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[spoiler=PART 1][quote=zanbala_prz;42363177][list][list]【𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲】 - ᏒᎥᏕᏋ ᎧᏂ ᎮᏋᎧᎮᏝᏋ - 【𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐢'𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲】

[sub]★彡[ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ, ʀᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏʜ ɢᴏɴɢᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟᴏɴɪᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ/]彡★[/sub][/list][/list]

[pre]𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞/ 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟗𝟓𝟖/ 𝟕:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌. It's a fresh morning in the city of Brazzaville, the cocks crow across the land letting everyone know it's time to wake up. For some people it's time to slave away in the fields, for others it's time to eat breakfast, but for Asani, it's time to gather forces for the liberation of Gongo! Asani and his brother Kairu sat next to each other in a gathering hall waiting for everyone to show up for this important meeting. This meeting, in particular, was organized for the purpose of getting all three major political parties of Gongo together; forming a united political bloc to challenge French colonial rule. Slowly each leader of their respective party walked into the room alongside some of their own party members. Everyone greeted each other and exchanged compliments and small talk about their lives. But that's not important. Now, for the introductions on to who's! Leaders of the event, Asani M'kwam's party the 'Rally for Victory' (RV), Massamba-Débat's Gongolese Party of Labour (GPL), and Léon M'ba's Democratic Union of Gongo (DUG); the big three of Gongo![/pre]

[list]{𝐑𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲}

ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ: ᴍᴏʀᴇᴀᴜ ᴀsᴀɴɪ ᴍ'ᴋᴡᴀᴍ

ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ: sᴜʜᴜʙᴀ ᴏᴋɪʟᴏ

[sup]The RV is indisputably the face of Gongolese Independence. Having been founded by the M'kwam brothers in 1940, unlike the other two parties the RV enjoyed a dedicated following amongst the public. So much so that simply asking anybody in the streets could tell you that the face of Gongo struggle for independence was the Rally for Victory. The RV had a dedicated HQ in the shanty area of Brazzaville where M'kwam and its members would meet almost every day to discuss tactics, party politics, just general business. Naturally, Asani was the party leader, although his brother Kairu also served as a party leader due to his affiliation with the French Colonial Army, the brothers came to an agreement that it is best for Kairu to not become an official member of the RV; as the French could strip him of his rank if they ever decided to purge the independence movements. Kairu also managed security for the party thanks to his ties to the colonial army, and often managed security at rallies. Another key player in the RV is Suhuba Okilo. A customs agent from Port-Noire by trade, Suhuba proved to be a competent politician when he became chief of the Port-Noire RV chapter. While he may not have the fame of the M'kwam brothers, Suhuba was essential to the party as he took over as party boss when Asani was arrested and exiled to Oubangui-Chari. Had it not been for him the party would've collapsed without Asani.[/sup]

{𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨}

ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ: ʟᴇ́ᴏɴ ᴍ'ʙᴀ

ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ: ᴘᴀᴜʟ-ᴍᴀʀɪᴇ ʏᴇᴍʙɪᴛ

[sup]The DUG while lacking the populist vigor of both the RV and GPL; DUG still had a lot of influence. Specifically with the middle-class negros of Gongo; IE, the business elites. Thus the DUG has a lot of sway in local business, primarily in its home city of Libreville. Léon M'ba a member of the Fang ethnic group like M'kwam, M'ba was born into a relatively privileged village family. After studying at a seminary, he held a number of small jobs before entering the colonial administration as a customs agent much like Suhuba. His political activism in favor of black people worried the French administration, and as a punishment for his activities, he was issued a prison sentence after committing a minor crime that normally would have resulted in a small fine. In 1924, the administration gave M'ba a second chance and selected him to head the canton in Estuaire Province. But M'ba was accused of having a hand in the murder of a woman in Libreville whose case still remains a mystery, but he was sentenced in 1931 to three years in prison and 10 years in exile. While in exile in Oubangui-Chari; he published works documenting the tribal customary law of the Fang people. He was employed by local administrators and received praise from his superiors for his work. He remained a persona non grata to Gongo until the French colonial administration finally allowed M'ba to return to his native country in 1946. Upon returning to Gongo, M'ba alongside Libreville business tycoon Paul-Marie Yembit who ran the Mixed Committee, a political movement of mulattos (french getting down with the maids), created the Democratic Union. The party was renamed the Democratic Union of Gongo as a token of solidarity with the RV.[/sup]

{𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫}

ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ: ᴀʟᴘʜᴏɴsᴇ ᴍᴀssᴀᴍʙᴀ-ᴅᴇ́ʙᴀᴛ

ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ: ᴘᴀsᴄᴀʟ ʟɪssᴏᴜʙᴀ

[sup]The GPL, one of Africa's first openly Marxist organizations. Its leader Alphonse born in the small village of Nkolo, Boko District, French Equatorial Africa, in 1921; to a Kongo family and was a member of the Lari tribe. He attended missionary school and primary schooling at the Boko Regional School. He then received training as a teacher at the Edouard Renard school in Brazzaville. By 13 he was a teacher and went to teach in Chad from 1945 to 1948 and by 1940, he had joined the anti-colonialist Chadian Progressive Party and served as the general secretary of the Association for the Development of Chad in 1945. While in Chad Alphonse was introduced to various Marxist literature which drastically changed his worldview. In 1947, he would move back to his Gongo homeland and serve as a principal in Brazzavile's Bakongo secular school slowly building a small dedicated case to the cause of socialism. In 1949, Alphonse formed the Congo Party of Labour the party however was small and had to work under the nose of the colonial administration as their association with marxism could've landed Alphonse in prison. Around 1955 the party increased drastically as many people found appeal in the party's anti-french rhetoric, although this popularity was exclusively limited to Brazzaville as they failed to expand outside the city. Eventually, Alphonse met with Asani, the two having both a negative outlook on the French colonial empire became friends and Alphonse would rename the party to Gongo Party of Labour as a show of solidarity with M'kwam. While the GPL may lag behind the RV and DUG, it is without a doubt that this movement may see further future prospects as African liberation ideology spreads more and more.[/sup][/list][/spoiler]

[list][list]【𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲】 - ᏒᎥᏕᏋ ᎧᏂ ᎮᏋᎧᎮᏝᏋ - 【𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐢'𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲】

[sub]★彡[ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏɴᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ, ʀᴀʟʟʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴠɪᴄᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏʜ ɢᴏɴɢᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪɴs ᴏғ ᴄᴏʟᴏɴɪᴀʟ ᴏᴘᴘʀᴇssɪᴏɴ/]彡★[/sub][/list][/list]

The city of Brazzaville is brimming with movement, as the city center is the scene for a massive organized strike. Over 900 Gongolese showed up after weeks of hype by the Rally for Victory, promoting it as the strike of a century for Gongo's independence. The colonial authorities weren't having fun though as the city center was reserved for good French white men/women. But making any attempt to physically remove them could result in a riot, thus, Capitan Michel Loup ordered his men to block off certain streets to prevent the strike from spreading any further. RV party leader Asani was at the helm of this meeting. Giving out a passionate speech, calling for the liberation of Gongo from French rule, though in a passive manner; more like peacefully asking the French. Other notable people presented at the strike were DUG party leader ʟᴇ́ᴏɴ ᴍ'ʙᴀ and GPL leader ᴀʟᴘʜᴏɴsᴇ ᴍᴀssᴀᴍʙᴀ-ᴅᴇ́ʙᴀᴛ. Showing support and solidarity with the independence movement. A month ago the leaders of the big three gathered in a small black-owned church to organize a single political coalition named: The National Coalition for the Victory (NCV) for short. The coalition was designed to unite all the independence front into a strong single force, able to challenge the colonial administration and better represent the will of the people. The first move after the formation of the NCV was the drafting of Le plan du Zaïre or The Plan of Zaire. The plan is described as a proclamation of Independence with guidelines on how Gongo was to achieve independence. The plan stressed the idea of passive resistance in the form of labor strikes, mass protests, and civil disobedience which in turn would put enough economic pressure on the administration to concede independence to the Gongolese.

OC: short lame rp to get back into things. I will ramp sh*t up in my next.

Xaverium, Val Verde-, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Not Xav, Kiger, Teymour, Gaia Major, Zemlyakavkaz, Great Britain Et Ireland

Kiger wrote:French company Nord Aviation, which has experience in both design and production of aircraft and missiles has entered into the development project for the 'Robot 08' anti-ship missile with Saab as a project partner. The French company will offer extensive technical and technological know-how from former projects by the company which Saab, in co-operation with Swedish government engineers, lack. Both Saab (partially sponsored by the Swedish government in this project) and Nord Aviation have reached an agreement where development costs will be split evenly, with the French company being allowed to market the product both domestically (in France) and internationally upon its completion.

The Chinese government conveys its interest in investing in the development of this missile, in addition to helping accelerate its phasing into service. A request is made to the Swedish government to inquire to the possibility of a joint venture with AVIC.

Grand Indochina, Liberalina

[list]JUNE — AUGUST 1959

NIZWA, UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC — MIDDLE EAST[/list]

[list][list][sub][pre]!دولة قوية و عادلة

Strong & Just Nation!

THE ARAB POLITICAL AWAKENING - COMPLETING THE CONSOLIDATION[/pre][/sub]

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[list][sub]"We have toiled and struggled so that we can see this day of glory, that affirms the strength and resilience of the Arab nation, its people and its principles. Verily they plotted against us, they sought to manifest our defeat and wished for the destruction of our nation in this battle! These enemy entities, which our unity has threatened, have been struck by our victory on this day. We have refused to return to the humiliating times, when all the Arab countries were divided and fractured, when the Arab lands were nothing but spoils for the invaders and when our people's suffering became commonplace. We have refused to end our belief in the holy cause of Arabism as the vanguard of our civilization, a duty it has maintained since the horses of Khalid Ibn Al-Walid charged and the swords Abi Waqqas broke the fortress of Khosrow! My compatriots, this four year struggle has taught us many things. Firstly it has showed us the determination of the tyrannical systems to fight for their power over the people, surely we must continue to fight their delusions in our minds and souls. Secondly it has shown us that no good Arab desires that we return to these tyrannical systems or let them prevail. Our armed forces has sacrificed greatly, in martyrs and materials, so that we can liquidate all burdens on the people. They therefore deserve our endless praise and thanks, in their persistent duties in guarding the frontiers of our beloved and progressing republic."[/sub]

[sub]"It is this progress that shall captivate the battles and victories ahead, not on the battlefield, but in the fields of social and economic development. We have attained our political unity, but we have yet to see towards the unified development of all Arab lands. The new economic plan will guide the great Arab civilization! In it there are two core principles. To begin with, the degradation, homelessness and poverty of hundreds of thousands must cease, and it must cease swiftly! Affordable community housing projects will liberate many of our fellow citizens from the misery and decadence of poverty. We aim for these projects to provide the means to improve the overall standard of living and allow for an increase in construction opportunities. Through these new complexes we will bring life to the desert, houses, farmland and human life will all appear—that will contribute greatly to the wider urban development of our cities. The second component of this ambitious plan, covers matters of infrastructure. The United Arab Republic is a vast nation, for it to fully function , we must strive to fully connect it. The Nile River provided the ancient people of this land with a natural means of transport, we must seek to emulate this. Networks of railways, highways and ports shall usher in a new era of transport, economic cohesion and efficiency. These networks will be built between major cities and trading installations. Allowing us to renovate and expand our existing economic foundations and infrastructure base. Such topics, often overlooked by the previous decedent regimes, must be addressed. I desire to put forward this project as an instance of our new pragmatic and realistic economic outlook—to reconstruct our policies and to critically judge the national direction—all under the example of our Arabism." [/sub]

- JAMAL ABDEL NASSER[/list]

[list][list][sub]From the Al-Hajar region, Imam Ghalib Al-Hina'i had resisted the centralization efforts of the United Arab Republic since May 1956 through a gruelling guerrilla campaign. The battering of the United Arab Armed Forces in Oman, manifesting in the recapture of Nizwa by the Imam's forces and the Al-Busaidi rebellion which occurred at the same time, forced Nasser to look for an alternative means to end the conflict. Furthermore, the political establishment in Cairo was under increased pressure from both the public and their own National Unity Movement to shift their priorities from revolutionary struggle to economic reconstruction. This also came with the realization that a majority of Omanis, who adhere to the distinct Ibadi sect of Islam, would never come to accept the usurpation of the Imamate, which represented the core of their religious authorities. Some leading figures in the National Unity Movement, such as Qahtan Al-Shaabi of the Arab Trade Union Congress, while supporting the abolishment of dynastic rule, questioned if the Imamate could correctly be seen in the same light as other Arab monarchies. For one, the position of Omani Imam, which had existed since 750 CE, was an elected one, and therefore was unique amongst the other governments of the time. Therefore, Al-Shaabi recommended to Nasser, that the Imamate be allowed to continue its religious duties and elective traditions, and therefore serve as an instigator of local democratization. Behind the scenes, Nasser instructed that arrangements be made for a dialogue between the Imamate and the United Arab Republic in Muscat, in order to develop a 'political compromise in the name of Arab nationalism.' Sa'ad Al-Shezly then called for the armed forces fighting against the Imamate to halt their shelling of the city of Nizwa and then send messengers to the local Imamate's forces, informing them of the states desire for peace.[/sub]

