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[list][list][pre]Prague, Czechia, Third Republic of Czechoslovakia

MAY-JUNE 1945 - GOVERNMENT IN EXILE RETURNS, RECONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN, PRESIDENT BENES ISSUES EXECUTIVE DECREES[/pre]

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| The days of fascism are numbered in Czechoslovakia, as swift movements of combined forces of the Soviet Army and the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps sweep across the country and Central Europe, smashing the Volkist lines of defense. Participating in movements across the river Hron up along into Bohemian territory, the 1st Army Corps 1st Czechoslovak Independent Tank Brigade and 1st Czechoslovak Independent Engineering Battalion, equaling of 8,400 troops in sum participate in the liberation of the capital city. As reports of the army bearing down on the capital for liberation, formerly oppressed Czechs have risen up in arms during the Prague Uprising. In non-violent civilian dissonance, evolving into open armed rebellion by Czech civilians, the Prague Uprising was key to the swift liberation of the city by the combined Soviet-Czechoslovak-Romanian forces. Citizens celebrated in the ancient Prague streets with heavy drinking and the waving of both Soviet and Czech flags. A return of government was inbound with the declaration of the provisional government in Eastern Slovakia moving its operations back to the primary capital of Prague. The ideal of national unity, Czechoslovakism, seemed to be preached parallel to the bible in People's Militias participating in the uprising. Though the influence of these militias is dubious and will continue to be in the coming months. |

| President and legendary diplomat Edvard Beneš, ruling alongside the government-in-exile and the National Front, has reportedly come to numerous agreements with leader of Osivoii Joseph Stalin, focused on the post-war governance of Czechoslovakia. Following these alleged agreements between the executive and Soviets, President Beneš issued a series of draft laws, concerning Volkist collaborators, rump government officials, and general citizens who took Volkist regime citizenship. The decrees dealt with various aspects of the restoration of Czechoslovakia and its legal system, denazification, and reconstruction of the country. More notably and significantly, it removed almost 100% of all citizenship statuses for Germans and Hungarians, primarily those who accepted Volkist citizenship. Antifascists, rebels, and unionized laborers were the largest groups left exempt by the decrees. The nicknamed Beneš Decrees outline paths to re-citizenship for some, but also allow immigrant paths for Czechs and Slovaks outside of the nation due to the war and occupations. The controversy surrounding these decrees is still up in the air, and though due to popularity through similar ordinances across Eastern and Central Europe, will be settled at future post-war conferences of states.|

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[list][pre]Právo Paper - Prague, Third Republic of Czechoslovakia[/pre][/list]

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JUNE 1945 - [sub]One Czechoslovak Koruna[/sub]

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[list]CIVILIAN UPRISING IN PRAGUE AS 1ST ARMY CORPS CLOSES IN! [/list]

[pre] Civilian populations have risen up in both organized and unorganized violence against occupying Volkist regime forces, joining in what is forseen as the liberation of Prague by joint Soviet-Czechoslovak-Romanian forces. The successful attempt has thus opened the door to the Provisional Government, formerly based in the Eastern part of Slovakia, to return to the nation's former government capital. The Provisional Government has further organized itself with the ongoing arrival of officials from the government-in-exile in formerly based in London, also dominated by the National Front political organ of parties. Figures such as social democrat Milada Horáková and leader of the communist party Klement Gottwald, have led the National Front parties within the country and now during liberation. This leftist influence in government has been both highly influential and popular, mainly attributed to the Soviet liberation of the nation, and bitterness in the nation for the Munich Agreement. The Provisional Government has begun to set up National Committees for new organs of local administration, and will begin the takeover of municipal functions the coming weeks. This is a developing story! [/pre]

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KOROŠKA AND ŠTAJERSKA: THE FORESTS OF ANCIENT SLOVENE LANDS BREATHE NEW LIFE

[list][sup]THE AUSTRIAN CONCESSION

SLOVENIA—SPRING 1945[/sup][/list]

Carinthia and Styria elegantly rested on the border between Austria and Slovenia. Twin lands entwined by history and people, their stoic hills and wise, gnarled forests were hosts to much of medieval Slovene history; the great Slavic princes of Carantania had been crowned in Carinthia, and in Styria’s city of Gradec—Graz in German—many of the first Slovene texts were published. Carinthia and southeastern Styria were thus considered vital limbs to the new Slovene Republic; in total, the two regions served as the home of a quarter of a million Slovenes and an invaluable cultural and historical heritage. Partly due to the incessant pestering of Boris Furlan, the occupying British had deemed them automatic concessions to the Slovene Republic: Koroška and Štajerska would, from 1945 onward, be Slovene. It was the latest turn in a winding history of the regions that dragged them back and forth between competing powers. After the Great War, they were very bitterly contested by the newborn Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, and a convoluted string of skirmishes and elections left them in Austrian hands rather than Slavic ones. Now, however, Carinthian Slovenes could breathe anew; Carinthia and southeastern Styria—Gradec at its northernmost—were to be triumphantly incorporated into the newborn Slovene Republic.

[list][sub]“Soldiers! The homeland is calling you for the last time today! He is calling you to save Slovene lands . . . Our battle cry should be: ‘Go after the German upstarts to seize and defend the last shreds of Slovenian-Carinthian land!’”

— Slovenian military officer Rudolf Maister during the Carinthian skirmishes, 1918–1919[/sub][/list]

Unfortunately for the Slovenes, however, this presented enormous logistical problems. It was a kind of cultural pleasure to ceremonially make changes, such as appointing Alojzij Juvan—an accomplished mayor of Maribor during the interwar period and a graduate of the University of Graz—as the rektor of the newly renamed Univerza v Gradcu. However, questions of the rights and status of Austrian Germans were much more painful to address. Automatic citizenship had been granted in April to all Slovenes living in the newborn Republic; though a point of warmth and joy for Slovenes, this created a large demographic cohort popularly known as Izbrisani (“the Erased”): non-Slovenes within Slovene borders now living without legal status. A resulting exodus of Italians westward, Germans northward, and Croats southward caused long convoys to hemorrhage out of Slovenia, leaking non-Slovenes in several directions. Long-entrenched communities, such as the Germans of Maribor, would need to engage in months of paperwork and legal processes to regain their status as Slovene citizens, now having to prove their comprehension of Slovene and adherence to the new Republic. Calling for German rights was now deeply stigmatized in the wake of the Second World War and thus there arose no real voice of opposition to this policy, harmful though it may be.

Outright Slovenification would be expensive, too. Replacing each road sign, each school textbook, and each newspaper would be a monumental task. Some of this was accomplished by a haphazard system of requisitioning and confiscation: the British, for example, requisitioned all German-language books from the libraries of Graz and Klagenfurt for “military use” with hastily decided sums of payment to the Slovene government. This was a bare-bones solution, however, and in order to make a more significant impression, the new Slovene state would need to dedicate significant resources to this project of renaming and rebranding. Slovene at once became the unequivocal language of administration and education instruction in all regions of the Republic; the University of Gradec was ordered to end its bilingual education and instruct solely in Slovene. Place names would be absolutely shifted to their Slovene counterparts; Graz would universally be Gradec; Klagenfurt was now Celovec; Villach was Beljak; and so on. The National Council of Carinthian Slovenes (Narodni svet koroških Slovencev, NSKS) would be formed in defense of the Carinthian Slovene culture and language at the command of the provisional government of Koroška in Celovec at the end of May—Carinthian Slovene philologist and ethnologist Ivan Grafenauer would be appointed its first Chairman by the with the initial task of unconditionally replacing every toponym in Carinthia and Styria with a Slovene one. It would be a process of many months.

In spite of the looming difficulties, the introduction of Carinthia and southeastern Styria into the Republic was a pivotal spiritual victory for Slovenia. The new lands were the home of the medieval Duchy of the Wends that brought the House of Koceljič—still an influential family in Slovenia today—into repute, and the later Dukes of Carinthia were crowned on the famous vojvodski prestol (“duke’s chair”, a throne of Roman gravestones) near Maria Sall, now Gospa Sveta. Paramilitary membership in a new Štajerska varda (“Styrian Guard”) surged as Slovenes rushed to reinforce Slovenification with an armed citizenry, relishing in their new positions as first-class citizens. In more tranquil fields, votaries of the nation’s culture of mountaineering and forestry cherished the introduction of ancient Slovene landscapes into the Republic; the Koroški gozdarski inštitut (“Carinthian Forestry Institute”) would be founded at the end of May and dedicated to cleaning and restoring the forests in the aftermath of any damage done in the Allied invasion of Austria. These forests were a point of growing national pride. The gozd (“forest”) was a fundamental element of the Slovene way of life, and the gozdar (“forester”) was a highly respected figure. Gozdarstvo (“forestry”) was thus an important part of the Slovene economy, and the forests were carefully managed and conserved. Vitally, Carinthia and Styria were, to a large extent, covered in them; in particular, the Velika gora na Koroškem (“Great Mountain of Carinthia”), more commonly known as Peca, was a veritable paradise of hiking and skiing trails, offering breathtaking views of Slovene Lands. Peca was also home to the Koroška čebela (“Carinthian Bee”), a regional subspecies of the Carniolan honeybee that is known for its hardiness and resistance to disease.

Altogether, the introduction of Carinthia and Styria was a massive undertaking from a cultural, political, and logistical perspective. Still, the regions were vital parts of the Slovene national consciousness, and their incorporation was a turning point in the modern history of the Slovenes. For the first time in centuries, Carinthia and Styria were once again a part of the Slovene homeland, and for Slovenes the time for rejoicing had begun.

[list][spoiler=OOC Note]Enormous thanks to New Provenance for letting this go through! Yugoslavia lobbied incessantly for parts of southern Austria to be included in its post-war gains, and I thought that these regions would be very interesting to explore in a Slavic state. Prepare for a bottomless amount of medieval alternate history, starting with an expansion on u/zalezsky’s fictional ‘Duchy of the Wends’![/spoiler]

Central Arstotzka, Arcanda, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Otsla, Pontianus, Ranponian, Vancouver Straits, New Provenance, Ubertica

[list]November 1944 - February 1945

[sub]Three months of more changes and reforms in Brazil.[/sub][/list]

[sub]With the upcoming election of the lower house of the General Assembly under way, HIM Emperor Dom Pedro III, who is currently ruling the country by “rule by decree” until the General Assembly is elected and formed, spend three more months changing and reforming Brazil.[/sub]

Reforms and changes #1: Trials and punishments.

[sub]After a long time of waiting, all the officials and military officers loyal to Vargas and the Union were finally on trial. After a few months of going through each trial, they were all found guilty of treason against the people and the empire. Some of them were given life sentences in prison, others were put to death, and the rest were sent to exile and forbidden from ever returning to Brazil. However, that was the end of it.”[/sub]

Reform and changes #2: More trials and punishments.

[sub]After the trials and punishments of the pro-Vargas/Union traitors, Emperor Dom Pedro III ordered the arrests of the surviving people or descendants of those who participated and helped overthrow the monarchy and the first empire and establish the first republic in 1889. After a few months of trials, they were all found guilty of treason against the monarchy and the empire. Those remaining living members of the coup were all put to death. At the same time, their families/descendants were all sent into exile and forbidden from ever returning to Brazil, just like how they exiled his Great Grandfather, Emperor Dom Pedro II, and the Imperial family when they overthrew the monarchy and the empire to establish the first republic.[/sub]

Reform and changes #3: Confiscating lands and redistributing them.

[sub]HIM Emperor Dom Pedro III issued a decree which ordered the confiscation of lands and estates of those and their families/relatives who were pro-Vargas/Union and those people and their families/relatives who participated and helped with overthrowing the monarchy and the first empire and establish the first republic in 1889. The emperor ordered that all the lands and estates confiscated be redistributed among the middle and lower-class people equally and fairly with an affordable price for them.[/sub]

Reform and changes #4: establish relationship with Azaina

[sub]The Empire of Brazil and the United Tribes of Azaina officially established a diplomatic relationship between the two nations. The emperor hoped this new friendship would flourish and benefit Brazil and Azaina.[/sub]

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[sub]Long Live the Emperor, Long Live Brazil![/sub]]

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[list][list][list][pre]HASHIMI ARABIA

الهاشمي العربية

أشدو أن لا إله إلا الله ، وشدو أنا محمدان رسول الله[/pre][/list]

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MINISTRY OF DEFENSE BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF ARABIAN GULF MARITIME LOGISTICS & COMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ

[sub]KING FAISAL II ADMINISTRATION | BAGHDAD, MAY 1945[/sub][/list]

[sub]| The Ministry of Defense has approved new measures to ensure adequate maritime communication, supply chain management, and observation within the Arabian Gulf, more specifically the Strait of Hormuz as Arabia continues to increase oil production and exports to the global economy. To ensure feasible safe passage and to implement new procedures taught in new Arabian academies, the Ministry of Defense has coordinated with the State Administrative Council Liaison Office for Defense & National Security to begin construction of new maritime logistics and communication facilities in Kumzar, Ash Shishah, Harf Ghabi, directly located on the Strait of Hormuz. Secondary maritime logistical facilities have been designated to be built in Sohar and Muscat to reinforce supply chain communications in the Gulf of Oman, while tertiary facilities will be constructed in Al-Jubail to observe the Arabian Gulf. The quaternary installations will be constructed in Gwadar as the final facilities to observe, communicate, and direct ships from the Indian Ocean safely into the Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz, and the Arabian Gulf.[/sub]

[sub]Prime Minister as-Said explained it is imperative for Baghdad to recognize its growing importance in global energy supply, therefore, it is essential for Arabia to observe and monitor our exports to and from the Arabian Gulf. The maritime logistics & communication facilities are expected to become jointly operated facilities across the Arabian Armed Forces, but more specifically the Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, and Marines. It is expected for Baghdad to commence the same strategic installations in the Red Sea once initial construction has begun in the Arabian Gulf.[/sub]

[list][list][pre]الهاشمي العربية!

حصن الاسلام[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][spoiler=[sub]EMBRACE ALLAH AND

ARABIA[/sub]]

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Not proofreading this bc I’m at work rn

[list]ANTI-GREEN COALITION, SOVIET ARMS AGREEMENT[/list]

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[pre]WINTER 1945[/pre]

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[list]Niavaran Palace Complex, Tehran, Imperial State of Iran[/list]

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| The Rastakiz Party has begun an offensive against the Society of Devotees of Islam and Islamic Combatants Brotherhood, two Shia Islamist groups advocating for a reactionary Sharia government in Tehran. In an effort to bolster its support, and lessen its opposition among the Iranian people, Prime Minister Zahedi authorises widespread police actions against the country’s dissident clergy. Pahlavi dynasty had long encountered resistance from the country’s clergy who opposed the family’s pro-Western and pro-liberal stances, the Iranian upper middle class was insufficient in size to provide any long term security for the party. It decided to accept support from the Tudeh Party, fully known as the Mass Labor Party of Iran, which had previously been banned only 6 months prior. The party was led by a prominent Iranian politician and noblemen, Mirza Mohammad Mossadegh, a 64-year-old Isfahan local who’s father and grandfather had served in the Qajar dynasty as top ministers and governors. Like many on the Iranian left, Mossadegh looked to the Soviet Union as a political inspiration and identified himself as a Marxist-Leninist and was a fervent supporter of the leadership of General Secretary Joseph Stalin. He was particularly fascinated by the Soviet Union’s industrialisation, land reform, and social transformation; which he wished to bring to his own nation. He dreamed of a one-party Marxist-Leninist worker’s state in Iran, modelled off of the state established by the Bolsheviks out of Imperial Russia. Iran had roughly the same development as did Tsarist Russia, and the adoption of communism could go along way in helping the country become a modern nation.

20% of the seats in the country’s Senate and Majlis would be held by Mass Labor Party members, roughly half the ministries would be split between them. The Ministries of Health, Education, Defence, Mining, and Interior are allotted to the Tudeh Party. Mossadegh receives the Defence Ministry, aiming to use his position and the other ministries to build a support network with the Soviet Union. Having failed to receive Western support in military and social affairs, Zahedi allowed Mossadegh to request technical, educational, and military assistance from the Soviet Union. Soviet Tajik, Azeri, and Turkmen advisors are most heavily desired, for obvious linguistic and cultural reasons, but all Soviet advisors are welcomed by Tehran. Educational reforms are made, to coincide with the literacy campaign currently underway. As Farsi and Tajik form a dialect continuum, Tajik educational advisors are called to help train more and more teachers for Iran’s Literacy Corps. Due to how critically low the literacy rate is, Iran opts to teach its citizens how to read in the Tajik alphabet which utilises mostly Cyrillic letters with some additional letters tailored to Indo-Iranian phonemes. Beginning on 1 January 1946, official documents would use both the Arabic script and the Tajik alphabet.

Impressed by the Soviet Union’s industrial and military performance in the European Theater, Mossadegh builds a closer military relationship with the Soviet Union. Iran wished to outfit itself with Soviet equipment and model it’s growing armed forces off of the Soviet Union’s Red Army. After several discussions between the Iranian Defence Ministry and the Soviet NKO (People’s Commissariat of Defence), Iran is to acquire a large stockpile of Soviet equipment. Though the arms shipment is gigantic by Iranian standards, it is dwarfed by the immense stockpile of weapons produced by the Soviet Union during the Second World War. The arms to be provided by the Soviet Union are as follows:

5 x Uragan frigates / guard ships

8 x Gvevny destroyers

2 x Leningrad destroyers

2 x Kirov class cruisers

300,000 x SVT-40 semi auto battle rifle + license

100,000 x Tokarev TT-33 service pistol + license

200,000 x Nagant M1895 service pistol + license

150,000 x PPS-43 submachine gun + license

20,000 x DShk heavy machine gun + license

50,000 x RPD light machine gun + license

1,000,000 x F1 hand grenade + license

200,000 x RPG-6 tank grenade + license

10,000 x PTRS-41 anti tank rifle + license

35,000 x TMD-44 anti-tank mine + license

2,500 x 82-BM-37 light mortar

2,500 x M1937 heavy mortar

8,000 x Katyusha MLRS + license

3,000 x Andryusha MLRS + license

3,000 x 76 mm regimental gun 1927 + license

3,000 x 76 mm regimental gun 1943

2,000 x 107 mm divisional gun 1940 + license

1,000 x 100 mm field gun M1943

300 x 305 mm howitzer

1,000 x 85mm air defence gun M1939

500 x 76 mm air defence gun M1938

200 x T-70 light tank + license

800 x T-44 medium tank + license

800 x IS-3 heavy tank + license

400 x ZSU-37 anti aircraft gun

1,000 x GAZ 67

1,000 x GAZ 64

40 x Tupolev Tu-2

30 x Ilyushin DB-3

800 x Yakovlev Yak-9

100 x Lisunov Li-2

100 x Yakovlev UT-2

100 x Beriev MBR-2

20 x Polikarpov R-5

Weapons will be delivered some immediately and some over a period of 1-2 years as surplus is made available by the war’s end. Over 7,000 Soviet military advisors have been requested to train Iranian personnel in how to use such equipment, and to advise them on preparing border defence for the vast and porous Iranian border. This was the beginning of a mutually beneficial relationship between Iran and the USSR. With thousands of Soviet military advisors now present within Iran and having daily contract with the armed forces, the talons of the Tudeh Party and communist ideology as a whole would now have a core base of supporters within the enlisted and junior officers in the military. |

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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[pre]| May - 1945 |[/pre]

[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]

THE BATTLE OF BERLIN ENDS:

THE LAST BREATH OF FASCISM!

БИТВА ЗА БЕРЛИН ЗАВЕРШАЕТСЯ:

ПОСЛЕДНИЙ ДЫХАНИЕ ФАШИЗМА!

[pre]The 1st Belorussian Front, 1st Malorussian Front, and 2nd Belorussian Front stood as the liberators of the east led by Georgy Zhukov, Konstantin Rokossovsky, and Ivan Konev. These three men have pushed from Moscow and Stalingrad all the way to the outskirts of Berlin, the last stronghold of Volkism, the end target for the bloodiest conflict in world history. The German forces had been bolstered recently by Heidler Youth and Volkssturm, but would still be heavily outnumbered by the 1.5 million Red Army Soldiers surrounding the Capital before the mass Assault on the heart of Volkism! Two Red Army Groups would begin the offensive against Berlin heavily in the east and south of the city while a third would begin. The encirclement would be ensured by the battles of Seelow Heights and Halbe completely cutting off the City of Berlin from the outside world and resupply. Marshall Zhukov would have the honor of authorizing the shelling of Berlin’s City Centre on the birthday of Heidler. The Red Army strength would be unstoppable to the German defense made up mostly of exhausted, unsupplied, untrained, and unmotivated Germans who could see the end of the war in sight as their once ‘fearless’ leader had seemed to abandon them in the end. May 2nd would live as the day the German Defense surrendered to the Soviet Red Army. The Soviet Red Army would still see action in limited street fighting against the most hardcore of Volk Units as the Red Army worked to restore essential services in Berlin included a dense network of soup kitchen for the civilian population. The war is over in Europe, the Soviets must look EAST…[/pre]

[list]Soviet losses in the Battle of Berlin - Советские потери в битве за Берлин[/list]

[pre]- 81,000 Dead[/pre]

[pre]- 280,000 Wounded[/pre]

[pre]- 2,000 Tanks & SPGs destroyed[/pre]

[pre]- 2,000 Artillery Pieces[/pre]

[pre]- 900 Aircraft[/pre]

[list][list][pre]WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE![/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre]ТРУДЯЩИЕСЯ МИРА ОБЪЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ![/pre][/list][/list]

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[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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The Confederate Prussian Empire

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Victoria Harbor

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[list]March 1, 1945

[sub]The General Election.[/sub][/list]

[sub]The 1934 general election saw the rise of Vargas, the end of democracy, and the Union with Portugal that lasted from 1937-1944. Now with the end of the Union, restoration of the Monarchy and the Empire, and the ratification of a new constitution that restores democracy in Brazil, many political parties are participating in the upcoming election and campaigning to try to get the majority seats in the chamber some political parties who are participating were either created after the adoption of the new constitution, existed before Vargas came to power, or merge with older parties to form a new one.[/sub]

[sub]Now it is time for the election of the lower house of the General Assembly, the Chamber of Deputies, where men and women will vote on which of the following party will have a seat in the Chamber of Deputies and which one of them will have enough seats to command the chamber.[/sub]

[list][sub]- The National Social Democratic Union: Founded in April 1944, they represent both the conservatives and the populists. They support the monarchy and the strong central government over provincial government rights.[/sub]

[sub]- The Brazilian Labour Party: Founded in April 1944, they represent the labours, liberals, socialists, and the working-class people and their rights along with creating a socialist-based economy. They wish to limit the monarchy's role in politics, favor a less strong central government, and support provincial government rights.[/sub]

[sub]- The Republican Party: Founded in March 1944, they represent those who support republicanism. They advocate the abolition of the monarchy and restoring Brazil's federal republican system of government.[/sub]

[sub]- The Brazilian Communist Party: Founded in March 1922, they represent communists and sections of the working-class people. They advocate the abolition of the monarchy and establishing a federal Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republican government in Brazil.[/sub]

[sub]- The Syndicalist Popular Party: Founded in 1944.[/sub]

[sub]- The Christian Democratic Party: Founded in 1944, they support traditional Christian values and the monarchy.[/sub]

[sub]- The Party of Popular Representation: Founded in September 1944, they represent the nationalist far-right wing political spectrum.[/sub]

[sub]- The Progressive Renewal Party: Founded in 1944.[/sub]

[sub]- The Liberator Party: Founded first in 1928 then refounded in 1944, they represent those who wish for a unitary system of government for Brazil.[/sub]

[sub]- The Democratic Republican Party: Founded in 1944.[/sub]

[sub]- The National Agrarian Party: Founded in 1944.[/sub][/list]

[sub]Politicians anxiously wait for the election results as men and women line up at the polling stations. After all the votes are counted, the result is the National Social Democratic Union won the overall majority seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[/sub]

[list][sub]RESULTS:[/sub]

[sub]- National Social Democratic Union: 212 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Brazilian Labour Party: 188 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Republican Party: 50 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Brazilian Communist Party: 40 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Syndicalist Popular Party: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Christian Democratic Party: 10 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Party of Popular Representation: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Progressive Renewal Party: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Liberator Party: 2 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Democratic Republican Party: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- National Agrarian Party: 7 seats[/sub][/list]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Long Live the Emperor, Long Live Brazil![/sub]]

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-Brasil-

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Thai Politics - A Brief Analysis of Thailand's Political Groups Post-War

During the Great War in Asia Thailand was saw as a curious case on it Politics, even under a authoritarian regime, it's political institutions wasn't made of an unique voice with several parties and alignments being visible. Not even the military could be saw as a cohesive group, most noted by the rivalry between the Royal Thai Army and the Royal Thai Navy.

Now with the return of democracy at Thailand, this amorphous mass of ideologies begins to agglutinate into small groups united by common policies, namely:

The Royalists mostly composed by members of the Royal family, along members of the Royal Thai Army and Air Force. With their existance reported since the Siamese Revolution of 1932, that stablished the constituinal monarchy in Thailand, has as main objective the return of royal priviliges and the absolute monarchy before the revolution.

The Promoters formed by members from the Khana Ratsadon that promoted the Revolution of 1932, as also military officers that where esucated in foreign institutions, mainly from the Navy, but also from the Army. It's the group with most diversity among it ranks, such as the Regent Pridi Banomyong, Rear Admiral Thawan Thamrongnawasawat and even the former dictator Plaek Phibunsongkhram. As the old group they keep the defense of the Six Principles, with some of them even defending the creation of a Republic.

The Reformers, a small faction of the Thai Resistance composed by intelectuals from the socialist and communist spectrum, that pursue the liberation of not only Thai, but the entire Indochinese people from the oppression of monarchs and foreign conquerors.

As the time moves for a new era, the Thai people becomes a spectator of the changes these factions will bring to the future of the nation.

[spoiler=OOC]Still debating with myself if i should use those factions as sides in a future civil war or just political disputes. If the war happens, might open space for foreign support for each gorup maybe even add more factions. Anyway i'm accepting suggestions for ideas.[/spoiler]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatican Islands

Alaroth

Al-Oman

Amsterwald

Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Canada Leaf

Canovia

Cascadla

Connomia

Great Britain Gb

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Jersey Republic

Kotakuan Ii

Metropolitan Francais

Nevbrejnovitz

New Provenance

Nileia

Nippon-Nihon

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica

Peking Zhongguo

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

Teymour

The Confederate Prussian Empire

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

-Brasil-

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Mexican Republic

May 1945

The War

With the news that Berlin is now over, and the Germans defeated the Mexican people are in celebration with millions taking to the streets to celebrate the effective end of the German threat in Europe. President Calles made a speech in the downtown square of Mexico City declaring a triumphant end to the Fascist menace in Europe. He would mark the occasion by toasting to the war in Europe ending and was optimistic about the efforts in the East. The nation is now in a phase to begin thinking about the post war nation and what path Mexico will take. Although Mexico has had minimal involvement in the war with at best 300 pilots and some ground volunteers the country has not suffered great casualties during the course of the war.

While Mexico has remained fervently Anti-German during the war the issues of the nation would make them susceptible to outward influences on ideological thought. Mexico is a breeding ground for alt-right thought and with the continuation of the 1917 constitution the people are begining to take sides. While Mexico stood by the us during the war issues regarding ideals and policy threaten to change things for the region.

Mexican Economy

After the establishment of the PEMEX energy company and the cancelation of the American oil permits in 1927. Thanks to the work of US ambassador Morrow he was able to win the Calles government over to the United States position and helped negotiate an agreement between the government and the oil companies and Calles. The Mexican economy saw a boom in their energy exports and a good amount of domestic income as Mexico would make use of its oil wells to fund domestic projects and the rise of the 6 year plan. Under the plan a large number of collective system of ejidos (common lands), secularization of the state, and workers' cooperatives to oppose the excesses of industrial capitalism. A small portion of these objectives where perused by President Lázaro Cárdenas during his term from 1936 to 1940 and would be continued and intensified under President Calles who had a massive influence over the manner of how the system was operating and would denounce Lázaro Cárdenas and by proxy the PNR for their failure to complete some of the most important objectives.

With a bit of infighting going on internally the Mexican economy has been progressing at a slower pace than it would be liked by the Mexican officials. National infrastructure is in need of upgrades and repairs, teamsters still are not fully motorized, and the land reforms have not gone all that smoothly. Issues with church lands being seized and the ability for the church to protest has come to represent a large issue. The fight over land rights has come to a head with Catholic, Government, and every day citizens arguing over who would obtain what and the lack of confidence in the government from the church to the government has reached a high leading to many court cases.

The Calles Years

Viva Mexico, nation of Hispanic culture, corruption, and revolution. Mexico has been a staple of the western hemisphere for some time being involved in many of events over its years from its declaration of independence to the Mexican revolutions and the Mexican-American War. Now with the curtains closing on the war in Europe and the focus turning back to the homeland of the nation some concerns have come to light in some private circles. During the war the PNR, or the Partido Nacional Revolucionario, (Party of National Revolution) unified itself under the pretext of defeating Germany and in May 28, 1942 declared war on the Germany and her allies. For that time the party was able to stay somewhat united under those causes and would utilize the opportunity to smother the Catholic church and spread more socialistic policies and opening more state own companies in order to provide a growth in the economic stability of the nation. However, these attempts where squandered by corruption and nepotism leading to a domestic sense of disillusionment with the PNR. Now with the war on its final act and the enemy in Europe defeated the propaganda can no longer hold its same power to distract the people. In 1940 Plutarco Elías Calles would perform a startling number of political maneuvers and took the reins from his proclaimed successor after disagreements over the status of the private holdings and the nature of the institutional anti-clerical laws set in the 1917 constitution have become points of debate by PNR party leaders. Lázaro Cárdenas sited that even though the issue of the 1917 constitution was a point of validity that could and should be reconsidered. When Cárdenas began to make a move to end the Calles laws that hurt the Catholic church's private holdings, Calles would seize power from Cárdenas and place him on house arrest.

Health of El Presidente

Ever since 1943 members close to President Calles have expressed concerns about the health of the man. In recent rumors that have passed around Calles is suffering from heart issues, and some have suggested that the man is close to having a stroke or heart attack. Whatever the case may be about his personal health it can be seen that cogs in the political machine are at work. Many expect that if Calles passes away it may end in the PNR fracturing and the Second Synarchist movement becoming increasingly popular for many Mexicans has become of great concern for many. Some have suggested that there are efforts to override the 1917 constitution and other sources state that the military has been on high alert. Inside the PNR there has been a struggle as some generals have gone as far as to suggest marshal law or shutting the whole government down. Whichever way it goes. Mexico is in a delicate position.

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THE QUEST TO REBUILD THE SLOVENE IDENTITY BEGINS: HERALDRY, ANTHEMS, AND SOKOLS

[list][sup]CULTURAL LIFE AFTER DOMINATION

SLOVENIA—SPRING 1945[/sup][/list]

With the Slovene state now born, provisional president Boris Furlan has announced his full intention to revitalize the subjugated Slovene identity after centuries of German and Italian domination. Making the most of his provisional authority before the October elections, he started at once—a call for artists was put out in Ljubljana, Maribor and Celovec in mid-June to create a standard register of national heraldry, aiming to establish historically minded coats of arms for regions, townships and institutions. Furlan’s heraldic efforts were to be embossed on license plates, engraved in the stones of government buildings and etched into anything which might help to seal and promote local heritage. As another matter of Slovene symbolism, a national referendum was held for the state’s national anthem in late June. Contenders included the traditional “Naprej, zastava slave” (“Forward, Flag of Glory”), a patriotic recruiting him; the internationalist “Zdravljica” (“A Toast”), embodying the ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity; or the nationalistic “Slava Slovencem!” (“Glory to the Slovenes!”). Winning a plurality, “Slava Slovencem!” was declared the national anthem of the Slovene Republic at the month’s end.

[list][sub]“When the sword of the sea flashes in battle, the hero's holly pours; As the oak of the Slovene stands, he sacrifices himself for fatherhood; he defies all danger; the Slovenes’ honor is eternal . . .”

— Slovene poet Jožef Virk, “Slava Slovencem!”, 1849[/sub][/list]

In more tangible reform, Viktor Murnik’s Južni Sokol (“Southern Falcon”)—a traditional Slovene gymnastic society—was refounded on the 18th of June as a nationally funded Slovenian youth movement. Though sokols indeed traditionally focus on gymnastics, Južni Sokol is planned to extend into other athletics; six-time Olympic medalist Leon Štukelj was set to spearhead the movement’s leadership and expects a membership of several thousand by the end of the year. It will rely on donations and volunteer labor until 1947, by which point it is expected that the national budget will be properly balanced and major flaws in the new national tax infrastructure will be corrected. Furlan has also clarified that by 1947 he expects the Slovene government to begin offering scholarship stipends and grants intended to form the novi slovenski akademiki (“new Slovenian academics”), a long-discussed class of Slovene researchers and innovators that will define the new state. The money for the subsidies will initially be drawn from the sale of confiscated German and Italian property while the largest part of the national budget is dedicated to the establishment of new institutions; spokespeople of the Houses of Koceljič and Pretnar have already clarified their intent to contribute to artistic patronage as well.

