list][/list][/td][td][sub][pre]May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles
Grow into massive boulders
Lush with moss[/pre][/sub][/td][/tr][/table]
TOKYO, TOKYO BAY EVENING
[sub]THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]
| Japans government-owned and private financial institutions announced a reduction in interest rates as part of an economic plan to deal with a domestic recession and reduce a large payment surplus in overseas economic dealings. The reduction in the Bank of Japans official discount rate was 0.5 points to a new post-war low of 4.25%. The Central Banks decision was followed by cuts from 0.24 to 0.5 points in all monetary rates, including interest rates on bank loans and deposits, savings and postal bonds, and other securities. Commercial banks then decided to follow the example of the Bank of Japan with the decision to reduce their maximum voluntary lending rates by a uniform 0.5 points. Interest rate cuts were already scheduled to come into force a month ago, due to the Governments seven-point program to tackle the recession, foreign trade, and payments. However resistance to the reduced rates, especially from the postal bank, delayed the process. The postal bank resisted the reduction of interest rates in parallel with other banks and the reduction of interest payments for some types of deposits. |
| Combined with an expansionary budget deficit, interest rate cuts will help encourage the domestic economy, boost demand for imports, and ease pressure to export through the expansion of the domestic market. This is expected to trigger a short-term capital outflow from Japan, as interest rates will not attract as much attention now. Japans new discount rate lags behind that of the U.S. and most other major financial powers except West Germany and Italy. The reduction in interest rates is part of what the Government calls the yen defense program. The Governments seven-point plan was designed to avoid pressure for another revaluation of the yen, especially from the Americans, by stimulating imports, restricting exports, increasing foreign aid and reducing the countrys growing foreign exchange reserves now at the equivalent of $16‐billion by encouraging Japanese investment abroad. In 1971, the U.S. trade deficit with Japan was over $3-billion. For this year, Americans fear that the deficit will increase, but the Japanese maintain that the changes introduced will reduce it and that interest rate cuts will help even more. Japanese businesspeople and bankers point out that money is already abundant at current rates and, given the slow pace of recovery, cheaper money could cause inflation to rise. |
New Provenance, Slipway, Neo-Peru
[B]PRAGUE SPRING: THE FOLLOWING YEARS
[sub]| August 1968January 1972 | Prague, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic |[/sub]
Five years later and the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was not quite the distant memory. Not only were innocent lives lost forever, but the literary revolution that bore great influence to the country's path towards political reformation, utterly shattered against the might of five combined army groups descending across the Czech and Slovak borders. From it's capital, Prague, the Soviet-led Hungarian, Bulgarian, East German, and Polish armies strangled out what life was left of the Prague Spring liberalizations that had begun with the early January election of reformist Alexander Dubček. The subsequent breakdown of Soviet-Czechoslovak relations throughout several negotiative attempts promulgated the Soviet-initiated invasion, dubbed Operation Danube.
In the aftermath of the Warsaw Pact's de facto occupation, the Czechoslovak government was left in what could only be described as state of transitory disarray. Ending in countless arrests, several former KSČ politicians were sentenced to a laundry list of alleged crimes, including treason, corruption and sedition in kangaroo courts reminiscent of the infamous 1952 show trials headed by Rudolf Slánský. Within the same timeframe, the Kremlin too began it's search for suitable replacement as First Secretary of the KSČ and ultimately President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. However, with more than a handful of high-ranking KSČ officials actively undergoing trial, the margin for successive candidates would prove woefully thin, leaving vacant Prague's harrowed executory halls.
Utilizing the period of stagnant uncertainty, Moscow's political machine sealed the coffin on Czechoslovakia's socialist-humanist reformation, contending with a loss of public hope for the future, in addition to the crippling absence of government. By mid-September 1968, the Warsaw Five struggled to acquiesce any candidate to head what most Czechoslovaks began to pejoratively label a "satellite administration", scouring the upper-echelons of the Czechoslovak People's Armed Forces, itself bearing a command structure largely made of ethnic Slovak officers. In light of their consideration for office, distinguished martial figures such as Defense Minister, Martin Dzúr, himself a Slovak, became disillusioned by the idea of governing from Prague and would be quickly ruled out.
During the post-invasion weeks, Operation Danube's initial aspirations became increasingly obtuse. With no Czech figurehead to relay the changes of this newfound state crafted on the Soviet model by the Warsaw Five, the perception amongst the local populace regarding Soviet-Czechoslovak relations became shifted, to that of the occupant and the occupied. At one time celebrating the short-lived formation of the Czech and Slovak Federation, whereby the two states would seperate to become their own Federated Socialist Republics, those ambitions all but sacked by Soviet interventionism.