[sub]The Imam was at first reluctant, demanding that any discussion on the matter be held in Nizwa, a location under his control, and not in Muscat as Nasser had planned. Ja'afar Al-Raghleyn, the commander of the United Arab Armed Forces in South Arabia, presented a pre-made agreement to Talib Al-Hina'i, the brother of the Imam and his selected representative to the UAAF. The proposed agreement respected the position of the Imam as the spiritual leader of the Ibadi community and a political conduit between local tribes, yet called for the Imamate to be subject to the civil institutions of the South Arabia Region of the United Arab Republic. Al-Raghleyn was further instructed to inform Talib that the United Arab Republic had removed long-resented British influence from Oman with the help of a popular uprising and that the government had disavowed its cooperation with the main local competitors of the Imamate's authority, the Al-Busaidi dynasty. Talib was pleased with the proposal, as it preserved the spiritual position of the Imam, and therefore passed on the message to his brother, asking him to attend directly. When that did happen on June 17th, the Imam met an audience of Arab parliamentarians which were sent to accompany Al-Raghleyn on his mission, who explained that the electoral systems of the UAR reflected that of the Imamate. The seemingly strong basis of common ground between the two parties, lent itself to the discovery of the real instigator of the conflict, which was the matter of centralization. Historically, the Imamate had resisted attempts by the Al-Busaidi Sultan's to impose their authority over the entirety of Oman, and furthermore, the power of the Imam rested upon preserving the stability of the isolated tribal communities of the area. Respect for the political independence of such a community was the prerequisite for any agreement with the Imam. Who stated that he could only maintain his own honour and responsibilities to the tribes of Upper Oman, if a council could be formed from amongst their ranks, that could review and implement the regional laws created by the South Arabian Regional government. His proposal, found a favourable reception in Cairo, who saw such a system as guaranteeing local stability while making the Imam a symbol of the 'rights' provided through an embrace of pan-Arabism. The 1959 Treaty of Nizwa, ended the Imam's rebellion and therefore a significant success towards the consolidation of the UAR. However, it also demonstrated the limits of military action and what the public and political environment could accept. The National Unity Movement was now increasingly opposed to consolidation through military force, seeing political comprise as the most sustainable option towards the longevity and stability of the union, a sentiment that was encouraged by the dialogue with the Imam. [/sub]

[sub]In Nejd the Saudi loyalist and Wahhabist insurgents, which began their efforts after the 1955 July Revolution, were loosing their ability to capably challenge the United Arab Republic and the Arab nationalist government in Riyadh. Throughout August, the pressure of geographic factors and the arrival of the victorious forces from the campaigns against Upper Yafa, the Al-Busaidi's of Muscat and Al-Khalifa's of Bahrain, pushed the insurgents to the brink of defeat. In mid-August the United Arab Armed Forces had reached Al-Qurayyat facing little opposition and cleared the oasis fortress of Arar of loyalists by August 30th. Arar was the last major settlement under the control, and its fall marks the end of a four year long struggle between Arab nationalists and religious fundamentalists. Resistance to the Arabian Republic was one of the main pragmatic factors which prompted unity between the two founding states of the United Arab Republic, as the anti-Saud military council in Riyadh understood that Egyptian military support was critical to their continued existence. Now that existence is secure, with the exception of a light loyalist presence still potentially existing in the mountainous boundary between Hejaz and Nejd, which would likely be cleared out in the coming years. Currently however, the matter of economic development and reconstruction was quickly introduced as a new national priority, articulated by President Nasser in a speech to a joint session of the National Assembly and the Higher Arab Council. The speech was the first true public affirmation of the defeat of the anti-UAR forces and further contained long awaited rhetoric of socioeconomic efforts.

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Xaverium, Val Verde-, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Not Xav, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Gaia Major, Prussia Poland, Zemlyakavkaz, Iraqi Ummah

Peru Tribune

"Your Reliable Source of Peruvian News since 1921."

November 15, 1959

Peru Makes Olympic Bid

[list]Peru, the Jewel of South America, has officially submitted bids to the Olympic Committee in order to host the Olympics. The bids are for hosting the 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1970 Olympics. The Peruvian government sees the Olympics as a means to show the country of Peru to foreigners. The Peruvian government expects Peruvian companies to take advantage of the Olympics and promote their own businesses if Peru wins the bid to host the Olympics. The Peruvian government has started building Olympic Facilities to host the Olympics in anticipation of Peru hosting an Olympics, even if it does not win its current bids.Some have criticized the move as premature, as there is no guarantee that Peru would win its bid to host the Olympics; however Peruvian officials have stated that it is better to be prepared and have facilities ready than to rush construction at the last minute possible. Many of the poor have criticized the fact that the northern Ghettos have been demolished to make way for the Peruvian Olympics Complex in Lima, Peru. One industry that is currently taking advantage of the efforts by the government is the construction industry, which has seen a 100% increase in value due to the demand of the industry. The Peruvian Mint has also announced that if the Olympics are hosted in Peru, commemorative coins will be produced for the event and event attendees.[/list]

Peruvian Economic Boom

[list]Recent events has lead to the Peruvian economy experiencing a bull market, as Peru experiences rapid industrial growth Many companies are investing heavily in the creation of large factories, all over Peru. Mines are also expanding and increasing production. Meanwhile, some economists warn that this may lead to a crash, referencing the Great Depression that happened to the United States. Most companies and investors have so far ignored the warnings, as many have called those economists 'scaremongers' and 'mentally deficient'. While the future is unclear, what is currently clear is the present-day, which is experiencing massive economic growth. It should be disclaimed that this newspaper is also experiencing a massive increase in readership subscriptions, so this article may contain some bias.[/list]

Otsla, Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Prussia Poland, Zemlyakavkaz, Great Britain Et Ireland

ຕົວແປທີ່ບໍ່ສາມາດຄາດເດົາໄດ້! • UNPREDICTABLE VARIABLES![/B]

[sub]April-May 1959 | Nam Ou River, Luang Prabang, Kingdom of Laos[/sub]

[I]As the Pathet Lao invasion closes in on the Nam Bac Valley and the meager Royal Lao Army defenders stationed within, the strength of their stronghold began to wither and they subsequently started faltering from their positions. With communication systems within the RLA stronghold operating unreliably, General Savatphayphane Bounchanh already believed the valley was actively being overran by the Communists, unable to receive any credible information proving otherwise after Groupement Mobile 11 was entirely routed and frantically retreated south.  As a result, General Bounchanh decided to move his threatened headquarters and it's two supporting howitzers from a perilous location adjacent to the airstrip, south to the nearby village of Nam Thuam, failing to notify the forces under his command of his almost 16km retreat.

A distress message from the field was sent, however, to Luang Prabang explaining the defenses at the Nam Bak Valley were in dire need of either reinforcement or immediate extraction. With the rainy season monsoons intensifying with each passing day, the latter and the former are technically impossible, but only from the Army's perspective. The Navy on the other hand gained an important edge during the wet season with the extension of existing waterways and widening of river basins originating from the Mekong. The Royal capitol responded with a risky brown water counter-offensive, launching a flotilla of armored junks, barges escorted by STCAN/FOM and Vedette FOM river boats. The brown-water cavalcade ferried with it a small battalion of Royal Lao Marines destined to be dropped near and capture the riverside village junction of Nong Khiaw. If all goes as planned, the amphibious counter-push would crush the invasion's ability to advance further south toward Xam Nuea province and beyond. This would essentially trap the enemy at the connection between Highway 13 and Route 1, leaving them roadless, sacking their mechanized capabilities, and hopefully force an enemy retreat for a change.

Lying between Luang Prabang and the river junction at Nong Khiaw, save some dirt roads, highways, is a trackless 140km stretch of land, most of which is entirely overtaken by several feet of recent rainfall over the course of the month of April. To date, this operation would be the largest scale counter-strike ever devised and carried out by the Royal Lao Navy and her specialized Marine Infantry. A true test in the developments of the Marine Royale Laotiènne to become a formidable branch of the military of a land-locked country, especially in light of the Air Force's material shortcomings and the Army's swathe of setbacks. Aiding to curate specialized ad-hoc mixed unit tactics and strategies within the MRL, were the veterans of the Divisions Navales d'Assaut – or "Dinassaut", the French river forces that served during the French Colonial War in Indochina. As of 1959, the MRL merely consisted of 800 sailors, trained in specialized amphibious riverine warfare, transport, and engineering, in addition to several companies of French-trained Marines comprising the remaining 900-1,000 active Royal Lao Navy personnel. For the operation however, only two companies of Marines are actively being ferried to the front, whom upon landing, will receive fire support from the river as they advance. The armored junks and barges of the river flotilla all custom-fitted with 105mm M40A1 recoilless rifles for added firepower that packs a formidable punch against just about any foe.

After a three hour journey up-river from Luang Prabang, day began fading into night as the miniature fleet was less than two miles from the river bend that the actual village of Nong Khiaw lies on the banks of. Royal Lao Marines slipped off the decks onto the shrubberied riverbank, an exodus of departure as some 400 Marines offloaded with their weapons and equipment, taking little over an hour to complete this process. All while, Royal Lao Navy sailors man their stations aboard the boats, orange life-vests adorn their French-issued dark sateen uniforms, topped off with sleek Modèle 1951 helmets. The Marines traversed the wilderness roughly two miles until light from the small village could be seen, and at the same time, the flotilla crept up-stream offshore from the village awaiting a cigarette lighter code signal from the Marines on the ground. Generally, the Royal Lao Naval employed a strategy learned through French advisors, landing Marines ahead of the village to scout the outskirts and ascertain if the junction is under enemy-occupation, and moreover, communicate with one another accordingly toward a joint strike using simple signal codes. From the ground, the Royal Lao Marines could not make visual contact on any enemy combatants, or civilians for that matter, only the tri-colored Pathet Lao flag fluttering in the high wind. A perfect opportunity to strike, most of the militants are hunkering down the monsoon indoors, entirely unaware of their demise staring at them through the bushes and creeping through the murky brown river basin.

The Royal Marines awaited the ideal moment to signal the boats that Nong Khiaw was, indeed, occupied by the Communists. That moment came just after the fleet began passing under the river junction bridge, approaching the river's bend, commonly referred to as "coude" (meaning elbow) by former colonial French riveriners. The cigarette lighter clicked and sparked multiple times, spelling out a specific code confirming to the riverine flotilla of the village's occupation. After only a few moments pause afterward, one of the Royal Lao Navy boats fires off an exceptionally bright signal flair into the sky with a thump upon detonation and a screeching whistle as it rockets upward, illuminating the entire village. In a panic the soldiers sprung out from various dwellings across the village, half-dressed and brandishing Chinese SKS rifles. The sailors manned at gun stations across the boats instantly opened fire with a variety of weapons and calibers, wreaking devastation as huts and buildings are entirely exploded by 105mm recoilless rifle shells. Smaller caliber rounds whizzed, cracked, and popped against the village from both directions as the Marines remain perched behind a superior firing position creating an overlapping fire grid seemingly impossible to escape from or endure. The M40A1 recoilless rifle onboard an armored river barge makes short work of an anti-aircraft gun a small group of militants attempted to use against the ships in the river channel. Other rebels attempt to fire off rocket propelled grenades, and while some do make it off at the boats, all rockets miss their targets, leaving a spiraling smoke trails in their wake.

The sustained overlap of suppression fire continued on until the illumination flare slowly made it's way back down to the ground. As it finally dissipated in a cloud of smoke, the shooting finally stopped. Some of the sailors resorted to thumping the sides of their helmets in attempt to sedate the ringing from all the continuous gunfire. All in all though, some 92 Pathet Lao and Vietnamese volunteers were neutralized at Nong Khiaw thanks to naval involvement in Operation Prasane, opening up a second flank against the rebel invasion and now, re-establishing Nong Khiaw as a friendly river junction. With most of recent news bound for Vientiane and Luang Prabang from the frontlines sending people into bouts of fear and hopelessness at the face of the encroaching rebels, the strategic recapturing of Nong Khiaw was a much needed refresher for radio and news stations covering the conflict nationwide.