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[pre]| June - 1945 |[/pre]

[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]

THE AFRO-SOVIET:

NATIVE RHODESIAN EXILES FORM THE BASIS OF THE AFRO-SOVIET IDENTITY

АФРОСОВЕТСКИЙ:

КОРЕННЫЕ ИЗГНАННЫЕ РОДЕЗИЙЦЫ ФОРМИРУЮТ ОСНОВУ АФРО-СОВЕТСКОЙ ИДЕНТИЧНОСТИ

[pre]As Rhodesia exiled Native Rebels, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics took it upon themselves to accept those who had no where to go as they were faced with exile or possible death/imprisonment under the Percy Plan. A total of 120,000 Native Rhodesians would be allowed to move into the Union to begin a new life as a liberated person. Due to war time borders a majority would be sent to Murmansk and then later once more ports were liberated they would able to land in Odessa and Sevastopol. With a vast majority of these Native Rhodesians being male they would be given the option of serving in the Red Army, which would be heavily encouraged on them to ‘show loyalty’ towards their new home.[/pre]

[list]Ports of entry for Rhodesian Exiles - Порты въезда для родезийских изгнанников[/list]

[pre]- Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russian SFSR: 78,000, 65% of the Exiled Population[/pre]

[pre]- Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Malorussian SSR: 36,000, 30% of the Exiled Population[/pre]

[pre]- Sevastopol, Sevastopol Oblast, Crimean ASSR: 6,000, 5% of the Exiled Population[/pre]

[pre]Reports of violence against the arriving Native Rhodesians was small, but still present most prominently in Odessa and Sevastopol which Soviet Officials claim to be leftover fascist ideology from the recent German Occupation years. As these men entered the Soviet Union they would be required to quickly consulte Red Army Political Commissars on options for service in the Armed Forces. If they refused entrance into the Armed Forces they would be given the options of attending School and University [Part of Soviet goals would be to build a loyal Afro-Soviet intelligentsia] or they would be provided employment in the reconstruction of the Soviet Union.[/pre]

[pre]- 45% would enter into Service in either the Red Army or Povsnet Brigades[/pre]

[pre]- 40% would enter the Soviet Workforce[/pre]

[pre]- 15% would qualify and enter the Soviet Education System[/pre]

[list]Afro-Soviet Intelligentsia and Afro-Soviet Identity - Афросоветская интеллигенция и афросоветская идентичность[/list]

[pre] As the first Native Rhodesian began to become fluent in Russian and being educated in Soviet Ideology and socialist teachings in general, the formation of a Afro-Soviet would emerge in the writings of Ndabaningi Sithole. His writings would become mandatory reading for the Native Rhodesians and they would now become officially referred to as Afro-Soviets in January 1945. Afro-Soviets would be encouraged to study the history of western exploitation of the African Continent and the liberation of oppressed peoples by Communism. A small group would become notable in the Halls of Lomonosov University for their dedication to Communism and their militancy in wanting the liberation of Africa through Red Action, headed by Ndabaningi Sithole.[/pre]

[list][list][pre]WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE![/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre]ТРУДЯЩИЕСЯ МИРА ОБЪЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ![/pre][/list][/list]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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The Confederate Prussian Empire

Tallahan

Vancouver Straits

Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

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[list]14th June 1945

[sub]An Overview of The Spanish People’s Republic![/sub][/list]

[pre]P O P U L A R F R O N T[/pre]

CASA DE LOS CAMARADAS

[sub]MADRID, Bescania — EVENING[/sub]

| To gain a broader picture of the current state of Spain, one must look at the events leading up to the secession of Catalonia from the Republic. First and foremost, in 1940 the coalition of the Republican Union, Republican Left, Catalan nationalists and communists, Socialist Workers Party, and Communist Party was failing by almost every measure due to the competing priorities of the various parties, which precluded individual parties from falling in line on even the most fundamental of questions and starved the government of the wherewithal to govern the People’s Republic of Spain. This resulted in the complete alienation of the Catalan Nationalists, who had always had the interests of Catalonia as a priority. Subsequently, Catalonia declared full independence with the Treaty of Albacete in 1942. There were several terms for such a treaty, the main being that Spain would forever cede their claims to Catalonia. In return, Catalonia would provide no material, covert or verbal support for separatist movements within Spain - including the Basque and Galician Nationalists- and rights to Spanish speakers and minorities. This provided reassurance to the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party and Communist Party of Spain, who were looking to solidify federalism within the remainder of Spain in contradiction to the Republican Left and Republican Union who wished for increased municipal devolution. General Secretary José Díaz believed that such devolution would ultimately lead to the dissolution of Spain into regional states which would greatly increase the risk of conflict and bourgeoisie infiltration. Particularly given that those who fought on the side of Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War were still out there, waiting for an opportunity and a weakness to strike. General Secretary Diaz would instead focus on increased Spanish worker solidarity, implementing socialisation, nationalisation and implementation of worker control in key Spanish industries and the wider economy. Diaz’s partners in the coalition, namely the Republican Union and Republican Left have sought to influence the creation of a truly representative, or direct, democratic process in Spain. How this process would work is unknown, but it has achieved the sympathy of well-respected Spanish Communist Party member Dolores Ibárruri, the comrade who coined the slogan ¡No Pasarán! (They Shall Not Pass!) which was issued during the Battle of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War in 1936-39. Her idea of Direct Democracy comes through referenda on important issues, whereas the Republican Left and Union wish for an open proportional representative electoral system where comrades are elected to the parliament through regular elections. Opponents of this criticise the time such a process may waste on key decisions, and argue it is the job of the coalition to represent the people and workers' best interests but also in a timely and efficient manner. Hardline Marxist-Leninists argue that it is the Spanish Communist Party which is the vanguard for the creation of a classless communist society, and the elections which promote the Bourgeois parties of the Republican Union and Left work against the agenda of the government. Therefore, the total power should lie within the Communist Party to protect the proletariat and bring forth communism through socialism. |

| Looking forwards, the People’s Republic of Spain and the Democratic Republic of Catalonia now share a well-working relationship committed to the protection of the Iberian Peninsula and the mutual commitment to the emancipation of the proletariat from the shackles of the bourgeoisie. General Secretary Diaz has long sought increased cooperation with the Democratic Republic of Catalonia given the proximity and shared history between the two states. On the other hand, the People’s Republic of Spain is wary not only of the imperialist and capitalist western powers but also of the intentions of the Soviet Union to the East. Diaz has an immense admiration for Stalin in his defeat of Heidler and the Volkists, but he will not be quick to put himself under his thumb. Some cooperation, granted, is on the cards but the extent to which is not yet known given the unpredictability of a world which has just burst out of a 6-year flame. |

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatican Islands

Alaroth

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Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Canada Leaf

Canovia

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Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

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Peking Zhongguo

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Somerania

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The Confederate Prussian Empire

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

-Brasil-

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[list]SHŌWA 20 | JUNE 1945[/list]

[list][list]首相の宣言

[pre]PRIME MINISTER’S DECLARATION[/pre][/list][/list]

[pre]D E S P E R A T E G O V E R N M E N T[/pre]

TOKYO, IMPERIAL DIET — NOON

[sub]THE EMPIRE OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]

| The PRIME MINISTER KANTARO SUZUKI, 77, chaired several desperate government meetings. He chaired a five-hour emergency session in his Cabinet, after which he had a conversation with GEN. JIRO MINAMI, head of the ultra-totalitarian Political Association of GREAT JAPAN. He then headed to the Imperial Palace to bow respectfully to Emperor Hirohito and deliver a report to His Majesty. At the Meiji and Yasakuni shrines, he prayed for the destruction of the enemies that threaten JAPAN. With the SON OF HEAVEN present in Parliament, he rose from his seat and declared before an extraordinary session of the Diet. |

[list]| KANTARO SUZUKI, [sub]IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY ADMIRAL[/sub] | “We will defeat the enemy in a decisive battle in our nation, which will be totally different from the battles that took place on the islands . . . The enemy is demanding the unconditional surrender of Japan, which aims at the complete destruction of the Empire . . . There is no other alternative for our countrymen but to fight . . . to the end.”[/list]

[list][list]島嶼での戦いとは全く違う、わが国での決戦で敵を倒す。 敵は、帝国の完全な破壊を目的とした日本の無条件降伏を要求している. 私たちの同胞には、最後まで戦う以外に選択肢はありません。[/list][/list]

| About two months earlier, the Japanese’s unofficial decision for a negotiated peace had stopped the U.S.A.’s persistence in unconditional surrender. The militaristic Japanese rulers, while willing to give up most of their conquests in Asia, would not accept a surrender that meant their end. The PRIME MINISTER’s declaration shows his determination to prepare the nation for a HARA-KIRI resistance. |

[list][list][pre]IN THE RADIO TOKYO;[/pre]

[pre]The father of the Emperor’s brother’s wife, Prince Chichibu, ex-Ambassador to Washington and London, TSUNEO MATSUDAIRA, 68, resigned as Imperial Household Minister and was considered one of the last “moderate” influences on the Palace. He was succeeded by ex-Finance Minister SOTARO ISHIWATA, a friend of the militarists. New economic controls were enacted by the Government to reinforce the production of aircraft and ammunition. The press acknowledged the serious shortage of rice, encouraged the people to match those of their “ancestors who often suffered but overcame hunger”, urged them to eat potatoes and “wild vegetables.”[/pre][/list][/list]

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[list]June 1945

[sub]Shattered[/sub][/list]

[pre]SHATTERED: THE BERLIN DECLARATION SEES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ALLIED OCCUPATION ZONES OF GERMANY[/pre]

| Shattered. Broken. Obliterated. That was the state of Germany as a living, breathing nation after the 5th of June, 1945. On that day, the Allied Berlin Declaration of 1945 was signed between the Four Great Powers of France, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union. This declaration, eclipsing a previous 1944 declaration, divided Germany into four different occupation zones, one to each of the Four Powers, and furthermore divided the capital of Berlin into four zones as well, respectively. On the 5th of June, the German state effectively ceased to exist. On the 8th of May, the German Staat fell to its knees. Understanding that they could not bargain with the Allies at the present moment, the resistance forces of Sophie Scholl agreed to cooperate with the Americans, representing the first Germans to openly support the Allied (specifically the American) occupation. |

| The country's many cities were also destroyed. Most cities were at least (usually over 5% more) 60% uninhabitable, and rubble lay in just about every urban street in the country. In Cologne, 66% of houses were destroyed. Dusseldorf was 93% uninhabitable, one of the highest rates in the country. The economy was at a standstill and no central government existed to work to repair the country's scars. The establishment of the four occupation zones effectively created four separate Germanies, each governed by a different authority with vastly different policies. With well over 1.5 million POWs and millions of homeless Germans seeking to return home to places that no longer existed or were not in any livable condition, the Allied Powers had a real problem on their hands. |

| However, the conclusion of the war left a conundrum for the opposition to the collapsed DVP. That problem? There were two separate oppositions. One was represented by Konrad Adenauer, and was composed of the former establishment opposition. Based out of New York, the Valkyrie Coalition comprised the closest thing Germany had to a German-run administrative institution. The problem was they were in New York and not in Berlin, and it was clear to Adenauer that now was not yet time for them to return to Germany and return to power, as the Allies were clearly not yet keen on allowing Germany to govern itself once more. On the other hand, Sophie Scholl and Armand Tellermann led the Blue Flower Movement (BFM), the resistance movement on the ground, and garnering a massive force of well over 25,000 members across the country. Scholl commanded supporters already and was better positioned to take over as the new government, but they decided that the Americans, carrying massive financial capital and manpower behind them, would be best placed to carry out reconstruction efforts. |

| Germany as a country had a long way to go before it could be re-established and returned to its feet, if it would even be re-established at all. The road is rough, but walking over the shattered glass that was the nation was necessary to reach the light at the other end. |

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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The Confederate Prussian Empire

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

-Brasil-

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[list][sub]CHAPTER ONE — Arrival of the Ulbricht Group[/sub][/list]

| The military battle for Germany was almost over, but the political battle was just beginning. |

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1755317

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RHODESIA SCAVENGES GERMAN MATERIALS FOR JOURNEY HOME

June 2nd 1945

*confirmed approval from Germany for this RP

With Germany having surrendered and Rhodesian Troops no no longer required in a combat capacity, the Rhodesian Government ordered the overall Commander of Rhodesian Forces General Raymond William Price to conduct a small scale scavenging operation to take control of multiple German Military items. Some of the items Rhodesian Troops had already captured during actual combat, such as Rifles and Pistols, however Rhodesia was looking for more substantial items to take home just as Canada was rushing to do (Canada snuck a V2 out of Germany IRL). Tens of thousands of Vehicles, Artillery Pieces and other larger Guns were littering Germany, so much so that in the British Sector large scrap yards were created to house them (the old man who had a panther in his basement IRL actually bought the panther from one of these scrap yards).

Zooming around their assigned sector within the British Zone and in the case of some cheeky Rhodesians even outside of it, forty two small task forces of two half tracks and six trucks each were to scour the area and acquire or load items that were officially listed on a small note issued to each force. Some were disappointed to find most things already taken by their Allies, however in the end small token amounts of virtually all items were acquired by the Rhodesians. Having started scouring on May 12th, In an official Note sent back to the Rhodesian Government on June 2nd General Price took receipt of all items :

[list]One hundred and twenty Walther P38 Pistols

Sixty MP-40 Sub Machine Guns

Twenty Sturm Gewehr 44 Assault Rifles

Forty Gewehr 43 semi-automatic Rifles

Twenty MG-42s

Eight Panzerschrecks

Eight 2 cm Flakvierling 38 anti-aircraft guns

Four 8.8 cm Pak 43 anti-tank guns

Six 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft guns

Sixteen Kübelwagen light vehicles

Forty Opel Blitz Medium Trucks

Two Panzer III J. tanks

Four Panzer IV J. tanks

Two Panther G. tanks

Two Jagdpanzer Hetzer tank destroyers

Eight Sd.Kfz. 251 halftracks

Four Sd.Kfz. 222 Armored Cars

Four BF-109K Fighters

Four Fw 190 A-10 Fighters

Four Junkers Jumo 004 Jet Engine (of over 8,000 built)

Note - Sadly failed to acquire requested Tiger II, Me 262 or V1/V2 models, allied Forces already dismantling or transporting all models on arrival.[/list]

The acquisitions were not exactly for use by Rhodesia but rather field and production studies, to find their effectiveness vs. Rhodesian targets. The most important acquisition of all however were the four Jumo 004 Jet Engines, Rhodesia having been desperate to acquire Jet Engines since the start of 1945 when multiple of its Bomber Aircraft were downed by the Me 262.

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The June Adress

With the war near an end the Mexican President has made an announcement to the general populous and will establish his plan to move forward in the new soon to be post war era.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1755367

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DISPATCHWORK — BIENVENIDO A LA REPÚBLICA POPULAR ESPAÑOLA

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=bescania/detail=factbook/id=1656888

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BRITISH AND AMERICAN GARRISONS IN SLOVENIA TO BE MADE PERMANENT

[list][sup]UNDER THE WESTERN SHIELD

SLOVENIA—SUMMER 1945[/sup][/list]

One of the immediate issues facing the Slovene Republic in the months following its birth in April 1945 was its national security. After conquering Belgrade, Titoist partisans were quick to move beyond Serb lands to contest the former Kingdom at large, deeply concerning the provisional Furlan government and the populace at large. Already occupied in securing its Austrian concession, there was no doubt that the nascent Republic was already overstretched. In guaranteeing that its Istrian, Italian, Austrian and Hungarian concessions were kept, the Slovene government would require help from the Allies. With the destruction of German forces in Berlin in May 1945, the Allies were busy concerning themselves with the creation of an army of occupation—in early June, Chief of the Slovenian Armed Forces Franc Krenner thus petitioned the British and American high commands to divert forces for permanent garrisons in the Slovene Republic. British soldiers of the Eighth Army had been key to helping secure the state’s existence, and in mid-June 1945 the British and American High Commands jointly approved Krenner’s proposal of semi-permanent (five-year) garrisons at Krk, Varaždin and Tolmeč with a mountain garrison at Beljak; larger indefinite garrisons with military airfields were to be arranged at Reka, Maribor and Gradec. The British Eighth Army would be responsible for the northern garrisons at Beljak, Tolmeč, Maribor and Gradec, and the American Army would be responsible for the southern installations at Reka, Krk and Varaždin. Altogether the proposal would mean an introduction of 40,000 Allied soldiers into the country, 22,000 of which would stay indefinitely. The British and Americans were not the only ones contributing to Slovene defense either—now in the early stages of demobilization, the Free French armed forces were also donating excess supplies and equipment to the Slovenian Armed Forces.

Though the Slovenian political sphere largely understood the necessity of the decision to host foreign garrisons, support for it was not universal. In a cabinet meeting on the subject, provisional Prime Minister Miha Krek noted the “strong objections” of some of his ministers, who saw the move as a de facto military occupation. Nevertheless, the cabinet approved the proposal on the condition that the Allies respect Slovene sovereignty. President Boris Furlan himself came out in full public support of the garrisons, stating that they were essential to the defense of the state and repeatedly insisting that the ability of the garrisons to contribute to the construction of public works and infrastructure during peacetime would mean a great deal to the Slovene Republic in its early years as costs ran high; for this, Furlan said, the Slovene population should ‘thank its friends’. Some political analysts criticized Furlan’s rhetoric as being somewhat reprimanding, something the provisional president should avoid in the run-up to the October elections—still, Furlan seemed steadfast in his belief in the British-American garrisons. They would be useful indeed, he said, “not only in the defense of our young state but also in the development of our nation.” The garrisons were set to begin major work in the late summer of 1945; the Slovene press largely praised the move as a step towards the ‘internationalization’ of the Slovene Republic and the new garrisons were apparently welcomed by the population at large as a sign of guaranteed security.

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[B]UTCÁRÓL UTCÁRA, PATKÁNYROL PATKÁNYRA: VÖRÖS FELSZABADULÁS VÉGRE!

[sub]February–August 1945 | Budapest, Central Region, Liberated Hungary[/sub]

As the Red Army liberated both Buda and Pest in separate key battles, the world could breathe another sigh of relief, for yet another Volkist stronghold had crumbled to a member of the Allies. Internally, however, the situation in what was Festung Budapest resembled something else entirely. Liberation efforts, even after declaration, continued night and day throughout the city, another 'war of rats' as similarly declared in Stalingrad. Street to street, floor to floor, local partisans under the banner of the Hungarian Communist Party (MKP), supplemented by equipment and manpower of the Red Army, continued to batter collaborationist troops holed up wherever and however they could, many even taking to the city's sewers.

Leading the mop-up operations, Szoboszlai György, known as the "Komisszár", commands a small platoon of shock infantry with immeasurable cunning and years of experience in irregular warfare. Armed with a locally-produced Frommer Fegyvergyar 29M double-barrel and an 8.15mm Mauser C96, personally flushed out the desperate fascist pockets, clearing a wide array of booby-traps throughout the ruins in the process. Deeply entrenched enemy pockets are torched by Soviet ROKS-3 flamethrower teams, a vastly effective tactic in proper utilization with the Americans in the Pacific Theater. Despite, by mid-April, intense combat persisted whilst the bulk of the Red Army spearheaded it's final offensive to take Berlin. Several hundred Hungarians volunteered and followed the convoys to the front there. On 2 May, 1945, Volk Germany surrendered, and dozens of enemy holdouts began to surrender in mass. Hungarian combatants were largely accepted as prisoners of war, German combatants, however, were often dealt with on extrajudicial terms subsequently overlooked by Soviet overseers. If not for the courage and heroism of ordinary Hungarians rising to the occasion, the nation's condition would surely be worse, likely forced to fight until the bitter end as a mere puppet of the declining Volkist war machine.

In the months that followed, a transitional interim government was formed in the ashes of the devastated nation, with Budapest, the nation's capital, left in utter shambles. During this period of government organization, partisan groups are forced to disarm as the pockets of resistance are declared neutralized and the Communist Party begins pooling it's resources toward Hungary's first post-war elections hastily scheduled for November, pitting the MKP against four other major parties. Rallying around the leadership of hardened veteran partisans, the MKP eventually came to stand-still over who will represent their ticket, Rákosi Mátyás or Szoboszlai György. The two men, both seasoned with leftist political organizations with activities dating as far back as the Aster Revolution, are equally held in high esteem as major key figures of Hungary's proletariat. Due in part to this, a rift formed within the MKP with some following Rákosi and others falling in behind Szoboszlai. Several notable partisans backed György's ticket with fervor, who unlike Rákosi Mátyás, did not flee their native Hungary, instead taking to the countrysides and formulated a militia that steadfastly resisted the combined forces of Horthy and his Volk German allies until the arrival of the Red Army from the east.

Outside the parameters of the Communist Party, similar political entities had well-known Hungarian leaders from all sides of the country's political spectrum representing their respective electoral tickets, centre, right, and left, alike all hoping to represent the molding clay of post-war Hungary, each with their agendas to shape the present and future. Theq principal right wing faction, the Independent Smallholders' Party or 'FKgP', supported the ticket of Tildy Zoltán, whilst the remaining parties, mostly self-identified as left-wing, supported left and centre-left candidates including Szakasits Árpád of the Social Democratic Party, shortened 'MDZSP', being the third major electoral hopeful. Alongside the key contenders, two other tickets pledged to run in the November Elections, attempting to rise out of relative political obscurity, the Veres Péter-led National Peasant PartyI, or 'NPP' for short, and the 'PDP', or Civic Democratic Party, led by Szent-Iványi Sándor. With all other campaigns assured of their electoral representative, the MKP's decision time runs increasingly thin and the Party has since dilapidated into factional divide between it's two championed leaders. Though, only November's arrival will determine the fate of the nation's future.

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[list][list][pre]LABAN PILIPINAS!

FIGHT, PHILIPPINES![/pre][/list][/list]

[pre]| THE PHILIPPINE PROVISIONARY GOVERNMENT IS ESTABLISHED UNDER PRESIDENT MANUEL L. QUEZON[/pre]

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[sub]| CITY OF MANILA - The Battle of Manila officially concluded on the 13th of April, 1945, when the former Fort Drum, the "concrete battleship", was destroyed with incendiary charges, officially liberating the capital of the former Commonwealth of the Philippines. As the Philippine and American flags flew triumphantly over the obliterated city (the most destroyed in the war aside from Warsaw, Poland), the questions about rebuilding, reconstruction, and the re-establishment of a Philippine government were raised. Reconstruction would most likely be undertaken by a re-established Commonwealth government. The question of reforming the Commonwealth of the Philippines was raised by officials and former members of the Senate of the Commonwealth at a conference attended by President Quezon in regards to matters of the state. Following the liberation of the Philippines (for the most part, with the exception only of Japanese holdout pockets), Quezon's government-in-exile had united with the Free Republic resistance army to begin planning for a postwar Philippines. These planning conferences took place regularly in Cebu, before being moved to Manila for the first time in June, when Quezon was granted the right to visit the destroyed city with supervision and protection.[/sub]

[sub]On 12 May, during one of these planning conferences, Vice President Sergio Osmena urged President Quezon to adopt a ruling establishing a Provisionary Government of the Philippines, to begin preparing for the postwar transition. Osmena declared that it would allow for greater cooperation among the existing conference delegates, and would allow for a wider range of state planning for the future, especially regarding independence (which was still widely expected by 1946-1948) and reconstruction, which would more likely than not be undertaken primarily by the Commonwealth government. Quezon agreed to adopt it, and on 19 May, eleven days after the conclusion of the War in Europe, the Provisionary Government of the Philippine Islands was established under American supervision, with the goal of planning for the postwar reconstruction era and the re-assuming of power by the Quezon government as the Commonwealth administration of the Philippine Islands.[/sub]

[sub]The establishment of the provisionary government saw the establishment of the Executive Planning Committee, chaired by the President, and including key members of the military, American representatives, as well as the vice president and resistance leaders, to begin planning out the pathway to independence. A separate board of experts predicted a minimum of twelve (12) months from May to rebuild sufficiently for independence, but President Quezon stated that such a deadline 'could be pressuring'. Nonetheless, June of 1946 was adopted as the official aim for independence, provided reconstruction efforts were already well underway by then. Channels to the U.S. Government for the requesting of aid - financial and material - to begin rebuilding especially in Manila were established, and the Free Republic Army under Ramon Magsaysay was reformed into the Commonwealth Defense Corps, subordinate to the American military and granted the role of maintaining peace and working with American partners to eradicate the remaining Japanese holdouts.[/sub]

[sub]The road to reconstruction will likely be long and arduous, but the government in the establishment of the provisionary government has made clear that it is prepared to do whatever it takes to rebuild the Philippines stronger than ever.[/sub]

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[list]JUNE 10 1945

[sub]SARAGOSSA — CATALAN PLURINATIONAL REPUBLIC[/sub][/list]

[list][list][pre]| LA RPC I LA URSS SIGNEN UN TRACTAT D’AMISTA[/pre][/list][/list]

[LIST][LIST][pre]| CPR-USSR SIGN TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP[/pre][/list][/list]

[B]|[/B] The relationship between Catalonia and the Soviet Union is one of fraternal kinship forged in blood. Before achieving state sovereignty the USSR aided Catalan nationalists, principally the Unified Socialist Party, and other republican forces in the Spanish Civil War. In the post independence era the fraternal relationship between the two would grow exponentially. The Soviet Union was among the first to recognise the independence of the Catalan State and paid great service to forging direct and strong relations with the nascent state. Moscow lent its diplomatic support to the Unified Socialist Party in its reformation of Catalonia and the construction of Catalonia’s worker’ peasants’ democracy. In return for such support, thousands of Catalans would volunteer to fight in the Catalan People’s Volunteer Army and subsequently make the tiring journey east to aid the Soviet Red Army in local partisans in the fight against doggish fascism. The battle tested Catalan men of the Spanish Civil War would lend an increasingly helpful hand in the east, assisting in the liberation of Hungary as well as fighting alongside allied troops of Jugoslav leader Josep Broz Tito. Thousands of Catalans would perish, further solidifying the relationship between Moscow and Zaragoza in blood. Catalan efforts as part of the allied effort in Eastern Europe would ultimately prove successful with the quick capitulation of Italy and the fresh castration of Heidler and Volkist Germany. However, Catalan leadership foresaw the fragility of the allied United Nations and rightfully worried that the sentiment of unity against a common volkist enemy would soon dissipate and the ugly head of anti-communist rhetoric natural to western empires would bubble up to the surface once again. Thus while the brutal fighting in the Eastern and Western Fronts were drawing to a predicted conclusion, Catalan and Soviet leadership were negotiating a friendship treaty to strengthen their fraternity while also safeguarding Catalan sovereignty from Western locusts.

The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Catalan Democratic Republic would be signed in Moscow on 20 May 1945. The treaty ultimately seeks to foster closer ties in the political, economic and cultural areas. Both parties, through the treaty, reaffirm their commitments to safeguarding peace in Europe and the world by upholding the universal truth of equality and respect of territorial and state sovereignty amongst nations. More importantly, at least to Catalan leadership, are the provisions on mutual defence which provide great benefit to Catalonia aside from its defence pact with Spain. With a guarantee of the state's sovereignty by the world's foremost military power, Catalan leadership now feel comfortable in pursuing more ambitious plans at home and abroad with a minimised fear of “New World Lackeys”. Although ambitious, Zaragoza remains vigilant as although the state has a new powerful ally, anti-state and anti-socialist actors still loom. [B]|[/B]

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1755648

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The Second Synarchist Movement

With millions of Mexicans being negatively affected by the Calles administration and the overall apathetic nature of the government's response to the issues. A resurgence of the Synarchist movement have taken place with millions flocking to the movement. After the death of José Antonio Urquiza Septién it seemed as though the movement was lost but now with the war coming to a close the eyes of the people are open and they see.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1755689

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[list]SHŌWA 20 | JULY 1945[/list]

[list][list]皇帝周辺の武将

[pre]WARLORDS AROUND THE EMPEROR[/pre][/list][/list]

[pre]I M P E R I A L A U T H O R I T Y[/pre]

TOKYO, IMPERIAL PALACE — AFTERNOON

[sub]THE EMPIRE OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]

| Amid an alarming situation that Japan finds itself in, the PRIME MINISTER KANTARO SUZUKI holds an emergency meeting with his cabinet, consulting with experienced Japanese statesmen such as EX-PRIME MINISTERS BARON KIICHIRO HIRANUMA, ADMIRAL KEISUKE OKADA, PRINCE FUMIMARO KONOYE, KOKI HIROTA, GENERALS HIDEKI TOJO AND KUNIAKI KOISO. He respectfully walked up to the Emperor, bowed before him and reported, according to Radio Tokyo, a “general jurisdictional matter”. The PRIME MINISTER and his Cabinet now had only shadow authority. And the Emperor seemed to be in the hands of the warlords. |

[list][pre]THREE KEY POSTS AT COURT[/pre] [sup] 1) Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (Marquis Kido, military puppet);

2) Grand Chamberlain to the Emperor (Admiral Hisanori Fujita);

3) Imperial Household Minister (former Finance Minister Ishiwata, long a military stooge).[/sup] [/list]

| It is these three men who decide who should have access to the Emperor, what he should do, what documents he should approve. There are no prior historical records for direct personal rule by the Emperor. The Diet authorized the Emperor to rule with dictatorial powers. What prompted Japanese statesmen to take this step is not certain. There can be agitation in Japan — unrest and longing for peace. To unite the Japanese people for resistance, it may have been necessary to invoke the Emperor’s personal prestige. This step taken by Japanese statesmen is dangerous, as it compromised the throne. Since the people already know that the Emperor is ruling them personally, it would be difficult for Emperor Hirohito not to take responsibility for the defeat. These men were ready to drag the Emperor with them. It would be the end of the Emperor, as well as of the entire Imperial institution. The warlords could hardly have made that decision unless it was out of desperation. |

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[list][sub]AUGUST 1945[/sub]

PEACE IN THE WORLD...

[sub]...And at Home ?[/sub][/list]

[sup]LIMA, CONSTITUENT REPUBLIC OF NORTH PERU[/sup]

| A year has passed since the "Gualbertazo", or the failed coup d'état orchestrated by Colonel Gualberto Villarroel, which led to two days of chaos. The bloodiest events, in Lima — The defense of San Marcos University and the battle for the Palacio Presidencial, where the insurgent troops massacred dozens of civilians — would be commemorated just as the world celebrated the end of another, larger conflict, the long World War. The former event would be much more noticed in Lima, as President German Busch held celebrations on August 26th to mark one year since Perubolivia's people came to his rescue. The ever-popular populist would give another of his famous speeches in military attire, standing at the balcony of the majestic Palacio Presidencial, whose facade was draped on both sides by gigantic Perubolivian flags hung from the top of the building to the floor. The newly-proclaimed national holiday, the Día de los Mártires, would be another occasion to celebrate Andine unity and the will of the Andine people. The memory of those tragic events, and Busch's dramatic figure of a leader saved by his own people's sacrifices, would be repeated endlessly by the nation's newspapers. |

| Colonel Villarroel's wager had failed, and Busch had emerged from those events stronger than ever before. With Germany and Japan defeated, it would not be long until Perubolivia would see the return of its soldiers sent to the Pacific, and the arrival of the much-needed Paramerican help. This help would be welcome, as exports are scheduled to decrease with the end of the hostilities, and many of Perubolivia's industries are already struggling with problems related to developement, research and organization — Not to speak of the country's poor rural areas. Notwithstanding this grim outlook, the Día de los Mártires coupled with the euphoria of the global conflict reaching its end engendered a high morale among the public. |

| However, in private, the absolute, personalist rule of President Busch has evolved erratically, with an ever-smaller circle of friends and confidants and a mood of suspicion after Villarroel's treachery. He now only confided to his wife, Matilde, leaving even less space than before to his fairly small group of advisers and ministers. Despite this breakdown of trust and apparent state of fragility, there were simply no more enemies able to take on Busch. In a strange paradox, Busch remained extremely isolated and lonely at the top echelons of power, yet widely supported by the people, who had demonstrated, at least in Lima, intense support for his rule when it came to countering Villarroel's coup. This fact left little space for any opposition to form, and it is safe to assume that Villarroel's failure has breathed new life into Busch's fragile rule. |

| In the year since last August, six Army officers were found guilty of treason and executed. However, the repression stopped there. The two main conspirators, Colonel Villarroel and Victor Paz Estenssoro of the MNR, had fled the country, in the former's case, or remained in hiding, for the latter. The Movimiento Nacionalista Revolucinario would only see twelve of its most prominent members imprisoned, and most released after a few months. With Villarroel widely seen as a brutish traitor, his supporters were shunned and often reneged on their support. For better or for worse, a return to the status quo ante was achieved. |

[list][sup]"Our people has fought. Our people has bled. Yet, our people has triumphed. The indomitable spirit of the Andino has shown itself once again, fending off the treacherous coup that sought, one year ago, to impose the violent rule of the few over the many, the threat of division and the poison of fascism on this Republic. Rising as one, you, my fellow patriots, have saved this nation. We together will achieve order and prosperity. I, as leader of the Andine nation, will never cease to work tirelessly for its future at all costs, even the supreme sacrifice. [...]"[/sup]

[list][sub]President Víctor Germán Busch Becerra, 26 AUGUST 1945.[/sub][/list][/list]

[list][spoiler=[sub]Todo para la Unión![/sub]]

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SLOVENES OF THE PORABJE: BRINGING ALL PREKMURJE SLOVENES INTO THE FOLD

[list][sup]THE HUNGARIAN CONCESSION

SLOVENIA—SUMMER 1945[/sup][/list]

The Slovene concession from Hungary was a small but nonetheless culturally significant one. The thousands of Slovenes of the Porabje—or the extreme west of Hungary in the Rába valley—were welcomed into the Republic around the same time that the Italian and Carinthian Slovenes were. Completing the Prekmurje Slovene community, they saw joyous celebrations in May when British and Slovenian soldiers entered the Porabje to declare the area subject to the new Slovene Republic. The enthusiasm surrounding the move was electric; by June, the towns in the concession had been officially renamed: Alsószölnök became Dolnji Senik; Apátistvánfalva became Števanovci; Felsőszölnök became Gornji Senik; Kétvölgy became Verica-Ritkarovci; Szakonyfalu became Sakalovci; and Szentgotthárd became Monošter; like many others in the region, the name of Monošter, the chiefest town in the concession, was derived from its 12th-century monastery. There, 78-year-old local ethnographer Alojz Dravec, who narrowly survived a near-fatal wound in Austro-Hungarian military service, spoke at the first conference of the Slovensko društvo Porabje (“Slovene Society of the Porabje”, SDP) in July. Created at the encouragement of President Furlan himself, the SDP was set to use volunteer contributions from its members—mostly local cultural activists—to preserve the Prekmurje Slovene culture and language of the region. The Society would be the first in a long line of Porabje Slovene cultural institutions in Monošter, later including the Porabje Slovene Academy, the Porabje Slovene Youth Association, the Porabje Slovene Teachers’ Association, the Porabje Slovene Women’s Association, the Porabje Slovene Theatre Association, and the Porabje Slovene Choir Association. As the first of these organizations, Slovene Society of the Porabje firmly laid the foundations for the others to follow and contribute to the outright and uncategorical Slovenification of the Porabje.

Populated by thousands of Prekmurje Slovenes, their history and their culture, the Porabje was of a special significance to the new Slovene state. The territory had been part of the Kingdom of Hungary for nearly a thousand years, and its Slovene population had been subject to Hungarian rule for just as long. The area had been settled by Slovenes in the early Middle Ages, and though they had been gradually assimilated into the Hungarian population over time, they had managed to largely preserve their language and culture. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as Hungary increasingly sought to Magyarize its non-Hungarian population, the Porabje Slovenes came under intense pressure to assimilate. The Hungarian government instituted a series of policies aimed at erasing the Slovene presence in the area, including banning the use of the Slovene language in schools, churches, and public life. In response, the Porabje Slovenes developed a strong sense of cultural and linguistic identity, and by the time of the Second World War, they had become some of the most active members of the anti-fascist resistance in Hungary. The Slovene concession from Hungary was thus of great symbolic importance to the Slovenes, as it represented the final reunification of all Slovenes within the new state. The Porabje Slovenes were welcomed with open arms by their fellow Slovenes, and the SDP quickly set to its task of aiding in Slovenifying the area. The organization began petitioning—successfully—for the renaming towns, schools, and other public institutions; establishing Slovene-language media outlets; and promoting the use of Slovene in everyday life. Even Murska Sobota, a Prekmurje city free of Hungarian rule for decades, further ‘de-Hungarianized’ in adopting the old Slovene name Olšnica. In just a few short months, life in the Porabje would change forever.

[list][spoiler=OOC Note]This tiny concession of a few thousand—the modern Monošter okrožje (“Szentgotthárd District”) of Hungary—is per a cartography office request approved on the 9th of July.[/spoiler]

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[sub]PARTY ORGANS IN THE SOVIET OCCUPATION ZONE FORM ANTI-FASCIST DEMOCRATIC BLOC — JULY 1945[/sub]

| In just five weeks, between 10 June and 14 July 1945, the Occupation Administration of the Soviets had a four-party system as a rear guard. It was a pluralism in appearance only. |

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1755931

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THE SLOVENE ELITE: OLD MONEY, POLITICS, AND THE ARTS

[list][sup]DUKES TURNED MAGNATES

SLOVENIA—SUMMER 1945[/sup][/list]

Centuries have passed since a true Slovene nobility existed institutionally. Modern historians generally contend that the last true Slovene states to exist before the modern Republic were the medieval principalities of Carantania and Carniola and their larger successor state, the much larger Duchy of the Wends ruled by the great conqueror Kocelj; the Counts of Celje were under German influence so great that even their names could not escape it. Even after the end of the early Slavic dynasties, however, prominent Slovene families among them endured, rose to power or gained institutional respect in other states. The House of Koceljič—the direct descendents of Kocelj Svetli (“Kocelj the Bright”)—are the most prominent of the modern families. They have maintained their wealth, a great deal of their land and several manors and castles throughout Slovene Lands, and to this day are among the most prestigious patrons of arts and literature in the Republic. Other families contend for renown, however; during the Late Middle Ages, landowner Friderik Pretnar made a fortune in the gold business around Mursko Središče and in the early sixteenth century he and his sons built an opulent manor at Žalec—thus began the powerful banking House of Pretnar, famous for financing grand projects that spoke to human vanity. Another kindred, the House of Raječe, can be traced back to the fourteenth century when their coat of arms was granted to them in 1447 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III; with a long history of military service, the House of Raječe was originally famous for artisan gunsmithing and its revered marksmen. A great many more have fallen into obscurity or been flattened by institutional persecution, but these nonetheless have maintained some degree of their wealth and prestige in the modern day—the House of Koceljič, as aforementioned, is the greatest, oldest and most esteemed among them. The Slovene Lands have among the best income equality in Europe, and the Houses continue to—as they always have been—be economically reined in by taxes and deductions, but they still hold impressive sums of tangible, social and monetary wealth.

The birth of the Slovene nation was thus partially bound to these Houses. The House of Koceljič was privately one of the chief benefactors of the Committee for an Independent Slovenia, and its properties were raided and harassed several times by police in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Gunmen in the employ of the House of Raječe were allegedly behind the death of prominent Slovene communist Edvard Kardelj, though no evidence emerged of this, and even darker rumors traced the funds and supplies of the Slovene Black Hand to the House of Pretnar. President Boris Furlan understood the influence of these families well before he took up the leadership of the Republic; he had been deeply entrenched in negotiations with them as the Chairman of the Committee for an Independent Slovenia during the war, and had convincingly guaranteed them a peaceful existence if they gave to the Slovene independence movement and the early infrastructural, institutional and cultural growth of the Republic. By and large, the Slovene nobility has not disappointed. Just months after its independence, the country had reached a relative state of stability and the provisional government’s coffers were sated by generous donations from the Houses. Economic indicators currently suggest that the growth in the postwar years will be strong, with a diverse range of industry and services on the horizon as the country gradually moves further away from its reliance on primary sectors.

[list][sub]“Mi smo Beli meč. Mi smo pravi Slovenci.”

“We are the White Sword. We are the true Slovenes.”