Finally, in November 1968, Matěj Kozár, a relatively obscure ideologue within the KSČ, would take up the mantle after most other options were exhausted. Though a supporter of the Stalinist economic model, Kozár, a Czech, believed in the Federation and the necessity of Slovak autonomy. While not the perfect fit nor the first choice, Matěj Kozár is appointed President of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic by a Moscow-backed interim council on 1 December 1968. Thereafter, Kozár would be labeled Kremlský mu v Praze (lit.'Kremlin Man in Prague'), a local pejorative likening his administration to satellite status and the product of the Warsaw Pact invasion. With this, Matěj Kozár would enter his appointed office marred by negative public reception. Nevertheless, the Czechoslovak people found unity among mutual discontent of their new president, himself balancing a tightrope's line between repairing Czechoslovakia's image with the USSR and achieving a Federative state beneficial for both Czech and Slovak peoples.
The first few years of Kozár's presidency bore witness to several concessions made to Moscow whilst transitioning to the Soviet model. Even with all of its own domestic manufacturing, the Czechoslovak economy would get an influx of goods from the CCCP, with Soviet automakers introduced to the Czech market in mid-late 1969. Vehicles from numerous Soviet state-owned manufacturers including GAZ, VAZ, UAZ, ZAZ, IZH, ZiL, and AZLK-Moskvitch found their way onto Czech and Slovak streets by early 1970. Before, local public corporations such as Praga, TAZ, Tatra, koda, Avia, and BAZ dominated the commercial market and roadways alike with domestically sourced and manufactured products under a system far less imposing than the considerably rigid Stalinist model. The competition introduced to Czechoslovakia's economy was healthy, albeit largely viewed as a foist against it's domestic industry.
Behind the Steel Curtain, many Czechoslovak publishing houses and music labels came vastly under suspicion. Many well-known novels, vinyl recordings, and the artists behind them were reviewed for "reactionary themes". Even the works of prominent literary figures like Franz Kafka, Alois Jirásek and Karolina Světlá, were subjected to a thorough censorship campaign that extended even against the National Theatre in Prague, a historic foundational monument from the Czech National Revival which preserved and celebrated Czech culture, language, and identity during the days under the suzerainty of Austria-Hungary. A civic treasure where portrayals of Czech historical events are presented to audiences through a melodramatic lens, had closed indefinitely after a State Security (StB) investigation in August 1971 turned up several arrests of persons in suspicion of the distribution of seditious libel, a capital offense. Slowly but surely, the Soviet-installed Kozár administration chipped away all the rights and civil liberties that Alexander Dubček had promised through his unique political vehicle, "Socialism with a Human face". This model directly counteracted with the fundamentals of the Soviet economic model, spurning the inevitable, a response which certainly did not end with the invasion.
[spoiler=[sub]PRAVDA VÍTĚZÍ[/sub] ] Adriatican Islands AmsterwaldAnglo Channel Arcanda Bhaarat Lok Cascadla Cheezaslovakia Connomia East Germany Ddr Great Britain Gb Greater Kurdistane Hatzburg Israelli Kewtpuff Klingenthalerburg Kotakuan Ii Ma-Li Maziya Metropolitan Francais Mutawakkiliti Nevbrejnovitz Newauroria New Provenance Nileia Nippon-Nihon Osivoii Paramountica Paseo Peking Zhongguo Pontianus Provenancia Ranponian Rio De La Plata Argentina Rutannia Saudi Arabiyah Socialist Democratic Republic Romania Spainard Spain- The Confederate Prussian Empire Vancouver Straits Victoria Harbor Vietnam Sv Virnall [/spoiler]
Nippon-Nihon, New Provenance, Neo-Peru
Presidency of Juan Velasco 2: Peruanismo and Towards a New National Identity
1968-1975
| Another curious oddity of the Peruvian Junta, and those within, was the development of Peruanismo, the revolutionary nationalistic identity created by Juan Velasco.
The failed uprisings by National Liberation Army militants, and the Revolutionary Left Movement, had nonetheless left a notable impact on the Peruvian military, many of whom now found themselves at the head of the Revolutionary Government.
Velasco and the revolutionary junta correctly pointed out, racism, and poverty would continue to divide Peru, and cause more uprisings. The only way to unify Peru was through a new revolutionary and truly national identity.
The first paltry reform made to integrate the poor and impoverished was a simple national holiday. The Peruvian Peasants Day would be a simple day mandated rest for all Peruvians workers, and peasants in the nation. Their contributions to society, and the nation uplifted with state subsidized festivals.
The next would be a massive reform to education in Peru. In 1972, the Peruvian government passed a law providing bilingual education, teaching all Peruvians both Spanish, and a native language (almost 50% of Peruvians still linguistically and culturally were indigenous at this time).
Further reforms would come in 1975, when just prior to his downfall, Velasco would amend the constitution raising Quechua and Aymara to equal status as Spanish; unfortunately, this portion of the reforms would never come into effect.
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Written by Refuge Isle.