*[Nong Khiaw:] https://iili.io/fxcTHG.jpg

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[spoiler=LAOS AND THE STRUGGLE AGAINST COMMUNISM!]

Teymour

Otsla

Val Verde-

Prussia Poland

Zemlyakavkaz

Zanbala Prz

Czabalkia

Stahlrahm

Kiger

Grand Indochina

Teujira

Arcanda

2Nd New England Commonwealth

The Reunified German Reich

Teymour

Gaia Major

Boikostan

Great Southern Land

Anglo Channel

Miwok-

Lux Lumen[/spoiler]

Xaverium, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Not Xav, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Prussia Poland, Zemlyakavkaz

Gaia Major wrote:Thank you, your Majesty, we appreciate your kind words about our city.

The People's Republic of China is eager to begin diplomatic talks, and we urge you effective immediately to extend official recognition to the PRC in lieu of the illegitimate Republic of China. In addition, we are cognisant of your Majesty's government's enlightened efforts to decolonise the Portuguese Empire, in light of which, we would like to negotiate a purchase of the settlements of Macau with immediate handover.

China sees in Portugal one of the few nations in the West which has accepted and indeed embraced the political realities of China, and as a nation that seeks to strengthen and reward lucratively those who deal with it fairly, I am confident that China too will do all in its power to ensure that this meeting is the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship between our two powers.

[I]Well I am willing to work with China and better the relations with the PRC as I find it very important to acknowledge the east and China as a nation

If we are to exist in the world and not be at war or odds with one another we must be able to negotiate and compromise on things which in the end will better both nations in the long run.

Further more working together will hopefully also she that the west and east can compromise and work together for a brighter future.

2Nd New England Commonwealth wrote:I suppose I may as well start. My dear Queen, we in the Malian State wish to inquire about the possession of Guinea Bissau, that state, and its future are of vital importance to Mali. We were wishing to discuss a possible transfer of payment in order to have Mali acquire Guinea-Bissau.

[I]Well I have a question about that too , I am willing to negotiate with Milan to better relations as I believe its important for the world to try to compromise and work things out peacefully.

But with that said I hope the citizens will be treated fairly and if any wish to leave and move to.the kingdom they have the freedom to do so.

Xaverium

[sub]12 November 1959[/sub]

[sup]Freedom of Action[/sup]

The Atomic Working Committee (AWC) presents its report on Swedish acquisition of nuclear weapons

The Atomic Working Committee (AWC), convened by Prime Minister Tage Erlander and headed by Olof Palme presented its report on the issue of possible Swedish acquisition of nuclear weapons to the party today. The party committee was convened in 1958 after increasing polarisation on the issue of nuclear weapons within the Social Democratic party and to a lesser extent, the general public. The issue of nuclear weapons acquisiton was first introduced to the public when the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces released a report detailing his support for proliferation in 1954. The issue was then raised in parliament for the first time a year later in 1955. The liberal-conservative opposition were vocally in favour, the Communists ardently against, and the Social Democrats unsure. Polls at this point in time showed that a majority of the Swedish populace were in favour of proliferation. The first major public statement of opposition was made by the National Federation of Social Democratic Women in Sweden in 1956. It was revealed that at the same time, a number of Social Democratic ministers in government were against acquiring nuclear weapons such as the Minister for Foreign Affairs Östen Undén, as well as party veterans such as Ernst Wigforss the former Minister for Finance, and former Minister for Defence Per Edvin Sköld. The Social Democrats also lacked a majority in parliament and thus had to rely on the support of anti-nuclear communists to stay in government, which was also a factor in the desire to adopt a clear party stance on the issue.

The AWC brought together both anti- and pro-nuclear weapons activists, as well as nuclear experts to deliberate on the issue. Palme presented the report which recommended that the government should maintain its freedom of action with regards to the issue of nuclear weapons proliferation, in other words, to not adopt a position in favour of either side. Instead, the government as a concession to the nuclear opponents should indefinitely delay making a final decision on the proliferation of nuclear weapons. However, the report also recommended as a concession to those in favour of nuclear weapons that the government continue its research without the explicit intent of acquiring them. Thus any such research would be conducted under the name of "defense research" and protected under the principle of "freedom of action" (at this point, it is unknown outside of a small number of government ministers and those at the National Defence Research Institute, which handles such research, as to how far along the nuclear program is. In reality, a functional nuclear bomb should be an achievable reality by the mid-1960s. In fact, the government has already scouted underground locations for possible military tests). The working group's report is set to be adopted by the party leadership and will be tabled during the 1960 party congress.

Arcanda, Xaverium, Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Not Xav, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Great Britain Et Ireland

Post self-deleted by Arcanda.

[list]Heiwa 8

4 January 1960

[sub]岸の大いなる日[/sub]

KISHI'S GREATEST DAY

[sub]The 1960 Japan-US Defense Pact[/sub][/list]

[sup]東京都、日本[/sup]

TOKYO METROPOLIS, STATE OF JAPAN

[sub]National Diet, Nagatachō District[/sub]

| It had been far too long since Premier Nobusuke Kishi had seen a political victory of such size. First, his inability to reform the Constitution, and his failure to pass the Five-Year Military Plan in time for the New Year - But then, the Japanese and the US government signed a crucial document in Washington, D.C, and a triumphant Kishi extolled the "return of Japan to the world stage". In effect, the Anpo, or Nihon-koku to Amerika-gasshūkoku to no Aida no Sōgo Kyōryoku oyobi Anzen Hoshō Jōyaku (Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan) would herald a new era for the Japanese state and its people. After year-long negotiations, which gave birth to Japan's unholy project earlier in the year as a separate, secret provision, the Treaty was signed by both parties, only now awaiting the approval of the National Diet to pass - probably in spring or the summer. |

[list]𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧

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日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の相互協力及び安全保障条約

[spoiler]Japan and the United States of America,

Desiring to strengthen the bonds of peace and friendship traditionally existing between them, and to uphold the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law,

Desiring further to encourage closer economic cooperation between them and to promote conditions of economic stability and well-being in their countries,

Reaffirming their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments,

Recognizing that they have the inherent right of individual or collective self-defense as affirmed in the Charter of the United Nations,

Considering that they have a common concern in the maintenance of international peace and security in the Far East,

Having resolved to conclude a treaty of mutual cooperation and security ,

Therefore agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

The Parties undertake, as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, to settle any international disputes in which they may be involved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security and justice are not endangered and to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations. The Parties will endeavor in concert with other peace-loving countries to strengthen the United Nations so that its mission of maintaining international peace and security may be discharged more effectively.

ARTICLE II

The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by strengthening their free institutions, by bringing about a better understanding of the principles upon which these institutions are founded, and by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between them.

ARTICLE III

The Parties, individually and in cooperation with each other, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid will maintain and develop, subject to their constitutional provisions, their capacities to resist armed attack.

ARTICLE IV

The Parties will consult together from time to time regarding the implementation of this Treaty, and, at the request of either Party, whenever the security of Japan or international peace and security in the Far East is threatened.

ARTICLE V

Each Party recognizes that an armed attack against either Party in the territories under the administration of Japan would be dangerous to its own peace and safety and declares that it would act to meet the common danger in accordance with its constitutional provisions and processes. Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall be immediately reported to the Security Council of the United Nations in accordance with the provisions of Article 51 of the Charter. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.

ARTICLE VI - MILITARY PRESENCE

For the purpose of contributing to the security of Japan and the maintenance of international peace and security in the Far East, the United States of America is granted the use by its land, air and naval forces of facilities and areas in Japan. The use of these facilities and areas as well as the status of United States armed forces in Japan shall be governed by a separate agreement, replacing the Administrative Agreement under Article III of the Security Treaty between Japan and the United States of America, signed at Tokyo on February 28, 1952, as amended, and by such other arrangements as may be agreed upon.

The United States will withdraw 75% of its active personnel from Japan and all vacated bases will be returned to the State of Japan for use by the Japan Defense Forces when Japan's military capabilities reach autonomous self-defense capacities, after the completion of the Second Military Five-Year Plan.

United States Forces Japan shall be granted the following facilities in Japan after this date:

[list]U.S. Navy 7th Fleet:

[sub][*] Yokosuka[/sub][/list]

[list]U.S. Army/U.S. Air Force:

[sub][*] Yokosuka

[*] Okinawa[/sub][/list]

ARTICLE VII

This Treaty does not affect and shall not be interpreted as affecting in any way the rights and obligations of the Parties under the Charter of the United Nations or the responsibility of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security.

ARTICLE VIII

This Treaty shall be ratified by Japan and the United States of America in accordance with their respective constitutional processes and will enter into force on the date on which the instruments of ratification thereof have been exchanged by them in Tokyo.

ARTICLE IX

The Security Treaty between Japan and the United States of America signed at the city of San Francisco on June 28, 1950 shall expire upon the entering into force of this Treaty.

ARTICLE X - RESTITUTION OF RYUKYU ISLANDS AND PACIFIC MANDATE

The United States committ to the restitution of Okinawa, the Ryukyu Islands and the Pacific Mandate (Nan'yo) Islands held before 1945 by Japan as well as all other outlying islands.

Those territories shall fall under full and unrestrained Japanese sovereignty on January 1st, 1961, provided the Treaty is signed by both parties at least one month in advance.

ARTICLE XI - WAR DEBTS

All remaining war debts owed by Japan to the United States will be paid by January 1st, 1960.

ARTICLE XII

This Treaty shall remain in force until in the opinion of the Governments of Japan and the United States of America there shall have come into force such United Nations arrangements as will satisfactorily provide for the maintenance of international peace and security in the Japan area. However, after the Treaty has been in force for ten years, either Party may give notice to the other Party of its intention to terminate the Treaty, in which case the Treaty shall terminate one year after such notice has been given.

In witness whereof the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Treaty.

Done in duplicate at Washington in the Japanese and English languages, both equally authentic, this 4th day of January, 1960.

FOR JAPAN [[nation=short]Arcanda[/nation]]:

[list]Nobusuke Kishi

Aiichiro Fujiyama

Mitsujiro Ishii

Tadashi Adachi

Koichiro Asakai[/list]

FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [[nation=short]Waclia[/nation]]:

[list]Christian A. Herter

Douglas MacArthur II

J. Graham Parsons[/spoiler][/list][/list]

| Concurrently, the Japanese government has agreed for the United States to be its main source of procurement for weapons in its upcoming re-armament purchases. |

| With the planned US troops withdrawal and the reversion of all occupied territories to Japan, chief among which was Okinawa, all of the Japanese political spectrum, including Socialists and Communists, had seen their wishes fulfilled. In the streets of Okinawa's major towns, where the US presence had been resented by the local populace ever since the late 1940s, bursts of joys were seen and heard. However, the announcement would prove to be much more divisive than anything else in Japan's short post-war history. Not only did many leftists not accept that Japan still be tethered to the US by a mutual defense treaty, but many people, even within the ranks of the ruling party, were appalled by the fact that Japanese diplomats, under Kishi's orders, had signed a Treaty that technically bound Japan to greatly increase its committment to military re-armament (lest it find itself defenseless) before the Diet could effectively vote on the size of such a re-armament. Indeed, for Article VI to apply, and for a majority (75%) of US troops to exit the country, the Treaty mentions that Japan will need to substantially increase its military through the Five-Year Military Plan that Kishi has so far failed to pass through the Diet. With the "Anpo" now backing the Military Plan, Kishi expects the Plan to be voted by the Diet with much less resistance than before - Lest the Anpo itself be put in question, and the leftists renounce their committment to the departure of American troops, which would amount to a humiliating diplomatic event for Tokyo. This conundrum, the result of a cynical political manipulation by Kishi, had outraged many even in the ranks of the Constitutional-Democratic Party, who perceived the maneuver as grossly anti-democratic and an insult to the powers of the Diet. After the Diet's recess, in little less than a month, both the new Security Treaty and the Five-Year Military Plan, now de facto tied together, will be introduced in both Houses. Already, cries from the opposition are coming out to oppose both the American alliance and the re-armament, and request that Japan embrace a policy of strict, unarmed neutrality on the world stage. Far from any sort of national unity around the Treaty, the Socialists and Communists found themselves immensely reinvigorated in their struggle against Nobusuke Kishi and the conservative establishment he embodied, even though many Articles of the Anpo answered their every wish. |

| Kishi, always a big-time gambler, knew he had opened a can of worms as all minority parties now vowed to oppose the government every step of the way. Unrepentant, he already rebuffed any requests from his own party to assuage the opposition. The Anpo, and Japan's re-armament, would need to pass before summer, and the JSP and JCP were both warned that the interests of the nation would not bend to parliamentary divisions. The icing on the cake would be the official invitiation of President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Tokyo, scheduled seven months from now. |

Spainard, Xaverium, Val Verde-, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Miwok-, Teymour, Malian Imperial Federation, Great Britain Et Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - | January 11th, 1960 |

Unions paralyse nation in strike [I]![/I]

The largest trade union in the U.K. - the Union of Railway, Maritime and Transport Workers - have begun to strike today, after their negotiations with company higher-ups for an increase in pay stalled. Union leader Charlie Evans, who has close links with the Socialist and Communist Parties, announced the strike this morning in a phone call to the B.B.C., in London. Scheduled train services have been badly effected, with hundreds cancelled, and with many local Bus services suffering the same effect. Major shipping ports at Purfleet, Dover, Avonmouth and Port Talbot have seen substantial disruption to freight services. Ireland, though less-severely effected, has still seen substantial disruption, with many workers staging a rally in Central Dublin.