— Alenka Miklošič at her marriage to Črnel Pretnar, 1942[/sub][/list]

The future, too, looked promising. Črnel Pretnar, the tall, dark-haired, bespectacled 32-year-old heir to the House of Pretnar, had taken the reins of his House from his aging 64-year-old father Črtomir, who had suffered a debilitating stroke during the Yugoslav Civil War. A shrewd banking magnate with connections and investments worldwide, Črnel participated in the Slovenian culture of forestry and worked closely with Jože Plečnik in designing one of Plečnik’s most triumphant projects: the gleamingly white Vrt prednikov (“Garden of the Ancestors”), a tree-shrouded gallery of marble statues of medieval Slovene heroes and historical figures in a forest garden north of Ljubljana. Črnel had married Alenka Miklošič, heiress to the fortune of her ancestor—renowned Slovene philologist Franc Miklošič—in the middle of the Yugoslav Civil War. The two had met at the University of Ljubljana, where Črnel was studying economics and Alenka philosophy; both were young and naively idealistic, and perhaps their relationship had been one of mutual obsession with the idea of recreating a Slovenia of old, a Slovenia of the Karantanci and Vendi. With the marriage of the two houses, the two inheritances were legally combined into a single fund that presented impressive forces to their peers. The pretensions of the House of Koceljič had long since been accommodated to modernity, and the young couple’s radical ideas had then been met with considerable suspicion. In the end, however, they had succeeded in convincing their elders to support their vision, and in the months after Slovene independence, the pair had formed the Beli meč (“White Sword”), a secretive society of ancient families in Slovenia dedicated to Slovene nationalism and the unconditional defense of the new Republic from communism and internationalism. Many of the old families had joined the society, including the Houses of Koceljič, Pretnar and Raječe; the prestigious Styrian house of Ostrovrhar and its cousin Vrhar family; the more recent but wealthy family of the industrialist Tomaž Arko; and the more obscure but nonetheless respected families of Kovačevič, Bregar, Šelih, Arhar, Žgavec, and Novak. Črnel’s sister, Tešina, was also a prominent Slovene nationalist and had taken up arms in the rudimentary Slovenian Army; for her ferocity and heritage, she was now a battalion commander overseeing the Slovenification of Carinthia, and though she did not yet know it she was to be a nominee for the Častni znak Kocljevega meča (“The Order of Kocelj’s Sword”, a prestigious military award bestowed by the President of Slovenia) by the end of 1946.

Črnel Pretnar was not the only heir to a House to be active in the life of the nascent nation. Aleš II Raječe, the 46-year-old heir to the House of Raječe, was a member of the Slovene Academy of Sciences and Arts. In spite of his family’s reputation for military accomplishments, he had been a famous artist and sculptor in his youth, but gave up his art after the death of Katalena, his first wife and a fellow artist; he had inherited much of his now wasted talent from his father and grandfather, who had been artists and sculptors in their own rights. This skill lived on, however: Aleš II had one child, Aleš III, who was born to in 1925 and was also already showing signs of artistic prestige. At just twenty, Aleš III had made a name for himself in sculpting, and his father Aleš II had maintained his interest in his son’s art by funding several of his projects; he had even commissioned Aleš III to sculpt the statue of his own great-grandfather Svetuš III for the Garden of the Ancestors, which Aleš III had completed less than a week before his Svetuš’s death in 1944. It was for these noble sculptures that the Garden had become such an attraction for foreign visitors and Slovene nationalists alike. Such contributions epitomized the old money of Slovenia: grandeur and history coupled with a staunch defense of the new Republic.

[list][spoiler=OOC Note]The ‘modern historians generally contend’ part at the beginning obviously only applies to this alternate universe; the Duchy of the Wends is complete fiction, as are all of the Houses discussed herein!

It’s also safe to say that names like Črtomir don’t sound particularly noble or elite to the modern Slovene (at least, according to some conversations I’ve had). In our reality, Germanic names (Friderik, Rihard) often fill this role, having been associated with nobility in OT. However, this timeline has a considerably larger corpus of medieval Slovenian nobles, hopefully letting both Slavic and Germanic names ring with an auspicious sound! Archaic names like Črnel and Katalena are also used to give the feel of old richness to these families, though this isn’t universal.

Many thanks to several Slovenian Reddit users who helped me to better understand Slovene names and archaic ones among them![/spoiler]

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[list]March 3, 1945

[sub]The Imperial Senate appointment.[/sub][/list]

[sub]Two days after the general election for the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the General Assembly, it was time for HIM Emperor Dom Pedro III to announce who got which seat in the Imperial Senate, the upper house of the General Assembly. According to the constitution, there are 81 seats in the Senate, with 67 imperial senators being appointed by the emperor for life among the list of candidates sent to him by Governors of the 26 provinces of the Empire, seven seats will be reserved for the princes of the Imperial House of Brazil, and the remaining seven will be reserved for Archbishops and Bishops of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil.[/sub]

[sub]After careful thinking and choosing, the emperor announces on the radio to everyone in Brazil the appointments of who gets which seats in the Imperial Senate.[/sub]

[list][sub]RESULTS:[/sub]

[sub]- National Social Democratic Union: 25 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Brazilian Labour Party: 24 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Republican Party: 2 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Brazilian Communist Party: 2 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Syndicalist Popular Party: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Christian Democratic Party: 8 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Party of Popular Representation: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Progressive Renewal Party: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Liberator Party: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Democratic Republican Party: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- National Agrarian Party: 1 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Princes: 7 seats[/sub]

[sub]- Archbishops and Bishops: 7 seats[/sub][/list]

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[sub]Long Live the Emperor, Long Live Brazil![/sub]]

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[list]March 4 - 20, 1945

[sub]Emperor Dom Pedro III appointed Eurico Gaspar Dutra as Prime Minister and form the first multi-political spectrum Brazilian Imperial Government. The emperor appointed all 11 Justices of the Supreme Court. All three branches of the Brazilian Government has been completely rebuild.[/sub][/list]

March 4 - 19: Appointment of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers

[sub]On March 4, the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the General Assembly, officially approved and allow HIM, Emperor Dom Pedro III, to appoint Eurico Gaspar Dutra of the National Social Democratic Union (NSDU) as Prime Minister of Brazil. Although the emperor has the power to appoint whoever he chooses to the position of Prime Minister and other ministerial posts in the Council of Ministers (cabinet), he needs the approval of the Chamber to appoint that person to the position officially. The Chamber also approved and allowed the appointment of José Linhares (who served as intern Prime Minister before Dutra's official appointment) as Deputy Prime Minister of Brazil. For the next 15 days, the Chamber of Deputies kept on voting and deciding who and who not to approve and allowed the emperor to appoint that person to the ministerial position. On March 19, the emperor appointed all the ministers, and the new government was officially formed. This will be the first in Brazil's history that a multi-political spectrum Brazilian government has been formed, from those who are part of the NSDU to even a member of the Republican party.[/sub]

March 20: Appointment of all 11 Justices of the Supreme Court

[sub]HIM Emperor Dom Pedro III officially appointed all 11 different lawyers/judges as Justices of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the highest Judicial court in the Empire, which has the power to decide if laws passed by the General Assembly or by Provincial Legislative are constitutional or not. The emperor appointed the members of the Supreme Court fairly as five Justices were members of the National Social Democratic Union, the other five were members of the Brazilian Labour Party, and the Chief Justice was an independent.[/sub]

[sub]Pedro III’s goal of rebuilding the three branches of government is now complete and fully realized. Brazil now once again have a fully functioning government since 1937, before the union with Portugal.[/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Long Live the Emperor, Long Live Brazil![/sub]]

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[list][list][pre]Prague, Czechia, Third Republic of Czechoslovakia

JULY 1945 - THE NATIONAL FRONT BECOMES PRIMARY ORGAN OF POLITICAL ORGANIZATION[/pre]

________________________________________________[/list][/list]

| The National Front is a political organization and loose confederation of political parties/groups within Czechoslovakia, serving as a united front of political parties for the liberation of Czechoslovakia, and now as the primary organ for political and electoral organization. The coalition of political organizations is consistently dominated by three primary socialist parties: The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, The Czechoslovak National Social Party, and the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party. Additionally, other smaller socialist political parties such as the Labor Party and guilds representing People's Militias were organized under the political entity. Non-socialist parties as well were included in the organ, like the Catholic Czechoslovak People's Party, to promote broader left-wing or general agrarian reach. The Slovak Popular Party, and other Volkist-aligned groups, were banned as collaborationists with the Volkist Regime. Additionally, warrants and arrests have be subsequentially given out for collaborationist members and high-ranking leaders under the Volkist Regime. The National Front thus has become the sole working organ in the national electoral process. In addition to their organization as the Government-in-Exile during World War II, the National Front has received such popular support due to the rise of socialist and general leftist ideals in the Czechoslovak populations. A more vicious sense of communalism, desires for democracy, and nationalization of the industry have all been perpetuated through the Czechoslovak cultural apparatus. |

| Parallel to the cultural values of both Czech and Slovakia ethnic groups, the growth in socialist support has also been stemmed by the looming influence of the USSR, the deemed saviors of the national idea of Czechoslovakia. President Edvard Beneš, a socialist himself, has been in deep negotiations with the Iron Leader Joseph Stalin of Osivoii, aiding and "guiding" the political and economic reconstruction of the nation. Through the USSR's influence, policies of mass nationalization of basic industries, cooperation of large agricultural plots and farmlands, as well as seizures of property from landlords has been pushed through the provisional National Assembly. The popular enthusiasm evoked by the Soviet armies of liberation benefited the Socialist parties. Czechoslovaks, bitterly disappointed by the West at the Munich Agreement, responded favorably to both the KSČ and the Soviet alliance. Communists secured strong representation in the popularly elected National Committees, the new organs of local municipal administration. |

| With the provisional government solidifying its role, and National Committees fully operational and controlling municipal services, many look for new leaders and leading groups as the political turmoil of WWII ends. The current President Beneš, a star Statesman internationally and a member of the CNSP, has presently become the most influential person in government, leading with the CNSP dominating the post-war provisionary Legislature. Though, that lead is weak with the previously mentioned rising tide of full Marxism and Communist Parties gaining massively amongst local elections and gaining seats in the Chamber of Deputies. Klement Gottwald is an obvious leader with the KSC and rest of the more radical leftist parties, along with other notable figures in the rising political ring such as Rudolf Slánský. Milada Horáková, and son of Czechoslovakia's founder, Jan Masaryk, both dominant as figures for the Social Democratic Party, bringing softer tones and urging the commitment to democratic institutions. With upcoming snap elections in October to officially solidify the government, only the Lord knows what socio-economic turmoil will bring Czechoslovakia into the new age. |

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The day that Mexico Slept

Rumors, lockdowns, and fear. With the Capital seemingly going silent many have come to wonder what manner of event will come to unfold this time. Many fears revolution while others rejoice in a possible break from their current lives. The question is, what happens when the clock reaches 12?

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1756125

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[list][list]The Dominion of Canada, The End of the War in Europe - Canada and the Allies Victorious : The VE Riot sees Halifax Looted and in Chaos!, May - July 1945

Le Dominion du Canada, La fin de la guerre en Europe - Le Canada et les Alliés Victorieux : L'émeute de la VE voit Halifax pillée et dans le chaos, Mai - Juillet 1945[/list][/list]

[list][list][list]Adriatican Islands - Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian War Effort - Forces armées canadiennes, Effort de guerre canadien[/list][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre]| THE LOWLANDS AND GERMANY, WESTERN EUROPE: | LES PLAINES ET L'ALLEMAGNE, L'EUROPE OCCIDENTALE : |[/pre][/list][/list]

[list]| With the sound of tank tracks on mud now being embedded into their brains - and with the sound of gunfire now their music, the hundreds of thousands of Canadian troops continue their fight to liberate Europe from the Fascist Menace that is the German Staat. Most notably with the Battle of the Scheldt, the true bravery of Canada's troops was revealed, and despite losing 7,600 Canadian troops, The Canadian 1st Army nearly single-handedly liberated most of the Netherlands from Axis occupation. And despite Canadians now showing true wartime bravery and grit, their emotions show, with Canadian troops giving starving, and famished children and citizens of the war-torn Netherlands, even air-dropping over a total of 11,000 tonnes of food and rations. Following Canadian involvement in these events - the Liberation of her Allies; France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, Canadian troops are now victorious, with the end of the war in Europe. The more than 500,000 - 1,000,000 men serving in the Canadian Army, who have been deployed to the various Allied fronts in Europe celebrate, the end of the German Staat, along with it the fall of Fascism in Europe. | [/list]

[list][list][pre]| THE CANADIAN MAINLAND, NORTH AMERICA: | LA PARTIE CONTINENTALE DU CANADA, L'AMÉRIQUE DU NORD: |[/pre][/list][/list]

[list]| Celebrations across the streets on the Canadian Mainland are all the eyes can see, with people cheering and drinking in their homes, in pubs, and pretty much just anywhere. In the military factories, women - the backbone of the Canadian War Machine, are still hard at work, maintaining factories, and producing tanks, planes, and guns for the war effort. When the news of the German unconditional surrender and the division of the Staat reached the factories, they were met with loud cheers and tears of joy from the factory workers, the sounds of victory, the sounds of sheer happiness and patriotism, a reason to be proud to be a Canadian. In Ottawa- a grand military parade was held, with 5,000 troops, along with 200 tanks, and 500 planes in attendance. Showing its first public appearance, was the Ram III Medium Tank, and with its powerful 17-pounder gun and torsion bar suspension, was a further development of the Sherman and Ram II Medium Tanks. |[/list]

[list]| In Halifax, Nova Scotia, nicknamed 'the most important port in the world was the central hub for all Allied Shipping during the war, and as a result, its population doubled. However, with a lack of modern or even regular housing or work and store facilities, citizens and locals were left to fend for themselves, resulting in thousands opening up illegal alcohol shops, and other taboo shops in regular and obscure locations, such as homes and abandoned buildings. On the day of victory, Canadian Sailors under Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Northwest Atlantic Fleet, Leonard W. Murray, believed that his men deserved a break, and as a result released 9,000 men from his ships, stating that in celebration they should be as civil and as sober as possible, and to be joyful without causing any form of destruction. However, some left themselves thinking, what kind of a madman would release 9,000 homesick, sober, and tired sailors after years on the high seas onto lands with a lack of proper housing or infrastructure to even house a third of its occupants, let alone 9,000 more people? |[/list]

[list]| However, this 'madman' didn't even hesitate, and those 9,000 men soon caused destruction, and what can only be described as a continuation of the war in Europe, this time on Canadian lands. On the late hours of the 7th of May, the day of the German surrender, the 12,000 celebrants without anywhere to celebrate took to the streets, and by midnight on the 8th, the shattering of glass windows, and shouting and yelling on the streets were rampant. Liquor stores were looted and destroyed, and several tramcars, police vehicles, and civilian automobiles were ablaze and destroyed. One report stated that the streets of Halifax were as if they looked like London after a Blitz. As a result, three men were dead, 363 were arrested, 654 businesses were damaged and 207 establishments were looted, along with Sixty-five thousand quarts of liquor, 8,000 cases of beer, and 1,500 cases of wine were stolen, causing $5,000,000 worth in damages. The investigation found that; "the disorders of 7th and 8th May cannot be attributed to any one cause but rather to a series of events which led a normal body of men, prepared to celebrate in an innocuous manner, to disorders of a serious nature". Rear Admiral Murray was also found guilty of failing to properly discipline his troops. However, even if there was chaos in Halifax, the Canadian and Allied Victory in Europe still shines through. |

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[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

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[list]𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝟸, 𝟷𝟿𝟺𝟻

[sub]ᴛᴇɢᴜᴄɪɢᴀʟᴘᴀ — ʀᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀ ᴅᴇ ʜᴏɴᴅᴜʀᴀꜱ[/sub][/list]

[list]𝓛𝓐 𝓥𝓘𝓒𝓣𝓞𝓡𝓘𝓐 𝓣𝓐𝓝 𝓓𝓤𝓛𝓒𝓔[/list][/list]

The war is over, and peace has finally returned to Europe! With the fall of Berlin to Soviet forces, the curtains rise to give way to a new age for the world. Without a doubt, the war will have massive unseen effects worldwide. For the Honduran Republic, the war had been good for business as the tiny nation sold the allies tons of food supplies to fuel the armies of the allies. A Honduran banana is good for the stomach. But it wasn't always like this; before the war, Honduras had close relations with the German Staat and the Japanese Empire. President Tiburcio Carias Andino was sympathetic to the Fascist ideals, and Honduras hosted a significant German population within its territory. President Carias, on one occasion, even sent a personal letter to the Japanese Emperor Hirohito. Commenting on his admiration for the Japanese people to which, the Emperor directly responded in a positive matter. Diplomatic relations between Honduras and the Axis nations would remain in place until 1941, even though after 1939, relations between Honduras and Germany began to deteriorate after the Third Reich decided to invade the Polish republic together with the Soviet Union and enter the war with the United Kingdom by launching airstrikes on London. Poland was one of the leading commercial partners of Honduras, in addition to having diplomatic agreements dating from the nineteenth century. Polish immigrants also added to the Anglo-Saxon Honduran community that was extensive on the north coast of the Bay Islands. The final straw was when the German consul, Christian Zinsser, was deported for allegedly hosting Gestapo within the consulate. President Carias also did this to appease the USA as he saw the winds blowing towards all-out war. Honduras, along with other Central American nations such as Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Costa Rica, would end up declaring war on all members of the Axis Powers on December 12, 1941. That same day, the Japanese captured a merchant ship belonging to Honduras in the Republic of China that would be renamed by the Japanese the Ekkai Maru.

With Honduras in the war, several Honduran ships were sunk by German submarines, which had been sighted at the Gulf of Fonseca and Caratasca lagoon. Therefore air patrols began in 1942. Thanks to the dictatorship of Tiburcio Carias Andino, he modernized the Honduran army and founded the Honduran Air Force. The aircraft used for this operation were the North American NA-16, modified Boeing Model 40and Model 95, and Chance Vought F4U Corsair, all capable of dropping bombs. The Honduran air force's first sighting of a German U-boat occurred on July 24, 1942. It was attacked with 60-pound bombs, being the first and possible only official record of a military confrontation between military forces of the Republic of Honduras and Germany in the national territory. The state rumored that several Hondurans who were sympathizing with the axis cause had helped some German submariners in La Moskitia to obtain food and fuel, which raised suspicions of Nazi infiltration in the country. In addition to patrolling Honduran territory, Honduran airmen also flew in the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico in joint support with other Latin American nations to prevent more ships destined for the United States from sinking. One of the Honduran air force planes carrying out patrols on the north coast disappeared on August 22 of the same year, which is said to have been killed by anti-aircraft fire from a submarine, this being the first Honduran casualty. In the city of Trujillo, an air base for hydroplanes was established to keep the country safe from the approach of more submarines since, at that time, there was a general fear that the government would one day be attacked by the Germans

In addition to patrolling Honduran territory, Honduran airmen also flew in the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico in joint support with other Latin American nations to prevent more ships destined for the United States from sinking. One of the Honduran air force planes carrying out patrols on the north coast disappeared on August 22 of the same year, which is said to have been killed by anti-aircraft fire from a submarine, this being the first Honduran casualty. In the city of Trujillo, an air base for hydroplanes was established to keep the country safe from the approach of more submarines since, at that time, there was a general fear that the government would one day be attacked by the Germans. As a result of this fear of German attacks on the Honduran nation, the administration of President Carias was to persecute German immigrants. The state seized assets and properties, even with Germans who did not support the Staat. The Honduran industry focused a lot on the production on the war effort. The state sent many of the raw materials produced in Honduras to the USA to bring supplies to the soldiers in the Pacific war, the North African theater. Many of these materials exported from Honduras were fruits, oils, coffee, rubber, wood, and iron. In addition to the fact that Honduras is a country rich in natural resources, the extraction of these was made more accessible. In addition, the infrastructure had been modernized a lot since the 1920s, which facilitated the transport of large shipments to the ports, mainly thanks to the use of the national railway and the roads. Overall the war has been greatly positive for the nation, but the war is over, and now the future is uncertain for Honduras.

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[list]8th July 1945

[sub]The Democratisation of Spanish Socialism![/sub][/list]

[pre]S P A N I S H S O C I A L I S M[/pre]

CONCEJO DEL FRENTE POPULAR

[sub]MADRID, Bescania — MIDDAY[/sub]

| Ever since the Frente Popular Coalition formed in 1936, there was the obvious truth that eventually such an electoral alliance would cause problems within the governance of the country. Having a coalition between Social Liberals, Social Democrats, Democratic Socialists and Marxist-Leninists was always going to be difficult, especially once the sun had risen on a liberated Socialist Spain following the defeat of the Falangists and Franco. The Spanish political system had practically been in a deadlock ever since 1940, with Catalonian Nationalists and Communists deciding to secede from the impasse that was the Spanish government. Such a seismic event had provided the Frente Popular with a wake-up call of sorts, action needed to be taken but once again the specifics of such action were in direct opposition. For example, the Social Liberals of the Republican Left and Republican Union wished for a devolved federation of autonomous communities within a proportional representation electoral system. On the other hand, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party alongside revisionist Marxists within the Spanish Communist Party called for the implementation of Direct Democracy in Spain through referenda and a direct Presidential election. Finally, there were the Marxist-Leninists who were ardent supporters of Stalin's methods of procuring communism through socialism with a vanguard party acting within the interests of the workers to create a dictatorship of the proletariat. These three reforms were at direct odds with each other, although the first two suggestions by the SSWP, RL and RU were unmistakably easier to achieve common ground with than the one-party system proposed by the Communist Party. |

| On 8th July 1945, The Council of the Frente Popular voted to enact numerous democratic and electoral reforms with the Council voting 37/50 in favour of the motion to create a Semi-Presidential Socialist Republic with a proportional representation electoral system, and constitutional matters being put forward to the Spanish electorate through referenda. Currently, within the Council of the Frente Popular, ten councillors from each party are equally distributed to provide equal representation within the coalition - the motion on the 8th of July was passed with 74% approval. The first act of the newly passed motion was to arrange several referenda on establishing a new People's constitution, what will be inside the constitution, and then putting it to the people to decide if they wish for the 1939 Constitution to remain or for it to be replaced with (what will be) the 1946 Constitution of the People's Republic of Spain. The second motion, if the constitution is approved via a referendum, will be a General Election held in Spring 1946 to decide the future President and Prime Minister of the Spanish People’s Republic. If such an election was held tomorrow, Trade Unionist, Reformist Marxist and Former Prime Minister (1936-1937) Francisco Largo Caballero of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party is a likely candidate to win such an election on a democratic socialist mandate. |

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Death of the President

President Plutarco Elías Calles has passed away due to a massive stroke. The death of the PNR leader and president of the state has set a large number of events into motion. The question is, what will become of Mexico now? Revolution or Referendum?

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[list][pre]AZANIA[/pre][pre]”Lest We Redeem The Irredeemable” | 09 August 1945[/pre]

[sub]“When the elephant is slain all the tribes gather together to eat of it”

— Proverb, Ancient South Africans (Pre-History)[/sub]

[pre] [/pre]

[pre]FALL PUBLIC LECTURE No. 1 — AUDITORIUM MAXIMUM, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN[/pre][/list]

[sub]The sweet fragrance of wood polish and flowers welcomed over 900 students, diplomats, economists, and citizens to tiered seating inside the main chamber of Jameson Memorial Hall. That great citadel of learning, around which the campus of the University of Cape Town was developed, served as host of the annual public lecture series presenting the latest research and thoughts of leading scholars from across the continent of Africa. Since becoming one of the original five Continental Universities of the Pathways Program in ‘38, UCT has welcomed guests to its campus for public discourse at the cutting edge of philosophy, governance, and economics. While the war raged abroad, these Lectures and Forums were the battlefield upon which intellects engaged in cerebral combat; wrestling with the true meaning of the Second Great War, and its implications for the future of humanity. Scheduled for this years series were such thought leaders from communistic and capitalistic perspectives, to pro-British “Imperial Men” and anti-union Republicans, pan-Africanists and isolationists. Leading the pack this year was renowned Public Philosopher, and the father of Usaphism, Dr. Charles Negele. [/sub]

[sub]Rising from his seat, and climbing the 5 stairs of the dais to the sound of applause, the 53 year old Negele would stand at the center, dressed in a grey three piece suit and tie, with the silver chain of a pocket watch hanging from the middle button of his vest. Breathing in deeply, he would wait for utter silence in the chamber before beginning with a slight smile. His commanding presence and eloquence in writing and public speaking captivated the attention of the crowd there — but at his heart, he was an academic of an “traditional” pedigree which demanded absolute silence during his presentation - while also translating into a stage presence of poise. Every refined movement of his, GRACEFUL, like a ballet dancer – and every word, MELODIC, as that of a rhythmic poet. [/sub]

[list]CHARLES NEGELE, Ph.D., Chairman of the Department of Public Philosophy: ”In Berlin, the direction of human history has thrice been altered in less than 100 years. In 1885, the imperial powers gathered to pen an accord that established spheres of influence in this continent – to ‘fill in the blanks’ – on Europe’s maps, and make a ‘noble’ attempt to avoid the type of war which followed just 29 years later in that same city. Defeat, therein, provided the bedding in which Volkism’s rise was conceived, and Adolf Heidler led the world to slaughter 70 million people and counting..”

| [sub]He’d pause briefly, pulling at the bottom of his vest before resuming emphatically..[/sub] |

”70 million-... the vast majority of whom were men, women, and children who were not sworn into military service — but we’re the subjects of indiscriminate bombings and high crimes against humanity. WAR! Is an ugly business, but one to which the elite and demagogues steer the ships of state toward, eagerly. [...] Europe has fallen prey to the terror and destruction it has wrought upon the rest of the world. Her people live among the rubble of once proud towers of “progress” .. and are forced to plant grain in fields stained by blood, with roots reaching downward into mass graves. My heart goes out to the innocent - for I am but a Man, who feels and believes as all do.. But in our academic study of public philosophy - I wonder openly this day: Should a land who has oppressed, and enslaved the world, be rebuilt?. … ”Is Europe worth saving and redeeming?”

”For centuries colonialism and imperialism was justified through the lens of “civilizing missions”, conducted to curtail the veil of darkness that is ‘ignorance’ & ‘barbarism’. To spread the “light” of Christianity and Gentile behavior to the backward ‘others’ of the world. It is a common belief that Europeans are the chosen people whose purpose in life is to preside and shape the world in their image. ‘For what manner of people can save the blissfully lost, but us’? [...] This great ideal was the source of willpower for adventures into the remote reaches of the world where no ‘Men’ can possibly live. There are many thousands of pages of text from explorers and settlers who - irregardless of their destination around the globe - shared a single refrain - ‘If there are persons who live there, they cannot possibly be Men’. [...] Such a denial of humanity to those who do not speak, believe or look as ‘we’ do - made palatable the unpalatable - made moral acts clearly immoral.”

”We need not look further than the tale of one of our fellow Countrywomen. Sara Baartman - a Khoikhoi woman - descended from ancient peoples who lived here for thousands of years. Taken from her home and shipped to Europe to be placed on display for the entertainment and erotic pleasure of millions who flocked to the so-called cultural heart of the world, Paris. There for years her body was exploited, laughed at, openly fantasized over, and mocked so much so that the global cultural perception of African women is largely influenced by our ancestor, Baartman. As an orphaned teenager, she was showcased for sailors in Cape Town before being shipped to Britain for ‘display’ just after the passage of Westminster’s abolition on Slave Trading. Her presence was uncomfortable for the noble classes - but instead of being sent home, she was taken elsewhere in Europe where she could be displayed and her ‘handlers’ compensated. [...] At 26 years of age.. She died at the hands of an unknown ailment - but instead of receiving an autopsy to determine cause of death, her body was dissected like an animal. [...] Earlier this week, I received a cable confirming that her remains - a cast of her body, her genitalia, and skeleton are still on display 130 years later at Musee de l’Homme in the now liberated Paris.”

| [sub]Once more, the Professor would pause as the crowd became visibly and audibly - though quietly - uncomfortable. After giving time for everyone to become silent again, he would resume.[/sub] |

”Your ethnicity and tribal affiliation can no longer be of any consequence in the Africa of tomorrow - so whether you are Caper, Afrikaner, Xhosa, Tswana, or Dongan - she is OUR ancestor. She is our mother, and her body continues to be violated in a gross display of Imperialism and White Supremacy.”

”Alas, the history of Europe does not justify the death of the tens of millions during the war - but it does warrant a conversation about the kind of world we desire to live in. For if we - the very collection of peoples exploited, and enslaved to Europe, run to rebuild her without demanding fundamental changes to the global order - we dishonor her and the hundreds of millions, like her, deflowered and doomed to perpetual damnation in the natural world.”

| [sub]....[/sub] |

”In 1945, we take our place among the Great Powers - and because of this, we must make clear where we stand - morally. What do we believe in? What will we not tolerate? Where will we stand to support and promote lasting peace, and justice for all of humanity? We must be clear and resolute on our convictions - and boldly declare that the world of 1937 has died, never to return. Too much has changed, too many have sacrificed, for us to ever consider returning to roles subservient - or to diminish our light to make others comfortable. NO! We must be the measure of progress and human decency - and set, in the present, a standard to which we determine diplomatic, economic, and geopolitical relationships. Imperialism, Colonialism, Bigotry, and White Supremacy must be buried beneath the rubble of Heidler’s bunker with him for this point must be the line we hold in the post-war world.”

”A repentant Europe is the only one worthy of continued support. One which swiftly put’s an end to unequal relationships with the nations and people of the world - and recognizes that the era of Europe-first, others to follow, has passed. Lest we make the mistake of Redeeming the Irredeemable. ….. Selah.”

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[sub]Bowing slightly, Dr. Negele would descend the dais to return to his seat to the sound of thunderous applause and cheers from all present. The room was electrified by sentiments of inspiration, but also concern that Negele was tapping into ideas potentially dangerous to the survival of Azania as a project. Whatever true, the remarks of the Professor would be rebroadcast by radio and print to the far reaches of the United Tribes and her neighbors.[/sub]

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SLOVENIFICATION PRESSES AHEAD: MONEY, POSTAGE STAMPS AND GRAVESTONES

[list][sup]UNDOING CENTURIES’ ERASURE

SLOVENIA—SUMMER 1945[/sup][/list]

Since the collapse of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the monetary organs of Slovenia have existed in a strange state of limbo, as has the Yugoslav dinar itself. The Furlan cabinet has treated the creation of a national currency as among the most vital issues facing the Slovene Republic since they arrived in Ljubljana in April; in August, they announced their comprehensive plan for the future of the slovenski tolar (“Slovenian tolar”), which they project will have replaced the dinar by the summer of 1946 under the management of the Banka Slovenije (“Bank of Slovenia”), in cooperation with the Banka Štajerska and others, at a rate of 1 tolar to 100 dinars. With the tedious details and financial specifics complete, however, the introduction of the currency afforded the Furlan government a meaningful way to cherish Slovene culture: the illustrations that should mark the new currency. A number of nationally recognized monuments were set aside for the reverse banknote illustrations and coin embossings, including the Borovnica Viaduct, Solkan Bridge—the world’s longest stone-arch railroad bridge—the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana Castle, et cetera. National figures depicted on the obverses of the currency will include a wide array of medieval and modern figures; the ancient heroes Valuk, Valjhun and Kocelj will have stylized representations, as will 17th-century polymath Janez Vajkard Valvasor, 19th-century playwright Anton Tomaž Linhart, national poet and cultural icon France Prešeren, and 20th-century military officer Rudolf Maister. A public competition was announced to decide who would create the illustrations, with the criteria that the artists must be Slovenian, that the works submitted must be original, and that the submissions would be submitted to the public domain.

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— The winning illustration of France Prešeren[/sub][/list]

Other explorations of national imagery included postage stamps, which were—in an often little-known fact—actually invented by the late Slovene Lovrenc Košir. The first commemorative stamp set of the Slovene Republic was thus set to immortalize Košir for his invention. Oftentimes, though, the idea of building national spirit was taken a step too far. Interpreting the protection of the United States and British Empire as an invitation to do anything to minority groups in the new Republic, paramilitary groups in the countryside have enacted an aggressive campaign to Slovenify the population. This has manifested in various ways, including the vandalization of non-Slovenian road signs, the smashing of tombstones with names not of Slovenian origin in cemeteries, and the desecration of Orthodox churches. Conservative regional authorities in Carinthia (Koroška), Styria (Štajerska) and Gorizia (Gorica) have pursued institutionalized cultural erasure, only justified in the shadow of the Second World War; names on tombstones are being systematically replaced by new inscriptions or altogether new stones with Slovene equivalents, Johann and Giovanni being supplanted by Janez or Ivan, Matthias and Mattia by Matija, Hedwig by Hedvika, and so on. The practices have remained unendorsed by the national government, but have continued and been defended by such civilian militia groups as the Štajerska varda (“Styrian Guard”).

[list][sup]“The propagation of slovenstvo (“Slovenianism”) is essential to the Republic’s survival. Do not interfere.”

— [redacted], military radio transmission[/sup][/list]

The Styrian Guard, whose membership of several thousand stretches through all of the broadest borders of ‘Štajerska’ and beyond, has been implicated in a few more pronounced acts of aggression. The desecration of Orthodox churches in particular has been most pronounced in the eastern regions of the Republic, especially in the city of Maribor and the towns of Celje and Novo Mesto. The attacks have been justified on the grounds that the churches were built by and for non-Slovenians and that—in the words of Slovenian nationalist demagogue Tešina Pretnar—“the Orthodox faith is a foreign one”. In the case of the Church of Saint Lazar in Maribor, the attackers—a group of around sixty individuals—broke into the building and set fire to the interior, damaging a large portion of the roof and destroying the iconostasis before being chased away by Slovenian military police. The lead vandals were caught and arrested, but the trial was ultimately suspended when the judge ruled that the individuals had been provoked by the presence of the church. Such acts, unfortunately, became a pattern of behavior over the summer rather than remaining isolated incidents.

[list][spoiler=OOC Note]Who knew that a Slovene invented the postage stamp? And moreover that Košir and his invention became an SCP (no. 2275)?[/spoiler]

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| NIGOYE'S PLAN ; DEVELOPMENT STAGE BOUND TO BE |

[sub]12th of August, 1945[/sub]

| NIGOYE'S PLAN set out in 1941 is coming to an end within it's ESTABLISHMENT STAGE, and the Head of the Finest Assembly, Fabian Nigoye, has announced that Zaire is ready to step into the second stage of the plan, the DEVELOPMENT STAGE. The Establishment Stage of the Nigoye's Plan has brought upon Zaire some unprecedented changes, even more impressively within the time of war and conflict. The Establishment Stage allowed to place the fundements of the following stages, and therefore bring Zaire onto the path of Nigoye's economics and therefore onto the path of growth.

The Establishment Stage saw the conversion of the Zairean economy, whereas sixty-percent of the economy is within the hands of the state and the remaining forty within the hands of the private sector, allowing the Zairean state to begin redistrubting the vast natural resources wealth of the country whilst encouraging the private sector. New state owned companies formed, such as the quickest growing one, the National Zairean Natural Resources Complex which outright owns and delivers a majority of the natural resources within the country. However, the private industry has also seen an increase despite the changes that were brought in to regulate the private market and protect the workers.

Vast investments had been made over the past four years, especially into the mining, energy, manufacturing, agricultural and luxurious goods industries around the country, along with highly needed investments into infrastructure, education and healthcare. Much of those investments came from revenues from the natural resources, but also due to the helping hand of Zairean partners ; the United States of America and Estado Novo. The United States of America loaned Zaire in 1942, $36.0 Million ( $645.0 Million in Todays Money ).

The Loan and the Revenues from the State companies were used for investments into EDUCATION which resulted in increase of Career Schools which has raised the literacy rate by 67%, and an increase in skilled labour by over 94%; it allowed the establishment of thirty new primary schools, twenty new high schools, fifteen new career schools and four new universities around the country. Furthermore, over the past four years 97.0% of girls and 98% of boys between the ages of 6 and 16 are now attending school, with mandatory schooling enforced and right institutions in place. Over 62% of the male population and over 59% of the female population between the ages of 20 and 60 have completed either a career school course or a training course, placing them into the market as skilled labour. The Universities of Zaire have seen an increase by 30% of those attending lectures, in 1939 that rate was at around 0.2%.

Similiary, the Loan and the Revenues from the State companies were used for investments into INFRASTRUCTURE which resulted in the Trans-Zairean Railway being completed, along with an expansion of roads by 45% and railway by 50%. A new port has been in the building at the coast of Zaire since 1941, and is set to open into operation by 1947, which is set to largerly increase trade capabilities of the country. Furthermore, the money from the loan and the revenues have allowed for investments into the state companies, expanding and modernising technologies used, and further investments into their future.

Finally, the loan and the revenues allowed for Urbanisation to begin with rapid investments into modernising and upgrading towns and cities of Zaire, the establishing plans for three new cities and ten new towns to be created, expansion and modernisation of the sewage system around the country since 1942 by over 80%, radioastion of the country by over 90%, electrification of the country by 85% and establishment of the Large Cities and Towns housing program.

The ESTABLISHMENT STAGE saw the creation of the Zairean Doree as the new currency of Zaire, which since March of 1945 is based on gold. The ESTABLISHMENT STAGE actively and rapidly has brought Zaire up to speed in order to for the DEVELOPMENT STAGE to occur, the stage which Fabian Nigoye has bided to be the most vital within his economic plan. The Development Stage has six major points that have to be met; MAJOR PROJECTS to be finished and started such as the Queen Dowager Dam, Infrastructure expansion within Zaire and around Africa linking Zaire ; creation of new towns and further energy projects starting; CREATION of small and medium business environment. Pushing Zaireans into business ownership, changes of taxation of small and medium business and attraction of international business into Zaire; LARGE SCALE trade with Europe, USA, South America, Africa and Asia; EXPANSION of Zaire as a consumerist market ; EXPANSION of a friendly and open market for international businesses to establish within Zaire and create new job opportunities ; ESTABLISHMENT of a service demand sector, through expansion of the retail, fashion and culture within Zaire.

The Development Stage is bound to begin and is said to end by 1950. Fabian Nigoye made it clear during the National Liberal Revival Movement convention that his goal is to make Zaire the quickest growing economy of the post-war world by 1951, and make Zaire one of the largest and quickest developing economies and markets in Africa. His reformations have made incredible success rates within Zaire, but many, especially on the left are accusing Nigoye of using the gained money in the wrong directions whilst those on the right accuse of him highly socialistic tendencies. Either way, it seems that the next five years will be vital for the Zairean economy and it will be incredibly important for Nigoye to continue his tenure and push-through visions alongside Gloria Banza.

[list][ FABIAN NIGOYE, Head of the Finest Assembly ]: "Dès le début de mon mandat, j'ai clairement indiqué quels étaient mes objectifs. Nous avons permis à notre pays d'être sur la voie de la réalisation de ces objectifs. Je peux officiellement affirmer que la phase d'établissement de mon plan est maintenant terminée, et que nous passons à la phase de développement, la plus importante et la plus vitale de toutes. Nous allons entrer dans une phase de croissance, d'expansion de la vie et de succès économique comme nous n'en avons jamais vu auparavant. Mon objectif est de faire du Zaïre l'économie à la croissance la plus rapide du monde de l'après-guerre, et de faire de notre économie, de notre marché l'un des plus grands de l'Afrique d'aujourd'hui. Grâce à nos réformes et à notre plan, le peuple zaïrois se développe et je peux garantir à chacun d'entre vous qu'en quatre-vingt-onze ans, le peuple zaïrois aura l'un des niveaux de vie les plus élevés du monde moderne, que Dieu me vienne en aide !" |[/list]

[spoiler="...I can guarantee that by 1951, Zairians will have one of the highest living standards in the modern day world..." - Fabian Nigoye, Head of the Finest Assembly]

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[list]1945년 08월 | 1945 August

[list][sup]Hanseong | 한성[/sup]

Empire of Joseon | Japanese Occupied Korea[list]

[sup]The Liberation of Northern Korea[/sup][/list]

| [sub]For the last 35 years Korea had been under the occupation of Japanese forces and even before then it had been heavily influenced by Japanese soft-power following the First Sino-Japanese War between 1894 and 1895. As Operation August Storm led by the Soviets in Manchuria pushed into Northern Korea up to the 38th Parallel, as previously agreed with the Americans, Japanese forces still somewhat maintained control south of the 38th as American troops had yet to land on the Peninsula.[/sub] |

| [sub]In the South of Korea the Provisional Government of Korea, led by Kim Gu and Prince Uihwa, returned from Nationalist China under the cover of darkness to the city of Incheon, although not recognised by the United States they were met with high regard from the populous for keeping the dream of independence alive in early days of the occupation. Meeting up with the Changdeok Faction. It was the first time Prince U and Prince Uihwa had met in a decade although father and son had communicated through numerous letters during that time.[/sub] |

| [sub]The plan in the minds of many was to declare independence officially upon the liberation of the Korean Peninsula; however some had become twitchy at the thought that Korea may end up being occupied for several years by the Allied Powers much like Germany in Europe. The Changdeok Faction along with Lyuh Wooh-hyung’s People’s Party; and the Workers Party of Korea planned to present a united front to show that indeed Korea was ready for independence.[/sub] |

| [sub]Behind the scenes however fractures had begun former amongst the various factions including the issue of Syngman Rhee who had been ousted by Provisional Government in the 1920s, but it had become increasingly apparent that the Amercian’s favoured Rhee as a possible leader, along with the Soviets favouring either Kim Il-sung or Cho Man-sik. The question of the Royal House has also been plaguing the independence groups; although some members have played a key role in achieving the goal of Korea’s freedom, on the whole the royals and political elites were the ones who initially sold out Korea to Japan.[/sub] |

| [sub]Korea’s fate is still yet to be fully determined but the end of Japan’s 35 year occupation is almost at an end and the Peninsula will fall into Allied hands who many believe will finally grant Korea its dream.[/sub] |

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Elections in Mexico!

With the snap elections held in August of 1945 the results are finally in.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1756973

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BRINGING THE BOYS BACK HOME & EUROPEAN POWS/REFUGEES TO RETURN HOME

August 10th 1945

With the war in Europe over and the fighting in Asia continuing at a much easier pace for the Allies, the Rhodesian Government has finally issued Directive BTBBH (Bring the Boys Back Home) which details all associated requirements and steps needed to be taken by Divisional and smaller Unit Commanders to ensure a smooth and speedy transition back to Rhodesia. The Directive covers everything from items brought back to Women, Wives and Children. Written jointly by Prime Minister Smith (who himself served from 1939-1944) and multiple figures within the Ministry of War. Rhodesia would not be staying on with the Commonwealth Occupation Forces, mainly due to uneven relocations of Troops to the Pacific which would see more Rhodesians in Southern Asia mopping up hastily retreating Japanese Forces.

[list]AN OVERVIEW OF DIRECTIVE BTBBH :

- All Forces on the European Continent shall be withdrawn in 4 waves between August 11th 1945 and December 22nd 1945, exception being taken for Military Attaché's and Observers

- Personnel are permitted to return to Rhodesia any items that they can fit into their personal ship-borne chest or own packaging. Items larger than this require prior approval of their superiors and Navy staff, Vehicles requiring approval in all cases.

- Personnel are permitted to return to Rhodesia with any relation they might have gained over the course of their service, including possible Offspring. (Of the total of 47,000~ Troops that served in Europe roughly 11,000 possess Relations with a multitude of nationalities generally encountered on the campaign, along with roughly 3,800 identified or admitted children of Rhodesian Servicemen. Rhodesian Troops generally had a good reputation in Europe however did not receive the same anti-relationship regulations as other Allied Armies and thus might by considered by Europeans to be horny or debauched invaders for liberally seeking local girlfriends in their operating zone. Receiving on average higher wages than their British counterparts however they could definitely afford such ventures.)

- Individuals returning home with Personnel whether Children or Relations shall be granted Citizenship upon entry, this shall serve as the sole exception to the new Citizenship laws and is thus a bonus by the Government to Personnel.

- Personnel should be have all Weapons and Munitions signed back over to Army Storage when boarding Vessels, with prize weapons registered before disembarking in Port Rhodes (The Rhodesia Port Base in Zambezia)

- Personnel shall not be permitted to leave the European Theater with Explosives or other Ordnances and these must be removed when boarding Vessels departing for Port Rhodes.

- Personnel are urged to hand out the remainder of their two-day ration packs if still issued with such to local individuals at any port of departure as these will no longer be required during the voyage.[/list]

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As the war in Europe came to an end Rhodesia additionally issued orders to deal with its remaining Refugee and POW populations, though many would ultimately opt to stay (the numbers listed were either approved with the specific country OOC or inspired by irl). Of the roughly 14,500 Germans who resided in Rhodesia as POWs since 1941 around 9,000 have opted to stay with Government approval while the remainder opted to return to Germany which Rhodesia shall facilitate by December 5th 1945. Of the 8,000 Italians held as POWs roughly 4,000 have opted to stay with the remainder choosing to either return to Italy or their Families in Eastern Africa (which still possesses a very large Italian minority). Almost 7,000 Poles also called Rhodesia their home since the 1939 invasion of Poland, and while 5,500 shall be returning to Poland the remaining 1,500 shall be staying in Rhodesia either due to personal choice or due to them having grown bonds both brotherly and romantically in the local region.

For all deciding to stay they shall share the exemption given to the wives of Soldiers and will be issued with Rhodesian Citizenship upon exit of their current POW camp, though they shall be required to undertake a government funded English-language course. Interpreted as a benevolent act by many People including those allowed to stay, for the Government it was more a case of padding out its minority demographics for the long term though naturally by granting these individuals Citizenship the Smith Government would gain valuable voters who upon being granted Citizenship could also vote.

As a result of them being granted Citizenship the Rhodesian Government would in essence be pardoning these individuals Nationally for any crimes they might have committed in-uniform, justifying this by issuing the declaration that any individual deemed not to be guilty of a war crime when entering captivity shall not be deemed guilty of a war crime when receiving the rights and protections of Citizenship.

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FURLAN GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES SLOVENSKE ŽELEZNICE IN THE PURSUIT OF DEVELOPMENT

[list][sup]BUILDING THE ARTERIES OF INDUSTRY

SLOVENIA—SUMMER 1945[/sup][/list]

The Furlan government announced the official formation of Slovenske železnice (“Slovenian Railways”) in early September 1945 after it finally arranged a comprehensive staff and development plan for the organization. Tasked with reorganizing old Yugoslav railways into modern routes with reliable passenger and commercial service, SŽ was set to be chiefly consulted by Feliks Lobe. Lobe, also the head of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana, was a prolific designer, engineer and advocate of rail and tram transport and was already in a managerial construction position in a Viennese factory of heavy machinery and rolling stock by the time he turned twenty-eight. Now fifty, his plan for SŽ was ambitious but practical—it called for an immediate evaluation of railways in the Republic of Slovenia, the electrification of all routes in the coming years and the construction of a new high-speed line from Trst (formerly Trieste) to Gradec (formerly Graz) through Ljubljana and Maribor. In addition to an increase in capacity, Lobe’s plan also proposed a complete standardization of Slovenian railways. All tracks would be converted to standard gauge and all locomotives would be built to the same specifications, allowing for the interchangeability of parts and engines between different routes and facilitating the construction of new lines in the future. The electrification of Slovenian railways would also be crucial in this regard, as it would allow for a significant increase in speed and efficiency.

Boris Furlan’s government was quick to implement Lobe’s plan. Immediately after the announcement of SŽ, the government set about nationalizing all railway lines in Slovenia. This process was set to be complete by the end of the year, after which SŽ would take control of all railway operations in the republic. The government also invested heavily in the new organization, allocating a large budget for the construction of new lines and the electrification and standardization of existing ones. This was an area in which the provisional government allowed itself to be generous; though spared the destruction of the Second World War, Slovenia’s administration was still frugal and largely relied on volunteer labor for projects such as the newly reformed Južni Sokol. Here, however, the importance of railways to the future development of the Republic was too great to be ignored. By the year’s end, work will have already begun on the electrification of the existing railway line from Trst to Ljubljana; this would, if it proceeds uninterrupted, be completed in the summer of 1946 and immediately result in a significant increase in speed and efficiency. The new electric locomotives planned by the Lobe staff were also much quieter than their steam-powered predecessors, ideally making train travel much more pleasant for passengers. The next step would be the construction of a new high-speed line from Ljubljana to Gradec by way of Maribor. This line, which will run through a station in Marbor’s city center, will be pleasantly surrounded by naturalistic hedge-shrubs in urban areas to absorb sound and protect the privacy of houses passed by the line. It is set for completion in late 1946 or early 1947 and would allow for speeds of well over 100 kilometers per hour; commutes would suddenly become much more realistic, and the lines would be ripe for improvements as rail technology progresses.

As Feliks Lobe’s plans were set in motion, it was clear that the Furlan government is committed to making the Republic of Slovenia a nation on rails. The investment in infrastructure and the reorganization of railways is a clear indication of this commitment; with a reliable, efficient and modern railway system, the Republic of Slovenia will have a framework with which to develop its industries much more practically in the years to come.

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1946 ARMED FORCES RESTRUCTURING PLAN - BALANCING THE BUDGET AND CUTTING THE EXCESS

August 15th 1945

As men are set to come home and Machines destined to stand idle due to the decrease in demand, the Rhodesian Government has formulated the 1946 AF Restructuring plan to bring Rhodesia back from wartime mobilization with a strong Armed Forces while also trimming military spending to bring the Government into a surplus once more. Ian Smiths plan in 1944 to privatize many Industries had paid off, and while it was forecasted that Rhodesia would become bankrupt in June of 1945 if he had not passed those reforms the Nation now in fact had enough money in 1945 to maintain the same level of spending until 1950 (assuming expenditure and revenues froze). The Nation was in a terrific position to make changes to the way its Armed Forces not only ran itself but how it was funded to begin with.

[list]DEFICIT IN 1945 - 3,329,816£

TOTAL MILITARY SPENDING IN 1945 - 27,958,137£[/list]

Military Spending dwarfed any other sector of Government, though with good reason with almost a Quarter of Rhodesian Whites (150,000~) serving in the Armed Forces with the other 60,000 coming from Native contributions. But Rhodesia had also gained many commitments abroad, Zambezia had become its Protectorate and it had acquired a Naval base there (Port Rhodes). It had also acquired itself a Navy that the Government had no intention of scrapping even in the most extreme post war spending scenarios. Rhodesia had essentially gained the means to defend itself and it was not willing to give that up very lightly if it could help it. There would need to be multiple things snipped from the Budget or "Restructured" :

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AIR FORCE RESTRUCTURING

1946 Budget total - 2,522,000 * For reference this is 73,800,000 Pounds in 2021

Installations (Airfields/Airbases & Training Institutes) - 545,000

Aircraft Operation + Maintenance - 1,777,000

*Figures include all associated costs such as wages, supplies etc.

- Reduction in Spitfires post war from 312 to 250 for Home Defense

- Reduction in Hurricanes from 198 to 160 for Ground Support (shall be appropriately modified)

- All Remaining 42 Hawker Hart Attack Aircraft & 96 Wellington Bombers used in Ground Support role shall be scrapped

- Reduction in Manchester Bombers from 288 to 120 for Long Range Attack

- All Remaining 74 Hawker Harrow Transport Aircraft shall be scrapped

TOTAL AIRCRAFT WARTIME - 940

TOTAL AIRCRAFT PEACETIME - 562 (compared to 214 in 1939)

PERSONNEL (Wartime>Peacetime) - 16,200 > 12,200

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NAVY RESTRUCTURING

1946 Budget total - 3,845,000 * For reference this is 112,500,000 Pounds in 2021

Installations (Ports/Training Institutes) - 1,320,000

- 2 Cruisers - 1,220,000

- 32 Corvettes - 1,105,000

- 3 Destroyers - 135,000

- 2 Sloops - 75,000

*Figures include all associated costs such as wages, supplies etc.

FLEET SIZE UNCHANGED

PERSONNEL (Wartime>Peacetime) - 14,800 > 14,000 (800 Reduction represents Women's AA-Detachments at Naval Installations)

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ARMY RESTRUCTURING

1946 Budget total - 12,230,000 * For reference this is 358,000,000 Pounds in 2021

Installations (Bases/Training Camps) - 2,580,000

Vehicle Operation + Maintenance - 5,450,000

Reservist Fund - 1,200,000

*Figures include all associated costs such as wages, supplies etc.

- Reductions in the number of Divisions from 16 to 12, the 4 Divisions to be stood down to consist of those Divisions raised mainly through the Draft rather than Volunteers. This shall leave Rhodesia with 12 Divisions compared to the 8 it possessed in 1939

- Reduction in the number of Universal Carriers (the UK version) from 4,317 to 3,600. 200 of the 817 difference to be signed over to Zambezia, remainder to be scrapped.

- Scrapping of all 326 Guy Armored Car Mk IA Armored Cars

- 24 Panhard 178 Armored Cars to be signed over to Zambezia

- 82 Carro Veloce L3/35 R Tankettes to be signed over to Zambezia

- 64 Carro Veloce L3/35 R57 SPGs to be signed over to Zambezia

- 24 Renault R35R to be signed over to Zambezia

- 42 AMR 33R to be signed over to Zambezia

- 912 M1937 Anti-Tank Guns to be scrapped

PERSONNEL (Wartime>Peacetime) - 205,150 > 145,150 (Reduction consists of standing down 4 of 16 Divisions, the remaining 12 Divisions shall serve as Rhodesia's "Active Force) which still represents a 50,000 increase from 1939

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The huge changes will see over a thousand vehicles, howitzers and aircraft scrapped, weapons which were used to defeat the German Menace now used to feed Rhodesian Steel Mills or Aluminium Foundries. Smith and his Administration were eager to see Rhodesia remain one of the prime Military powers of Africa, hence reductions were as barebones as the budget would allow, but would proportionally speaking put the Navy at the forefront. Smith had seen from the attempted blockade of Britain and the Strangling of Japan which was still ongoing that not being able to protect your trade routes and thus your ability to access the outside world was like being suffocated. Eager not to allow this to happen to Rhodesia in the future he in fact wished for a small scale increase in the Navies Size, approaching Britain about purchasing some of their war-time Vessels.

Overall the Budget Reduction achieved consisted of 7,456,137 Pounds, which while on paper and as of yet theoretical represented real reductions in arms and men that Rhodesia had essentially already achieved. This reduction would not just once again grant Rhodesia a Budget Surplus but it would be the largest in its existence consisting of 3,600,155 compared to the last record breaking Surplus of 3,138,103 in 1939. It was a testament to how much Rhodesia had grown, war or not, and how the war allowed it to rid itself of outdated taxing practices which saw many pay little more than a few pounds a year compared to tens of thousands of pounds in income. What it showed however was that Rhodesia could afford to have both relatively low taxes compared to the world and a sizeable Armed Forces to protect the peoples benefitting from those rates. The rapidly growing Economy was also a sign of many great things to come, and while there was no doubt to be a post-war slump due to momentary lapses in spending (mainly due to employment) this would quickly reverse itself as it did after the end of the first world war.

- Related Factbooks -

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=ranponian/detail=factbook/id=1478841

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=ranponian/detail=factbook/id=1750386

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[list]SHŌWA 20 | SEPTEMBER 1945[/list]

[list][list]ファシズムから解放された日本!

[pre]JAPAN FREE FROM FASCISM![/pre][/list][/list]

[pre]A N E W D A Y[/pre]

TOKYO, IMPERIAL DIET — MORNINGTIME

[sub]THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]

| While the U.S. military occupied Japan, the Japanese were trying to reorganize things in the country. GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR and the UNITED NATIONS may have other plans, but for now, at least, the Japanese leaders of the late GREAT JAPAN pretended to be men hoping to run their own affairs. From the Imperial Palace, EMPEROR HIROHITO went to the Diet building. Already in the HOUSE OF PEERS, he was seated on his golden and brown throne. His Majesty shed tears from his eyes as he spoke not of defeat or surrender, but of “cessation of hostilities . . . end of war . . . extraordinary measure . . .” His command to his subjects: |

[list]| HIROHITO, [sub]H.I.M. THE EMPEROR[/sub] | “Remain cool, have self-composure, patience and circumspection . . . earn the world’s trust . . . manifest the innate glory of Japan’s national policy . . .”[/list]

[list][list]冷静さを保ち、冷静さを保ち、忍耐と用心深さで世界の信頼を獲得し、日本の国策の生来の栄光を明らかにする.[/list][/list]

[list][pre]BEAR THE UNBEARABLE[/pre][/list]

| The PRIME MINISTER NARUHIKO HIGASHI-KUNI spoke to the Diet. The legislators listened impassively, applauded and approved. Prince Higashi-Kuni imagined Japan practically prostrate. The U.S. air, sea and island offensive has damaged commerce, rail, industry, agriculture and the lives of citizens. |

[list]| NARUHIKO HIGASHI-KUNI, [sub]IMPERIAL PRINCE[/sub] | “In the duty to obey the Imperial proclamation, we should bear the unbearable . . .”[/list]

[list][list]勅令を守る義務において、私たちは耐えがたいものに耐えなければなりません。[/list][/list]

| The key that will unlock the door to Japan's future is reconstruction. The path to reconstruction is “through free discussion and correct public opinion.” The PRIME MINISTER proposed: |

[list][list][pre]1) complete military and industrial demobilization;

2) all possible measures to cope with food, clothing and housing shortages;

3) a vigorous fight against unemployment and inflation;

4) development of agriculture and reorganization of industry;

5) reeducation.[/pre][/list][/list]

[list][pre]POUND THEIR HEADS[/pre][/list]

| Many political activities took place. The Political Association of Great Japan, Japan’s totalitarian party, prepared to dissolve — and to reorganize under new parties. The East Asian Federation, a patriotic society, ready to enter politics; its leader appeared to be a man with fanatical ideals, his name was KANJI ISHIHARA, a retired general in the Kwantung Army who aided Japanese military efforts in Manchuria. After 14 years of suppression, labor unions began to reorganize. One of its outstanding pre-war leaders, TOYOHIKO KAGAWA, 57, has been appointed to a committee of “intellectuals” whose aim is to renew Japanese culture. A great politician of old Japanese liberalism — the grizzled old man, YUKIO OZAKI, 85, ex-Cabinet minister, ex-mayor of Tokyo, Diet member since 1890, lifelong supporter of parliamentary government. He has survived terrorist threats and Government persecution. Ozaki urged his Diet colleagues to resign rather than “persist on past practices of blind obedience to the government.” |

[list]| YUKIO OZAKI, [sub]IMPERIAL DIET MEMBER[/sub] | “The Japanese people don’t know the difference between right and wrong . . . Don’t they confuse victory and defeat with right and wrong? Don’t they believe that the strong are right and the weak are wrong? . . . We must tell people about the law of humanity and the difference between right and wrong.”[/list]

[list][list]日本人は善悪の区別がつかない。 勝敗を善悪と混同していませんか? 強い者が正しく、弱い者が間違っていると信じていませんか? 私たちは人道の法則と善悪の違いについて人々に伝えなければなりません。[/list][/list]

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POLITICAL PRISONERS RELIEVE THE LABOR BUDGET IN A TIME OF GRIM FRUGALITY

[list][sup]THE CRUEL FATE OF THE REPUBLIC’S ENEMIES

SLOVENIA—SUMMER 1945[/sup][/list]

As September waxed on, autumn leaves fluttered through the mountain air of Slovenia. All through the country, many trees shed their leaves in the face of the coming October winds that would chill the country in the approach to winter. Slovene authorities were taking advantage of the season, working to squeeze in all of the labor they could manage before the onset of winter, and at this they were succeeding—with guarantees of rolling stock from ČKD and Škoda Works now secure, Feliks Lobe’s grand development scheme for the Slovenske železnice (“Slovenian Railways”) was entering full swing, and political prisoners were forming a key building block in the labor pool for railway work. As surveys guided by the Academic Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts continue to evaluate the existing Trst-Ljubljana rail route, sections with completed evaluations were now being overhauled with newly laid ballast and electrification infrastructure. Aided by paramilitary groups, gray-clad Slovene police watched over battalions of imprisoned laborers dressed in bland linens; their stern expressions and watchful eyes communicated a readiness to act swiftly and forcefully against any attempts to escape. It was a scene that conveyed the relentless harshness with which the new Republic, guarded against much criticism by its position as a tiny democracy, was willing to industrialize at the expense of its political foes.

The ideological conflicts of the Yugoslav Civil War had spurred thousands of Slovenes to turn to communist activism, and the aforementioned relentlessness of the new Republic saw large-scale arrests of Slovene communists after Slovene independence. Fearful that they might collaborate with the Titoist armies now engulfing Yugoslavia, the Slovene government saw the swelling prison population of Slovenia was a necessary evil—dealing with it, however, was its own monster. Capital punishment was illegal but scorned, and the release of the prisoners would be a disaster for public opinion and perceptions of safety as communist armies dominated the rest of the Kingdom’s corpse—as such, the stewardship of the prisoners desperately needed addressing. With the Slovene budget already strained, however, Ljubljana was struggling to find methods to care for prisoners. The solution, it was decided, would be to put them to work. In the late summer of 1945, the Slovene government began hiring out political prisoners to private companies or allotting them to public works, which would then use them as cheap or free labor. The arrangement was nearly beneficial for all involved—the companies obtained cost-effective labor, the government saved money, and—in at least a mild benefit—the prisoners got to see the outside world again.

[list][sup]“The Red Cross has no business interfering in the affairs of the Republic. This is a matter of state security, and it will be dealt with as such.”

— Franc Krenner, Chief of the Slovenian Armed Forces, unsuccessfully protesting Red Cross involvement in private conversation[/sup][/list]

The treatment of these laborers varied by region, however. Some companies—and all state-owned entities—gave the prisoners basic rations and a place to sleep, while others offered little more than the work itself. In the view of many, this was a step up from their conditions in overcrowded state prisons, but it was still grueling work. Long hours and little rest were common, as were dangerous working conditions—this was, after all, a time of austerity, and workplace safety was often an afterthought. On the railways, building new lines, repairing existing ones, and clearing debris were all part of the prisoners’ jobs, but despite Lobe’s insistence in his capacity as a consultant, the work was done with little regard for safety. Accidents were common, and many prisoners were maimed or killed in the line of duty. In the most horrible cases, prisoners were simply worked to death—cruelly, the lives of political prisoners were of little consequence to the Slovene authorities. The conditions were so grim that, in late 1945, the Rdeči križ Slovenije (“Slovenian Red Cross”) began to investigate reports of prisoner abuse on the Slovenian railways. They found that the reports were accurate—prisoners were being worked to death, and those who survived were often left maimed or traumatized. The Red Cross called for an end to the practice, and only at the personal intervention of President Furlan were official regulations introduced to protect prison labor its workplace safety by mandating standards of working hours, safety inspections and workplace equipment.

The use of political prisoners as a source of cheap labor was not unique to Slovenia. It was a widespread practice in the aftermath of the war as many countries struggled to rebuild while also dealing with the large number of political prisoners in their midst. The Slovenian case is notable, however, because of the high number of prisoners per capita and the high rate of abuse. In a country of barely 5 million people, there were over 20,000 political prisoners: a ratio of 1 prisoner for every 250 citizens. This was, in part, due to the fact that the Slovene Communist Party had been one of the largest and most active in Yugoslavia—only eclipsed by the long traditions of nationalist separatism and democratic traditions in Slovenia—and its members were targeted disproportionately in the postwar purge. The use of these prisoners as labor, then, was a way to save money and maintain public order in the face of a large and potentially unruly prisoner population. Harsh prison labor was not without its critics, even within the Slovene government. Some—including Lobe, who much preferred paid labor for the quality of his projects—saw the practice as a violation of human rights and an affront to the dignity of the Slovene people. Others, however, saw it as a necessary evil—a necessary evil that, in the end, would benefit the Slovene people.

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[list][list][pre]LABAN PILIPINAS!

FIGHT, PHILIPPINES![/pre][/list][/list]

[pre]| POSTWAR RECONSTRUCTION BEGINS WITH THE REFORMATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT[/pre]

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[sub]| CITY OF MANILA - The Empire of Japan stands defeated! With the surrender of Tokyo to the Allied Forces, the Second Great War has formally come to an end. While across the world celebrations are taking place, in other countries the civilian populace looks onward to the future with cautious optimism. This was evident in the Philippines, whose capital, Manila, was pounded and obliterated by the global conflict. The City of Manila was the most destroyed urban center in the war aside from Warsaw, with most of the damage being inflicted as the Japanese sought to impose their own scorched earth policy as the American forces closed in earlier this year. With the Japanese having surrendered, and news of the Emperor's surrender spreading across the country to the remaining Japanese holdouts, the focus of the Philippine authorities turned from winning the war to safely transitioning to a re-establishment of the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines and the implementation of a new date for full Philippine independence.[/sub]

[sub]However, of course, the top priority was reconstruction and economic recovery. In order to be able to sufficiently stand by itself as an independent nation, the country needed stable finances, and to achieve that, reconstruction needed to take place. First it would take place through the United States, who provided funds and supplies for reconstruction, and through the civilian authorities, run by the Commonwealth government. On 15 September 1945, at a ceremony at Malacanang Palace, which had been spared from the war thanks to its status as the former residence of Japanese military officials, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was formally re-established as a governing authority rather than as a simple government-in-exile. President Manuel L. Quezon was sworn in once more as the president of his nation, with Vice President Sergio Osmena by his side.[/sub]

[sub]The first agencies to be re-established within the Commonwealth government would be the Department of National Defense, the Department of Budget and Management, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Education (from the Department of Public Instruction), and the Department of Trade and Industry. Key resistance leaders from the Free Republic, who had integrated themselves since into the Commonwealth government, would be marked for appointment to these positions, most prominently Ramon Magsaysay, who became the nominee for Secretary of National Defense. While the Commonwealth had yet to pursue its own armed forces, thanks to its status as a subordinate state to the U.S. government, planning for the establishment of such military forces could already take place in anticipation for independence.[/sub]

[sub]The Department of the Interior (DILG) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) would be put in charge of the newly-established National Reconstruction Committee (NRC), which would oversee general reconstruction operations. Vice President Sergio Osmena would chair this committee, and would report regularly to the president and the new Senate.[/sub]

[sub]The first legislative body to be re-established would also be the Senate, which re-convened for the first time since 1941 at a gymnasium in Manila. Vice President Osmena would become the Senate's presiding officer, while Liberal Party senator Elpidio Quirino took up the mantles of leader of the opposition. The Senate first re-established the Budget and Management Committee and the Finances Committee, which began planning out the budget for the Commonwealth government and especially the budget necessary to begin a multi-year comprehensive reconstruction plan, in cooperation with the Department of Budget and Management. Initial budgets for the first few years would certainly possess deficits, which would be initially compensated for by foreign financial aid from the UNRRA for one, and later be permanently fulfilled by increased trade as the Philippines and her trade partners began to recover financially and morally from the war.[/sub]

[sub]In a statement to a local newspaper, Vice President Sergio Osmena stated:[/sub]

[list][pre]". . . Perhaps twelve months, maybe six months to independence. We have yet to discuss formally with the Americans, but our goal first and foremost will be to rebuild, reconstruct and recover from the war."[/pre]

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[list]1945년 09월 | 1945 September

[list][sup]Seoul | 한성[/sup]

United States Army Military Government in Korea[list]

[sup]The Temporary Division of Korea[/sup][/list]

| [sub]The United States Army landed in the Korean Peninsula on 8th September 1945 following the Soviet Liberation in August, almost immediately for Korean nationalists plans went astray. The Republic of Korea that had been declared back in July of 1944 that had proved popular throughout was dissolved by the United States Military and the Provisional Government of Korea formed way back in 1919 was not recognised as a legal entity. To make matters worse the US representatives refused to meet with the Changdeok Faction and did not recognise the efforts of the Communists in the north.[/sub] |

| [sub]The Military Government led by General Douglas MacArthur, as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, was given a free-hand in how to deal with Korea and the aftermath of Japan’s surrender in the south of the peninsula. Military Commander John R. Hodge initially planned to keep the Japanese Colonial Government intact as well as keep the Governor-General of Korea in place, this led to major outcry from Korean’s with large demonstrations in Seoul. The plan was quickly scrapped and instead an advisory council was put in place headed up by Major General Archibald V. Arnold, the council was largely made up of members of the US-backed Korea Democratic Party; wealthy land-owners; businesspeople; and officials in the Japanese colonial government. Several key members of the Changdeok Faction; the PGK; and the former RoK were invited to join but refused to do so criticising the inclusion of Japanese collaborators.[/sub] |

| [sub]Decisions so far had continued to isolate many of those who had fought for so long to free Korea from oppression; now some believed they’d moved from one oppressor to the next. Matters were made worse when rumours quickly spread that Syngman Rhee had been flown into the country by the United States where he’d spent his years since his impeachment from the PGK in 1925. Syngman Rhee was considered by those in the PGK and Changdeok faction to be corrupt and power-hungry, although he had yet to be given a position, his invitation back to Korea was considered another stab in the back from those they’d considered their liberators.[/sub] |

| [sub]As the days go by since the Japanese surrender; figures including Prince U; Kim Gu; Lyuh Wooh-hyung; and others began to form a new underground organisation planning for a new future Korea that could strike a balance between the different factions. Communication with the north had become increasingly difficult as tensions between the US and the USSR had already begun to grow, although they were no less favourable to the concept of a unified and free Korea.[/sub] |[/list]

[list][sup]Pyongyang | 평양시[/sup]

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[sup]Prominant Communists Jostle for Power[/sup][/list]

| [sub]Kim Tu-bong had become the favoured candidate of the Soviets following both Cho Man-sik and Kim Il-sung’s opposition to a trusteeship being placed over Korea. Cho Man-sik had become much more vocal about his opposition, with Kim favouring remaining quiet to the proposal but privately coming out against it. Both men feared it would mean the permanent division of the peninsula; Kim had grown somewhat fond of his work within the United Front; although still deeply believing in Communist doctrine he did not see the need for dividing ordinary people through ideological lines. Plans to move south had been halted due to growing anti-Communist sentiment spread by the American’s and communication had also been difficult. Sitting tight and remaining quiet for him and Kim Seom-beok who he’d fought alongside became the best option.[/sub] |

| [sub]Kim Seom-beok layed low as someone who was known not to be a communist nor particularly as a sympathiser either, while Kim Il-sung continued to participate in the growing People’s Committees that had popped up north and south of the 38th Parallel. The People’s Committees had been initially set up to fill the power vacuum left by the quick retreat of Japanese forces following the Soviet advance, no two were the same but all shared the objective of removing collaborators; maintaining order after liberation; and protecting food supplies. They provided a small peek into the possible future of the peninsula.[/sub] |

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The New Delhi Tribune/नई दिल्ली ट्रिब्यून [sub]August 1945[/sub]

[sub]Volume 19, Issue 2 /खंड 19, अंक 2 [/sub]

[sup][Simla Conference Underway, Gandhi And Jinnah Attend!!][/sup]

[sup][शिमला सम्मेलन चल रहा है, गांधी और जिन्ना शामिल होंगे !!][/sup]

[sup]Today in the city of Simla, Himachal Pradesh RAJ where an ongoing meeting is being held between the Viceroy of India Lord Wavell and the major political leaders of British India at the Viceregal Lodge in Simla. When it was clear that British intended to leave India, they desperately needed an agreement on what should happen when they leave. With Lord Wavell with the first presenting argument announced a plan for a new Executive Council in which all members except the Viceroy and the Commander in Chief would be Indians. This executive council was to be a temporary measure until a new permanent constitution could be agreed upon and come into force. All portfolios except Defense would be held by Indian members.[/sup]

[sup]आज शिमला शहर, हिमाचल प्रदेश राज में जहां भारत के वायसराय लॉर्ड वेवेल और ब्रिटिश भारत के प्रमुख राजनीतिक नेताओं के बीच शिमला के वाइसरेगल लॉज में एक बैठक चल रही है। जब यह स्पष्ट हो गया कि अंग्रेज भारत छोड़ने का इरादा रखते हैं, तो उन्हें इस बात पर एक समझौते की सख्त जरूरत थी कि उनके जाने पर क्या होना चाहिए। लार्ड वेवेल के साथ पहले तर्क के साथ एक नई कार्यकारी परिषद की योजना की घोषणा की जिसमें वायसराय और कमांडर इन चीफ को छोड़कर सभी सदस्य भारतीय होंगे। यह कार्यकारी परिषद एक अस्थायी उपाय होना था जब तक कि एक नए स्थायी संविधान पर सहमति नहीं बन जाती और यह लागू नहीं हो जाता। रक्षा को छोड़कर सभी विभाग भारतीय सदस्यों के पास होंगे।[/sup]

[sup]In May 1945 Wavell visited London and discussed his ideas with the British Government. These London talks resulted in the formulation of a definite plan of action which was officially made public simultaneously on 14 June 1945 by L.S. Amery, the Secretary of State for India, in the House of Commons and by Wavell in a broadcast speech delivered from Delhi. The plan, commonly known as the Wavell Plan, proposed the following:[/sup]

[sup]मई 1945 में वेवेल ने लंदन का दौरा किया और ब्रिटिश सरकार के साथ अपने विचारों पर चर्चा की। लंदन की इन वार्ताओं के परिणामस्वरूप एक निश्चित कार्य योजना तैयार की गई जिसे आधिकारिक तौर पर 14 जून 1945 को एल.एस. अमेरी, भारत के राज्य सचिव, हाउस ऑफ कॉमन्स में और वेवेल द्वारा दिल्ली से दिए गए एक प्रसारण भाषण में। योजना, जिसे आमतौर पर वेवेल योजना के रूप में जाना जाता है, ने निम्नलिखित का प्रस्ताव रखा:[/sup]

[sup]The Viceroy’s Executive Council would be immediately reconstituted and the number of its members would be increased.[/sup]

[sup]In the Council there would be equal representation of high-caste Hindus and Muslims.[/sup]

[sup]All the members of the Council, except the Viceroy and the Commander-in-Chief, would be Indians.[/sup]

[sup]An Indian would be appointed as the member for Foreign Affairs in the Council. However, a British commissioner would be responsible for trade matters.[/sup]

[sup]The defense of India would remain in British hands until power was ultimately transferred to Indians.[/sup]

[sup]The Viceroy would convene a meeting of Indian politicians including the leaders of Congress and the Muslim League at which they would nominate members of the new Council.[/sup]