Statements from the leaders

P.M. Macmillan has condemned the strikes, remarking that they [I]"do not, in any way, elevate the standings of those unions"[/I], in an informal statement given to journalists outside Richmond Terrace in Westminster. In a later interview with the B.B.C. News, at one o'clock this afternoon, the P.M. stated that [I]"the unions are causing chaos and bringing disruption to the country"[/I]. Shortly before the end of his interview, he stated [I]"we will be seriously considering what options we could use to reign in the unions"[/I], which was met with scathing criticism from Labour leader, Hugh Gaitskell who said in a statement to the House of Commons; [I]"statements like these from the Prime Minister prove that he, nor his party, are in touch with the concerns of the common man in this country, and his statement seemingly endorsing the weakening of unions should concern us all"[/I].

Strikebreakers brought in

In Purfleet, Southeast England, strikebreakers were brought in to relieve Purfleet port operations. Workers were brought in by armoured cars, driven by Royal English Constabulary officers. R.E.C. officers manning cordons around the perimeter of Purfleet port were pelted with stones and bottles by striking tradesmen, and retaliated with force, beating numerous rally attendees with riot shields and nightsticks. The Port of Dover saw less violent action, though several tradesmen were arrested whilst prevented strikebreaking longshoremen from loading a cargo ship with containers. Wales saw similar actions, with tradesmen blocking access to the Port of Port Talbot, chaining themselves to the gates and burning tyres in attempts to hinder advancing police.

Riot in Dublin sees four killed

Royal Irish Constabulary officers responding to an attack on the Transport ministry building by striking bus drivers came under fire themselves, with several officers suffering injuries from flying stones and other missiles. After initially being forced to withdraw, the riot police later returned with rifles and shotguns. Warning shots were fired into the air, before witnesses reported hearing a volley of "machine gun fire". Four men, who have yet to be identified, were struck by police bullets and killed outside the Transport Ministry building. One of the men was reportedly found to have been armed with a handgun. Dublin commander of the R.I.C., Martin Pearce, stated that, [I]"whilst we all regret the loss of life, the peaceful protest had been inflamed and incited to riot by members of the I.R.A., and we think that one of the dead may have fired shots at a police officer"[/I]. Pearce did not provide evidence for his claim.

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Arcanda, Xaverium, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Miwok-, Teymour, Malian Imperial Federation

1959

A Government Divided

In the Ivory Coast, a battle raged within the local parliament. The future of its ties with the Malian Imperial Federation. On one hand, it had deep infrastructural and political ties with Mali, and many African Nationalists, and socialists believed in staying with other Africans. Conservatives and Libertarians; however, opposed the Federation wanting instead to propose continued cooperation with Europeans especially France, with whom they had stronger economic ties. President Félix Houphouët-Boigny arbiter of stability in Ivory Coast had the final say. He in an effort to continue his close ties with France, joined in the embargo of Mali, and refused to allow any Chinese ships docking rights in Ivory Coastal waters.

Xaverium, Liberalina, Kiger, Malian Imperial Federation, Great Britain Et Ireland

[list]Heiwa 8

23 February 1960[/list]

[list][list][list][list][list][list][sup][/sup] • 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓝𝓮𝔀𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓙𝓪𝓹𝓪𝓷 !

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[list][list][list]NHK NEWS REPORT

[sub]日本放送協会 • Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai[/sub][/list][/list][/list]

[ Birth of Prince Naruhito ! ]

[list]| Blooming from the heart of the nation, Spring's first flower has made an early entrance this year as the Imperial Family announced that Her Highness, Empress Michiko, has given birth to her first child, Prince Naruhito. The Imperial Prince, who will likely succeed his young father in the distant future, is reportedly in good health after being delivered at 4:15 pm in the Tokyo Imperial Palace clinic. As when Their Highnesses sealed Japan's most celebrated marriage in 1959, not one year ago, well-wishers have gathered near the Imperial Palace to express their joy. Everywhere across the land, glasses are raised and the traditional cheers are heard - Banzai ! Banzai ! Banzai ! - To the good health of the young Prince. |[/list]

[ Demonstrators Mass Around Diet to Protest American Alliance ! ]

[list]| Answering the calls of the Japanese Communist and Socialist parties, several hundred thousand have braved the cold to march near the National Diet. In a rare show of unity, the JCP and JSP have fielded an impressive army of placard-wielding and banner-hoisting demonstrators, who were joined by several large unions, including the Sōhyō, Japan's largest. They demand the withdrawal of Prime Minister Kishi's long-held project of increasing the military's size through the Second Five-Year Military Plan, as well as an end to the Japan-US Security Treaty, which they decry as imperialist and fascist. As riot police spread out to contain the protest, violence erupted from within its ranks, prompting the use of tear gas. Four cars have been reported as torched and a dozen of people were gravely injured in the process. The demonstration, which began as a peaceful display of dissent, quickly turned to a riot; but such an outcome did not deter any of its leaders, as all parties and unions are now calling for relentless opposition to the Prime Minister until his projects have been shelved. |[/list]

Xaverium, Val Verde-, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Not Xav, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Malian Imperial Federation, Great Britain Et Ireland

Arcanda wrote:[ Birth of Prince Naruhito ! ]

[ [I]Prime Minister Macmillan extends warm congratulations to Japan on the birth of Prince Naruhito.[/I] ]

Arcanda, Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Malian Imperial Federation

Great Britain Et Ireland wrote:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - | January 11th, 1960 |

Unions paralyse nation in strike [I]![/I]

The largest trade union in the U.K. - the Union of Railway, Maritime and Transport Workers - have begun to strike today, after their negotiations with company higher-ups for an increase in pay stalled. Union leader Charlie Evans, who has close links with the Socialist and Communist Parties, announced the strike this morning in a phone call to the B.B.C., in London. Scheduled train services have been badly effected, with hundreds cancelled, and with many local Bus services suffering the same effect. Major shipping ports at Purfleet, Dover, Avonmouth and Port Talbot have seen substantial disruption to freight services. Ireland, though less-severely effected, has still seen substantial disruption, with many workers staging a rally in Central Dublin.

The Swedish Communist Party issues a statement of solidarity with the striking members of the Union of Railway, Maritime and Transport Workers against the imperialist state of the United Kingdom.

Grand Indochina, Czabalkia, Malian Imperial Federation, Great Britain Et Ireland

[list]Heiwa 8

29 February 1960

[sub]さようなら長崎[/sub]

GOODBYE, NAGASAKI

[sub]Japanese Mercenaries Depart for Laos[/sub][/list]

[sup]長崎、長崎県、日本[/sup]

NAGASAKI, NAGASAKI PREF., STATE OF JAPAN

[sub]Aboard the Kan Wa Maru, Harbor District[/sub]

[list][pre][ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGfseX5WdVE ][/pre][/list]

| Drizzle fell in the midst of the dark night, but it didn't stop Satoshi from walking to the end of the stern deck of the KAN WA MARU, a cargo ship bound for Saigon. The medium-size, wartime ship was loaded with various goods, the most important of which was Satoshi - and several scores of other middle-aged men like him, whose past combat experiences and sometimes difficult lives in Japan didn't prepare them for the mass consumer society of the New Japan, that sanitized, anonymous nation of salarymen and urbanites. No, for Satoshi and the others, who had taken a different path, such life was not attainable nor, perhaps, desirable. Still, nestled in the creased brows of his tanned visage, Satoshi's eyes squinted as his heart clearly began to feel a little of homesickness. He lighted a cigarette and looked on as the lights of the harbor became smaller and smaller in the evening darkness. The KAN WA MARU, small in comparison to modern oil tankers and cargo ships that ferried goods and resources to and fro the shores of Japan, would soon pass the two hills marking the entrance of Nagasaki's bay. Soon, the drizzle would be slapped across Satoshi's face by powerful gusts of wind, as the ship would no longer be shielded by the city's famous bay. And so, the city's lights would stop fading into the distance. They would simply be obscured by the dark hills of Kyushu. Satoshi knew it, in the fishermen's village where he grew up, he had been out to sea for one year on his uncle's boat before being drafted in the Imperial Army, two years before the war ended. The IJA was where he had gained the basic know-how needed for warfare. Not all of his new comrades had been through the Army; some had needed fresh courses over the past few months. All, however, were seasoned men, who had been approached by the same entity and lured by the same profit. The KAN WA MARU passed the two hills and next to an Egyptian ship coming from the sea. One by one, the lights were obscured. Satoshi discarded his cig end into the sea and lighted another. Time to come back inside before the cold wind blew; perhaps he'd drown a glass of sake or two and play cards with the others until sleep came. |

| In this manner, over February and March, no less than 17,000 Japanese mercenaries would be shipped in run-of-the-mill cargo ships to Vietnam, and then Laos, to help the Kingdom against communist aggression. Masanobu Tsuji, the ubiquitous man behind the State Security Agency, had overseen the recruitment and training of these men - IJA veterans, yakuza, some of them both - and the Japanese state had covertly organized their training in remote locations across the southern islands, before sending them to Laos, where they would be under the command and on the payroll of the local authorities. Of course, Tsuji had seen fit to embed within these mercenary units some close friends of his who would give him reports on the situation on the ground. Not that it would change much in the course of the conflict, but Tsuji would rather remain informed and impotent, than uninformed and impotent. Aditionally, a hundred former officers and SSA agents would be sent to Laos in semi-official capacity to guide the local authorities in jungle and guerilla warfare. |

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January 1960

Prime Minister Louis Announces the First 5 Year Plan

After spending the last two years of his Prime Ministership improving and stabilizing the internal situation in Mali, Louis Beavogui could finally begin his crowning achievement, the 5 Year Plan. All of the internal rebels had been purged from the government. Disloyalty in the military had been purged in 1957, and the 3 Year Social Plan had seen massive successes. Stoning and vigilante murders had decreased by 50% and local jurists were strengthened with local police being placed and given weapons to crush local rebellions and tribunal family courts. With elections in January 1960, Louis Beavogui has announced his plan for a Five Year Plan to capitalize and transform the Malian Society and Economy.

[B] First Five Year Plan

1. National Unionization Act: All workers in farming, industry, service, and the military are to be integrated into workers unions. These Unions would see leadership be democratically elected by the workers to represent their interests in the Imperial Trade Union Congress.

2. Tenant Farmers Protections Law: Tenant farmers had become very common in the Malian Federation, local government, and cooperative owned farms often employed tenant farmers. Often this was a tenancy at will form of farming meaning tenants could be fired at the whim of their employer. To combat labor abuses upon this underclass, the government established a Tenant Worker’s Labor Union, and a Tenant Workers Bill of Rights, establishing wage floors, fair treatment, and fixed contracts to protect Tenants from unlawful and unjust firing.

3. Formation of the Imperial Trade Union Congress: A major Trade Union Congress subordinate to the federal government but incorporating the unions of every sector into one functioning Congress. The Imperial Trade Union Congress would be instrumental in organizing workers, managing the economy, setting intra-business laws, and standardizing codes of conduct and treatment for all employees. Entirely Democratic in nature local union members would elect their own representatives to the legislative body. The Trade Union Congress would being able to circumvent legislative Congress however should a law be deemed unconstitutional the Supreme Court or Legislative Congress, or even the Mansa could strike down a law.

4. Nationalization of Banking, and a shift to Credit Unions: The complete and total control of most banks in the nation by the government would widely expand financial services, especially agricultural loans and subsidies to both rural and urban areas of the Federation. Many of these would be turned over to State-owned Union-run Credit Unions, Another important distinction is that credit unions are member-focused institutions. The credit unions are a cooperative, which means it is owned and operated by its members, as opposed to being owned by its stockholders like a bank. This would foster a sense of worker solidarity and ownership as they too become partners in the Credit Union, thus its success dependent on the saving of money by local members.