[sup]If this plan were to be approved for the central government, then similar councils of local political leaders would be formed in all the provinces.[/sup]

[sup]None of the changes suggested would in any way prejudice or prejudge the essential form of the future permanent Constitution of India.[/sup]

[sup]वायसराय की कार्यकारी परिषद का तुरंत पुनर्गठन किया जाएगा और इसके सदस्यों की संख्या बढ़ाई जाएगी।[/sup]

[sup]परिषद में उच्च जाति के हिंदुओं और मुसलमानों का समान प्रतिनिधित्व होगा।[/sup]

[sup]वायसराय और कमांडर-इन-चीफ को छोड़कर परिषद के सभी सदस्य भारतीय होंगे।[/sup]

[sup]एक भारतीय को परिषद में विदेश मामलों के सदस्य के रूप में नियुक्त किया जाएगा। हालाँकि, एक ब्रिटिश आयुक्त व्यापार मामलों के लिए जिम्मेदार होगा।[/sup]

[sup]भारत की रक्षा तब तक अंग्रेजों के हाथों में रहेगी जब तक कि सत्ता अंततः भारतीयों को हस्तांतरित नहीं कर दी जाती।[/sup]

[sup]वायसराय कांग्रेस और मुस्लिम लीग के नेताओं सहित भारतीय राजनेताओं की एक बैठक बुलाएगा, जिसमें वे नई परिषद के सदस्यों को नामित करेंगे।[/sup]

[sup]यदि इस योजना को केंद्र सरकार के लिए मंजूरी मिल जाती है, तो सभी प्रांतों में स्थानीय राजनीतिक नेताओं की समान परिषदें बनाई जाएंगी।[/sup]

[sup]सुझाए गए परिवर्तनों में से कोई भी किसी भी तरह से भारत के भविष्य के स्थायी संविधान के आवश्यक रूप पर पूर्वाग्रह या पूर्वाग्रह नहीं करेगा।[/sup]

[sup]भारतीय नेताओं के साथ इन प्रस्तावों पर चर्चा करने के लिए, वेवेल ने उन्हें 25 जून 1945 को शिमला में एक सम्मेलन में बुलाया।[/sup]

[sup]To discuss these proposals with Indian leaders, Wavell summoned them to a conference in Simla on 25 June 1945.[/sup]

[sup]भारतीय नेताओं के साथ इन प्रस्तावों पर चर्चा करने के लिए, वेवेल ने उन्हें 25 जून 1945 को शिमला में एक सम्मेलन में बुलाया।[/sup]

[sup]The Wavell Plan, in essence, proposed the complete Indianisation of the Executive Council, but instead of asking all the parties to nominate members to the Executive Council from all the communities, seats were reserved for members on the basis of religion and caste, with the caste Hindus and Muslims being represented on it on the basis of parity. Even Mahatma Gandhi resented the use of the words “caste Hindus”. Despite a number of notable political figures and civil rights leaders attending the conference, heavy criticism have been thrown at the proposal from both sides of the summit with both the National Indian Congress and the Muslim League slamming the proposal. With both Gandhi and Jinnah expressing that the plan which proposed immediate changes to the composition of the Executive Council it did not contain any guarantee of Indian independence, nor did it contain any mention of a future constituent assembly or any proposals for the division of power between the various parties of India.[/sup]

[sup]वेवेल योजना ने, संक्षेप में, कार्यकारी परिषद के पूर्ण भारतीयकरण का प्रस्ताव रखा, लेकिन सभी दलों को सभी समुदायों से कार्यकारी परिषद में सदस्यों को नामित करने के लिए कहने के बजाय, धर्म और जाति के आधार पर सदस्यों के लिए सीटें आरक्षित की गईं, साथ में इसमें समानता के आधार पर हिंदू और मुस्लिम जाति का प्रतिनिधित्व किया जा रहा है। यहां तक ​​कि महात्मा गांधी ने भी "जाति हिंदू" शब्दों के इस्तेमाल का विरोध किया था। सम्मेलन में भाग लेने वाले कई उल्लेखनीय राजनीतिक हस्तियों और नागरिक अधिकारों के नेताओं के बावजूद, राष्ट्रीय भारतीय कांग्रेस और मुस्लिम लीग दोनों ने प्रस्ताव को खारिज करते हुए शिखर सम्मेलन के दोनों पक्षों से प्रस्ताव पर भारी आलोचना की। गांधी और जिन्ना दोनों ने यह व्यक्त करते हुए कि जिस योजना ने कार्यकारी परिषद की संरचना में तत्काल परिवर्तन का प्रस्ताव रखा था, उसमें भारतीय स्वतंत्रता की कोई गारंटी नहीं थी, न ही इसमें भविष्य की संविधान सभा या सत्ता के विभाजन के किसी भी प्रस्ताव का कोई उल्लेख नहीं था। भारत के विभिन्न दलों[/sup]

[sup]Negotiations between Gandhi and Jinnah according to spokesperson of the conference reported that despite heightened tensions and tough talks between the two, both have agreed to further talks which has been scheduled the following month in regards to the continual division between Hindhu's and Muslims across the RAJ, both agreeing to address the deadlock between the National Indian Congress and the Muslim League.[/sup]

[sup]सम्मेलन के प्रवक्ता के अनुसार गांधी और जिन्ना के बीच बातचीत ने बताया कि दोनों के बीच बढ़े तनाव और कठिन वार्ता के बावजूद, दोनों आगे की बातचीत के लिए सहमत हुए हैं जो अगले महीने राज में हिंदुओं और मुसलमानों के बीच निरंतर विभाजन के संबंध में निर्धारित किया गया है, दोनों राष्ट्रीय भारतीय कांग्रेस और मुस्लिम लीग के बीच गतिरोध को दूर करने के लिए सहमत हुए।[/sup]

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Democracy Reborns - September, 1945

With the surrender of Japan the Great War of Asia has come to an end. Now Thailand finally would be a free and sovereign Nation. The last Japanese forces at Thailand start to depose their arms and surrender for the Royal Thai Armed Forces. As a form of respect to them, Thai forces would detain the Japanese troops in their barracks and not at military prisons until the arrival of Allied forces at Bangkok.

While this the Thai government would finally be run by a civilian since the Revolution of 1932, as the Major Khuang Aphaiwong abdicates his position of Prime Minister in favour of the popular Seni Pramoj, which has just recently returned from the United States where he was the Thai Ambassador at Washington. Pramoj main focus would be to negotiate with the Allied forces when they arrive, as also, the reorganization of the Thai government in preparions for the first free elections to be realized next year.

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[list]July 1945

[sub]The Uppsala Conferences[/sub][/list]

[pre]THE UPPSALA CONFERENCE BEGINS![/pre]

UNIVERSITY OF UPPSALA GRAND HALL

[sub]CITY OF UPPSALA, Canovia — MORNING[/sub]

| [sub]The Grand Hall of Uppsala University would serve as a historical meaning, as university students throughout the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Norway and Sweden back in 1843 gathered to what would be the first of many meetings to promote the ideas of Pan-Scandinavianism, a movement not only inspired by the unifications of both Germany and Italy (1871 & 1861), but the need to unify based on common cultures, similar languages and to promote the cooperation of the Scandinavian countries politically, economically and socially. Over 32 years, students from the various Scandinavian countries would try and gather support from the public to promote a unified country — nonetheless by 1875 the movement and the idea of unification seemed to have died down, with enthusiasm no longer present in the public or the students.[/sub]

[sub]The aftermath of the war left the Nordic countries in a vulnerable position. The occupation of Denmark and Norway witnessed the destruction of communities and the economic hardships of the nations as the German Staat seized control over valuable resources. The frequent bombing runs and resistance fighting in major populated areas — the task of rebuilding could not be alone.[/sub]

[sub]Representatives throughout the Nordic countries would gather within the Grand Hall. Although representatives from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland were in attendance, delegations from Finland would reject the invitation on grounds of “neutrality” (when in reality due to the immense influence from Moscow). Nonetheless — the weeks long conference would touch on some key issues, mainly:[/sub]

[list][sub]• Types of governance (Republic, Constitutional Monarchy, Etc…)[/sub]

[sub]• Economic matters (common currency, economic practices, Etc…)[/sub]

[sub]• Geographic matters (capital of the Nordic Union, cities of significance, Etc…)[/sub]

[sub]”The formation of a unified country offers a variety of benefits. A sense of unity of common cultures, language and heritage. A sense of newfound security and prosperity awaits. We want to form a Union that is created equal. No Swede, Dane, Norwegian or Icelandic man will view themselves as superior to one another. We will be one people — a Nordic people.”[/sub] — EINAR GERHARDSEN, Prime Minister of Norway

PROPOSALS OF GOVERNANCE, ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHICAL MATTERS:

[sub]WE the representatives of the four Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland set out a list of proposals aimed to create a unified state — founded on the principles of common culture, economics, linguistic and heritage. To create a unified state that ensures the member states are created equal and their citizens have equal opportunities and a voice on all matters of governance. After weeks of discussions — the government of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland set out these proposals to the general public, which will be later voted on via referendum.[/sub]

[sub]• The United Nordic Kingdoms will be divided into five constituent countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Faroe Islands) of which four (Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands) will be headed by a “First Minister” who is in charge of handling their constituent country’s domestic affairs.[/sub]

[sub]• The Capital of the United Nordic Kingdoms will be three distinct cities. Stockholm will serve as the Executive capital, Copenhagen will be the Legislative capital and Oslo will be the Judicial capital.[/sub]

[sub]• The government of the United Nordic Kingdoms will consist of the Royal Family, who will serve as Head of State while the position of Prime Minister will serve as Head of Government. To ensure fairness and representation of all three monarchies — a rotation system will be in place (and establishment of the rule of succession shall be published) and a Royal Council shall be created.[/sub]

[sub]• The creation of a National Bank which will create a new currency called the “Nordic Krona” and implement monetary policy and be in charge of printing banknotes and minting coins.[/sub]

[sub]• There shall be no official language for the United Nordic Kingdoms.[/sub]

[sub]• The Armed Forces of the United Nordic Kingdoms shall be merged and reorganized into one military separated into three branches: Army, Air Force and Navy. The Armed Forces shall pledge allegiance to the country and no one person.[/sub]

[sub]• The creation of the Interim Nordic Unity Council shall oversee international and domestic affairs until elections and a political system has been decided.[/sub][/list]

[sub]With the conferences concluding and government representatives returning to their respective countries — the governments of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Iceland would propose the conditions and initiate referendums for citizens to vote on forming a union or remain independent states.[/sub]

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End of the 1917 constitution

With the UNS majority has managed to bring the necessary votes to overturn the 1917 constitution.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1757587

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[list][pre]October, 1945 |Eritrean Council, Asmara, Autonomous Eritrean Federation With The Ethiopian Empire[/pre]

REFORMS TO THE ERITREAN PEOPLE[/list]

Under the Italian Occupation, much of life surrounding the Eritrean colony had entirely benefited those of the 75 thousand and more Italians who had settled within the Eritrean cities and urban centers, mostly in Asmara and the port town of Massawa. These lands themselves would be the driving force behind the extreme religious and ethnic diversities of Eritrea, as Islam had spread through the coastal cities established by the days of Ottoman conquest.

The Italian colony of Eritrea had made much progress in innovation as it had carried out massive projects of infrastructure, with roads and trains traversing the Eritrean highlands between its production hubs in Massawa and Assab for the consumption centers of the inner cities like Asmara, Akurdey, and Nak’fa. The Italians have also constructed schools and hospitals, much of which were undoubtedly established in service to the Italian settlers, despite them being available for the native population to utilize as well. Though such push experienced by the Eritrean people towards modernization had come at the expense of their civil rights, as they provided much of the harsh cheap labor towards that modernization, and those who resisted and refused the Imperial regime were met with the much harsher and brutal suppression of their efforts towards garnering greater civil rights.

In the years following the British occupation of Eritrea, much of the military infrastructure, such as naval proud and military hospitals, and bases had been completely looted and torn apart by the Allied forces as reparations for the war effort. Once important factories that had contributed to the employment of many urban Eritreans have now been stripped of their foundation and sold to other territories and allies of the British Empire, cement factories to Sudan, salt factories to Yemen, railroad tracks to Kenya, and elsewhere throughout London’s sphere of influence.

However, in exchange the allied forces occupying Eritrea, much of which were under the command of the Sudanese Defense Force military government had started ceding and introducing new roles for the administration of several levels of Eritrea’s political and societal structure. Though the original agenda carried out by Khartoum was purposed towards the crippling of Eritrea, however, a shift had occurred in which Sudan and Ethiopia had agreed upon revitalizing trade between the Red Sea, Sudan, and the highlands, allowing for Eritrea to establish a stronger and more prominent economy through the prop up of an autonomous Eritrean government, in a special federation with the Ethiopian Empire.

Under the command of the Eritrean Council in Asmra, the Autonomous region had many social and economic processes since the beginning of the joint occupation. Many Eritreans now find themselves employed in the reconstruction of the country, the rebuilding of ports, the continuance of the Asmara-Khartoum lines, the Massawa-Port Sudan lines, and the renovation and expansion of the Asmara-Addis Ababa line. The new line has been proven vital in connecting the Islamic urban centers of Akurdet and Barentu to the capital in Asmara.

With addition to the economic revitalization plan starting with the reconstruction of the state, the Eritrean Council had also made strides in educational and social reforms as they had instated Arabic, Tigrinya, and English as the working and instruction languages of the autonomous state, doing so were in effort to create cooperation and communication amongst the Eritrean people. Though it is obvious that the Tigrinya language is spoken primarily by the Tigrinya people of central Eritrea, Arabic had been used a second language by the various Muslim and “Arabized” ethnic groups that include the Tigre, Beja, Rashida, Saho, Kunama and so on. Arabic was also primarily used to communicate in cooperation operations and trade with the 30,000 Sudanese soldiers stationed within Eritrea, while Tigray helped bolster cooperation with the Ethiopians.

Other social reforms included the establishment of a more transparent and balanced autonomous government, granting more rights to the Eritrean people such as the freedom to petition and the freedom of the Press, and allowing many newspapers throughout Eritrea to print and publish information about their society, land, and government, as the Eritrean state would believe a well-informed nation creates a stronger nation.

[list]VICTORY TO THE MASSES[/list]

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[list][sub]October 1945[/sub]

DISPATCHWORK - METRO DE MADRID[/list]

| The Madrid Metro, or "Metro de Madrid", is a transit system serving the city of Madrid, capital of Spain. Owned by the nationalised Spanish rail company Ferrocarril Español, the metro is a testament to the government of the People's Republic of Spain. The Metro de Madrid has been invested heavily since 1939, with the completion of a fourth line in 1944 which absorbs the branch of Line 2 between Goya and Diego de León. The government have further pledged to make the Metro de Madrid a staple of world metro transit systems, with a heavy emphasis on research & development of new technology that will enable Spain to improve the daily lives of the Spanish people. The slogan "By the people, for the people" (Por La Gente, Para La Gente) is a testament to such pledges. |

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[list][sup]

(Kuomintang) Republic of China / (國民黨)中華民國

[/sup]

THE TWO DRAGONS: MAO AND CHIANG RACE TO CONQUER LIBERATED CHINA

两条龙。毛泽东和蒋介石争相征服解放后的中国

[sub]October 1945 | 1945 年 10 月

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[list]

[sub]

CHANGCHUN, MANCHURIA | 长春,满洲里[/sub]

[sub]One would expect that the receiving of the news of the unconditional surrender of the Japanese Empire would have been received in Chunking — capital of the Kuomintang government — with great jubilation. The war against Japan, which had by effect been ongoing since 1937, had been long, arduous, and draining, in terms of morale, manpower and resources. For both sides, it was a devastating conflict that stretched on too long for one's comfort. During the War, Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang united China but refused to ally with the opposing Communist Party of Mao Tse-tung. This decision would later come to bite back the KMT, but the focus between 1937-1945 was Japan.[/sub]

[sub]The conflict fought was long and damaging. Japan's final offensive against the KMT in 1944 saw the drastic weakening of the Nationalist forces, while the CCP suffered fewer losses thanks to its employment of guerilla tactics. By the end of the Second World War in September, over a hundred million people lived in zones of China controlled by the increasingly powerful Communist forces.[/sub]

[sub]The end of the war saw the KMT's forces drastically weakened and lacking. According to the terms of Japan's unconditional surrender, Japanese forces were to capitulate to forces of the Kuomintang, and not to the CCP, who had presence in some territories formerly under Japanese military occupation. General Chiang attempted to keep Japanese forces at their posts to receive the KMT, but Communist units began taking surrenders and fighting those who resisted, despite Tokyo's capitulation warnings.[/sub]

[sub]Later in the following months, Chiang and the KMT slowly came to the realization that they lacked the resources to prevent a Communist takeover of Manchuria, following the scheduled Soviet withdrawal of forces. While his advisors scrambled to find solutions to this major problem, the Chunking Conference was taking place and holding its final stages in the Nationalist capital, attended by both Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong. The Communist leader was accompanied by Patrick J. Hurley, American Ambassador. The meeting was approaching its final stages, and progress had been made, but on the sidelines of peace negotiations battles between the two sides' forces on the ground continued.[/sub]

[sub]

人们会想到,在国民党政府的首都--春秋彩票娱乐平台收到日本帝国无条件投降的消息时,会有很大的欢呼声。自1937年以来,抗日战争实际上一直在进行,在士气、人力和资源方面都是漫长、艰巨和消耗的。对双方来说,这是一场毁灭性的冲突,持续时间太长,让人难以接受。战争期间,蒋介石的国民党统一了中国,但拒绝与反对派毛泽东的共产党结盟。这个决定后来被国民党反咬一口,但1937-1945年间的焦点是日本。

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[list]SHŌWA 20 | OCTOBER 1945[/list]

[list][list]自由日本

[pre]FREEDOM FOR JAPAN[/pre][/list][/list]

[pre]M A C A R T H U R ’ S R E V O L U T I O N[/pre]

TOKYO, IMPERIAL PALACE — AFTERNOON

[sub]THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]

| America ordered JAPAN to be free. The Japanese bowed, smiled and consented. In a six-page memorandum to the IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT, GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR decrees revolution. He demanded civil liberties, the release of political prisoners, the abolition of totalitarian parties and the dismissal of the Minister of the Interior, who abused his power. There was to be FREEDOM OF SPEECH (even about the Emperor) and FREEDOM OF THOUGHT (according to Japanese law, people who had wrong thoughts could be arrested). All this was not accepted by the PRIME MINISTER NARUHIKO HIGASHI-KUNI’s conservative Cabinet. |

[list]| NARUHIKO HIGASHI-KUNI, [sub]IMPERIAL PRINCE[/sub] | “I ask you to accept the resignation of my Cabinet.”[/list]

[list][list]閣僚の辞任を受け入れてください。[/list][/list]

[list]| HIROHITO, [sub]H.I.M. THE EMPEROR[/sub] | “It is good and I accept.”[/list]

[list][list]それは良いです、そして私は受け入れます。[/list][/list]

[list][pre]THE NEW FREEDOM[/pre][/list]

| The new PRIME MINISTER, BARON KIJURO SHIDEHARA, 73, former Ambassador to the U.S. and one of the few liberal leaders left in Japan. |

[list]| KIJURO SHIDEHARA, [sub]THE PRIME MINISTER[/sub] | “I will bring Japan back to self-respect in the best possible way.”[/list]

[list][list]最善の方法で日本に自尊心を取り戻します。[/list][/list]

| His Cabinet was not composed of warmakers and great statesmen. The first measures of his Government: abolition of bayonet and jujitsu drill. The Japanese had already begun to fully enjoy their freedom. Newspapers criticized the old regime. Hundreds of letters, denouncing and demanding. Politicians and intellectuals were forming new political parties. Concepts previously repressed began to be debated: universal suffrage, proportional representation, free economy, free trade. ICHIRO HATOYAMA, leader of the Liberal Party, spoke of strengthening the Diet and weakening the Army and Navy. The party system was nothing new to the Japanese, whose Diet (Parliament) is 55 years old. But the feeling of having freedom was new. The plain people were more concerned with food, work, and shelter than with MINSHU SHUGI (democracy) as Americans understood it. |

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[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

FRENCH BUREAUCRACY

PALAIS DE L’ELYSÉE[/pre][/list]

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ÉLYSÉE PALACE: VICTORY IN EUROPE! — PETAIN IMPRISIONED — DE GAULLE AND FRANCE RETURN TO GLORY!

[sub]FRENCH REPUBLIC | PARIS, NOVEMBER 1945 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| HELM OF DÈMOCRATIE, PALAIS DE L’ELYSÉE - | "The war is over!" can be seen on posters and banners all over the city of Paris and indeed outlying cities all across France. Thousands of liberated French men and women line streets as they cheer on parading soldiers which have sacrificed so much to ensure a complete Allied victory. The success of the Allies in overpowering and defeating the empire of evil known as Volkist Germany and the Empire of Japan along with all of their evil dominions has restored the power and prestige of a civilized Europe and indeed a more refined world. Now the time has come for the Allies and our proxies to band together for the sake of humanity and create certain institutions that shall prevent future events like the one we have all just finished witnessing for so many years. These institutions will ensure a better, safer, and freer future for generations to come. As France and the Allies begin to rebuild what was lost or damaged, plans for these new institutions are already being put into action. Leaders such as General Charles de Gaulle, British Prime Minister Clement Richard Attlee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, US President Henry A. Wallace and several others have remained in close contact to ensure that the post war months remain a gradual shift towards increased global diplomacy and a turn towards more democratic institutions with an overall focus on economic prosperity and stability.[/sub]

[sub]Members of France's otherwise illegitimate Vichy government have all been relieved of their post and rounded up as several from the higher echelons are set to go on trail. At the end of the once well respected Philippe Pétain's trial, he was convicted on all charges for his collaborations with the enemy and sharing in heinous crimes against the French people, and humanity. He has been officially labeled a traitor and found guilty of treason against the French Republic on all accounts. The jury sentenced him to death by a one-vote majority. Due to his advanced age, the court asked that the sentence not be carried out. Charles de Gaulle, who is President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, commuted the sentence to life imprisonment due to Pétain's age and his military contributions in World War I. After his conviction, the court stripped Pétain of all military ranks and honours save for the one distinction of Marshal of France. Fearing riots at the announcement of the sentence, de Gaulle ordered that Pétain be immediately transported on the former's private aircraft to Fort du Portalet in the Pyrenees, where he remained from 15 August to 16 November 1945. The government later transferred him to the Fort de Pierre-Levée citadel on the Île d'Yeu, a small island off the French Atlantic coast.[/sub]

[sub]General Charles de Gaulle explicitly refused to declare a new republic from where the French Second Republic and French Third Republic had been declared. When Georges Bidault of the French Resistance said that de Gaulle could declare the restoration of the republic, the general replied that he could not, because the republic had never ceased to exist. De Gaulle continued to used his old office as a junior cabinet minister at the Ministry of War as a symbol of the continuity between the pre- and post-Vichy governments. He refused to make a speech to open the first meeting of the provisional government, stating that the republic continued but in reorganized form. Theoretically, France returned to the moment just before midnight on June 17th 1940 when Pétain took power. The provisional government considered the Vichy regime to have been unconstitutional and all its actions therefore taken without legitimate authority and illegal. All "constitutional acts, legislative or regulatory" taken by the Vichy government, as well as decrees taken to implement them, were declared null and void by the Ordinance of 9 August 1944. The PGFR or Provisional Government of the French Republic was dominated by the tripartisme alliance between the French Communist Party (PCF), claiming itself to be the parti des 75,000 fusillés or "party of the 75,000 shot" because of its role in the Resistance, the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO, socialist party) and the Christian democratic Popular Republican Movement (MRP), led by Georges Bidault.[/sub]

[sub]The enacting of labour laws which were put forward by the National Council of the Resistance, the umbrella organization which united all resistance movements, in particular the communist Front National. The Front National was the political front of the Francs-Tireurs et Partisans (FTP) resistance movement. In addition to de Gaulle's edicts granting, for the first time in France, the right of voting to women in 1944 and would go to the polls for the first time in the local elections of April 29th 1945; the PGFR passed various labour laws, including the 11 October 1945 act establishing occupational medicine. It also appointed commissioners to fulfill its aims. Collaborationist paramilitary and political organizations, such as the Milice and the Legionary Order Service, were also disbanded. The provisional government also took steps to replace local governments, including governments that had been suppressed by the Vichy regime, through new elections or by extending the terms of those who had been elected no later than 1939. The provisional government resumed the project started in 1936 by Jean Zay to create a national administration school (École nationale d'administration), which was founded on October 9th 1945, to ensure high-ranking civil servants of consistent high quality, as well as allow gifted people to reach these functions regardless of social origin. It passed decisions about Social Security (Sécurité sociale, decree of October 19th 1945), and child benefits, laying the foundations of the welfare state in France. In the dirigist spirit, it created large state-owned companies, for instance by nationalizing Renault and founding electricity company EDF and airline Air France.[/sub]

[sub]Another main objective of the PGFR under de Gaulle's leadership was to give a voice to the people by organizing elections which took place on October 21st 1945. The polls saw the victory of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO), the French Communist Party (PCF) and the Popular Republican Movement (MRP), collecting three-quarters of the votes, and the referendum had an outcome of 96% of voters in favour of abolishing the Third Republic. Becoming a constituent assembly, the newly elected parliament was charged with drafting a constitution for a new fourth republic. |[/sub]

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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!

VIVE LA FRANCE!

VIVE L’EMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]

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BORIS FURLAN TRIUMPHS IN THE FIRST REAL SLOVENIAN ELECTION

[list][sup]PROVISIONAL NO MORE

SLOVENIA—AUTUMN 1945[/sup][/list]

Provisional President Boris Furlan of the newly formed Liberalna stranka (“Liberal Party”) triumphed as expected in the 1945 Slovenian presidential elections, beating Christian democrat Andrej Gosar of the traditionally influential Slovenska ljudska stranka (“Slovene People’s Party”, SLS) on a surprisingly narrow margin. Furlan had formed the Liberal Party upon Slovenian independence, wanting to step away from the parties of old Yugoslavia and foster his own Slovenianist ideology; Gosar had remained with the SLS’s large array of Slovene politicians and demagogues and nearly beat Furlan on the SLS’s influence and momentum alone. Nonetheless, having been the unequivocal father of the Republic, Furlan took his Liberal Party to victory. Gosar conceded to Furlan—with whom he is cordial—and praised him as ‘the bright future of Slovenia’ before pausing and joking: ‘until 1950’. Among the few other losing candidates was ultraconservative writer Bogumil Vošnjak, who was treated with contempt by Furlan for his former Yugoslav monarchism and who failed to gain the traction Furlan and Gosar both secured. Indeed, Furlan was widely praised for his victory and has already been christened by several commentators as the ‘Father of Slovenia’. On the 15th of October, Furlan was inaugurated in a triumphant ceremony in Ljubljana’s Kongresni trg (“Congress Square”); blue and gold banners were flown, the national anthem “Slava Slovencem!” (“Glory to the Slovenes!”) was sung, and Furlan spoke to a large and enthusiastic crowd. His victory was clearly a seminal moment in Slovenian history and merited congratulations from all corners of the Republic.

Though the position of President was largely ceremonial, Furlan’s victory was a tangible gain for the Liberal Party and foretokened a good performance by the Party in the July 1946 parliamentary elections. Provisional Prime Minister Miha Krek took the opportunity to join in Furlan’s momentum by jointly announcing with provisional Infrastructure Minister Črtomir Nagode—a liberal intellectual and construction engineer with a doctorate in geology—that the coming months would see a grand Survey of the Slovene Republic. Collaborating with the Academic Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) and in thorough consultation with geographer Anton Melik, Nagode would oversee a finalization of the Slovenian borders, internal and external, to prepare for a planned 1950 census in collaboration with the Catholic Church. Krek and Nagode also announced their full intention to use the Survey as a chance to improve upon the nation’s outdated rail infrastructure, currently being overhauled under the discerning eye of renowned engineer Feliks Lobe. The SLS strengthen to gather its own influence, though, just as Furlan and Krek did; Gosar spent October raising funding to revive Catholic and cultural literary journal Dom in svet under Izidor Cankar, which they hope will help to more broadly advertise the Christian socialist camp of the Party.

With the Liberal Party having taken the lead in public opinion and Boris Furlan in the Presidency, Slovenia had been presented with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape itself as it sees fit. Furlan immediately set to work implementing his vision for a modern and prosperous Slovenia, with a highly personal center-left ideology that emphasized slovenstvo (“Slovenianism”), samostojnost (“sovereignty”) and suverenost (“supremacy”) while also promising welfare, education, peace, and narodna enotnost (“national unity”). Furlan’s first month in office was spent leveraging his office to promote this—he and Miha Krek opened the Arhivi republike Slovenije (“Archives of the Republic of Slovenia”) together and began planning a grand celebration on Jurjevo, the anniversary of Slovenian independence, in 1946. Throughout the autumn he embarked on a national speaking tour to promote his thoughts and allies—the speeches were largely popular with the public and would win him thousands of admirers. Indeed, Furlan’s first year in office would doubtlessly be defined by his efforts to promote his distinct brand of Slovenian nationalism.

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SEPTEMBER 2ND BECOMES REMEMBRANCE DAY

2nd of September

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As the second Global conflict in two decades comes to a close the Rhodesian Government under the Smith Administration has decided that rather than celebrating Victory Day it shall, due to the large number of Rhodesian losses, instead celebrate Remembrance day every year on the 2nd of September to honor those who fell during not just the struggle against Fascism but the internal struggles against chaos and rebellion. Despite being a relatively small Country and contributor to the war in terms of pure numbers, proportionally speaking more Rhodesians served on average than any other Allied power which ultimately contributed to a near collapse of Rhodesian Finances in mid 1944 amid their 5th year of total devotion to the war effort. It had seen over half of white Rhodesian males serve in some form during the war at any point (though on average there were never less than 1/3rd of white Rhodesians serving) and a staggering 100,000 Native Veterans created. They had fought on virtually every allied front from Africa to the Western Front or Burma and the Pacific. Though not all losses were on land, as Rhodesia's wartime merchant Marine and Navy had lost a large portion of its manpower and vessels as well. In terms of the Financial Cost the Rhodesian Government has announced they had spent almost a staggering 265,000,000 Pounds (Almost 10,200,000,000 Pounds in 2020) which in 1945 represents around 90% of its total annual GDP and in 1939 would have represented over 120% of its GDP. Its Gold reserves had been bled dry, though were starting to recover thanks to Government measures to assist in rebuilding, including deals with the UK Government to continue selling a portion of its gold to Britain at frozen pre-war prices.

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In total during WW2 (not including internal struggles) Rhodesia had lost 73,192 men in the following services :

- Rhodesian Army - 65,266*

* The Bloodiest single event being the September 1944 Battle of Apeldoorn (Itself an extension of Op. Market Garden) in which 8,962 Rhodesians lost their lives and ruined Rhodesian Morale for the remainder of the European Campaign

- Rhodesian Air Force - 4,193*

* Bloodiest single wartime raid being the attack on Rhodes in which over 120 Rhodesian Air Staff lost their lives, the total figure also includes 2,928 Airborne Infantry killed during the campaign in Italy

- Royal Rhodesian Navy - 2,512*

* Bloodiest single day loss being the sinking of the HMRS Victoria where 191 Sailors lost their lives in a huge internal munitions explosion due to a Submarine attack by the Japanese

- Rhodesian Merchant Marine - 1,221

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These losses represent an overall death 6.41% of all those aged between fifteen and twenty four in 1939, and more precisely results in a death rate of 11.07% for all White Rhodesians who had served at any given point in the war along with a rate of 9.12% for all Natives who had served during the war. One of the main contributors to losses on the part of the Rhodesians was that unlike the last war in which Rhodesia (which had even then contributed the largest amount of any colony proportionate to its white population) had small units spread out among the larger Allied Armies. Within the Second World War however Rhodesians served mainly in Rhodesian-centric Formations and proper Divisions, resulting in more frequent and sustained combat. (OOC : IC The much greater number of Whites within Rhodesia due to various RPed reasons had also inflated the number of casualties due to larger number of actual serving Troops)

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The Resource cost was also immense, Rhodesia not only having been one of the major suppliers of many resources during the war but having continued to pour vast amounts of equipment to both its own Allies and the Comintern to assist in the efforts against the Axis. From the 1939 to 1945 Period Rhodesia had produced 2,132 Aircraft, 6,328 Combat Vehicles (not including Trucks or Cars), 4,978 Cannons of all types, 72,000 Machine Guns of varying types, 496,000 Rifles and countless millions of munitions varying from pistol rounds to 150mm howitzer shells. While comparative to the United Kingdom and the United States Rhodesia had only produced perhaps 1-2% of their total output, the proportional effort of Rhodesia goes without question.

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THE ‘KOPINIČ TRIALS’ BEGIN AS THE SLOVENE GOVERNMENT SMITES TITOISTS

[list][sup]A DEMOCRACY FOR SOME

SLOVENIA—AUTUMN 1945[/sup][/list]

High-profile communist and Tito associate Josip Kopinič sat solemnly in a wood-paneled Ljubljana courtroom as autumn leaves drifted gently by its glass windows. As well as he could, Kopinič tried to ignore the packed gallery of spectators, eager to devour every word of the ongoing trial. The heavy voice of Judge Stanko Simčič—a staunch conservative and known opponent of communism—rang out over the hall.

[list]“Josip Kopinič,” Simčič began, “you stand accused of plotting to overthrow the Slovenian government. How do you plead?”

“Not guilty, your honor,” Kopinič replied, standing. “These charges are false, and I reject them outright.”[/list]

Today was a solemn day for Kopinič and dozens of others—captured by agents of the Slovene Covenant while trying to flee for Red Army territory in early 1945, Kopinič had unwillingly become the lead defendant in the newfound state prosecution of active communists, colloquially called the ‘Kopinič trials.’ Kopinič and his fellow defendants were accused of being part of a conspiracy to overthrow the Slovenian government and install a communist regime in its place; in this courtroom and dozens of others in the months to come, he and fellow communists would be tried for their lives and freedom in a highly public affair widely reported in the press. Approximately fifty other defendants sat in today’s courtroom, many of whom had been rounded up in the months since the war had ended. Some of these defendants were indeed former Communists; some, however, were only leftist members of the newly formed Social Democratic party, to which several former communists moved after the war; but others were simply accused of being ‘pro-Red’ or anti-Slovene. Prosecutors presented these individuals as part of a broader conspiracy to overthrow the Slovene government and began the trial by telling the jury that the defendants were ‘the enemies of democracy’.

The first witness to take the stand was Vekoslav Vovk, a member of the Slovene Security Service, or SVS. Vovk testified that, in early 1945, he had overheard a conversation between Kopinič and another individual in which they discussed their plans to flee to the Croatian Banovina to join in the more organized communist military movement. Vovk’s testimony was crucial to the prosecution’s case, establishing Kopinič’s intent to support a Titoist state. Kopinič’s attorneys, on the other hand, sought to demonstrate that their client had been framed by the SVS. They pointed to the fact that the conversation Vovk had overheard took place in January 1945, well before the creation of the Slovene state, and that therefore Kopinič could not have been conspiring to overthrow it. Furthermore, they argued that the SVS was itself a highly politicized organization and that Vovk’s testimony should not be trusted. The debates were heated, and with the trial highly publicized, the Slovenian public followed it closely. Kopinič and his fellow defendants quickly became household names, and their every move was scrutinized by the press. The trial also had major political implications; it was widely seen as a test of the strength of the new Slovene state. If the state could successfully prosecute and convict a high-profile communist like Josip Kopinič, it would demonstrate to the western world that Slovenia was cured of the redness that was seeping into every other Slavic country. Ultimately, it would indeed succeed—between November 1945 and January 1948, over one thousand former communists and active leftists would be sentenced to compulsory labor of years or even decades on the ground, prioritizing infrastructure projects and later being auctioned off to Slovene corporations; Kopinič himself would not see freedom until at least 1960. The Slovene public had largely scorned the death penalty, and in its place, the government used the labor sentences as a way to cripple the left-wing movement and prevent it from challenging the newborn state. The Kopinič trials were doubtlessly a major victory for the conservative establishment in Slovenia.