5. The Government would also endeavor upon the buying of tribal owned lands. While large singularly owned familial plots, and aristocratic holdings had been abolished, still many smaller elites, and local tribes managed to hold onto to land and a wide variety of assets. By abolishing these tribal holdings over land, it was hoped a fostered sense of nationalism and assimilation into the ideals of the nation could be achieved.

6. The Harmattan Relief Fund: The Harmattan season was one of extreme difficulty for farmers of the Federation. Crop destruction by sandstorms was extremely common reducing overall productivity of farmers, and threatening starvation for the poorer farmers and workers. To combat this various agricultural loans, sandstorm resistant crops, and greenhouses. Welfare and government subsidized housing would further help shelter poorer city workers struggling during the difficult Harmattan season.

7. People's Community: The People’s Community would focus less on economic reform and instead would focus on societal and educational reform. Government media would produce anti-elitist, and anti-tribalist propaganda. Elitism, local aristocracy, and tribalism would be presented as colonialist remnants, that the Europeans had used to divide and conquer Africa. The People's Community would be one of removing barriers between the social, economic, and ethnic classes through shared history and common destiny. In schools, integrated classrooms would not distinguish between race or ethnic background, a common history glorifying the Malian Empire of old would be taught. The Malian Empire would be presented as a truly united place where all ethnic groups came together under one banner. Thus classrooms would further attack notions of ethnic and cultural identity promoting instead Civic Malian Nationalism as a driving factor.

8. Keïta Youth and Malian League of Young Women: Another step in the shaping of the Malian youth would be the creation of the Keïta Youth League and the Malian League for Young Women. The Keïta Youth would be a government-funded group for children ages 9-17, a major section of Malian Society, they would be further integrated into the beliefs of the People’s Community. They would be taught skills including trades, agriculture, public services like police and firefighting, firearm use, and environmentalism which was introduced in the ’70s. The Malian League for Young Women would be the all-female half of the Keïta Youth focusing on the important roles women played in society. This would be used to break down the beliefs of male supremacy, and encourage contraceptives. It would still however teach women business, trading skills, social skills, cooking, and cleaning. While not mandatory extreme social isolation would happen to children not enrolled in either league, and many parents depended on these programs to help feed and educate their children.

9. Imperial Labor Service: The Imperial Labor Service would be the government's response to unemployment and low engagement by older members of society into the new Malian ideology, and state. The Imperial Labor Service would employ unemployed, homeless or otherwise needy members of society to complete federal works. These included the Imperial Highway, Imperial Railways, and housing suburbs in major cities. Also the Labor Service would function to enforce the ideals of the Malian state and the belief in a Malian identity, as the Labor Service attracted members from across society and ethnic groups who were looking for jobs and purpose.

10. An Industry of Our Own and Resource Exploitation: Local Industry had needed desperate development in Mali. The passage of Industrial subsidies would provide Small Scale Industrial Operations, importantly to the government a small Military Industrial Complex to be able to equip the Malian army with small arms and explosives, and vehicles. On the otherside in order to continue to help it's allies abroad, and also encourage the growth of domestic industry, Chinese aid and companies would help in the exploitation of natural resources.

On these platforms Louis Beavogui and his party would win the 1960 election.

1960 Parliamentary Elections

Election Turnout: 85% of the eligible population

United National Front: 65% of the popular vote

Party Chairman: Louis Beavogui

-Economic National Syndicalism

-Social Progressivism

-National Revivalism

-Civic Nationalism

Union for the Republic and Democracy: 15% of the popular vote

Chairman: Léopold Sédar Senghor

•Ethnic Federalism

•Rapproachment with the West

•Gambian Independence

•Social Conservativism

•Free Trade

Tuareg Autonomous People's Party: 10% of the popular vote

Chairman: Danguchi Ag Marli

•Ethnic Federalism

•Minority Rights

•Azawad state autonomy

10% would be allotted among several independents who managed to secure local popular support.

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[list][list]FRANCE SANCTIONS NUCLEAR PLANT FOR QUEBEC CITY

14 September 1959 - Quebec City, Capitale-Nationale, Republic of Quebec, French Union[/list][/list]

| President de Gaulle officially approved a piece of legislation submitted to the National Assembly of the French Republic by Quebecois Assemblymen Laurent Riopel (RPQ) and Dalmont Ouimet (RPQ) which will allocate $2.2b F to the development of modern energy in Quebec and establish a Quebecois branch of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique in Quebec City to monitor atomic energy affairs in the Republic of Quebec on behalf of the French government. Most of the funding, which will be provided to various agencies and ministries including the Quebecois Ministry of Energy, the C.E.A., and the Quebecois Republican Guard will be utilized to establish a power plant in the outer limits of Quebec City, upstream of the St. Lawrence River in the municipality of Beaupré. |

| Since 1945, France has been on the forefront of global nuclear research and development, spearheaded by the C.E.A. and its affiliated organizations under the general fold of the French atomic program. One of only four nuclear armed states and a pioneer of nuclearly powered warships, the French Republic's civil atomic program has significantly lagged behind other atomic powers such as the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and even regional neighbors such as the Kingdom of Sweden. Largely due to President de Gaulle's prioritization of atomic power for defensive capabilities, the wide-reaching capabilities of nuclear power beyond military uses has yet to be fully utilized by the de Gaulle administration. The 1959 Quebec Alternative Energy Act, passed in the French National Assembly by a coalition of RPQ and RPF Assemblymen, will begin setting in motion a chain of events which, it is hoped, will see nuclear power utilized across the French Republic, and the French Union. |

| The power plant to be established in Beaupré will be utilized to provide power to the Capitale-Nationale Department in its entirety, providing enough power to cheaply provide electricity for municipal infrastructure throughout the city and the surrounding districts. The C.E.A., in cooperation with Quebecois physicists, will work to construct the reactor before the beginning of 1961 with hopes of an output of at least 140 MWe with an imput of roughly 445 MWt. The Beaupré Nuclear Reactor Plant(BNRP, CNB) will be powered by highly enriched Uranium-235 and controlled via a pressurized water system. It is hoped that the BNRP will be capable of providing the Quebec City metro with electrical energy until at least 1985 if built successfully and fully operationally. |

| The uranium required to power the reaction will be sourced from the Republic of Kongo, specifically the Shinkolobwe uranium mine. Kongo has long been one of France's main providers of uranium historically, providing the uranium which has been utilized to create France's atomic weapons. Shipped from Kongo to Quebec directly, the uranium ore will be enriched onsite into U235 in a special wing of the facility. |

| Also included in the Act are provisions to allow for the establishment of a St. Lawrence River Hydroelectric Exploratory Board to investigation the potential damming of the St. Lawrence River within Quebec to provide hydroelectric power for the region, as well as the establishment of a board to monitor energy expenditure across the Republic of Quebec. |

Arcanda, Xaverium, Val Verde-, Otsla, Not Xav, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Great Britain Et Ireland

1960

The Kingdom of Togo Chooses It's Side

It was clear to many in the former colonies of French West Africa that a clear division was forming between the former nations. On one side the French Union, the colonizer, and constructor of the modern colonies and states that followed. On the other side lied the Malian Imperial Federation, a new burgeoning nation with the potential to shape the region. The Ivory Coast had made it's decision and cut ties with the Malian Imperial Federation and now the Kingdom of Dahomey had to make theirs. To many surprise the Kingdom of Dahomey decided to pursue closer ties with the Federation. Prime Minister Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin met with Prime Minister Louis Beavogui in Timbuktu, where he signed trade treaties and joint military exercises, furthermore expressing interest to potentially join a monetary union between the two nations.

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[sub]Circulated domestically by the National Radio Service of Qasaryastan and internationally by the Voice of Islam foreign broadcasting service.[/sub]

[pre]Fatwa on the United Arab Republic and Nasserites[/pre]

| Bismollah / In the name of Allah

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un / Verily we belong to Allah and to him we shall return.

I am informing all brave and righteous Muslims of the Ummah that the President of the United Arab Republic (Jamal Abd Al-Nasr), Vice President of the United Arab Republic, Ministers with and without Portfolio of the United Arab Republic, all willing members of the United Arab Republic’s Harrakiyin, and the entire Makada of the Qusa’ab are engaged in a rejection of the Qur’an, a flagrant deception of the people of the Prophet (ﷺ), and the desecration of the Two Holy Cities through their occupation by the forces of the pseudo-atheists. A penalty of death has been passed by the Council of Islamic Experts upon all of the aforementioned individuals, even if not acknowledged by name. This punishment is to be exacted by any righteous Muslims who find themselves capable of doing so. Al-Nasr’s commitment to race is Satanic in its origins. We know that Satan was the first to commit the sin of racialism, Satan attempted to base his superiority over Adam on accidental physical differences. Allah (SWT) mentions in the Qur’an, addressing Satan, “What prevented you from prostrating yourself to Adam when I ordered you to do so? He said, ‘I am better than him. You created me from fire, while you created him from clay’” (7:12). Satan, blinded by his arrogance, then forgot that Adam’s distinction lay in the fact that his supposedly low physical origin was mitigated by other characteristics, such as his incomparable intellect and his ability to spiritually transcend the limitations of his physical composition. To engage in national chauvinism is to engage in a delusion of Satan, this is stated by Allah (SWT) in explicit terms. Allah (SWT) says in the Qur’an, “O humankind! We have created you from a single pair, a male and female, then made you into nations and tribes in order that you come to know one another [not that you may despise each other]. The most honored of you with Allah is the most pious of you. And Allah is Well Informed, Knowledgeable” (49:13). Allah also says, “O humankind! Be mindful of your Lord who has created you from a single soul, and created from that soul its mate, and has brought forth from them multitudes of men and women” (4:1). Humanity, as these verses emphasize, has a common ancestry, which creates inseparable bonds between us. Islam, in this regard, does not sanction schemes, such as conflicting nationalisms, that negate or trivialize those bonds. Allah also says concerning the idea of distinct nations, “Every nation has a fixed term. When that term expires, they can neither delay nor hasten [their inevitable demise]” (7:34). Who then are these atheist satraps who desire to bond their citizens to the nation and not to God, to that which is temporal and not the sublime transcendence of Allah’s grace. The members of this Islamic Council of Experts now offer an opportunity for all those involved in this foul deception to repent, to seek the will of Allah (SWT) and to bring themselves in line with his divine message. We urge the Nasserites to consider the blessing of everlasting life in Jannah, and to not jeopardise this blessing in defence of Al-Nasr and his worldly message."

Asalamu Alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh / May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you,

Ayatollah Ozma Sayyid Haydar Ali Farakhanzi |

Xaverium, Otsla, Liberalina, Czabalkia, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Great Britain Et Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland - | March 23rd, 1960 |

Terrorism looms once again in Ireland [I]![/I]

[I]Irish nationalist militants merge to form the "I.P.R.A."[/I]

Several Irish nationalist militant groups have united to form the so-called "Irish People's Republican Army". The merger was declared at a meeting in the southwestern County Kerry, which was chaired by former I.R.A. Chief of Staff Charlie Kerins. The leaders of several other militant groups were present, and agreed to amalgamate their organisations in order to "provide substantially increased resistance against the Imperial British forces".

The groups that have agreed to the merger are as follows;

[pre]1. Irish Republican Army

2. Irish Peoples Army

3. Irish Revolutionary Peoples Army

4. Workers Army of Ireland

5. Irish National Army[/pre]

Another group, the Irish Self-Defence Force, which advocates for an autonomous Ireland to remain part of the U.K., refused to take part in the merger. Charlie Kerins, the leader of this new "I.P.R.A.", declared the merger over the radio, which was met with widespread applause among hardline republican factions, and concern among both mainstream Catholics and Protestants, who fear an outbreak of war. The Workers Army of Ireland's political-wing, the Irish Workers Party, staged a rally in central Dublin yesterday evening. The rally was met with a huge police presence, though no violence was reported.

P.M. Harold Macmillan has condemned the formation of the new terrorist group, saying in an address outside No. 10 Downing Street that it is "counter-productive and in-opposition to a peaceful and free Ireland". He also pledged support to the Royal Irish Constabulary, and hinted that the Armed Forces could be deployed, if needs be. A rally in London was held by hardline nationalists of the National Action Party, the British People's Party and factions of the incumbent National Party. At the rally, the demonstrators burned an Irish flag, as well as an effigy of Fionn McCool, an Irish mythological hero.

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[B]March ,1960 kingdom of Portugal

[I]Queen Catherine had a great meeting with china some long negotiations but they both came to.a great mutual agreement and both nations have decided to recognize each other, The Chinese government has became a good friend and supporter of the Medici family in Portugal,

China will be having business move into Portugal which will in turn help with job creation and the economy as part of Catherine's economic plan in return China gets some territory they requested turned over to them .

Catherine and the council and parliament has begun working on a constitution for the kingdom which they hope will be finished in the up coming weeks , some of its clauses include freedom of religion as well

The council will decide on the very last few parts on it as parliament and the council work on it the final will get signed into law by her majesty Queen Catherine

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[pre]A Recap of the Kongo, 1920 - 1960[/pre]

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| Felix Jusupow took control of the Russian Dominion of the Kongo in 1920, assuming the role of the colony’s unelected Namestnik (Viceroy) in the midst of the Russian Civil War. Between 1920 and 1940, the Kongo would undergo massive development as the nation was flooded by White Russian emigrés. Skilled laborers, doctors, engineers, and many others would opt to immigrate to the Kongo rather than stay in the Soviet Union. An established population of roughly 1.1 million Russian settlers, known colloquially as Stoiniks, had been growing in the Kongo since Russia’s initial colonization attempts starting in 1875. Stoiniks are generally descended from Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Finnish, and Baltic colonists who immigrated between the years of 1875 and 1910. Among these were the ancestors of the Kongo’s wealthiest families: the Potomkins, Jusupows, Korkhonins, Wojtenkos, Slobodjans, Gagarins, and Woroncows who would immigrate to the country during this period. The harsh environment of the Kongolese interior imbued the Stoiniks with a rustic character, dedication to their Orthodox faith, and strong in group loyalty.

An estimated 500-800,000 White emigres would move to the Kongo in the immediate aftermath of the Russian Civil War. Many professionals, civil servants, military officers, and other anti-communists would seek asylum in France before departing for the Kongo from the Côte d’Azur, immigration would be limited to "Christians of Eastern European ancestry", with Georgians and Armenians being classed as Europeans by the governing authorities of the Kongo. With support from both Britain and France, the Dominion of the Kongo was able to rapidly recover economically from the losses incurred to the treasury fighting WWI and the Russian Civil War. The export of gold from the Elisavetgrad Krai allowed the Kongo Ruble to stabilise and allowed for ample trade with other European colonies and powers. Limited heavy industry related to the nation’s rich mineral resources, an expansive logging industry in the north, and a large agricultural sector concentrated in the Elisavetgrad Krai would become drivers of economic expansion starting during the later 1920s and continuing on despite the Great Depression.

From 1922 until 1955, the Kongo was led by Felix Jusupow, a known ally of Russian State President Pyotr Stolypin and from respected Princely family of Tatar origin. Having lived nearly his entire adolescence and adulthood in the Kongo, Jusupow was a favorite of the entire Kongolese right wing. Jusupow was able to unite stoinik nationalists, white emigres, captains of industry, WWI and Civil War veterans, and the religious right into a single political party: the NP or Narodna Partia / People’s Party. With Russia firmly under the control of the Bolsheviks, much of the 1930s was spent embracing the Stoinik identity and converting the Kongo’s colonial institutions into independent national institutions. The Stoinik dialect, a variant of Russian and Ukrainian developed by Russian settlers, would become the language of governance, media, and education. Natives would receive their education solely in the Stoinik dialect, where Stoiniks and other Europeans would receive their education in Stoinik, French, and English. The colonial structure of wealth extraction, which used European management and skilled labor to control masses of low-wage native laborers and extract maximum profit from the nation’s resources was directed at supporting a population far smaller than the former Russian Empire. As a result, the national economy boomed and the political system would become consolidated under the NP and the nation’s enfranchised white minority.

As tensions heated up during the 1930s, the Kongo found itself diplomatically torn between support for its historical allies of Britain and France and support for the anti-communist powers in the Axis. Germany specifically seemed dead set on destroying the Bolshevik state, something which drew the admiration of many white emigrés but also Stoiniks. The Kongo pursued neutrality for as long as possible, refusing to declare war on Germany following the invasions of Poland, the Low Countries, and France. However the fall of France and subsequent invasion of the Soviet Union by the Axis was generally received negatively in the Kongo, with the exception of a minority of right wing radicals. The brutality of German soldiers towards Russian and Ukrainian civilians did not take long to reach the Kongo, mostly spread by the testimony of refugees lucky enough to find asylum in the country. On 17 July 1941, the Kongo declared war on the German Reich and Kingdom of Italy and joined the Allied powers. Over 400,000 Kongolese, the majority of whom were Stoiniks, would go on to serve in the African and European Theaters. Roughly 20-40,000 Kongolese would defect to the Axis, most of which were emigrés or the children of emigrés, and fought mainly in the German-backed Russian and Ukrainian Liberation Armies. While many natives would receive arms in the event of an Axis invasion, none would be trained and deployed abroad in fear of a potential native insurrection. Due to the destruction of evidence and creation of false identities, a great many defectors would escape punishment and presumably returned to the Kongo with the many Soviet citizens who moved to the West following their liberation from Nazi work camps.

WWI, the Roaring 20s, and WWII had resulted in the development of a robust heavy industrial base in the Kongo capable of producing all sorts of high quality commodities. While production had been previously devoted to the sustenance of the Allied war effort, the end of WWII allowed for the Kongo’s industrial base to be reoriented toward the production of consumer goods and the development of the civilian economy. With nations across the world eager to import raw materials for reconstruction and African nations always in need for manufactured goods, the Kongo’s economic expansion resumed at even faster rates than the 1920s and 1930s. The Kongo’s famed uranium deposits, larger than any other on earth, would make the country a key Western ally as the Cold War East-West dichotomy emerged. The post-war Keynesian economic consensus would result in far more economic planning by the central government. The state-owned Kongo Industrial Development Company and Ministry of Industry, Economy, and Trade would be formed in the aftermath of WWII, and went to work providing massive subsides to housing projects, road works, the Kongo River hydroelectric dam complex, factories, mine expansion, logging expansion, and further mechanisation of agriculture. The resulting economic expansion required greater and greater numbers of native laborers, many of who had previously lived largely rural lives in a tribal setting. In order to maintain the dominance of white workers over natives, Jususpow’s NP government concocted a number of new measures intended to provide the vast majority of economic prosperity to the nation’s white, specifically male population. The measures required the further entrenching of racial segregation through the implementation of strict state-sanctioned segregation in 1947.

Types of employment available, areas for housing, funding for schools and universities, distribution of public utilities, funding for public works, arable land distribution, and ownership of national resources were deliberately and legally structured to provide the best possible living standards for Stoiniks and Europeans. The Stoinik regime in Stenligrad tried to justify this by nature of the fact that most urban areas and generators of the economy had been built with Russian capital under the auspice of the Russian Empire and Russian Federation of States. A series of Bantustans or “native homelands” were created, mostly on the frontiers of the nation, and given nominal independence by the Stoinik regime with almost no actual sovereignty. All native citizens of the Kongo were made citizens of the Bantustans, based on tribal language, and thus repatriated and made no longer citizens of the Republic of Kongo. The brutal conditions imposed on the natives by the Stoiniks was seen by many natives as simply a fact of life on a continent dominated by European powers. Beginning with the creation of the British and French Communities, the transition from colonialism to independence that was occurring in Southern and Northern Africa was inspiring a new generation of Kongolese natives. Younger natives would begin seeking means to achieve their independence.

Starting in 1951 with the Kongolese National Movement, organised resistance to the Stoinik regime slowly began to take on more mass appeal among natives. For much of the Kongo’s history since colonisation, native resistance tended to take the form of worker’s strikes. Most racial tensions had revolved around economic issues, and thus natives who didn’t work in cities felt less involved in the struggle against colonialism. The creation of official Bantustans and the exasperation of racial divisions in the aftermath of WWII would result in a native populace which felt increasingly dispossessed in the land of their forefathers. The KNM represented the first mass movement opposed to minority rule, and it’s leader Patrik Lumumba was able to transcend tribal lines with his message of black unity against the imperialist and colonialist forces. Inspired by the campaigns of Mohandas Gandhi, the KNM opted for mass campaigns of civil disobedience, boycotts, and mass protests. This prompted anxiety among the Kongo’s white population, and the NP capitalised on these fears to expand segregation and state powers. The Defence Against Communism Act, 1953, was drafted in order to essentially ban any domestic criticism of the policy of segregation and banned virtually all forms of protest against segregation. The act declared the mere act of calling for racial equality to be communist agitation, defining communistic agitation as: "calling for change of the current state of affairs through disturbance and disorder" as well as "the promotion of hostility between European peoples and non-European peoples for the purposes of creating social disorder." The Russian Afrika Police Service began regularly entering native-only neighborhoods to disrupt KNM rallies, and the continued presence of the white police and soldiers these areas greatly escalated tensions.

President Felix Jusupow’s multi-decade career in Kongolese politics came to a bitter end in 1955. The beginning of the end came as a result of the Charles Napoleon Bonaparte extradition trial. The former Emperor of France had lived in the Kongo for several years when the French High Court found him guilty of treason and requested his extradition to have his sentence of death be executed. The Krai Court of the Stenligrad province prevented the extradition of Bonaparte, on the grounds that he was now a Kongolese citizen who could not be extradited for the purpose of being executed. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, which wished to comply with the extradition request, in return took the Stenligrad Krai provincial government to the Supreme Court. The two parties would end up in a trial over the constitutionality of deporting Bonaparte and whether the Krai Court was correct in protecting him. The trial would go on for an extended period of time, with Bonaparte’s legal team continually seeking to postpone the trial and delay the proceedings to the best of their ability. It was finally revealed by former Minister of Internal Affairs Lubomir Mikhalitsin, in his tell-all book released in 1953, that Charles Napoleon Bonaparte had been protected from extradition specifically on the orders of then-President Felix Jusupow. The connections between Jusupow and Bonaparte were obvious, Bonaparte had been arrested at a home he rented from President Jusupow and the two were well known acquittances. The revelation was damning for the Stenligradski Krai Court’s legal defence and for President Jusupow’s popularity.

Having spend 33 years as the Kongo’s head of state, Jusupow resigned in the shadow of the Bonaparte Scandal. Nevertheless, the Kongo River Dam Complex was named the "Jusupow Dam Complex" in honor of Jusupow’s political service by the incoming NP-caretaker government. The change of power from Jususpow to the younger Rudolf Maarjowich Jashchenko was initially seen by many native activists as a possibility for political reforms. Jashchenko quickly dispelled any rumors of reforms when he stated his opposition to majority rule "now, tomorrow, and forever" in his inaugural address. President Jashchenko’s incendiary comments and the perceived failures of civil disobedience to change the situation would culminate in the 1957 Mbandanka Massacre. Lingalastan, a bantustan on the eastern border with the Republic of Gongo, was one of many hotbeds of the Kongolese National Movement. The University of Lingalastan was one of the few native-only universities and much of the student body was associated with the KNM. Despite the university being located in the nominally independent Lingalastan Republic, much of the students education was still conducted in Stoinik Russian and very little was conducted in the native Ngala language. The University was located in in the bantustan’s capital - Mbandanka, which was adjacent to the city of Ekvatograd and many European suburbs. On 16 April 1957, 3,000 native students from the University of Lingalastan embarked on a peaceful protest walking from Mbandanka into the suburbs of Ekvatograd. All the while, they chanted slogans in support of equal rights and an end to minority rule.

The Russian Afrika Police Service, the all-white police force entrusted with law enforcement outside the Bantustans, was quick to intercept the students on their way to the suburbs. The students refused to disperse after being ordered to by riot police, and shortly thereafter the police forces opened fire on the crowd. While government officials listed an official death toll of 30, unofficial estimates sit at between 70-200 deaths. The massacre led to a turning point in the battle for native civil rights. Shortly after the event, President Jashchenko enacted a still ongoing state of emergency and began widespread domestic censorship of the massacre. Patrik Lumumba, Josif Mobutu, Aleksei Kalonji, Kirill Adoula, Josif Ileo, and many other top leaders of the Kongolese National Movement would quickly disperse into the Virunga and Maly Ural mountain ranges in the Eastern Kongo’s Burundi-Ruanda Bantustan. With the KNM leadership in hiding, the Ministry of Internal Affairs began raids against thousands of supposed radicals. In the months following the Mbandanka Massacre, 11,000 members of the KNM would be arrested. On 9 July 1958, the Kongolese National Movement was declared a communist organisation and banned by the State Duma of the Republic of the Kongo. Since 1957, the Kongo’s native resistance movement had gone almost entirely underground. Patrik Lumumba and his associates remain wanted men, and they rely entirely on the networks of supporters to keep them hidden. Lumumba and his associates are known to regularly switch safe houses and remain as much as possible in the mountain ranges and forests of the country.