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[list]November 1945

[sub]A Hope for Germany[/sub][/list]

[pre]THE BLUE FLOWER MOVEMENT PREPARES TO TRANSITION FROM AN ARMED RESISTANCE FORCE TO A VOLUNTEER RECONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION[/pre]

| The end of the Second World War brought about relative peace and tranquility to Germany, for the first time in years. Individual freedoms were restored by the occupying authorities, and despite the serious lack of a unified German governing body to oversee rebuilding and rehabilitation of German cities, the German people were looking optimistically onward to a brighter, more free future for all of them, and all of Europe. Bar the occasional scuffle between Germans and occupying forces in bars and pubs, violence in the country had shot down drastically since the war's end. The enforcing Allied Control Council, in the divided Berlin, maintained law and order through joint military forces. As such, there was no significant need to maintain arms for the resistance groups that existed within Germany, most of whom had already pledged allegiance to the Western powers who occupied the Western part of Germany. Among these groups was the Blue Flower Movement, led by Sophie Scholl, which had decided to cooperate with the arriving American forces in June of 1945. |

| The Blue Flower Movement, with the return of relative peace and liberty to Germany, had no significant goals left. The group was also now able to present itself to the public openly. Scholl, the de facto chief of the movement's day-to-day operations and policymaking, aimed to transform the Blue Flower Movement into 'some sort of organization or group that will act to maintain the democracy and liberty that we have seen restored with the liberation of Germany'. Whether this meant the formation of a new political party, or the establishment of a watchdog group to protest undemocratic actions and defend democratic ones remained to be seen. However, it was presently clear that the Movement needed to transition its mission and aims from an armed resistance group to something else entirely if it wished to remain active within Germany itself. With the Valkyrie Coalition of Konrad Adenauer working behind the scenes to return to Germany by the late forties as the legitimate government, such was a necessary action. |

| In a series of policy meetings in October and November of 1945, the Blue Flower Movement's top leaders, including founders Hanna and Armand Tellermann, and Sophie Scholl, convened in Munich to discuss the future of the organization. Several ideas were floated around, most prominently the transformation of the group into a political party, but that idea was shot down by the logic that no government run by Germans was in effect or carrying any sort of authority in this new, occupied Germany. It was eventually settled that the organization should transition to doing its duty to its country by assisting in reconstruction efforts and organizing volunteer drives to rebuild Germany. From shuttling basic goods and supplies to cities to clearing rubble from roads, the humanitarian effort in Germany was already enormous despite the war only ending a few months ago. |

| From the Blue Flower Movement, the organization renamed itself to 'Hope for Germany' (Hoffnung für Deutschland, or HfD), a non-government volunteer organization dedicated to supporting civilian reconstruction and rebuilding efforts in the postwar. Hanna Tellermann was appointed Secretary-General of the organization, and Sophie Scholl became its Director of Operations. The female-led movement would begin lobbying for supplies and foodstuffs to deliver across the various cities, but especially Frankfurt and Munich, where the Blue Flower Movement had been especially active during the Volkist years. |

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[list]November 1945

[sub]Red and Blue[/sub][/list]

[pre]THE END OF THE WAR SEES DIVISION RETURN TO THE VALKYRIE-KOALITION AS ADENAUER, SCHUMACHER CARVE THEIR GROUND[/pre]

| When in the late thirties they were exiled to the United States, Konrad Adenauer's Zentrum and Kurt Schumacher's Sozialdemokratische Partei (SPD) united to form the Valkyrie-Koalition, the unofficial government-in-exile of the Weimar Republic. During the War, they had pooled support for minorities fleeing persecution in Germany, and had printed newspapers reporting on happenings within Germany. Based out of New York, the Koalition quickly gathered support from the international community, and used its position to supply resistance groups covertly, primarily with foodstuffs and other non-lethal equipment like maps and clothing. The tension within the group between the two differing parties, which had served on opposite sides in the Old Republic, still existed, but thanks to the War, other things were more important than petty partisan squabbles, at least for the moment. Adenauer and Schumacher had agreed on a power-sharing agreement, but attempts to decide on a course of action should the Koalition return to Germany were never made in comprehensive detail. |

| However, with the War's end, a conundrum faced the Valkyrie-Koalition. While supporting reconstruction efforts was, of course, the top priority, eyes turned to the future political situation of what people hoped would become a new, united German Republic. Most prominently, Konrad Adenauer was gearing himself and his party members up for a resurgence, with the aim of taking power once more. Naturally, Kurt Schumacher and his SPD supporters wished for the same. While on the surface, the Coalition remained united as it pooled support for a German democratic state and for aid and support for the obliterated Germany, under the skin Adenauer and Schumacher were carving out their parts of the pie, securing support from prominent politicians and marking ground that was there. |

| From unity against Volkism, the two groups were quickly turning into solid blocs that decided along ideological lines, similarly to how parties would vote on bills. Schumacher and his Social Democrats supported fundraising for the establishment of a German social security program and a wider welfare state (Deutscher Wohlfahrtsstaat), while Adenauer and his center-right Zentrum supporters backed fundraising for reconstruction and economic revitalization through tax cuts. Indeed, they could not wield any authority in Germany, as that was vested entirely in the occupying powers, but they could apply pressure and provide advice where needed. |

| As one independent member of the Coalition reported: |

[list][pre]"The Coalition is [fairly] united on most matters, most specially recovery and revitalization, which they intend to support by raising funds and lobbying for American support for German reconstruction, but it is also divided on other matters, especially more 'political' ones. Schumacher's 'Social Bloc', as I like to call it, resembles the social democratic and center-left parties of Britain or Norway and Sweden, while Adenauer's 'Center Bloc' resembles the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, or the more moderate, pro-business elements of America's Democratic Party. United on some, divided on others is rapidly becoming the new motto of the Coalition, and whether or not this will hurt or benefit them remains to be seen.[/pre][/list]

| The Koalition was also now split, with Schumacher and the SPD wing remaining in New York, while Adenauer and his supporters returned to Cologne, Germany, where the old politician was reinstated as Lord Mayor of Cologne by American forces in May. He travelled regularly between New York and Cologne, but spent most of his time working on city recovery and rehabilitation, and planning for the future. |

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NEW GOVERNMENT:COMMUNIST TAKE POWER

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[B]Government Needed

With the Japanese surrender,Maziya was liberated however it would be without a government to lead the nation.With the fact that the previous Maziya Republic Party that was in control so easily gave up to the Japanese,the people would've most likely not accepted them back as leaders of the nation,if their so weak of will.

[B]Communist Party See's Opportunity

The Maziyan Communist Party leader,Fong Wei Yuan would come out to claim that they are the new government that Maziya would be under.A majority of people under the non Chinese ethnic groups viewed this in a negative light,as they would now be under the "inferior" Chinese people in their nation,meanwhile the majority of the Chinese population would view this in a positive light as this would most likely crack down on the Chinese discrimination and give them more opportunities.

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[B]Kerajaan Diperlukan

Dengan penyerahan Jepun, Maziya dibebaskan bagaimanapun ia akan menjadi tanpa kerajaan untuk memimpin negara. Dengan fakta bahawa Parti Republik Maziya sebelum ini yang berkuasa begitu mudah menyerah kepada Jepun, rakyat kemungkinan besar tidak akan menerima mereka kembali sebagai pemimpin negara, jika mereka lemah kemahuan.

[B]Peluang Parti Komunis See

Pemimpin Parti Komunis Maziyan, Fong Wei Yuan akan menyatakan bahawa mereka adalah kerajaan baharu yang akan dipimpin oleh Maziya. Majoriti orang di bawah kumpulan etnik bukan Cina memandangnya secara negatif, kerana mereka kini berada di bawah Orang Cina yang "inferior" dalam negara mereka, manakala majoriti penduduk Cina akan melihat ini secara positif kerana ini berkemungkinan besar akan menghapuskan diskriminasi Cina dan memberi mereka lebih banyak peluang.

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[list][pre]AZANIA[/pre][pre]11 December 1945[/pre]

[pre]1945/46 CENSUS COMPLETED AHEAD OF ELECTIONS[/pre][/list]

[sub]Census data indicates that, despite sweeping measures to curtail Aboriginal poverty, only 1.2 Million Azanians have been elevated to "Working Class" status. Analysts argue that the most substantial barrier preventing current policies from having a larger impact is the slow transfer of land ownership across the United Tribes from whites to Aboriginals. They note that this transfer is the core of the government's economic reform program which, even when coupled to boosted wages, has not translated into wealth growth for the majority of Azanians who still reside in Tribal lands or in temporary housing outside of metropolitan areas. Land and Home Ownership are widely regarded as fundamental to developing lasting wealth, and slowing cash flow out of the poorest communities.[/sub]

[sub]Another note from this Census is the remarkable revelation that the majority of Azanians are Women, constituting some 53% or 8,004,696 of the general population. Of note as well is the steady rise in birthrates to 6.05 children born to a single woman on average - placing the United Tribes on a trajectory for a population boom in the post-war era.[/sub]

[sub]Not counted in this Census are the thousands of native Rhodesians who have arrived in the United Tribes as part of the resettlement program. However, the Afrikaaners who have migrated to Rhodesia have been removed from the citizen rolls and do not appear in this Census.[/sub]

[sub]In all, the United Tribes of Azania is a nation on the rise with such great room for growth and reform, that the possibilities of the future are endless.[/sub]

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[list]May - August 1945

[sub]The End of the War in Europe - Brazil and the Allies are Victorious. Soldiers returns home and receive awards and honors.[/sub][/list]

May-July: Location: Various places in Europe.

[sub]With the sound of gunfire as their music, the hundreds of thousands of Brazilian celebrate the end of the war against the Fascist Menace of the German Staat and the liberation of Europe by Brazil and the allied forces. Thousands of Brazilian troops fought hard for the allies in the liberation of Europe, including the invasion of Sicily, where thousands of Brazilian soldiers single handly did the majority work of conquering Sicily and giving the allies a foothold in Europe. In the aftermath of Brazilian involvement in the liberation of France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, Brazilian troops are now victorious, with the end of the war in Europe. The more than million men serving in the Brazilian Imperial Army, who have been deployed to the various Allied fronts in Europe celebrate, the end of the German Staat, along with it the fall of Fascism in Europe. With the war now over HIM Emperor Dom Pedro III and the government order all troops of the Brazilian Imperial Armed Forces in Europe to return back home to Brazil and this took two months to complete.[/sub]

August: Location: Brazil.

[sub]Celebrations across the streets in Brazil are all the eyes can see, with people cheering and drinking in their homes, in pubs, and pretty much just anywhere. In the military factories where men and women work at maintaining factories and producing tanks, planes, and guns for the soldiers and the war effort. When the worker at the factories hears the news of the German unconditional surrender and the division of the Staat, they were screaming loud cheers and shedding tears of joy from their faces, the sounds of victory, the sounds of sheer happiness and patriotism, a reason to be proud to be a Brazilian. In the imperial capital city of Rio de Janeiro, a grand military parade was held, with 5,000 troops, along with 200 tanks, and 500 planes in attendance. Finally, all the soldiers who made achievements for themselves are summon to the Imperial Palace where Emperor Dom Pedro III is to hand out the Imperial Order of the Cross (the highest order and medal of honor in Brazil, given to both national and foreigners) to each soldier. The soldiers who manage to distinguish themselves from the other soldiers’ achievements were also either knighted or given nobility titles as a reward along with the Imperial Order of the Cross by the Emperor. These events mark the end of Brazil involvement in the world war.[/sub]

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[sub]Long Live the Emperor, Long Live Brazil![/sub]]

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December,1945

DE-PRIVATISATION PLANS

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With the new communist government coming to power,came the de-privatisation of industries.The plans for how the de-privatisation would be done was that it would be a gradual switch from private owned to state owned.The first of these industries to become all state-owned would be the clay and ceramic industries.The process of the de-privatisation would go as follow,the privateer who owns the factory or company will receive a letter informing them that their factory/company would be seized by the state however they are still allowed to work in their original roles in the company/factory but this time with a extreme amount of scrutiny by the state to make sure that there isn't any dirty businesses happening.

The difference in how things will be run

The only differences between the de-privatised and the privatised company/factory in terms of how things are run is that the government will send one person to check up on the factory ( as an example ) by the end of each month to make sure everything is up to code.If the manager of the factory has done a poor job for even one month they will be replaced with someone sent by the government.Finally the workers would be allowed to form a workers union,no matter what their boss says.

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IN MALAY

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Dengan kerajaan komunis yang baru berkuasa, berlaku penswastaan ​​industri. Rancangan bagaimana penswastaan ​​akan dilakukan ialah ia akan menjadi peralihan beransur-ansur daripada milik swasta kepada milik kerajaan. Industri pertama ini menjadi semua milik kerajaan adalah industri tanah liat dan seramik. Proses penswastaan ​​akan dijalankan seperti berikut, swasta yang memiliki kilang atau syarikat akan menerima surat memaklumkan mereka bahawa kilang/syarikat mereka akan disita oleh kerajaan tetapi mereka masih dibenarkan bekerja dalam peranan asal mereka dalam syarikat/kilang tetapi kali ini dengan jumlah penelitian yang melampau oleh kerajaan untuk memastikan tidak ada perniagaan kotor yang berlaku.

Perbezaan dalam cara sesuatu akan dijalankan

Satu-satunya perbezaan antara syarikat/kilang yang dinyahswastakan dan diswastakan dari segi cara urusan dijalankan ialah kerajaan akan menghantar seorang untuk memeriksa kilang (sebagai contoh) pada akhir setiap bulan untuk memastikan semuanya terpulang kepada kod. Jika pengurus kilang telah melakukan kerja yang buruk walaupun selama sebulan, mereka akan digantikan dengan seseorang yang dihantar oleh kerajaan. Akhirnya pekerja akan dibenarkan untuk menubuhkan kesatuan pekerja, tidak kira apa yang bos mereka katakan.

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INTERNATIONAL LEADERS AWARDED AT THE ‘BANKET SLOVENIJE’

[list][sup]A REPUBLIC OF BOUNDLESS GRATITUDE

SLOVENIA—WINTER 1945–1946[/sup][/list]

Hundreds of immaculately dressed dignitaries joyously gathered for the Banquet of Slovenia, triumphantly held at the lavish Kresija Palace on a snow-swept Ljubljana evening in December 1945. An expression of the Slovene state’s victorious creation and survival, it was personally hosted by President Boris Furlan and saw the most prestigious collection of international guests ever assembled in Slovenia. Several courses of the best food in the nascent Republic were paired with the finest wines, all served on the most expensive tableware. Platters of oysters, dishes of lobster, ices, fruits and grandiose cakes were placed in front of the guests, who included Britain’s former Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Great Britain Gb), the United States’ Eleanor Roosevelt (Paramountica), Arabia’s King Faisal II (Alzarikstan), Zaire’s First Representative Gloria Banza (Paseo), Czechoslovakia’s Edvard Beneš (Central Arstotzka), Azania’s Ambassador Engameli Zwane (Nonador), Norway’s Einar Gerhardsen, Sweden’s Tage Erlander, Iceland’s Stefán Stefánsson and Denmark’s Knud Kristensen, the latter four representing the Nordic monarchs of northern Europe (Canovia). The guests mingled with accomplished statesmen and the traditional aristocracy of Slovenia, meeting the various refined heads of the medieval Houses of Koceljič, Pretnar and Raječe: the slender, scholarly 52-year-old Dr. Stojan Koceljič, the frail 64-year-old Črtomir Pretnar and the aloof, silver-haired Aleš I Raječe. A live orchestra paid tribute to Slovenia’s long musical heritage, accompanying long and emotional toasts drunk with gusto. The highlight of the evening was a speech by Mrs. Roosevelt, who warmly praised the Slovenes for their “courage and tenacity” in building their state against the Titoist tide.

[list][sub]“A country born from the ashes of war, the great Slovene Republic shines bright in times of darkness. The Slovene people are one to be respected and to be accepted with open arms. Their bright future begins today, and the people of Norway will extend their hand of friendship to Mr. Furlan and his government.”

— Einar Gerhardsen, Prime Minister of Norway, 1945[/sub][/list]

The Slovene guests formed a veritable who’s-who of the new Republic, including Furlan, novelist and theologian Fran Finžgar, prolific inventor, engineer, and railway consultant Feliks Lobe, Ljubljana hospital director and esteemed doctor Igor Tavčar, lauded painter Anica Zupanec-Sodnik, and every member of the new Slovene cabinet. Regional governors, military officials and mayors milled about the Palace’s inner court, which had been specially modified for the occasion. Prolific sculptor Boris Kalin presented bronze busts of Churchill, Mrs. Roosevelt and Banza—three steadfast allies of the Slovenes during the War—and Hrvoj Maister, eldest son of the late Slovene soldier Rudolf Maister, offered a personal toast to Churchill for having finished his father’s work in securing Carinthia for the Republic. President Boris Furlan himself spent most of the evening weaving through the foreign guests, laying out his hopes for the future of Slovene diplomacy: Arabia he sought as a reliable provider of oil for the industrialization to come; the Nordic states would also suit this purpose and would be reliable partners for the importation of consumer products as Slovenia struggled to get its own manufacturing afloat; Zaire had untold wealths of raw materials, and Furlan’s personal gratitude to Banza meant that a Zairean embassy was likely destined for Ljubljana by the end of the decade; and to Roosevelt and Churchill Furlan poured out his gratitude for the presence of American and British troops in the defense of Slovenia.

[list][sub]“Prijatelja spoznaš v nesreči.”

“A friend is known in adversity.”

— Slovenian proverb[/sub][/list]

The culmination of Slovene gratitude came when Boris Furlan announced the presentation of several awards to the guests. Allowing them to walk onto a polished stage, Furlan brought several guests before the others to present newly made Slovene orders of merit and honor. To former Prime Minister Winston Churchill (who strongly objected to the word ‘former’) and Eleanor Roosevelt he delivered the blue-and-gold Zlati častni znak svobode (“Golden Order of Freedom”), an honor bestowed on those who have shown extraordinary accomplishment in fighting for the independence of Slovenia; Eleanor was collecting the order on behalf of her late husband, but Furlan presented it as if she herself had merited it, as she had indeed defended the Slovene cause in the previous years. To First Representative Banza Furlan delivered the Nebeška značka Valjhuna (“Heavenly Order of Valjhun”), a commemoration of an ancient Carantanian prince who defended Christian goodwill in his state and who the Catholic Church in Slovenia continues to venerate as a pinnacle of morality; Banza had merited the reward for her humanitarian goodwill to Slovene separatists during the Second World War. To all other leaders in attendance Furlan issued the Častni znak svobode (“Order of Freedom”), a crystal variant of the golden medal awarded to Churchill and Roosevelt. Furlan gave a closing speech after the awards were conferred in which he thanked the guests for their boundless support of the Slovene cause and expressed the hope that the bonds between the states represented would only strengthen further. The day ended with a spectacular firework display over the Ljubljanica, and the dignitaries were left to return to their lodging.

[list][sub]“Amidst . . . beautiful triumphs of freedom such as the formation of the Slovenian Republic, the independence of Zaire, the liberation of millions in Europe . . . we also see a new, tensed world arising . . . as we come to realize the brutality of the Volkist regime, the prosperous moment of coming together we should be wary . . .”

— Gloria Banza, First Representative of Zaire, 1945[/sub][/list]

The Furlan government courted several of the emissaries in the days following. Winston Churchill absconded back to London soon after his time in the ceremony’s limelight ended, but Eleanor Roosevelt stayed to deliver stirring speeches to several Prekmurje and Carinthian women’s societies. King Faisal, whose interest in martial arts was known, was given a demonstration by the Slovenian Armed Forces and toured military installations under construction in Reka and Pulj; he also visited Arabian students of the University of Ljubljana working at the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts’ Academic Research Center. First Representative Banza toured the medieval, snow-enchanted sights of Ljubljana and met with renowned architect Jože Plečnik to discuss the construction of a Zairean embassy in the city by 1950. Famed Czechoslovak statesman Edvard Beneš spent time with regional leaders in Gorica, where he shared thoughtful conversations in his native language with half-Czech Slovene theologian Vladimir Truhlar. Engameli Zwane of Azania was brought to the city of Kranj, where he was given a tour of the developing aircraft and armaments industries and treated to a private lunch with several Slovene entrepreneurs and industrialists. The Nordic monarchs received a luxurious countryside tour of the wintry majesty of the Julian Alps from Črnel Pretnar—the heir to the House of Pretnar and a wealthy patron of the mountain forests of northwestern Slovenia—and concluded their stay with a gala performance of the Slovenian National Opera accompanied by the Ljubljana Philharmonic Orchestra; Gloria Banza’s tour was also concluded at the performance. Though some critics indeed mourned that Slovenes had been ‘misled into nostalgic irredentism’ in crafting this Greater Slovenia, the state was, without doubt, increasingly sealed as a player on the world stage and December marked a noteworthy upturn in its standing.

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WITH AN END TO THE NYASALAND COMPROMISE THE FEDERATION TRANSFORMS INTO THE COMMONWEALTH OF RHODESIA

December 20th 1945

As the Smith Government finally does away with the Nyasaland compromise which had granted it some autonomy prior to the current arrangement, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland has effectively transformed into the Commonwealth of Rhodesia thus removing one of the three levels of upper Government (Formerly Federal, State and Regional, now Federal and Regional). It is a great step forward in centralizing the Rhodesian State and cementing the power of the Government on a national scale. It is additionally an important step towards greater self determination on an international scale, as Rhodesia now speaks with one voice rather than having to negotiate internally in order to make international deals. Nyasaland shall retain all regional seats however the Nation as a whole shall no longer possess a State Assembly which was formerly occupied by State representatives from Nyasaland and Rhodesia (which before 1940 was occupied by Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia).

The Nyasaland Police shall be absorbed into the wider National Police and as a result the Government hopes that law enforcement shall be more forthcoming with pursuing criminals into Nyasaland, something which formerly was not quite as simple as permission was required by the National Police to cross the regional border.

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

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[list]December 1945

[sub]The Tauschandel Discovery[/sub][/list]

[pre]THE TAUSCHANDEL DISCOVERY: STOCKPILES OF WEHRMACHT EQUIPMENT DISCOVERED AROUND WELLE[/pre]

| When the Second World War ended in May, General Erwin Rommel was hiding in a well-fitted out basement in Hamburg, which at that point was deeply within American territory. When the German Staat was subdivided into the various Allied occupation zones in June, Rommel and his surviving staff were hidden deep within the American zone. Prior to the war's end, the Chief of Staff of the Wehrmacht had siphoned away German equipment - primarily tanks and other armored vehicles - to hide away in stashes and stockpiles in caves and abandoned facilities across the country, which he and his staff could potentially use in the future to barter for anything less than execution, which was a potential event. When American forces arrived and the process of reconstruction slowly but surely began, Rommel remained hidden under Hamburg, receiving updates from the outside by a barkeep and his wife in central Hamburg. The Soviet Union now occupied East Germany, they said, while the west was subdivided between France, the U.K. and the United States. Berlin itself was subdivided as well, he said. |

| As the months dragged on, the war-time general left his Hamburg hide out and moved to the nearby town of Welle, just southeast of the city. He resided in a cottage basement for the next few weeks, awaiting the inevitable arrest by American forces. On 14 August 1945, he surrendered himself when inspecting American forces arrived at his hideout. He was thrown around a bit before being interrogated by American intelligence personnel. Understanding that this was the best time, the general revealed that he knew of the location of a 'very large stockpile of German Army weaponry that could be of use to the American defense industry'. All Rommel asked for in return was protection from death and from the Soviets. The Americans refused to make any promises, and Rommel refused to speak. However, the search zone was narrowed down to the 'greater Hamburg area' by a member of the general's staff who spoke to the Americans. |

| Major Ron Thompson of Wisconsin was a quiet man. He had survived it all, and was now on track to return home by springtime. His final assignment was to search the area around Welle, an obscure village southeast of Hamburg, in the American occupation zone. Along with two squadrons of around 25 men in total, he searched the area around the city in trucks and cars, asking about for any potential hiding spots of 'large amounts of weaponry'. The locals cited the existence of three nearby caves and an abandoned refinery that had been briefly turned into a military depot before the war, and was now sitting defunct and derelict. When Thompson and his men searched the refinery, they made a massive discovery. |

| Stored within was the culmination of Operation Tasuchandel (German word for barter). Within were; |

[list][pre]- (x11) Volkspanzer Jaguar medium tanks, partially assembled

- (x4) Panzerkampfwagen Mk. IV, disassembled

- (x2) Panzerkampfwagen Mk. III, partially assembled

- (x14) 8.8cm Pak 43 anti-tank artillery

- Uncompleted blueprints, Volkspanzer Jaguar[/pre][/list]

| Indeed, the vehicles were inoperable, rusty and extremely dirty from the months spent in a cave, and were practically unusable, but they were of great technological importance. The vehicles could not be put back together without the remaining blueprints and additional parts which, Rommel said, were hidden as well. While American intelligence forces interrogated the general and his staff, troops on the ground began combing the Hamburg countryside for the remaining pieces of this potentially extremely valuable discovery. |

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PRESIDENTIAL CHRISTMAS EVE SPEECH URGES SLOVENES ABROAD TO COME HOME

[list][sup]A NATION MADE FOR SLOVENES

SLOVENIA—WINTER 1945–1946[/sup][/list]

President Boris Furlan sat before the roaring fireplace of Ljubljana’s Vladna in predsedniška palača (“Government and Presidential Palace”). A Christmas tree stood austerely in a corner of the room, basking in the firelight and the regal scent of incense. Many of the month’s traditions—Miklavževanje (“Saint Nicholas Day”), flecks of holy water and sweet potica—were over now. Furlan’s Christmas Eve dinner with his extended family was long finished. All that was left was a Christmas Eve speech meant to reach thousands; it was an address meant for the late night, for its audience was chiefly in the New World. The president gazed into the fire, his thoughts far away. Indeed, so too were his people. Thousands of Slovenes had spread abroad during the Austro-Hungarian era, spawning huge masses of Slovenes overseas that risked losing their preciously rare culture in assimilating. If only they could have known that freedom was soon at hand, Furlan mourned. The idea of slovenstvo was no longer something to be ashamed of. He had thus resolved to bring home the more than 100,000 Slovenes living in the New World. There was space, after all—the rough-handed exodus of Italians from Trst, Croats from Istra and Germans from Koroška had created an epidemic of property abandonment and gaps in the workforce that needed filling.

By 10:30 PM, the time drew near. A flurry of activity among a small film crew preceded his entrance into a study, where he sat at an elegant desk of polished mahogany. The study’s soft golden light was soon usurped by the bright beams of studio lamps and state-of-the-art filming equipment. Though he struggled with television etiquette and ordinarily preferred a script, this address—televised in Slovenia and heard by radio beyond—needed to be more heartfelt. He endeavored to look natural before the camera and to remember every word that was to enter the microphone. He settled in and breathed deeply; just out of frame, a man in a dark suit stood to his right and a woman to his left. They were his advisors, his confidants, and were here to strengthen the mood. Furlan adjusted his glasses and offered a weary smile to them and then to the camera. As the red light blinked on to indicate that he was live, his words flowed as if from a hidden spring; his deep, thoughtful voice carried throughout the room and out into the night.

[list]“My fellow Slovenes,” he began, “tonight I speak to you from the presidential residence in Ljubljana, the capital of our young and free nation.”

He paused, letting the words resound in the minds of his listeners.

“It has been less than one year since we unchained ourselves from the bonds of outside overlords. In that time, we have worked tirelessly to rebuild our country and to establish our place in the world—we are on equal footing with every nation that populates this earth, and of this we are proud.”

Furlan gazed into the camera, his eyes now sad but determined. He filled ten minutes with a solemn chronicle of Slovene nationhood from Carantania to the present day, placing emphasis on the earnest intellectual movements of the 19th and 20th centuries that were the foundation of the new Republic, insisting that Slovene freedom was a long-sought but never-held ideal. After a brief pause, he then made his appeal.

“But we here in the Republic are only one piece of this proud Slovene nation. There are those of you who remain in the New World and beyond, and it is to you that I speak now.”

He paused again for emphasis.

“I implore you, my fellow Slovenes, to come home. Your country needs you. We need your energy, your skills, and your experience. We need you to help us build a bright future for all Slovenes. I know sincerely that you have made homes and friends in your new lands, but I hope you hear this call: this Republic is a nation made for you. Nowhere else will you be so cherished, so loved, or so respected.”

He stayed his voice one last time.

“So I ask you, please, come home for Christmas. Come home to Slovenia. To this Republic, I wish the warmest winter and the happiest days—good night.”[/list]

With that, the light flicked off and Furlan leaned back in his chair to let out a long breath. He had spoken, and the choice now lay with his countrymen. Indeed, he sincerely hoped that they would feel the tug of their homeland and come home to populate it—he had spent weeks with Miha Krek organizing the Komisija za vrnitev (“Commission of Return”), which would provide resources to homecoming Slovenes through the use of confiscated materials and abandoned households seized by the state. He could only hope that he would be heard. No matter how successful he was, however, his pro-repatriation rhetoric was truly significant in its contrast to the more cautious rhetoric of the last couple of decades of the 20th century, during which Slovenes struggled endlessly to define themselves as a nation and preserve the nation-state amid a global tide of supranationalism.

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[list]January - March 1945

[sub]Reforms in Tunisia.[/sub][/list]

[sub]With the war nearly over HH Bey Muhammad VII al-Munsif, commonly known as Moncef Bey, and the Tunisian government pass two reforms for Tunisia.[/sub]

Reform #1: Confiscating lands and redistributing them.

[sub]In January HH Moncef Bey managed to passed a new law which ordered the confiscation of lands and estates of own by Italian and German settlers and descendants of Italian and German settlers who came to the Beylik of Tunis before the war. The law also demands that the said Italian and German settlers to be immediately be exiled from Tunisia at once. This deportation of all Italians and Germans and those of Italians and Germans descents took about two months to complete. By the end of March all the Italians and Germans were all gone from Tunisia. The bey ordered that all the lands and estates confiscated be redistributed freely to the Tunisians and to them only. This anger some the French settlers as they feel they should get some of the confiscated lands and estates as well not Just only the Tunisians.[/sub]

Reform #2: Changes to the order of succession.

[sub]Also in January HH Moncef Bey managed to pass a new law to change the order of succession to the throne of Tunis. Although theoretically the order of the succession to the Tunisian throne supposed to passed down to the eldest son of the Bey, in actuality the eldest male relative in the dynasty is the one who succeed to the throne not the eldest son of the Bey. However, this new law changes that. The new law changes the order of succession to that of male preference primogeniture allowing only the eldest child of the reigning Bey to succeed to the throne. Thanks to the new law Moncef Bey’s eldest son, Mohamed Raouf Bey, is officially made the heir apparent of the Beylik of Tunis and given the title of Bey al-Mahalla (Bey of the Camp).[/sub]

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[list][list][pre]LABAN PILIPINAS!

FIGHT, PHILIPPINES![/pre][/list][/list]

[pre]| MANUEL ROXAS AND THE PHILIPPINE LIBERALS: FIGHTING AN UPHILL SLOPE[/pre]

[sub]| CITY OF MANILA - The re-establishment of the Philippine Commonwealth government saw in addition the re-establishment of the various political parties on the scene. Prior to the war, during the 1935-1941 Commonwealth era, politics was dominated by the massive Nacionalista Party. Classified as centrist despite being supportive of women's suffrage (1937 saw a plebiscite that legalized female suffrage in general elections) and certain social programs. The party dominated the 1935 general election, in which Senate President Manuel L. Quezon (NP) won the presidential election with over 60% of the popular vote, the largest vote share in the country's short democratic history. The following 1941 election, held months before Pearl Harbor, saw Quezon re-elected by safe margins. However, in 1937 and onwards, the emergence of a more liberal, left-leaning wing of the NP began forming, under Senator Manuel Roxas. They supported larger social welfare and the establishment of a welfare state, and especially supported early independence. During the 1941 election, Roxas and Quezon effectively ran as different parties, but support for the establishment was reaffirmed with Quezon's landslide re-election.[/sub]

[sub]The postwar world, however, brought about significant changes. Quezon was older, and he was more frail than before. Rumors about his declining health as a result of 'permanent damage' inflicted by his bout with tuberculosis in 1944 were spreading, and calls for a younger, more fit leader of the Nacionalista Party were made. However, traction for a leadership election never garnered enough support from the NP's membership, due to Quezon's continuing popularity among the Filipino voting base. Despite doubts among politicians, the public remained supportive of a Quezon-Osmena government. However, Roxas and the liberal wing of the NP, could not stand by.[/sub]

[sub]On 4 January 1946, four days after New Years', Roxas announced the formation of the Liberal Party (LP) of the Philippines. He went through the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), the primary election body of the Commonwealth, and received the approval to run for government offices and seats in the next election, slated for sometime in spring 1946. It was initially estimated that about 14% of the Nacionalista Party's base would break off to support the Liberal Party, but the true number has yet to be revealed. It is however expected to be between 25% and 30%, indicating stronger support for Roxas's pro-welfare policies in the postwar Philippines. The party branded itself with yellow, against the Nacionalista Party's green, at its opening political rally on 20 January, attended by 500 supporters.[/sub]

[sub]The current composition of the Congress was also divided, with Nacionalista senators and representatives splitting off to join the Liberal Party. The NP was able to maintain its governing majority, to the relief of President Quezon, but the LP was also proving to be a potential contender. The two-party system of government was implemented.[/sub]

[sub]With President Quezon and other government officials calling for the passage of a priority bill establishing April 31, 1946 as the date for the next national election, which is by now effectively only awaiting approval from the American Congress's House Insular Affairs Committee, the layout of postwar Philippine politics will very well soon be decided.[/sub]

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January,1946

UPDATE TO SCHOOL CLUB ACTIVITIES

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The Maziyan education extra curricular activities otherwise known as their club activities which were introduced in 1938,are very basic and was introduced at first to encourage a specific set of skills for very specific jobs.Such as the "Soldier Club" which only fits into a specific niche of encouraging future soldiers out of the new generation.Due to how uninteresting these clubs could be and not fun for a student point of view newer clubs will be introduced.

[B]The new clubs.

These new clubs which would be introduced are sports related to encourage future sports player,subject related clubs and a few more specific job encouraging clubs.

[U]The sports clubs introduced

•Football

•Sepak Takraw ( a traditional game in the Malay region )

•Badminton

•Silat ( a martial arts in the Malay region )

[U]The subject based clubs introduced

•Science

•Mathematics

•Engineering

[U]The "specific job encouraging" clubs introduced

•Police Cadets Club

•Navy Cadets Club

All of these clubs would be mandatory for schools to have and would be expected to have them by the end of 1946.

[B]Slight changes to pre-existing clubs.

To go along with the new clubs some pre-existing clubs would be changed as well.The Soldier Club would be renamed into the "Army Cadets Club" to match with the new Navy Cadets Club and the Language Club would be separated into three clubs.The English Language Club,the Bahasa Melayu Club and the Chinese Speaking Club.

[B]Minor changes.

The sports based clubs would be categorised as Physical Clubs,the subject based clubs would be categorised as the Subjects Clubs and the "job encouraging clubs" would be categorised as the Uniform Clubs.Along with that it would be made mandatory that schools have after school club activities every Wednesday,Thursday and Friday.The Wednesday would be used as the day for Uniform Clubs activities,Thursday for Physical Clubs activities and Friday for Subjects Clubs activities.

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IN MALAY

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Aktiviti tambahan kurikulum pendidikan Maziyan atau dikenali sebagai aktiviti kelab mereka yang diperkenalkan pada tahun 1938, adalah sangat asas dan diperkenalkan pada mulanya untuk menggalakkan satu set kemahiran khusus untuk pekerjaan yang sangat khusus. Seperti "Kelab Askar" yang hanya sesuai dengan niche khusus untuk menggalakkan askar masa depan daripada generasi baru. Disebabkan betapa tidak menariknya kelab-kelab ini dan tidak menyeronokkan untuk pandangan pelajar kelab baru akan diperkenalkan.

[B]Kelab baharu.

Kelab baharu yang akan diperkenalkan ini adalah berkaitan sukan untuk menggalakkan pemain sukan masa depan, kelab berkaitan subjek dan beberapa lagi kelab penggalak pekerjaan khusus.

[U]Kelab sukan yang diperkenalkan

•Bola sepak

•Sepak Takraw (permainan tradisional di rantau Melayu)

•Badminton

•Silat (sebuah seni mempertahankan diri di rantau Melayu)

[U]Kelab berasaskan subjek yang diperkenalkan

•Sains

•Matematik

•Kejuruteraan

[U]Kelab "menggalakkan pekerjaan khusus" diperkenalkan

•Kelab Kadet Polis

•Kelab Kadet Tentera Laut

Semua kelab ini wajib dimiliki oleh sekolah dan dijangka akan memilikinya menjelang akhir tahun 1946.

[B]Sedikit perubahan pada kelab sedia ada.

Untuk menyertai kelab baharu beberapa kelab sedia ada akan ditukar juga. Kelab Askar akan ditukar nama kepada "Kelab Kadet Tentera" untuk dipadankan dengan Kelab Kadet Tentera Laut yang baharu dan Kelab Bahasa akan dipisahkan kepada tiga kelab. Kelab Bahasa Inggeris, Kelab Bahasa Melayu dan Kelab Penutur Bahasa Cina.

[B]Perubahan kecil.

Kelab berasaskan sukan akan dikategorikan sebagai Kelab Fizikal, kelab berasaskan subjek akan dikategorikan sebagai Kelab Mata Pelajaran dan "kelab menggalakkan pekerjaan" akan dikategorikan sebagai Kelab Pakaian Seragam. Seiring dengan itu ia akan diwajibkan kepada sekolah selepas sekolah aktiviti kelab setiap hari Rabu, Khamis dan Jumaat. Hari Rabu akan digunakan sebagai hari untuk aktiviti Kelab Pakaian Seragam, Khamis untuk aktiviti Kelab Fizikal dan Jumaat untuk aktiviti Kelab Subjek.