As authorities begin to relax many of the state of emergency measures, the KNM begins preparations to reassert itself as the nucleus of the native rights movement. Lumumba and Mobutu have engaged in talks with the Soviet Union, always eager to crush what it views as a rogue province of the rightful Soviet community of nations. The Kongolese natives are becoming restless again, growing increasingly tired of watching the immense prosperity of their nation going to the mouths of "settler imperialists". The great masses of Stoiniks remain completely oblivious to the reality of their situation, having grown comfortable and complacent in the idea that they will perpetually rule a land of willing, cheap, workers. Sprawling green lawns and single-family homes often sit no more than 200 yards away from native shanty towns, and the inequality increasingly is becoming unbearable. A revolution is bubbling under the surface of this Stoinik utopia, and sooner than later the rulers of the land will find themselves running for the hills. |

Arcanda, Val Verde-, Otsla, Grand Indochina, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Prussia Poland, Great Britain Et Ireland

Prussia Poland wrote:[B]March ,1960 kingdom of Portugal

[I]Queen Catherine had a great meeting with china some long negotiations but they both came to.a great mutual agreement and both nations have decided to recognize each other, The Chinese government has became a good friend and supporter of the Medici family in Portugal,

China will be having business move into Portugal which will in turn help with job creation and the economy as part of Catherine's economic plan in return China gets some territory they requested turned over to them .

Catherine and the council and parliament has begun working on a constitution for the kingdom which they hope will be finished in the up coming weeks , some of its clauses include freedom of religion as well

The council will decide on the very last few parts on it as parliament and the council work on it the final will get signed into law by her majesty Queen Catherine

Mali, after long negotiations has agreed to recognize and support the legitimacy of the Portuguese state, in exchange for the Malian annexation of Guinea-Bissau.

Xaverium, Grand Indochina, Prussia Poland

January 1960

Bongo Bongo Bongo, No Airspace For Congo:

Following his return from China, and his parties victory in the 1960 elections, Louis Beavogui has taken up the mantle of defender of Sub-Saharan African rights. PM Beavogui with the near unanimous vote of parliament has closed the Malian Airspace to any and all Kongolese Airplanes. This is the first of many steps to be taken by the Malian government to punish the Kongolese for their continued policy of segregation and white settler colonialism.

In a speech to the local parliament in Timbuktu, Beavogui said: “These so called western democracies champion themselves as the protectors of freedom yet they have allowed the Kongo state to continue segregating and depriving their people of the fundamental rights guaranteed to every man. They have blockaded us yet the Kongolese are allowed to continue on without punishment. Well no more, if no one else will champion for the rights of the oppressed then we must. We cannot call ourselves Africans, and we cannot call ourselves a democracy while our brothers live in chains.”

Xaverium, Grand Indochina, Kiger, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Great Britain Et Ireland

[pre]Here is the last rp for context of the various factions >[/pre] [spoiler]https://www.nationstates.net/region=the_roleplay_chessboard/page=display_region_rmb?postid=42496006#p42496006[/spoiler]

[list][list]June, 1958

ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴇᴛꜱ!

𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍

𝘓𝘌𝘉𝘈𝘕𝘖𝘕, 𝘉𝘌𝘙𝘜𝘐𝘛 بيروت, 𝘚𝘈𝘕𝘈𝘠𝘌𝘏 صنائع, 𝘊𝘌𝘕𝘛𝘙𝘈𝘓 𝘋𝘈𝘠𝘛𝘐𝘔𝘌[/list][/list]

[sup]Beirut Lebanon, 15th of July, 1958. The once-bustling streets of the 'Paris of the Middle East' have become disturbingly quiet over the last weeks. Riots and protests in Sidon against Chamoun's bid for re-election had further created tensions between the various political parties, and many began whispering of a potentially armed uprising against the government. In Beirut, bloody group brawls became commonplace between members of the Kataeb and Al-Mourabitoun, the brawls would escalate into outright shoot outs many times. Soon enough, certain areas of Beirut became no-go zones depending on your political affiliation as militiamen formed makeshift roadblocks and checkpoints. It became commonplace to see armed men roaming the streets in the city, not even the police were able to quell the mass armament of civilians. Fearful of a potential Nasserist uprising, Chamoun attempted to court French support via a telegram to President Charles de Gaulle, however, stated in a letter that France would only support Lebanon so long as she is able to maintain control of the situation. Control, however, was not in the cards. President Chamoun would spark the fire of 58 when he secretly attempted to present a law that would ban political parties with connections to Nasser and the UAR. The law clearly aimed at Al-Mourabitoun but its party leader, Ibrahim Kulaylat, was quick to respond as Sentinal militias began rising up in the Muslim districts of Beirut. After that, the rest followed suit with their own violence and the streets ran red with blood. Rashid Karami, a strong opponent of Chamoun and a 'friend' of Nasser led an uprising in Tripoli which was majority Muslim. The Chouf District erupted into violence when the PSP under Kamal Jumblatt's rose up against the Army and pro-Chamoun cells in the district. As for the military's role in all this. General Fouad Chehab, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces was afraid that any attempt to put down the revolt by armed force would mean the dissolution of his army into Christian and Muslim armed cliques. The Army and its commander in chief maintained strict neutrality. Chehab intervened only to keep certain essential communications open. and to prevent rebel sorties from their strongholds in Tripoli, the Chouf, and the Basta area of Beirut.[/sup]

[list][list]𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝙱𝚎𝚒𝚛𝚞𝚝

[I][pre]The first week of bloodshed was naturally chaotic as the organization within the various party militias was slow to rally. The Sentinals and Kataeb being the exception as both had already been building up their capabilities. Kataeb militants quickly secured the Matn District, a traditional Phalangist stronghold centered at the town of Bikfaya, and kept the main roads connecting Beirut to that territory open, where the Gemayels held numerous commercial interests. The Kataeb militants were led by Lebanese-American William Hawi into Beirut, quickly linking forces with Chamoun's right-hand man, Naim Moghabghab, who himself led a Christian Maronite militia under the name of the "National Guard". Together they rapidly took over several Christian areas of the city. The Sentinals also mobilized rapidly in the Basta Muslim district of the city, able to gather almost a thousand militiamen and arm them well thanks to arms being secretly provided by the Syrian Army. Fighting quickly erupted between Sentinal and Kataeb militants in the streets of Beirut, having multiple encounters near the edges of the Basta district. Sentinals initially outnumbering and outgunning them, managed to chase Kataeb militants down the streets. A Sentinal lieutenant commanding a platoon ordered them to take over a secondary school used by Christians. They quickly ran anyone out of there and began setting up crude defenses, such as barricading the doors with desks and setting up machine-gun nests on the roof. This school would become a contested point and bullet holes riddle the school. No window or door left untouched by bullets. By the third week, most of the players came out in force, the Sentinels now numbered an alleged 1,700, the Kataeb militants and national guard double their numbers. The SSNP led by Gen. Ghassan Jadid arrived in Beirut to assist Chamoun's forces. Jadid unlike Hawi and Moghabghab had actual combat experience from his service in the Syrian Army, and was thus, far better in organizing his troops. While the SSNP didn't boast the numbers of their counterparts, they made up for it with effective tactics. Able to clear out a police station that was used by the Sentinals in a single hour with no casualties. Surprisingly the Lebanese Communist Party showed up to the battle, although by far the smallest force, they took to patrolling their areas of the city with occasional strikes on Sentinal militias attempting to spread out from the Basta district.[/pre]

[spoiler=✯ 𝐑𝐏𝐂 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐄𝐃, 𝐄𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐄 𝐍𝐒! ✯]Teymour

Otsla

Val Verde-

Zanbala Prz

Czabalkia

Stahlrahm

Not Xav

Grand Indochina

Teujira

The Reunified German Reich

Gaia Major

Pacifica Occidentalis

Lux Lumen

Zemlyakavkaz

Liberalina

Miwok-[/spoiler]

{MADE BY Otsla}

Xaverium, Grand Indochina, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Great Britain Et Ireland

Post self-deleted by Der Hundestaat.

Der Hundestaat wrote:

Mate this is an alt-history region that follows "realism". You have to claim a spot to roleplay.

Grand Indochina, Der Hundestaat

Kiger wrote:Mate this is an alt-history region that follows "realism". You have to claim a spot to roleplay.

Ohhh. Sorry, I’ll leave and send a new puppet to rp. Sorry again.

(ooc: not a news post but an actual RP post)

[list][list]Operation Goldmine Pre-phase Operations, Part 2

March 15, 1960, 12:00[/list][/list]

[list]The Peruvian spies continued collecting intelligence on critical infrastructure. The Peruvian spies sabotages five bridges and destroyed two public buildings. The spies blended into the background rather well, given the ongoing troubles and unrest that Bolivia was experiencing even without Peruvian interference. Some of the spies wormed their ways into the current worker movements and began stirring up antigovernmental sentiment and protests. While the Bolivian government was actively trying to disarm the revolutionaries, the Peruvian spies found ways to circumvent the disarmament efforts. Some of the Peruvian spies set up a counterfeiting effort in order to mint fake Bolivian currency in an effort to drive up inflation in the Bolivian economy. The counterfeiting used subpar materials in order to make a profit in these efforts, while also making sure that the counterfeit currency masses inexperienced eyes. The Peruvian spies also had another breakthrough, as one of the spies gained a job as the secretary one of the government offices. Another Peruvian spy has also gained a job at a Bolivian bank and began subtly diverting small amounts of funds towards the spies, in such small amounts that it would just appear as small accounting errors on paper. While the espionage operations were ongoing, the Peruvian military was continuing its preparation for the upcoming invasion. The Peruvian military stepped up its preparedness training and increased its logistical supplies. Meanwhile, a number of new 'goldmines' were set up publicly under the Operation Goldmine designation, in order to prevent the knowledge of the true operation from getting to the enemy if there was enemy spies in Peru. Those 'goldmines' were in-fact, mostly fake, being fake mines to just make the appearance of gold mines being established. Very few of the mines under the fake designation were actually true producing goldmines. Soon, the invasion of Bolivia by Peru would begin, less than a year would pass before the Peruvian military would invade Bolivia.[/list]

Xaverium, Kiger, Sadar, Zanbala Prz

[list]NOVEMBER — DECEMBER 1959

CAIRO, UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC — MIDDLE EAST[/list]

[list][list][sub][pre]!دولة قوية و عادلة

Strong & Just Nation!

TRANSLATING POLITICAL UNITY TO BUREAUCRATIC UNITY[/pre][/sub]

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[list][sub]With the conclusion of 4 years of anti-nationalist insurrections, President Nasser and the National Unity Movement looked to emulate the experience of Arab political reform and project it on a socioeconomic level. The atmosphere around the members of the Mazar was one of urgency, as the fulfillment of the ideological goal of a pan-Arab union had consequently led to a neglect in the fields of social development. It was this development that had originally been the bedrock of Nasser's successes during his time in the now-defunct position of Egyptian President. Yet it still played a critical role in securing the long lasting political mandate the National Unity Movement was seeking in the upcoming September 1960 elections. And more critically, while the absorption of Egypt and Arabia and later the former-British possessions of the Gulf and Syria served as hysterical public victories for Nasser as the paragon of pan-Arabism, they could not serve as evidence that the incumbent authorities were capable of providing basic services and economic stability. What was imminently apparent to the government was the lack of amalgamation within the United Arab Republic. For instance documents such as passports and currencies issued by the governments which preceded the creation of the UAR, remained in circulation. This was tolerated under the pretext that the enforcement of a uniform currency, issuing passports and creating other personal documents, was unfeasible under the circumstances of the consolidation period which had existed since September 1955. There also remained political concerns that the premature reformation of the aforementioned fields would create unnecessary public backlash. And further interrupt the existing governmental and financial structures beyond Egypt, which in many respects were appropriated out of necessity by Cairo as a means to maintain some element of fragile state authority. In a legislative briefing headed by representatives of the Central Bank, the Minister of Interior Affairs Mohammed Najib, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sa'id Al-Ghazzi, encouraged members of the National Assembly and Higher Arab Council, to implement the internal amalgamation of currency and personal documents. Henceforth, the ‘Law on The National Currency & Usage’ and ‘Law on Passports, Birth & Death Certificates & Social Documents’ was produced on November 27th 1959. The former document, acting through the Ministry of Finance, called for monetary circulation to, over the course of 3 to 4 years, clear itself of all Saudi Riyals, Egyptian Dinars, Syrian Pounds and Gulf Rupees. As part of a wider transition to the Arab Dinar. Arab Citizens will still be allowed to retain these currencies over the cause of the transition, however salaries and fiscal change will be conducted in the Arab Dinar, starting from late-August 1960. The latter document is built in a more immediate approach, declaring that the only accepted passports must be that of the United Arab Republic from late-August 1960. Previous birth and death certificates as well as other identifying materials issued by governments before September 22nd 1955, will continue to be accepted. However any new issuing of such papers must adhere to those provided by the government of the UAR.[/sub]