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[list]SHŌWA 21 | JANUARY 1946[/list]

[list][list]天皇は神性を捨てる

[pre]THE EMPEROR RENOUNCES HIS DIVINITY[/pre][/list][/list]

[pre]A M O R T A L M A N[/pre]

TOKYO, IMPERIAL DIET — MORNINGTIME

[sub]THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN, Nippon-Nihon[/sub]

| In the HOUSE OF PEERS, HIROHITO walks up to the IMPERIAL THRONE and everyone around him bows respectfully to him. In front of everyone, the Emperor announces that he will renounce his divinity at the request of the American military high command. |

[list]| HIROHITO, [sub]H.I.M. THE EMPEROR[/sub] | “We have . . . to proceed unflinchingly toward elimination of misguided practices of the past . . . The ties between us and our people . . . do not depend upon mere legends and myths. They are not predicated on the false conception that the Emperor is divine and that the Japanese people are superior to other races and fated to rule the world . . . The Emperor is not a living god . . .”[/list]

[list][list]過去の誤った慣行の排除に向けて、私たちはひるむことなく前進しなければなりません。 彼らは、天皇は神であり、日本人は他の人種よりも優れており、世界を支配する運命にあるという誤った考えに基づいているわけではありません. 天皇は生きた神ではありません。[/list][/list]

| For Japan and the Far East, the impact of EMPEROR HIROHITO’s proclamation could be profound. On orders from the U.S. military, Shinto will no longer be Japan’s state religion. Hirohito took a revolutionary step. He abandoned the entire doctrine that the Japanese people and their ruler are divine and that they have a divine mission to rule the world. This doctrine was the main pillar for half a century of Kamikaze fanaticism and grandiose visions. |

[list][pre]MAN ON THE THRONE[/pre][/list]

| With this anachronism blasted, the construction of the new Japan can happen with some chance of success. When and if the Japanese revise the constitution, they won’t get bogged down in Article III, which says “the Emperor is sacred and inviolable.” By denying that he was not divine, Hirohito appeared to be making a very human effort to lead the revision of the constitution. Reaffirming the “national policy” announced 70 years ago by his grandfather EMPEROR MEIJI, a visionary ruler who saw modern Japan as a popular parliamentary monarchy, HIROHITO expressed concern for “the desires of the people” and his wish “always to share . . . their joys and sorrows.” It looked like an effort to bring the ex-god closer to his ex-worshipers — quite according to the recent Tokyo press’ release of pictures of the Emperor and Empress wearing civilian rather than ceremonial attire, walking with their children, they looked more human than deity. |

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[list][list][pre]Bratislava, Slovakia, Third Republic of Czechoslovakia

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1945 - THE REFORMATION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA, FIRST WEEKS[/pre]

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| The state of Czechoslovakia, the government of the nation of Czechs and Slovaks, has finally begun to replant roots in its homeland that has once been taken from its people very recently. It was not only the result of the policies of the victorious Allies, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States, but also an indication of the strength of the Czechoslovak ideal embodied in the First Czechoslovak Republic. Czechoslovakism, an ideal of ethnic fraternalhood and foundational unity, has become the whisper-words of the population, the beginning of spurs of a new national identity. Spoken amongst groups in Czech and Slovak beer halls and bars, amongst friends at dinner; the idea of being Czechoslovak, not only Slovak or Czech. However, after World War II, Czechoslovakia has fallen within the Soviet sphere of influence, and this circumstance dominated any plans or strategies for postwar reconstruction. Consequently, the political and economic organization of Czechoslovakia became largely a matter of negotiations between Edvard Beneš and National Front Leader exiles living in Moscow, primarily the Communists and Radical Socialists. Because of the Communist Party's strength and Beneš's loyalty, unlike in other Central and Eastern European countries, the USSR did not require Eastern Bloc politics or "reliable" cadres in Czechoslovak power positions, and the executive and legislative branches retained their traditional structures.|

| Beneš had compromised with the KSČ to avoid a postwar coup; he has hoped that the democratic process would restore a more equitable distribution of power. Beneš had negotiated with the Socialist alliance, but at the same time, he hoped to establish Czechoslovakia as a "bridge" between East and West, capable of maintaining contacts with both sides. The KSČ leader Klement Gottwald, however, professed commitment to a "gradualist" approach, that is, to a KSČ assumption of power by democratic means. Other National Front leaders echo this sentiment, feeling confident in their recent wins dominating National Assembly elections, and National Committees as well. With a brand new National Assembly voted in along National Front lines in October of 1945, the Communists have the right path to dominating not only the entire political organization but the country's political government. |

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[list][pre]Právo Paper - Prague, Third Republic of CzechOslovakia[/pre][/list]

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NOVEMBER 1945 - [sub]One Czechoslovak Koruna[/sub]

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[list]NEW GOVERNMENT IN-CHARGE RESTORES CIVIL SERVICES; IMPLEMENTATION OF POST-WAR POLICIES![/list]

| The new Democratic government of Czechoslovakia has been restored, with a full member slate of National Front deputies or aligned representatives. The 300-member Interim National Assembly was formed and met for the first time on 28 October 1945, approving precluding orders and decrees previously issued by President Edvard Beneš, as well as the implementation of new nation-wide policies post-war. The Communists and other more leftist National Front groups secured strong representation in the National Assembly and subsequent commission and bureau assignments, as well as popularly elected National Committees. The appointment of these positions by the more moderate Beneš is seen as an appeasement to the more leftist wings of the Front for their influence as well as strength in the new governmental organization. The popular enthusiasm evoked by the Soviet armies of liberation benefited leftist Czechoslovak groups, primarily the communists and other radical socialists. Jaroslav Hašek, famed cartoonist and Russian Civil War hero, is one of these elected leftist deputies, elected to represent Prague as a member of the Communist Party. Serving on the National Assembly's Intelligence Commission, Hašek echoed his fellow party-member's confidence in the post-war government: |

[list][list]

[pre]"... and I say this, as someone that has lived, wrote, and drank in Prague as long as I have, these people [of Czechoslovakia] are immensely fired up to participate, and thats thanks to the communists and socialists. Proud and lucky to be one, for sure!"[/pre]

[/list][/list]

| The new leftist-plural government has, again, already mass approved new post-war policies hashed out. Property expropriation, nationalization of key /primary industries, and mass investment into new jobs and heavy industry in the country are keys highlights from the new around of laws and policies issued by the government. The Czechoslovak nation's main infrastructure and local jobs went almost virtually untouched during the war: industry manufacturing, metallurgy, and heavy industry. The Czechoslovak economy, thanks to even recovered investment from the previous Volkist regime by the restored Czechoslovak government, has become the 10th most industrialized in the world as the moment of post-war. Unemployment insurance and a public jobs program based in every administrational division of the country, has also been set up. Along with this rapid pace of reconstruction and the rebuilding of jobs, the National Front gov't organized a mass unionization effort, and the subsequent creation of the Central Council of Trade Unions. The Communists have further centralized the trades union movement; of 120 representatives to the Central Council of Trades Unions, 94 were communists. The party worked to acquire a mass membership, including peasants and the petite bourgeoisie, as well as the proletariat. Between May 1945 and May 1946, KSČ membership grew from 27,000 to over 1.1 million. This is a developing story! |

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[list]January 1946

[sub]Men Among the Ruins[/sub][/list]

UNTER DEN LINDEN

[sub]BERLIN, SOVIET ZONE, East Germany Ddr — EVENING[/sub]

| In 1946, the dreaded People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs, or NKVD, extended the purges and terror of Stalin's regime to East Germany. Lavrentiy Beria, People's Commissar of the NKVD, oversaw the creation of an independent, comprehensive police and intelligence apparatus in the Soviet Zone of Occupation initially under the leadership of Colonel General Iwan A. Serow and, after 1946, under Nikolai K. Kowaltschuk. The Communist Party of Germany, closely tied to the Soviet Occupation Administration and organized around the Ulbricht Group, had its own Party-political department and Border/Traffic department, which functioned as intelligence services during the early days in post-war Eastern Germany. These rudimentary structures would be the foundation for a new, sophisticated agency modeled after the Cheka that would be tasked with fighting a secret war. In the beginning stages, East and West were locked in a competition for talent and information, and victory quite simply depended on how far one was willing to go. |

| Hans-Dieter Mundt was one such talent. Throughout the Weimar years, until 1934, he had worked in the Political department of the Berlin police (Politische Polizei). His network of informants stretched across the greater Berlin area, and he was renown among his peers not only for his successes in the field, but also for his theoretical contributions to the clandestine services. Mundt was no idealist, and by all accounts he should have gotten far in the Volkist Secret State Police, or Gestapo, had it not been for his petty rivalries with Volkists in the Interior Ministry. Mundt was not the kind of man that could be disposed of, but he couldn't be kept around either, so he was simply released from the service shortly after Heidler came to power. Mundt spent the war working in the factory until, embittered and aging, Mundt watched the Heidlerists lose everything. He hadn't much to say about any of it, so he spent his days drifting from one reconstruction job to the next and his nights drinking at one of Berlin's decrepit watering holes.|

| On a cold night in January, 1946, Mundt was preoccupied with his loathsome routine when an old acquaintance approached his table, tucked away in an isolated corner in an even more isolated, and especially squalid, basement tavern. |

[list]| [sub]UNKNOWN MAN[/sub] | “Hallo Mundt."[/list]

[sub]| Mundt raised his head from his glass and directed a disinterested glance at the person now sitting in front of him. |[/sub]

[list]| [sub]UKNOWN MAN[/sub] | “Don't say you can't remember who I am. If you do it will make me very much reconsider my being here at all."[/list]

[sub]| Mundt glanced at the man once more, whom he now recognized as being Jens Fiedler, a former associate in the Berlin Political Police. He recalled further that Fiedler was a Jew. |[/sub]

[list]| [sub]HANS-DIETER MUNDT[/sub] | “Now there's someone I certainly didn't expect to see again.”

| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “Very droll, Mundt, and quite inappropriate. You look terrible."

| [sub]HANS-DIETER MUNDT[/sub] | “Somehow you don't.”

| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “I left when I could. But now I'm back."[/list]

[sub]| Mundt nodded slowly, and with drunken expression returned his gaze to the schnapps in his glass. |[/sub]

[list]| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “Mundt, I know you haven't been in the field for a while. You may not realize it, but you might just be the cleanest cop in the city, at least among those of such high stature."

| [sub]HANS-DIETER MUNDT[/sub] | “You've been keeping an eye on my career, or rather, lack thereof.”[/list]

[sub]| Mundt let out a chuckle and in one motion finished the schnapps that had retained his attention all evening. |[/sub]

[list]| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “The point is you've done well to stay out of dodge. It must've been difficult, but as you've already shown you know, many others have suffered a great deal more than you."

| [sub]HANS-DIETER MUNDT[/sub] | “Why are you here? What do you want of me?”

| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “Well, Mundt, I've been looking all over for you since my arrival in Berlin. It's time for you to end your hiatus. Your expertise is exactly what we need. Better yet, your profile is politically clean, sterile even."

| [sub]HANS-DIETER MUNDT[/sub] | “We? You're working for the Soviet Military Administration, the SMAD, aren't you?”

| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “I don't work for the SMAD. I work for a different department that answers directly to Moscow.”[/list]

[sub]| Mundt remained silent, evidently concentrating on what Fiedler was saying. |[/sub]

[list]| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “Internal Affairs, which you'll know if you recall the files on Soviet intelligence we had back in the day. Right now they run things around here, but they won't hold our hands for much longer. They're putting reliable Germans in place to takeover soon enough. The problem is most of them are exiles, including myself. We don't know where to start, but you might. You've been here these past 10 years, and knowing you, you've been keeping tabs on the folks over at the police. What I mean is, I want you to come work with me again. First and foremost, I want your help in capturing the identities of former Gestapo hiding in the city."

| [sub]HANS-DIETER MUNDT[/sub] | “The people you're looking for belong in the special camps run by the Soviets, and they know that, which means they're long gone. And if they are still in Berlin, for some reason, why on earth would you want to work with them?”

| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “Not work with them, exploit their knowledge. We need to know who is and isn't a Heidlerian, and who we can trust to be reliable, and if along the way we pick up some technical lessons, all the better."

| [sub]HANS-DIETER MUNDT[/sub] | “You surprise me, Fiedler. So you want to learn from the best, eh?”

| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “We live in a new reality. The fight is only just beginning. The western allies are quickly becoming the bulwark of Fascism, and they have the might of organized Capital behind them. We will need every piece of intelligence, every toolkit that we can acquire and exploit. Mundt, it's time for you think hard about what role you intend to play in the new world."[/list]

[sub]| Mundt restored his disinterested expression without responding. |[/sub]

[list]| [sub]JENS FIEDLER[/sub] | “You've got much to ponder. I'll be waiting for you whenever you're ready."[/list]

[sub]| Fiedler pushed a note towards Mundt and stood up. He put on his coat, and disappeared into the cold night. |[/sub]

| Mundt was no communist. He cared little when Germany had been a bulwark of Fascism, and perhaps he would've cared even less if he had been permitted to stay in the political police. However, though he cared little about ideology, Mundt loved his craft. He was a good German who committed himself fully to his vocation. The clandestine services were his 'calling'. Fiedler's words gave Mundt the impression that, given his accidental political hygiene, Mundt would be poised to climb the ranks in whatever new apparatus the soviets decided to put in place. In 1934, Mundt possessed all the skills but none of the political capital. Now, it seems he had both. |

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Alaroth

Al-Oman

Amsterwald

Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Canada Leaf

Canovia

Cascadla

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Islahh

Jersey Republic

Kotakuan Ii

Metropolitan Francais

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Nonador

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Ranponian

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The Former United States And The Enclave

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

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[list][pre] January, 1946 | Atbarah, Berber Province, The British Imperial Crown Colony Of The Sudan[/pre]

A MODEL OF SUDANESE INDUSTRIALIZATION, THE CITY OF STEEL AND FIRE[/list]

The war is over, with Germany now occupied, and Japan bombed into submission, the bells and calls of Allied Victory had sounded all across the world, from New York to Shanghai, and here in Sudan as well with many citizens celebrating in the streets and city centers of many urban regions of Sudan.

Though the gears of the war effort had now slowed their pace, the industrial and social arteries of Sudanization had shown no signs of yielding. Under the policy of establishing the Sudanese identity, there shall be a foundation from which Sudanese society must be built, the ideals of hard work, cooperation, and unity, all through the industrialization of the state.

No city in Sudan had become such a better example of those very ideals towards industrialization other than the grand city of Atbarah in Berber Province. 180 miles north of Khartoum, the nicknamed “city of fire and steel” sits on the northern banks of the Atbarah River, otherwise known as the “Black Nile” by some of the locals. Atbarah had been named the city of steel and fire as an homage to the city's history as Sudan’s biggest contributor to the train transportation and steel industries.

The Sudanese central region provides the crops, food, and the prize of the colony, cotton. The East opens maritime trade through Port Sudan and Suakin. The Western provinces provide the cattle and grazing, and the South provides the timber and trade through Africa’s great lakes interior, but who connects those resources? Who provides the free, fast, and efficient movement of people and goods throughout the vast reaches of the colony? With southern timber flowing into the north from up the Nile, and the manufacturing of steel in Atbarah, it is this Industrial city that has provided the train tracks that have been laid across Sudan, connecting each Sudanese city to the other, from the coast to the Darfur mountains and from the Nubian desert to the southern marshes. It has also been Atbarah that facilitated the manufacturing of Train engines and car parts, creating a domestic market for the train and transportation industry.

The economic importance of Atbarah is also a social and cultural one, despite the predominately Arab and Muslim population in the city, Atbarah still holds the title of Sudan’s most multicultural city. Just like the cotton Gezira plains, Atbarah has been made home to hundreds of Southern, African, Western, and many other tribes from across Sudan and outside of Sudan, people who have moved from the rural regions of Sudan's vast territorial periphery to the heart of steel and fire, working side by side with the many other different tribes, ethnic, and racial groups in the manufacturing of steel. After all four out of five of Atbarh’s population in one way or other works within the steel industry of the city, manufacturing its very building blocks for the city, for the railway, for the country.

The economic prosperity and social diversity of Atbarah had become known as a model for the Sudanization Ideology, Atbarah was not only laying down the tracks of Sudanese interconnectivity and regional cooperation, the city itself had become a blueprint for what many saw as the foundations of the Sudanese nation, a visual into the ideal life of a state governed, built, fought, and lived for by the Sudanese people towards the prosperity of themselves, their families and fellow countrymen, and above all their country.

Such values of hard work and cooperation enshrined within the diverse people groups of Atbarah would see itself become adopted in the multicultural region of Gezira, with cities like Al-Manaqil, Wad Medani, Sennar, and many across the cotton farms and towns of central Sudan. The colonial government under the support and leadership of prominent Sudanese politicians have also south to duplicate the very social and economic policies that have allowed Atbarah to grown, such policies are expected to be implemented in cities where the colonial government wishes to see an increase in urbanization, such as Juba, Malakal, Nyala, El Obied, Dongola, and many other cities that now serve as centers of trade for information, goods, and knowledge. Such policies include job availability in the cities, incentives to move into the cities such as education, healthcare, and living spaces, other policies include an increasing revitalization of the rural economy in farming and grazing that it shall contribute to softly pushing people out of the countryside and into the cities, thus creating a more closely knit society that revolve around the cities, that are hoped to become the cultural and economic centers of the Sudanese nation.

[list]GOD SAVE THE KING!

AL-NASRU LENA!

AL-NASRU LE SUDAN![/list]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatican Islands

Alaroth

Al-Oman

Amsterwald

Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Canada Leaf

Canovia

Cascadla

Connomia

Great Britain Gb

Islahh

Jersey Republic

Kotakuan Ii

Metropolitan Francais

Nevbrejnovitz

New Provenance

Nileia

Nippon-Nihon

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica

Peking Zhongguo

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

Teymour

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Former United States And The Enclave

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

-Brasil-

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[list]January 1946

[sub]The First Assembly[/sub][/list]

[pre]DELEGATES MOVE TO ELECT PRESIDENT OF THE UNGA![/pre]

WESTMINSTER CENTRAL HALL

[sub]LONDON, Great Britain Gb — MORNING[/sub]

| [sub]As the new year officially began without the sounds of artillery, mechanized weapons of war or sounds of bullets — mankind could finally sigh a breath of relief. With the newly formed United Nations (United Nations Un) General Assembly located at the Westminster Central Hall in London, Great Britain Gb, delegates from 51 nations* would attend the first United Nations General Assembly. The first (and most important) order of business within the halls was for the nations to elect the President of the United Nations General Assembly, whose function is to preside over the General Assembly. With nations submitting their candidates for the position, the 51 delegations would cast 1 vote. Other than voting for the President of the United Nations General Assembly, the appointment of Non-Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council would also take place.[/sub]

CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

[list][sub]• PAUL-HENRI SPAAK — (🇧🇪Belgium)[/sub]

[sub]• DIEGO LOPES — (-Brasil-)[/sub]

[sub]• HAILE SELASSIE — (Sudesam)[/sub]

[sub]• TRYGVE HALVDAN LIE — (Canovia)[/sub][/list]

[sub]*All characters elected to positions such as Secretary-General, President of the UNGA and other high positions will be RPed by the United Nations Un on the nation’s behalf.[/sub]

NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL

[list][sub]• The SOUTH CONE FEDERATION of Súdamerica: (Nevbrejnovitz) – The AMERICAS[/sub]

[sub]• The INTERIM NORDIC UNITY COUNCIL of the Nordic States: (Canovia) – W. EUROPE[/sub]

[sub]• The REPUBLIC of Poland: (North Omaha) – E. EUROPE[/sub]

[sub]• The KINGDOM of Hashimi Arabia: (Alzarikstan) – ASIA[/sub]

[sub]• The KINGDOM of Egypt: (Kotakuan Ii) – AFRICA[/sub][/list]

[sub]*OOC: Terms for the Non-Permanent UNSC will be two years (1948) and then we will redo the Non-Permanent UNSC to include two seats per region so don’t get your panties in a twist.[/sub]

[sub]*Another OOC Note: There are many more elections and committees to be appointed and elected but we’re not RPing this to the tee. We are focusing mainly on the major functions of the UN (GA, UNSC, ICJ, etc…)[/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatican Islands

Alaroth

Al-Oman

Amsterwald

Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Canada Leaf

Canovia

Cascadla

Connomia

Great Britain Gb

Islahh

Jersey Republic

Kotakuan Ii

Metropolitan Francais

Nevbrejnovitz

New Provenance

Nileia

Nippon-Nihon

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica

Peking Zhongguo

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

Teymour

The Confederate Prussian Empire

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

-Brasil-

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[sub]*Counted 51 from the map and taking into account alternate countries.[/sub]

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LJUBLJANA ARMED FORCES FORUM INDICATES THE FUTURE OF THE SLOVENE MILITARY

[list][sup]A GLIMMERING SWORD TO HOLD ALOFT

SLOVENIA—WINTER 1945–1946[/sup][/list]

The fledgling Slovenian Armed Forces rung in the new year with a military convention and forum in Ljubljana—even the 86-year-old Slovene Gustav Globočnik Edler von Vojka, a lieutenant field marshal in the Austro-Hungarian Army whose service had begun in 1880, made a symbolic appearance. In the shade of the chestnut trees of Ljubljana Castle’s courtyard, a panorama of Slovenian soldiers and commanders delivered and heard announcements on the development of the Armed Forces. Immaculately dressed in their dark blue uniforms, they represented the Slovene Home Guard, the Slovenian Army, the Slovenian Navy, and the Slovenian Air Fleet. Tables of fruit, cheese, and meat were set out, and a festive atmosphere pervaded the proceedings. Optimism hung in the air as Ljubljana mayor Juro Adlešič thanked the attendees for their presence and commenced a long itinerary of announcements. Rear Admiral Metod Koch, formerly the head of the Royal Yugoslav Navy and now the commander of the Slovenian Navy, outlined in tandem with Chief of the Armed Forces Franc Krenner a plan to kickstart the Slovene naval shipbuilding industry with private developers of the Mašera firm. The initiative would be consulted by former crew members of Yugoslav destroyers and submarines and would place emphasis on the shipyards of Trst and Reka, where the Lazarus shipyard had been at work since 1896, but which would be shifted 3 kilometers to the well-known depths of the nearby Martinščica Bay; logistics ships are already being planned by the naval authority for construction at the Kvarnerska ladjedelnica (“Kvarner Shipyard”) of Reka. An ‘Anton Haus Naval Academy’ would be built at Pulj to supplement the new branch with a competent officer corps and surveys would begin there for an expansion of its large natural harbor. Koch concluded his announcements by declaring that the Dubrovnik—a flotilla leader of the Royal Yugoslav Navy evacuated to Pulj after the Bay of Kotor was imperiled by communists and later seized by the Slovenes—would be christened the Prešeren by the year’s end.

After Koch stepped down from the podium, leaving to sit at a table of honor with his fellow officers, strapping 34-year-old airman Josip Križaj reached the stand. Križaj had studied at a royal Italian officer school but left the country during Italianization before flying in the Spanish Civil War; an accomplished pilot, he gained popular fame for stealing a royal Rogožarski IK-3 just before Slovene liberation and flying low over Ljubljana with a Slovene-themed livery. In spite of his relatively young age, his experience, popularity and the absence of experienced Slovene airmen led him to become a leading voice in imagining the post-war Slovensko letalstvo (“Slovene Air Fleet”), and he had been appointed its head last year with the challenge of cultivating a new pool of aviation talent in the country. His announcements at the conference largely centered around a new state-backed aircraft design and manufacturing firm called Čebela (“Honeybee”), which would be tasked with the meticulous documentation of the Rogožarski IK-3, Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3a, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79-I, Hawker Hurricane Mk.I, and every other aircraft inherited by the infant Air Fleet. From these, Čebela would endeavor to erect its own design and manufacturing departments for military aircraft. In preparation for the firm’s creation, the Slovene government had already arranged for a six-month program to recruit aviators and engineers for design and training courses with the design department of Boeing—it was a deal that was bought with a generous grant from the United States government in reward to the little new state for its tearing away from the Socialist Republic of Yugoslavia. Optimistically, Čebela will be able to produce a fighter design for the Slovene Republic within the coming decade—the military authority of the country continues to seem keen on avoiding heavy reliance on foreign military suppliers—and slowly spreading rumors of jet technology lend further excitement to the future. However, the matter of production still weighs heavily over the heads of the still-infant nation. For now, the Air Fleet will be equipped with small squadrons of eight inherited aircraft each.

[list][sup]“Za Boga, narod in domovino!”

“For God, nation and homeland!”

— General Leon Rupnik, barred from the Slovenian Army for his extreme views[/sup][/list]

The Slovenian Army was a realm of more dread than excitement. Though it would be key in any Yugoslav incursion into Slovenia, it was only equipped with a small number of captured tanks—some of which were being refurbished in a new workshop in Ljubljana—and a small number of armored vehicles. Modern weapons remained scarce, with surplus pre-war rifles and pistols being used in the meantime. Army leadership was also a difficult matter. General Leon Rupnik had been the highest-ranking Yugoslav Royal Army officer of Slovene heritage and openly submitted his candidacy for service in, and leadership of, the Slovenian Army, but his anti-Semitic and fascist sympathies put the Furlan government on edge; his son, battalion commander Vuk Rupnik, was nearly denied military service for his father’s views. Military commands in Slovenia had always been traditionally conservative, but in the wake of the World War the Furlan government could not risk the acceptance of fascists into military leadership—the government instead settled on brigadier general Karel Marčič, a level-headed, mathematical career officer and surveyor, as the Army’s top commander. Marčič was promoted to major general and officially appointed the head of the Slovenian Army in the autumn of 1945; his first task was the employment of military personnel in the Survey of the Slovene Republic that had been planned after Boris Furlan’s election, though a flurry of other assignments soon followed. The Rupnikova linija (“Rupnik line”) of Yugoslav-era defense bunkers along now-obsolete borders was to be disassembled by the Home Guard with the help of other paramilitary groups, and deeply inspired by the successes of the Finnish Mannerheim Line, work was to begin on a Marčičeva linija (“Marčič Line”) on the Croatian and Hungarian frontiers. Complex, many-membered commissions were being formed on procuring equipment for the reformed Army; brigadier general Ferdinand Janež was tasked with reorganizing Slovenia’s artillery and procuring more capable materiel, while contracts with Zlatorog were being fiercely negotiated for small arms manufacturing. Marčič’s general staff was also working tirelessly on a military map of the new country, which would have a scale of 1:100,000.

Colonel Anton Pečak’s Slovenian Home Guard—the fourth and final element of the Armed Forces—was, on the other hand, a well-oiled machine. It had been founded among many other paramilitary groups as the official partner of the Committee for an Independent Slovenia, now the Slovene government, and included in its membership the Domobranci (“Home Defenders”), the Domobranci mlajši (“Young Home Defenders”), the Ozemljaski odred (“Territorial Guard”), the Domobranstvo žensk (“Women’s Home Guard”), and the Državna straža (“State Guard”). It operated as a highly centralized organization with a strict chain of command, and though membership was voluntary, most of its members were fiercely patriotic. Training programs for its thousands of part-time members included first aid, machine operation, marksmanship and more, and its armories were equipped with surplus rifles, pistols, and some captured vehicles. Combat experience in the Slovene Rising that ripped the Republic away from Yugoslavia was thin, but the organization’s scope expanded beyond just security; it provided general assistance to civilians in need and assisted with relief efforts in the aftermath of natural disasters. Members of the Home Guard were also employed in agricultural labor, which was vital to the stability of the country. The Home Guard was still semi-professional and lacked the prestige of the Army and Navy, but its successes had nonetheless established it as a sturdy pillar of the new Slovene state. All branches aimed to be cornerstones in time; the passion of the new Armed Forces was difficult to overcome in spite of all of the hurdles that lay before it. Slovenia had the chance to breathe freely for the first time in modern history—that was something worth fighting for.

Nonador, Paseo, Victoria Harbor, Otsla, Pontianus, Ranponian, Nippon-Nihon, Nileia, Metropolitan Francais, Puerto Somoza, Abessinienreich, New Provenance, Adriatican Islands, Maziya

[list]January 1946

[sub]Adenauer, Lord Mayor[/sub][/list]

[pre]KONRAD ADENAUER AS LORD MAYOR OF COLOGNE LEADS THE FIGHT TO REBUILD AND RISE FROM THE ASHES[/pre]

| To his pleasure and irritation, the offices of the Lord Mayor were the one of the first buildings to receive working plumbing and power once more in Cologne. The seventy-year old man, who's seventieth birthday was in fact at the start of this month, sat in his office, smoking a pipe, perusing a German newspaper, one of the first freely-printed media vehicles in the country since 1933. To an unknowing passersby, Konrad Adenauer would seem like a lowly official, extremely past his prime, a remnant of an older era of Germany — an era of Kaisers, Prussia, and pride to be German. That was all no more, and Germany lay shattered after a war that killed millions. The weight of this all rested on the former Prussian State Council President, who had during the War led the government-in-exile against the Volkists abroad, and was now poised to lead the effort to recover and relieve Germany of its economic — and social — woes. |

| With the division of the German Staat into four separate occupation zones as per the declaration in June that shattered Germany as a united nation, Konrad Adenauer, formerly the President of the autonomous Prussian State Council and an opposition leader for the Centre Party (DZP), was appointed Lord Mayor of the city of Cologne, a position he previously held during the years of the Weimar Republic. When American forces liberated the devastated city of Cologne in March of 1945, Adenauer was brought back to Germany to be reinstated as Lord Mayor, a position he would readily accept. Throughout the following months, he allowed the American occupying administrators to run the reconstruction efforts, often flying back and forth between New York, where Kurt Schumacher and his SPD party-members were residing, awaiting their time to return as well. |

| By wintertime, however, Adenauer solidified himself confidently and made it his aim to begin German reconstruction in his city then nationally as soon as possible. He lobbied U.S. lawmakers for financial and material aid through his contacts across the United States. He signed a mayoral decree calling for the establishment of soup kitchens and temporary shelters for Cologne residents lacking a roof above their head. He campaigned across the city for 'young and fit' volunteers to help clear rubble from roads and establish the continued sale of basic market commodities like bread and water in places without access to those goods. While the Allied Control Council ran the nation, Adenauer as Lord Mayor ran recovery in Cologne. He established a Special Committee for Structural Recovery (Sonderausschuss für Strukturelle Erholung, or SfSE), chaired by himself and composed of Allied representatives and local government officials, to create a framework for structural and financial and societal recovery. |

| Behind the scenes, however, Adenauer was already investigating the plausibility for a German state, or at the very least, partial German administration of the non-Soviet territories. He already understood that the Soviet occupation zone would be 'in a way, different' from the rest of Germany moving forward, and understood that if a German administration (most preferably run by himself and the DZP) were to take place, it would be over the American zone at the very least and the US-French-British zones at best. Adenauer tasked his fellow countrymen in New York with investigating the feasibility and checking the waters for such a proposal, but understood already that such a German administration would not be possible for a few years. Anywho, Germany was already dependent on Allied aid, especially from Washington. |

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatican Islands

Alaroth

Al-Oman

Amsterwald

Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Canada Leaf

Canovia

Cascadla

Connomia

Great Britain Gb

Islahh

Jersey Republic

Kotakuan Ii

Metropolitan Francais

Nevbrejnovitz

New Provenance

Nileia

Nippon-Nihon

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica

Peking Zhongguo

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

Teymour

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Former United States And The Enclave

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

-Brasil-

[/spoiler]

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[I]TRST AND THE EFFORT TO UNDO CULTURAL ERASURE

[list][sup]WORK IN THE ITALIAN CONCESSION

SLOVENIA—WINTER 1945–1946[/sup][/list]

The effort to unravel the lengthy and brutal Italianization of western Slovenes was crowned by the Furlan government’s joint venture with the municipal government of Trst—formerly Trieste—to rebuild the city’s Narodni dom (“national hall”), a stately Slovene cultural building that had been burned down by Italian fascists in 1920. Designed by trilingual architect Maks Fabiani, it was home to a Slovene cultural center, several affiliated organizations, and the Hotel Balkan. The Slovensko dramatično društvo (“Slovene Drama Society”, SDD) that formerly occupied the building was to be reinstated as the Tržaško dramsko društvo (“Trst Drama Society”, TDD)—it had premiered 245 works between its 1902 creation and the burning of the hotel in 1920, but it had been robbed of its venue and its practice banned during Italianization. Indeed, fascism had led to untold suffering foisted on the Slovene minority in Italy, now absorbed into the new Slovene Republic—thus, its collapse and the birth of Slovenia signaled the end of a lengthy cultural struggle for the annexed Italian Slovenes, who had been deprived of their language and cultural institutions for decades. The move was, as expected, celebrated by Slovenes at large and received the outspoken approval of Ferdo Kravanja—a famed Slovene freedom fighter against Italy who had once even attempted to assassinate Mussolini.

The Narodni dom symbolized a rival political and cultural identity for Slovenes in fascist-era Trieste—in the aftermath of World War I, the building was the center of a vibrant and internationalist cultural scene. It hosted theater, music, and dance performances, as well as political and cultural meetings. The Narodni dom became the center of a national awakening and a gathering place for Slovenes to celebrate their Slavic identity. It also became a symbol of resistance to Italianization and a rallying point for the creation of an independent Slovene state. When Italian fascists attacked it—an event witnessed at the age of 7 by novelist Boris Pahor—the Narodni dom was set ablaze, and its contents were destroyed. The fire was put out by firefighters, but the building was left in ruins. The Slovene minority remained beaten and harassed until the area fell to Slovene rule in 1945. Then, however, the situation reversed itself. An exodus of Italians, much akin to the driving of Germans out of their homes by the Red Army in Silesia and Pomerania and the Slovenian Army in Carinthia, befell as the Home Guard violently sought out fascists and their relatives; the Black Hand did their part in eliminating anti-Slovene elements, and the government did little to oppose them. The city’s shipyards—left largely intact per Slovene requests to the American and British—were seized and sold to private Slovene developers. Manufacturers and major businesses were auctioned off to Slovenian buyers, and settlers from the almost all-Slovene suburbs pushed into the urban areas of the city. Trieste was officially renamed Trst in the summer of 1945, and the name would fit the city soon afterward.

Similar stories played out all across the thin strip of northeastern Italy—sometimes called Beneška Slovenija (“Venetian Slovenia”)—that had been annexed by the Slovenes. The River Tagliamento became the Tilment, and largely served as a border between the Slovene and Italian states; Aquileia became Oglej, Attimis became Ahten, Capodistria became Koper, Cividale del Friuli became Čedad, Cormons became Krmin, Gorizia became Gorica, Grado became Gradež, Monfalcone became Tržič, Tolmezzo became Tolmeč, Udine became Videm, and so on. At first, the changes were largely cosmetic—the Slovene state had neither the manpower nor the resources to truly Slovenify the area in such a short amount of time, especially given that Trieste had been a haven of nationalism—but the banning of Italian in schools, the crackdown on Italian public life and the harsh and often violent expulsion of Italians by the conservative Slovenian authorities in the region would quickly take their toll. The Narodni dom was to be the first step in a long and arduous process of rebuilding the cultural life of the Slovenes in Italy, and in the city of Trst specifically. For the first time, the Slovenes of the region were to enjoy a dominant position in the society that they thoroughly inhabited; this was to be symbolically sealed by the laying of the cornerstone of the Narodni dom next summer when a military parade and a 21-gun salute would ring in the construction of the building as a panel of local Slovene notables proudly looked on.

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[list]November 1945

[sub]The Referendums[/sub][/list]

[pre]PEOPLE TO THE POLLS! PEOPLE VOTE IN REFERENDUM! CREATION OF THE I.N.U.C.![/pre]

[sub]VARIOUS LOCATIONS, Canovia — NIGHT[/sub]

| [sub]The Uppsala Conferences just a few months prior could be described as successful — as representatives from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland were able to draft up a proposal and provisions for the formation of a possible Nordic Union. With the parliaments of each country approving the proposals, the next step would be to place the draft up for public opinion. Since July, the campaigns for both the YES and NO sides were at its fiercest. The opinion polls within Denmark and Norway indicated a strong support for forming a Nordic Union — with many still remembering the devastating effects of the war, many believed the creation of a Nordic Union would increase their role in the international community, while the younger voters believed that a Nordic Union would benefit them economically and socially. While the YES campaign mostly focused on the ideas of Strength, Unity and Rebuilding, the NO campaign would really against the Union, citing that individual cultures and freedoms would be stripped away — arguing that Norwegians should not have a say in Danish affairs or Icelanders should not have a say in Swedish affairs. Overall, the arguments of both sides would massively influence the outcome of the referendum.[/sub]

[sub]With the last polling stations closing at 12:00 GMT in Ísafjörður, Iceland, the polling staff would begin the counting of votes one by one. Throughout the Nordic States, polling staff would also tally up their votes to be sent to Stockholm, where the official announcement of the results would take place. In time for the morning papers, the results would be posted as followed:[/sub]

[list][sub]• NORWAY:[/sub]

– [sub]89.6% YES[/sub]

– [sub]10.4% NO[/sub]

– [sub]RESULT: UNION[/sub]

[sub]• SWEDEN:[/sub]

– [sub]83.7% YES[/sub]

– [sub]16.3% NO[/sub]

– [sub]RESULT: UNION[/sub]

[sub]• ICELAND:[/sub]

– [sub]53.2% YES[/sub]

– [sub]46.8% NO[/sub]

– [sub]RESULT: UNION[/sub]

[sub]• DENMARK:[/sub]

– [sub]90.3% YES[/sub]

– [sub]8.7% NO[/sub]

– [sub]RESULT: UNION[/sub][/list]

[sub]All of the national newspapers of each country would announce that an overwhelming majority (except for Iceland) voted in favor of establishing an unified, Nordic nation. Upon the certification of the referendum results, the INTERIM NORDIC UNITY COUNCIL would be established to handle transitional affairs, as well as to represent the Nordic people internationally (mainly UN representation and establishing formal relations). The establishment of the Royal Council would consist of the monarchs of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland (who share a monarch with Denmark) until the INUC chose who would represent the Nordic nation as Head of State. The Prime Ministers of each nation would serve as “Presidents of the INUC” to organize affairs and coordinate laws until a certified date to conduct national elections are announced. The formation of the United Nordic Kingdoms — an official date of founding would be the 25[sup]th[/sup] of November, 1945.[/sub]

[spoiler=𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙒𝙀𝘼𝙇𝙏𝙃 𝙊𝙁 𝙇𝙄𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙏𝙔

[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatican Islands

Alaroth

Al-Oman

Amsterwald

Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Canada Leaf

Canovia

Cascadla

Connomia

Great Britain Gb

Islahh

Jersey Republic

Kotakuan Ii

Metropolitan Francais

Nevbrejnovitz

New Provenance

Nileia

Nippon-Nihon

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica

Peking Zhongguo

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

Teymour

The Confederate Prussian Empire

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

-Brasil-

[/spoiler]

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SEVERAL DEAD AS A RESULT OF FAILED ROCKET TESTING / RHODESIAN JET FIGHTER PROTOTYPES IN TESTING

February 9th 1945

Having begun the Rhodesian Rocket Program in 1943 the Government was eager to see results as early as possible, urging all possible advancements to be tested on the practical stage as soon as possible. However while this led to the successful launch of many smaller rockets, mainly testbeds for fuels, it led on the 5th of February to the deaths of several Rhodesian Air Force Staff as their first fully fledged long range rocket testbed proceeded to launch successfully several hundred feet into the air and then fall back to the ground impacting on top of one of five staff observation bunkers. Rhodesia having little understanding of the inflight programming requirements simply lacked the needed hardware at the current time to enable in flight changes of telemetry without radio, this failed attempt having taken place using timers connected to hydraulic pistons meant to change the fins direction. It was a great blow to the program but the Government was determined to continue, albeit even though testing was already taking place on a practical stage any sort of implementation of a proper missile derivative would at best be completed in the mid to late 1950s, a very long time to wait indeed.

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Unlike their Rocket Program counterparts the Rhodesian Aircraft Design Bureau did not lack hardware to achieve its goals, having acquired multiple Junkers Jumo 004 Jet engines they in fact intended to do something quite unusual. Rather than develop a domestic Rhodesian jet engine immediately they had worked to archive and document the necessary parts and materials to make said Jumo engines (much like the Soviets opted to do). This would allow them to produce an albeit no longer state of the art jet engine but it would give them invaluable practical research regarding implementation and improvements.

They wished to put it into the air as soon as possible, and this they would do in a very unconventional manner : They would take the fuselage of the Spitfire MK.24, remove the Piston engine and rearrange the internals until such a point where the Jumo Jet Engine could be mounted fore and beneath the original position of the piston propeller (in the same manner as the Yak-15 was made). There would be considerable flaws in doing so without a doubt (just as there were with the Yak-15) however the implementation of a Jet Fighter or even just an initial Jet testbed was of supreme importance to the Rhodesian Armed Forces. Having seen the writing on the wall when their Manchester Bombers went up against Me-262 Fighters in the last year of the war they knew the potential of Jet Aircraft all too well.

While initial mockups of the hybrid jet fighter are being tested in flight tunnels an actual implementation would be in early 1948 with the Government requiring a production-ready end product by December 1948. While one team works on this end objective, the other has already begun testing on the two Jumo engines assigned to it in order to better understand its workings and develop a Rhodesian alternative, hopefully one that is more efficient and with greater thrust. The acquisition of these engines along however gave the Rhodesians a definitive leap forward, just as it had done for the Soviets.

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February,1946

CONSCRIPTION TO STAY

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Conscription was introduced back in December 1940,it was introduced to gather up soldiers to fight the Japanese however with now the Japanese as a threat being possibly gone.Conscription was altered to be more lenient,previously conscription enlisted men between the age of 12-60 to serve at the front lines.Now that has been altered to only men between the age of 18-40 those who are older then 40 are given the option to serve but those who are in their late 60's and over would not be allowed to serve unless they've had previous history serving,however they will only be employed to train the new cadets and won't see any front line combat and those younger then 18 and join either the Army Cadets Club or the Navy Cadets Club will be given once every year on a weekday until they finish their schooling years,get to go to a military (army or navy based on which club they've joined) base to experience what it's like to be serving for that one day.They would arrive at the base at 4:00AM and leave the base at 8:00PM if their in secondary school,those who are in primary school arrive at the base at 7:30AM and finish at 8:00PM.

[B]Why is conscription service still active?

With the threat that the Japanese were,now gone.Conscription would've been removed but it was decided that conscripted service should still be kept to ensure that Maziya would have a stable amount of soldiers to defend the land and sea's from any threats to the sovereignty of the nation or those who oppose the current communist government.

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IN MALAY

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Pengerahan telah diperkenalkan pada bulan Disember 1940, ia telah diperkenalkan untuk mengumpulkan askar untuk memerangi Jepun namun dengan sekarang Jepun sebagai ancaman yang mungkin hilang. Kerahan tentera telah diubah menjadi lebih ringan, sebelum ini kerahan tentera lelaki berumur antara 12-60 tahun untuk berkhidmat di barisan hadapan. Kini yang telah diubah kepada hanya lelaki berumur antara 18-40 mereka yang lebih tua kemudian 40 diberi pilihan untuk berkhidmat tetapi mereka yang berumur lewat 60-an dan ke atas tidak akan dibenarkan berkhidmat melainkan mereka mempunyai sejarah berkhidmat, namun mereka hanya akan diambil bekerja untuk melatih kadet baru dan tidak akan melihat sebarang pertempuran barisan hadapan dan mereka yang lebih muda dari 18 tahun dan menyertai sama ada Kelab Kadet Tentera atau Kelab Kadet Tentera Laut akan diberikan sekali. setiap tahun pada hari bekerja sehingga mereka menamatkan tahun persekolahan mereka, pergi ke pangkalan tentera (tentera atau tentera laut berdasarkan kelab yang mereka sertai) untuk merasai bagaimana rasanya berkhidmat untuk suatu hari itu. Mereka akan tiba di pangkalan pada 4:00AM dan lea ve pangkalan pada pukul 8:00 malam jika mereka di sekolah menengah, mereka yang berada di sekolah rendah tiba di pangkalan pada pukul 7:30 pagi dan tamat pada pukul 8:00 malam.

[B]Mengapa perkhidmatan kerahan tenaga masih aktif?

Dengan ancaman bahawa Jepun telah hilang, kini telah tiada. Kerahan tentera akan dibuang tetapi diputuskan bahawa perkhidmatan kerahan tenaga masih perlu dikekalkan untuk memastikan bahawa Maziya akan mempunyai jumlah tentera yang stabil untuk mempertahankan darat dan laut daripada sebarang ancaman terhadap kedaulatan negara atau mereka yang menentang kerajaan komunis sekarang.

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[list]JANUARY 1946 | Lisbon, São Bento Mansion | 9:30 PM[/list]

[pre] A NEW AGE | UMA NOVA ERA[/pre][/list][/list]

|From the Doorstep of the Mansion comes down the Legions, then a crowd of citizens and officials roar as they become exited to see their leader. After the Legion forms a barricade the President and members of the Council of Ministers stepped down into the motor court in front of the stairs. Prime minister Salazar came out at last remained on the door step and gave a roman salute to settle the crowd.|

[list]| SALAZAR, [sub]HIS EXCELLENCY - THE PRIME MINISTER[/sub] | “Good Morning fellow Patriots, thank you all for coming standing with me on this important day. It is now a new Beginning...a New Age. Portugal has finally recovered from the godless liberals of the First Republic. Our children safe, communists crushed, and tradition is protected. All Portuguese from Africa to Azores has felt the effects of our leadership. We were in shambles but now, the scars have been healed, now Portugal is back. 20 years ago atrociously governed, bankrupt, squalid, ridden with disease and poverty. And with previous reforms we have recovered...it is now time to aim for higher goals. Portugal shall not be known of its poverty, nor its instability, nor its empire. It shall be known of its people! Of its prosperity! Of its prestige! This New Age will bring Portugal to heights that will the world shall envy. In order to reach such claims rapid and grand transitions must begin. While the cabinet works it is your duty to send your children to the Mocidade Portuguesa, it is your duty to become further educated in the scope of engineering and technology, it is your duty to become active in your local community for all these actions are for the betterment of the nation. My first action is to reform the cabinet, I am the acting minister of many cabinets in the council and now they shall be filled, however I shall keep the seat of the Minister of Finance, for obvious reasons, and the Overseas Ministry, for I shall be leading our incoming Pluricontinental programs... ”[/list]

[list][pre]First Action | Restructuring the Government and Military[/pre][/list]

| The Ministry of National Defense shall be formed to host the newly formed Portuguese Armed Forces. The PAF shall be formed to include the three service branches and other military bodies. The role of General-in-chief shall be established in each military region, they shall be permanent unified commanders of the local forces of the three branches. These military regions include; Atlantic, Guine, Timor, Goa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Angola, Mozambique and Macu. However operational integration of the Armed Forces is opposed by the navy and army. So in return, Salazar has reached a compromise to form strong doctrines regarding national defense, more coherent training and more organized commanding and groups. Aníbal César Valdez de Passos e Sousa shall be assigned General cheif of staff, with Júlio Botelho Moniz appointed to general of the army, Venâncio Augusto Deslandes being appointed as Marshal of the air force, and Manuel Ortins de Bettencourt shall be appointed as Admiral of the fleet. Francisco da Costa Gomes shall be assigned the Atlantic region, Manuel António Vassalo e Silva shall be assigned to the Gunie, Timor, Goa, and Macu will be assigned to Paulo Bénard Guedes (Already governor of Portuguese India), São Tomé and Príncipe shall be assigned to Ricardo Vaz Monteiro (Former governor of Sao Tome) Angola shall be assigned to Aníbal Milhais (WW1 war hero whom as consulted with the Prime minister to take up this position) and Mozambique shall be assigned to José Vicente de Freitas. |

| Manuel Gomes de Araújo shall be appointed to the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Communications due to his Electrotechnics expertise. Pedro Teotónio Pereira shall be appointed to the Ministry of Corporations and Social Welfare, as Pereira had worked with the prime minister to create the corporatist structure and was part of the office during that time. Pinto Coelho shall be appointed to the Ministry of Development and Planning, due to his experience in the Gabinete de Urbanização Colonial. Froilano de Mello is now appointed minister of Health medical scientist background, he has also been and Independent PM in the Portuguese parliament. Manuel Valadares shall be appointed to the Ministry Technology and Higher Education due to his knowledge in Atomics and experience in Radium Institut Suisse and his criticisms of it. Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar shall still have the seats Minister of Finance, the Overseas Ministry (Now renamed to the Lusotropical Ministry), and the newly formed Ministry of Culture where the Portuguese Youth will be moved to. Salazars new Cabinet members are now based on expertise, which could be signaling Salazars interest in a Meritocracy. |

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[list]1946년 03월 | 1946 March

[list][sup]Seoul | 한성[/sup]

United States Army Military Government in Korea[list]

[sup]Rumblings of Unrest South of the 38th[/sup][/list]

| [sub]The United States' first few months in charge of the southern portion of Korea hadn’t gotten off to the best of starts. Almost immediately Korean’s had been upset by the attempt to keep in place the Japanese colonial government system; which was then followed by the appointment of collaborators to an advisory board headed up by an American who knew nothing about Korea. The faux paux rollercoaster had calmed down between October and November as people slowly settled into their new lives; what remained of the pro-independence groups had all but gone underground as many of its senior figures returned to their normal lives.[/sub] |

| [sub]Prince Uihwa had ascended the leadership of the House of Yi following his eldest son's deposition as Emperor Geon and his subsequent fleeing to Japan; his second son, Prince U, had been reinstated as heir to the House of Yi. Kim Gu had returned to frontline politics following the suggestion that separate elections could be held in the two occupied halves of Korea. Syngman Rhee who was tipped as the United States pick for the leadership backed the proposals which Kim heavily opposed leading to a split in Korea’s political right.[/sub] |

| [sub]Lyuh Woon-hyung, who had helped forge the early Republic of Korea which the US quickly abolished upon its arrival, had since founded the Korean People’s Party in an attempt to unify the left and right of politics. The situation had been made difficult largely due to the polarisation of politics, largely caused by the ideological divide between the two halves.[/sub] |

| [sub]In the December following rumours of a mass walk out by workers; and the ever growing communist threat in the south the USAMGK outlawed strikes and the People’s Committees that had been formed in the early stages of the liberation of the Peninsula. This had caused great upset on the left of the political divide as they saw it as the first step in banning left-wing organisations. The outlawing had the unintended opposite consequences as tensions between workers and businesses only grew further; which wasn’t helped by stagnating wages and the slow economic output of the south.[/sub] |

[sup]Pyongyang | 평양시[/sup]

Provisional People's Committee of North Korea[list]

[sup]Kang Ryang-uk Appointed Chairman[/sup][/list]

| [sub]Unlike the southern half of the peninsula, the Soviet side had been much more efficient in getting up and running, although that’s not to say there hadn’t been issues. Cho Man-sik who had previously been the favoured candidate was arrested back in January due to his opposition to the Moscow Conference and the trusteeship over Korea. Kang Ryang-uk was appointed Chairman of the newly reformed Committee, with Kim Tu-bong becoming Vice Chairman, and his maternal nephew Kim Il-sung being made General Secretary. Kim Il-sung had hoped to keep a low profile, but turning down such a position from a family member would cause too much suspicion.[/sub] |

| [sub]Kang Ryang-uk had been a school teacher in the early days of the Japanese occupation and had even taught his nephew Kim Il-sung at school. Kang had moved to Pyongyang University to study theology in 1940 and graduated with a degree, and trained to be a minister. A devout Presbyterian the choice by the Soviets seemed unusual, but Kang had come recommended by many as a good orator and unifying figure, something the south lacked.[/sub] |

| [sub]Kang’s first actions as Chairman quickly solidified his position releasing a 20-point plan that was created in conjunction with the senior figures of the committee. Some of the points included;[/sub] |[list]

[*] [sub]Have the entire Korean people possess the duty and the right to organize people's committees, the unified local administrative institutions, through elections based on a universal, direct, equal and secret ballot.[/sub]

[*] [sub]Implement an 8-hour work system for workers and office clerks, and regulate minimum wages. Prohibit work for males below the age of 13, and implement a 6-hour work system for males aged 13 to 16.[/sub]

[*] [sub]Completely purge all remnants of the former Japanese imperialist rule in the political and economic life in Korea.[/sub]

[*] [sub]Nationalise large enterprises, transport institutions, banks, mines and forests.[/sub][/list]

| [sub]The plan outlined the new Korean brand of Communism, and hoped to appeal to those in the south and encourage them to move north, or even better encourage left-wing groups in the south to actively overthrow the US regime imposed upon them. This marked a new deep divide in the peninsula ideologically as well as physically with the border.[/sub] |

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Hey I just joined this region

Ranponian

The 1945, Mexican Revolution

With the constitutional convention now complete and the nation firmly in the hands of the UNS the Principality of Mexico is now born.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1760026

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| QUEEN DOWAGER RESIDENCE, ZAIRE |

| The Queen Dowager Residence established by the mid 1944 had become the safe-spot for the Jewish families and children rescued from Belgium in 1942. Around three-hundred men, women and children found safety in Zaire over the course of the war and they have remained within the country since. The Queen Dowager, Elisabeth made sure to keep them secure and safe whilst Banza offered them Zairean citizenship by the end of 1945.

Sitting within the garden, the elder Queen Dowager would be reading stories to the children that gathered around her. It was a view of content and warmth, a view of beauty and safety. Gloria observed from afar before taking a deeper breath and making her way over through the garden, with those passing by nodding and smiling at her. The Queen Dowager in an instant noticed her and standing up she would nod, as the two embraced each other. The maids would lead the children away as the two sat down. |

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "What a surprise to have you here!"[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "How lovely it is to see you taking care of them all."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "The war might be over but for them, it's only the start of their trauma. Their homes are in ruin. Families murdered. So I hear."[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "What the Volkists did in Belgium, in Europe as a whole, is tragically painful. But it rings a familiar bell."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "I don't think I'm following."[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "1921, both my parents are killed. Brutally. By the Belgian forces. I'm given away to the residence of the Belgian nobility and raised as a maid. With no sense of direction, or parents. I understand each and one of those children. Each and every one of those heartbroken children."[/list]

| Gloria would look around the faces of those children. Holding herself together, she would look down for a moment. |

[list][ GLORIA ]: "I think we ought to offer them a new life here. Free from the brutality of the past."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "But?"[/list]

| Gloria would look up at her. |

[list][ GLORIA ]: "The government believes that it'd be best for you to return to Belgium alongside all other Belgian officials."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "Is this Nigoye's idea? Izuru's?"[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "It's mine."[/list]

| Elisabeth would look at her for a moment, with vivid shock on her face. Shaking her head, she would get up and begin to walk. |

[list][ GLORIA ]: "Elisabeth...I don't mean to offend you but---"[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "This is my home. It is now. My son is in trouble, and I...I talked with Churchill on your behalf. I pushed for this country to be free, for your people to be free, did I not? Is that not big enough of a triumph for me to be allowed to live where I want to? Where I feel safe and wanted and needed?"[/list]

[list][ GLORIA ]: "I'm sure Belgium needs you just as much."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "Nonsense! Errant Nonsense! They see me as a traitor. I helped you become free. I did that. I pushed for it. As much as they see my son as a traitor for giving into the tyrannies of the Volkists...so much do they now see me as a traitor for helping you. I can't go back to Belgium, Gloria. There is nothing for me there. You must understand."[/list]

| Elisabeth would bite her lip as she stopped in her tracks to take a deep breath. Gloria would look at her for a moment. |

[list][ GLORIA ]: "What would you do here? The people don't associate you with freedom but with oppression. How can I look into the eyes of my people? One good deed of yours, as good and truthful as it was, does not erase years of cruelty imposed on us all."[/list]

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "I tried to repent for the mistakes of those before me here and I know that I will never be able to truly reach repentance but please, by the will of God himself, do not send me away. I can be of use to you. Gloria, I pushed you into this. And by God, do I support you."[/list]

| The two would look at each other for a moment. True desire to stay would light Elisabeth's eyes as Gloria after a moment of hesitation, gave in. |

[list][ ELISABETH ]: "You will not be disappointed, Gloria. I promise."[/list]

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| QUEEN DOWAGER ELISABETH APPEALS TO COLONIAL POWERS |

[sub]18th of March, 1946[/sub]

| The Queen Dowager Elisabeth of Belgium, has officially been granted Zairian citizenship and will reside within Zaire. The Belgian prisoners and the Belgian officials have began their return home to Belgium after five long years of being within Zaire under strict supervision. The remaining population of Belgians living in Zaire, alongside the rescued Jewish population will remain in Zaire as of their choice, with citizenship being granted.

The Queen Dowager has been granted the title of the Guardian of the Europeans within Zaire, with becoming their most respective representative within Zaire. Furthermore, the Queen Dowager has released a letter of appeal to the leading figures of the colonial powers within Africa for them to reconsider their current actions and wants within Africa. The Queen Dowager is credited for championing Zairean independence, and for the Congo Colony between 1937 and 1940, introducing a vast number of reforms and expanding rights, which further pushed for independence.

[list][ LETTER FROM QUEEN DOWAGER ELISABETH TO COLONIAL POWER LEADERS ]: "...Il est très important que vous commenciez à reconnaître et à comprendre les besoins et les désirs de ceux qui vivent, travaillent et composent vos empires et vos colonies. Vous ne pouvez pas ignorer les peuples d'Afrique, et vous ne pouvez pas permettre que leur potentiel soit ruiné par votre propre cupidité et vos propres désirs. Le monde a vu à quoi mènent de telles croyances et de tels désirs et il est temps que le peuple d'Afrique soit enfin libre. Je vous demande instamment de commencer à penser sérieusement au peuple de vos empires, et de commencer vraiment à réaliser que si vous ne rendez pas leur vie meilleure, si vous ne leur donnez pas la liberté et le temps qu'ils méritent le plus, dans les années à venir vous aurez des ennemis partout en Afrique, et dans le monde en général. Les jours des empires commencent à disparaître, et plus vite vous vous adapterez, plus vous aurez de chances de rester pertinents, nécessaires et désirés..."|[/list]

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ISKRA: THE NEWEST STEP IN SLOVENIAN ENGINEERING

[list][sup]INTO THE WORLD OF MACHINES

SLOVENIA—SPRING 1946[/sup][/list]

The dark hair of Mirjan Gruden was perpetually swept back, fully revealing his discerning, bespectacled eyes. A thirty-five-year-old engineering graduate of the University of Ljubljana, Gruden was the scion of Slovenia’s heritage of the sciences: innovative, determined and with a tireless wit, he had long set his sights on opening his own firm. That chance finally came in the late winter of 1945–1946, when Gruden found himself in ownership of a machine shop in the small city of Kranj north of Ljubljana. Having stockpiled equipment for years, he recruited local machinists to a small staff of workers that purchased a lot on the city’s northern outskirts; armed with a license from the city, he built a warehouse there entirely with labor volunteered by his relatives and those of his staff. Machine tools transferred from the shop—the property of which was to be sold as real estate—were moved to the new lot in February. To power the facility, Gruden bought micro-hydroelectric turbines from a Ljubljana heavy machinery factory soon to be called Litostroj, aiming to build a minimally intrusive plant on the Tržiška Bistrica river, a tributary of the Sava, with the approval of local authorities. Altogether, Gruden’s work started with impressive momentum, and he incorporated his firm as Iskra (“spark”) in late March.

The engineer’s diligent work was quickly noticed by the national economic authorities—Minister of Economic Development Milko Brezigar, something of an economic celebrity in Slovenia, admitted to the advantages of a domestic Slovenian technology company and showed immediate respect for Gruden’s drive. Hoping to help Iskra ascend to new heights, Brezigar made a last-second amendment to his second-quarter budget to pay handsomely for American advisors from General Electric to aid in establishing Iskra’s industrial design department. Brezigar’s end goal, of course, suited his own purposes: he privately envisioned that the company would inspire competition and one day entail that all telephone, radio, and electric appliances demanded by the Republic could be manufactured domestically. Better yet, Iskra would be able to pierce the European market with expertly designed electronics. Gruden’s personal goals were ambitious but more specific—the Iskra factory would begin the full production of radio receivers later in the year and would aim to produce 5,000 telephones a month by 1951; new switches, antennae, capacitors and other equipment were to be indigenously designed by that year with bolder projects to come. This was no small feat in a country with a population of barely five million people.¹ They had no shortage of confidence, though; on the morning of the 27th of March, Minister Brezigar visited Iskra’s lot with a flock of journalists in tow. A large groundbreaking ceremony was held, complemented by camera flashes and applause. Iskra was the first sentence in a new chapter of Slovenia’s scientific history.

[list][sup]¹ The Republic should, were we to strictly use real-life figures, have closer to three million people—however, in this universe the early Slavic migrations to the region were slightly more prolific, a fact that I hope to explore soon with some medieval alternate history. Slovenia is set to be very different from reality in this timeline, with alternate towns, shifted history all the way through to the early medieval period, several alternate characters and new families altogether![/sup][/list]

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[list][pre]Právo Paper - Prague, Third Republic of Czechslovakia[/pre][/list]

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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1945 - [sub]One Czechoslovak Koruna[/sub]

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[list]PRAGUE PUBLIC TRANSIT RESTORED! RAIL REVIVAL FOR THE CITY![/list]

| The ancient city of Prague sits in the center of Central Europe, and serves as the beating heart of the state of Czechoslovakia. Adorned with notable gothic architecture, and eye-catching public craftsmanship of sculptures and other artwork that has blessed the city for centuries. More notable to the city is its public transit network, particularly the trams and trolleys that bustle with the city's population, which has served the Prague inhabitants since. Prague's Public Transit Company, majority owned by the municipality, has been the sole operator of the unique tram and trolley network throughout the city dating back symbolically to 23rd September 1875. Now, as the second world war has come to a close, the Prague public transit railways are to be reorganized and reconstructed! Thanks to devotion by municipal workers, and labor from the outgoing Red Army liberation forces, Prague's public transit network officially started service again in October. Lightrail public transport has returned in full service to the population, servicing over 500 unique trips a day. Current rolling stock includes single-axis trolleys, and the unique Petrin Funicular cars. Around 115 km of mass transit railway track currently sit through Prague, and have been consolidated by the Prague municipal government. Future development of the tram and trolley network is expected by both municipal operators and the national government, exemplified by additions of all-night operation in the tram network. |

| All current and future mass transit railways within the city shall be owned and operated under the new municipal agency called the Regional Authority of Prague Integrated Railways (locally designated RAPID). The City of Prague has a permanent majority hold of shares within the agency, as is mandated by legislative ordinance from the agency's formation. Currently, RAPID offers a unified ticketing system across all the different types of public railway services running in Prague and the Central Bohemian Region, integrated through Prague's entire Integrated Transport System overseen by municipal commissions and officials. Though unofficial through ordinance, RAPID operates unified regulations, route numbering plans, and some parts of the information system. As the city of Prague continues to grow and evolve, so will its public transit. This is a developing story, lovers of railway unite!|

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Nosautempopulus, Amsterwald, Victoria Harbor, Otsla, Ranponian, Puerto Somoza, Abessinienreich, New Provenance

[list][list][list][pre]RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE

FRENCH BUREAUCRACY

PALAIS DE L’ELYSÉE[/pre][/list]

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ÉLYSÉE PALACE: THE RISE OF A NEW REPUBLIC AND DE GAULLE'S RESIGNATION

[sub]FRENCH REPUBLIC | PARIS, JANUARY 1946 [/sub][/list]

[sub]| HELM OF DÈMOCRATIE, PALAIS DE L’ELYSÉE - | Since France's liberation, the only parliamentary body in place had been an enlarged version of the Algiers Provisional Consultative Assembly. At last, in October 1945, elections were held for a new Constituent Assembly whose main task was to provide a new constitution for the Fourth Republic. General De Gaulle favoured a strong executive for the nation, however all three of the main parties wished to severely restrict the powers of the president. The Communists wanted an assembly with full constitutional powers and no time limit, whereas de Gaulle, the Socialists and the Popular Republican Movement (MRP) advocated one with a term limited to only seven months, after which the draft constitution would be submitted for another referendum. During the election, the second option was approved by 13 million of the 21 million voters. The big three parties won 75% of the vote, with the Communists winning 158 seats, the MRP 152 seats, the Socialists 142 seats and the remaining seats going to the various far right parties.[/sub]

[sub]On November 13th 1945, the new assembly unanimously elected Charles de Gaulle head of the government, but problems immediately arose when it came to selecting the cabinet, due to his unwillingness once more to allow the Communists any important ministries. The Communists, now the largest party and with their charismatic leader Maurice Thorez back at the helm, were not prepared to accept this for a second time, and a furious row ensued, during which de Gaulle sent a letter of resignation to the speaker of the Assembly and declared that he was unwilling to trust a party that he considered to be an agent of a foreign power (The Soviet Union) with authority over the police and armed forces of France. Eventually, the new cabinet was finalized on 21 November, with the Communists receiving five out of the twenty-two ministries, and although they still did not get any of the key portfolios, de Gaulle believed that the draft constitution placed too much power in the hands of parliament with its shifting party alliances. One of his ministers said he was "a man equally incapable of monopolizing power as of sharing it". [/sub]

[sub]De Gaulle outlined a programme of further nationalizations and a new economic plan which were passed, but a further row came when the Communists demanded a 20 percent reduction in the military budget. Refusing to "rule by compromise", de Gaulle once more threatened to resign. There was a general feeling that he was trying to blackmail the assembly into complete subservience by threatening to withdraw his personal prestige which he insisted was what alone kept the ruling coalition together. Although the MRP managed to broker a compromise which saw the budget approved with amendments, it was little more than a stop-gap measure. Barely two months after forming the new government, de Gaulle abruptly resigned on January 20th 1946. The move was called "a bold and ultimately foolish political ploy", with de Gaulle hoping that as a war hero, he would be soon brought back as a more powerful executive by the French people. However, that did not turn out to be the case. With the war finally over, the initial period of crisis had passed. Although there were still shortages, particularly of bread, France was now on the road to recovery, and de Gaulle suddenly did not seem so indispensable. The Communist publication Combat wrote, "There was no cataclysm, and the empty plate didn't crack". [/sub]

[sub]After monopolizing French politics for six years, Charles de Gaulle suddenly dropped out of sight and returned to his home to write his war memoirs. The wartime general was hastily replaced by Félix Gouin, a French Socialist politician who was a member of the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO). It would be under him that the new French government would sign an agreement with Ho Chi Minh which recognizes Vietnam as an autonomous state in the Indochinese Federation and the French Union. Shortly thereafter, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion would become overseas départements of France. The new government of the French Republic also began with pledges to work more cooperatively with nations such as Czechoslovakia (Central Arstotzka), Republic of Slovene (Amsterwald), Zaire (Paseo), Azania (Nonador), West Germany (New Provenance), and even the Republic of Catalan (Victoria Harbor) as a result of seeing their future success as the future success of France also. |[/sub]

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[list][list][pre]VIVE LA RÉPUBLIQUE!

VIVE LA FRANCE!

VIVE L’EMPIRE![/pre][/list][/list]

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𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐘[/sub]]

Abessinienreich

Adriatican Islands

Alaroth

Amsterwald

Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Canada Leaf

Canovia

Cascadla

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Connomia

Great Britain Gb

Islahh

Jersey Republic

Kotakuan Ii

Maziya

Metropolitan Francais

Nevbrejnovitz

New Provenance

Nileia

Nippon-Nihon

Nonador

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica

Paseo

Peking Zhongguo

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

Teymour

Tunisiaa

The Confederate Prussian Empire

The Former United States And The Enclave

North Omaha

Vancouver Straits

Victoria Harbor

Virnall

-Brasil-

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[pre]| March - 1946 |[/pre]

[pre]| Laboratory No. 2 - Moscow |[/pre]

[list][list][list][pre]USSR ★ UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS

Союз Советских Социалистических Республик CCCP |[/pre][/list][/list][/list]

THE SOVIET ATOMIC PROGRAM:

THE GREAT EQUALIZER!

СОВЕТСКАЯ АТОМНАЯ ПРОГРАММА:

ОТЛИЧНЫЙ ЭКВАЛАЙЗЕР!

[pre]The NKVD, NKGB, and PGU would be authorized by General Secretary Joseph Stalin these agencies would be tasked in the development of a Soviet Atomic Bomb. Started in 42’ and spoken of extensively in the Soviet Scientific Community throughout the thirties a concrete authorization of the project would not come until Soviet Government officials began to be concerned and paranoid on the lack of international publishing on the science of said weaponry. Georgy Flyorov would personally write Stalin urging this program which would finally be authorized after this letter and engineering physicist Anatoly Alexandrov and nuclear physicist Igor V. Kurchatov would be heading this monumental program, with Kurchatov being the Official Technical Director of it all. As of March, the Politburo has officially taken immense interest in the program and the Council Of Ministers is scheduled to create the “All-Soviet Scientific Research Institute of Experimental Physics” which will be the official agency for the mapping and production of the first Soviet Nuclear Weapon designs.[/pre]

[list]The Atomic Ring - Атомное кольцо[/list]

[pre]One of the main sources of advancement in the program was the extensive Soviet infiltration of the American Atomic Program through communist sympathizers in the American Scientific community and the use of the Soviet Rezidents alongside other contributions by Atomics Rings in the United Kingdom who helped establish the American Atomic Ring after the State Defense Committee resolution 2352. American sympathies would reach a fever pitch in intelligence sharing when the possibility of Soviet loss to the Germans was at its highest. Once the Soviets had received the blueprints for the American Atomic bomb it would greatly help Soviet efforts as they would effectively be able to bypas the most dangerous phase of atomic development which was to determine the size of critical mass which claimed the lives of two Americans. The Soviet Intelligence has proved itself incredibly competent in this effort to match the American Weaponry.[/pre]

[list][list][pre]WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE![/pre][/list][/list]

[list][list][pre]ТРУДЯЩИЕСЯ МИРА ОБЪЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ![/pre][/list][/list]

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[sub]Detailed, Creative, Storytelling[/sub]]

Adriatican Islands

Afghanistaan

Alaroth

Amsterwald

Annyeong Korea

Arcanda

Astarina

Bayside

Canovia

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Great Britain Gb

Jersey Republic

Kotakuan Ii

Metropolitan Francais

Nevbrejnovitz

New Provenance

Nileia

Nosautempopulus

Osivoii

Paramountica

Irelaand

Islahh

Philanialle

Pontianus

Ranponian

Rutannia

Somerania

Teymour

The Confederate Prussian Empire

Tallahan

Vancouver Straits

Peking Zhongguo

Victoria Harbor

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FIRST MODERN KURENTOVANJE IS HELD AS EXCITEMENT FORMS AROUND SLOVENE TRADITIONS

[list][sup]EVERGREEN TRADITIONS, EVERGREEN KURENTS

SLOVENIA—SPRING 1946[/sup][/list]

Shrove Sunday—the 3rd of March, 1946—saw the rebirth of an ancient Slovene tradition. In collaboration with several ethnologists, 45-year-old historian Drago Hasl spent the latter months of 1945 and the early part of 1946 reconstructing a modernized carnival from the reputedly ancient Kurentovanje—the festival of the kurents, feathery messengers of spring—to take place in the city of Ptuj. Hasl reported being ‘spiritually inspired’ by the nation’s independence and, fusing it with readings he had done on Slovenian ethnology in the approach to Slovenian independence, made it his mission to bring true Slovene traditions to the new nation. Calling Kurentovanje a vrhunec tradicionalnega slovenstva (“zenith of traditional Sloveneness”), Hasl sought out authentic costume-makers from the village of Markovci and traditional musicians from Ptuj proper to accent his revival of the ancient festival. Understanding the eccentric experimentality of it, explanations given through loudspeakers accompanied the costumes and traditions as several days of festivities were put on by a small group of organizers throughout Ptuj’s old town. Though protests of the local Catholic church insisted that the festival was trying to eclipse the days of celebration around vuzem (“Easter”), Hasl defended Kurentovanje as an ‘expansion’ on Slovenian identity and little more. To his surprise, this ‘expansion’ proved enormously popular; thousands gradually came for the 11-day rite of spring, which involved flourishes of local music, elaborate costumes of traditional archetypes and characters, and energetic dances. Its potential to focus Slovene identity and lend attention to traditional artisans was obvious. President Furlan himself even commented on the festival, calling it “an interesting and worthy reminder of our origins.”

The actual weight of the festival seemed to sink in for Furlan; later in the month and in reference to Kurentovanje, a cultural ceremony hosted by the President was marked by readings from Janez Trdina’s Bajke in povesti o Gorjancih (“Tales and Stories of the Gorjanci Hills”) and a premiere of a short new documentary on the revived Kurentovanje arranged by Hasl and his colleagues entitled Zimzeleni Kurenti (“Evergreen Kurents”). The President’s office also helped to secure a small grant from the already-stretched Ministry of Education for Hasl to continue his work on the festival and to help support the growing number of artisans and musicians necessary to sustain it. Over the next few years, Kurentovanje would only grow in popularity. More and more artisans and musicians from around Slovenia would find themselves in Ptuj—and eventually most Slovenian cities—for the festival, and Hasl’s team worked to expand the festival’s footprint to include more of the city and eventually the surrounding countryside. The festival’s mascot, Kurent, even found his way into popular culture; a cartoon character by the name of Kurentček, based on the Kurent costume, became something of a celebrity in his own right, making appearances in various media. The value of lost, obscure traditions in forging a stronger national spirit in the aftermath of centuries of domination was not lost on the people of Slovenia, and Kurentovanje quickly became one of the most important cultural events in the country.

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