[sub]The inconsistencies between each Region of the United Arab Republic, that the November 27th session of the legislature tried to amend, was also reflected in the field of education curriculum. The recently appointed Minister of Education, Qustantine Zureiq, a Greek Orthodox intellectual from Syria Region with a well established background in Arabist literature, expressed concerns at the current reality. In an extensive report presented to the National Assembly in early December, titled "Arab Educational Philosophy and its National Mission", Zureiq emphasized the need of replacing the current curriculums with a framework "reliant on the unity of the Arab people and the necessity of the creation and preservation of a new national mentality". The paper was primarily motivated by the Minister's convictions as a philosopher, that focused on the intellectual dimensions of pan-Arabism. As a testament to his influence, he is credited with terming the exodus of Palestinians by the Zionist movement during the 1948 Palestine War as "The Calamity", or Nabka, a name which has since been preserved in political and public conversation. While serving as the Vice President of the American University of Beirut, Zureiq called upon Arab society to embrace modern technology and science rather than disregard it, while establishing beliefs such as 'citizenship', separation of religion and state, 'modernism' and 'rationalism' as the basis of a future Arab society. His current works reflected that of his first notable performance, the 1938 lecture entitled "The Arab Consciousness", where he introduced the idea of the "Arab mission" which would bring new strength to the pan-Arab cause “to absorb the knowledge of the West and to join it with the views that have arisen in reaction to it, and to combine them in a new unity that will be a sign of the coming life, and that the Arabs will spread to the world as they spread their brilliant civilization in the past ages.” While addressing the National Assembly after presenting his paper, the Minister requested the creation of a temporary committee under the mandate of the Ministry of Education, that would construct the basis of a new "curriculum reflective of the current state of the Arab nation". The request would be granted in the spirit of finding a new uniform education system and in the absence of any existing framework that could provide an alternative to Zureiq's request. It was also established that the legislature would need to approve any proposals produced by the committee.

[/sub]

[sub]With political approval Zureiq collected pan-Arab intellectuals to serve in the committee, particularly from Syria. The sociologist and former-teacher Mishil Aflaq and Salah Al-Din Al-Bitar, both the co-founders of the Ba’ath Party were selected to serve by Zureiq at the behest of Nasser, who saw developing the curriculum as a joint project for all Arab intellectuals. Sati Al-Husri, another Syrian intellectual of Turkish descent, who was living in Cairo at the time, was to join the commission due to his significance to the intellectual development of Arab nationalism. Al-Husri wrote the first Arabic language premier which was adopted in Iraq in the 1920’s and further served in developing the curriculum Iraqi and Syrian curriculums. He was also a heavily controversial figure due to his ideological views which differed with Zureiq’s comparatively more liberal and democratic approaches to pan-Arabism. As Al-Husri had in the past openly decried Fascistic principles as a model for Arabs to copy, as well as racial anti-Iranian sentiments. The ideological diversity of the commission were to be expanded with the appointment of Taha Hussein, the former Professor of History at Cairo University and an extremely controversial figure due to his beliefs that the Qur’an should not be taken as an objective source of history and his treatise of Al-Ma’arri. The latter was especially relevant as Al-Ma’arri, who was a blind 9th century Arab philosopher, was one of the few in his time who presented skeptical arguments against the established religions. Calling such “a fable created by the ancients” in a bid to exert command of society. Taha himself was a strong supporter of the Young Egypt Party which preceded and opposed Nasser’s Republican Party. Hence there was little ideological commonality between himself and the remainder of the committee, yet Zureiq proceeded in appointing him, hoping that Taha could provide a balance to Al-Husri and enticed by Taha’s supportive commentary on free education, saying that “education is as water and air, the right of every human being”. The committee would eventually grow to 23 members, a majority of which came from Syria and Egypt. Their was an established understanding that Taha would pioneer the study of literature and language, while the figures from the Ba'ath movement and Al-Husri would indulge in the field of social sciences.[/sub]

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Xaverium, Grand Indochina, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Great Britain Et Ireland

Post by The Don-Kuban Socialist Republic suppressed by Teujira.

The Don-Kuban Socialist Republic

1944

The Japanese have invaded Siberia, occupying the Siberian reserves and delaying the Russian comeback significantly. The Germans captured Moscow and Stalingrad, marching towards Leningrad. Russia is in Chaos, Stalin, in desperation, fakes his death and flees to Georgia, hoping to escape to Turkey or Iran should Russia fall. Meanwhile, Caucasia has been taken by the Germans. But Zhukov takes over and turns things around, pushing the Japanese out of Siberia and halting the German advance. Inspired by Zhukov, Stalin rallies the workers of Caucasia to form a new state. Knowing he would be executed for cowardice, Stalin assumes a fake identity and rebels against the occupying Germans.

1946

The Germans have finally be defeated but Russia is in Ruins. Zhukov’s state soon turned Democratic and we were the only true soviets...

The Don-Kuban Socialist Republic wrote:1944

The Japanese have invaded Siberia, occupying the Siberian reserves and delaying the Russian comeback significantly. The Germans captured Moscow and Stalingrad, marching towards Leningrad. Russia is in Chaos, Stalin, in desperation, fakes his death and flees to Georgia, hoping to escape to Turkey or Iran should Russia fall. Meanwhile, Caucasia has been taken by the Germans. But Zhukov takes over and turns things around, pushing the Japanese out of Siberia and halting the German advance. Inspired by Zhukov, Stalin rallies the workers of Caucasia to form a new state. Knowing he would be executed for cowardice, Stalin assumes a fake identity and rebels against the occupying Germans.

1946

The Germans have finally be defeated but Russia is in Ruins. Zhukov’s state soon turned Democratic and we were the only true soviets...

you have to join the discord and submit an application to rp here. keep doing this and you will be kicked and banned

Teujira wrote:you have to join the discord and submit an application to rp here. keep doing this and you will be kicked and banned

Oops sorry. I’ll leave.

Hola buenas

soy nuevo aqui

y me parece interesante su region quiero estar aqui y ser algo

pero no me puedo unir a la discordia porque ustedes son anglohablantes y yo no hablo ingles.

Teujira, Liberalina, Zanbala Prz

Huancavilca wrote:Hola buenas

soy nuevo aqui

y me parece interesante su region quiero estar aqui y ser algo

pero no me puedo unir a la discordia porque ustedes son anglohablantes y yo no hablo ingles.

Bienvenido amigo, you te puedo audar. Aunque no hables ingles, toda via puedes estan en el Discord aye otros que hablan epañol. Ademas, el discord es donde pasamos los applicationes de mapa. Puedes usar el google traduction, no es %100 correcto pero si ayuda.

Liberalina, Huancavilca

[list]JUNE 1958

DAMASCUS, UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC — MIDDLE EAST[/list]

[list][list][sub][pre]!دولة قوية و عادلة

Strong & Just Nation!

SPEAKING ON LEBANON[/pre][/sub]

[/list][/list]

[list][sub]"As of this day we have heard of unacceptable actions occurring in Lebanon. We have heard that school’s and civilian neighborhoods are being transformed into fierce battle fields between the belligerent forces. It is clear to us and it is the position of the government of the United Arab Republic, that the current conflict is unacceptable and untenable. It is the result of an unfair political structure which has manifested in the concentration of state authority within a small clique. We, of course, call for the reformation of this structure in a manner which serves the rights and interests of all Lebanese citizens. Furthermore, we declare that it is a shameful act, that Arab must raise an army against another Arab. Our policy is that a peaceful end to this conflict is required and that the usage of unilateral force will fail to achieve the interests of the Lebanese Arab people and the international community. We are especially concerned at the possibility of the conflict, should it grow, to threaten the effectiveness of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency and its mandate of protection over Palestinian refugees. We must not permit the further displacement of anyone in Lebanon, and we must prevent violations of the UN Human Rights Charter and the Geneva Conventions by any of the belligerent parties."[/sub]

- ABBAS SOHLIYEH[/list]

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[list][list][sub]While working alongside the Minister of Interior Affairs, Mohammed Najib, in order to foresee the process of Syrian integration into the United Arab Republic, Foreign Minister Abbas Sohliyeh was informed of troubling events in neighbouring Lebanon. Political tensions, spurred in part by differing sectarian identities had prompted armed clashes between the Maronite-led Kata'ib movement and the Muslim-dominated Al-Mourabitoun party. The influence of pan-Arabism and Jamal Abdel Nasser amongst Lebanese non-Maronites had sufficiently frightened the regionalist establishment in Beirut under President Chamoun. Who attempted to criminalize all political parties and operations with idealogical links to the United Arab Republic, in a direct affront to Lebanon's constitutional freedoms, provoking uprisings in the pro-Nasser Muslim quarters of the capital. The foray was then joined by other factions such as the Progressive Socialist Party of Walid Jumblatt, the Syrian Socialist Nationalists and the Lebanese communists. For decades, Lebanon's Muslims had clamoured for a fairer distribution of political and economic power, which was concentrated in the hands of the Maronite community and supported by anti-Arab groups such as the Kata'ib. Therefore it can be argued that the new conflict is simply the result of the longstanding socioeconomic and sociopolitical inequalities rooted in the Lebanese political system. In a closed-door meeting between President Nasser, the Foreign Minister Abbas Sohliyeh, Minister of Interior Affairs Mohammed Najib, Governor of the Syrian Region Shukri al-Quwatli and and head of the Syrian Army Afif Al-Bizri, discussions were held on the situation in Lebanon and the possibility of intervention. The talks decided that it would be impossible for the United Arab Republic to play anything more than a minimal role in Lebanese affairs, as it was still in the process of consolidation both in Syria and elsewhere. The decided priority therefore, was to further work alongside Syrian political institutions in the cause of their political integration, rather than make strong commitments to enforcing any specific position in Lebanon. Nonetheless in a symbolic gesture during his press conference the day after the meeting, the Foreign Minister presented a '5 point plan' in support of avoiding the spread of Lebanese civil, sectarian and political conflict. This came at the heavy insistence of Al-Bizri, who disagreed on the passive position of the United Arab Republic towards the crisis in Lebanon, however was unable to overturn it. However, the reality is that there is little geopolitical will to implement the proposal on behalf of the political leadership, which is preoccupied with an ongoing matters. Therefore, it is unlikely that any of these points will be fulfilled at the present, rather it is the hope of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that a future dialogue between the Lebanese factions will use the '5 Point Plan' as the basis of a peace agreement. [/sub][/list][/list]

[list][pre]OUTLINE OF THE 5 POINT PLAN[/pre][/list]

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[sub][pre]1.[/pre] [pre]Immediate end to all combative operations by the belligerent groups.[/pre][/sub]

[sub][pre]2.[/pre] [pre]Immediate disarmament of all the belligerent groups.[/pre][/sub]

[sub][pre]3.[/pre] [pre]Restructure of elements within the constitution that enable an unfair power dynamic in favour of the Maronite community which marginalizes non-Maronite citizens.[/pre][/sub]

[sub][pre]4.[/pre] [pre]Hold snap elections to reaffirm the democratic processes of Lebanon, the political desires of its people and the legitimacy of the current leadership.[/pre][/sub]

[sub][pre]5.[/pre] [pre]Potentially deploying an Arab League deterrent mission or a United Nations mission at the behest of the Security Council.[/pre][/sub][/list][/list]

Xaverium, Otsla, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Great Britain Et Ireland, Eastern Draxtedia

[B] March 1960

Triumph Over Imperialism

After intense negotiation with the Portuguese government, the Malian government has gained full control over Guinea-Bissau, removing the last block in the Pan-Malian Federal Plan outlined Modibo Keïta’s original book on Malian Thought. In a rousing speech in Timbuktu, Mansa Modibo praised the People's Republic of China for their help, saying, “There is no truer friend to the Malian people than the Chinese.” The Mansa then ended his speech by saying “When the Third World works together nothing is impossible.” The Military paraded through the streets, tailed by members of the Keïta Youth, and Malian Young Women League.

Beginning of the Second Parliament of Mali

The Second Parliament took their seats in office today. Immediately the Prime Minister and members of the UNF began drafting bills to expand the power of the Federal court and Executive branch citing several recent investigations that have shown rural branches of local governments and courts being ambivalent to the new laws enacted by the government. To this end further the Government announced the formation of the Département de l'application de l'ordonnance fédérale (DAOF) while many on both the Tuareg Autonomous People's Party, and the Alliance and the Party for the Republic and Democracy both decried the creation of this body as secret police the bill still passed.

Xaverium, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Great Britain Et Ireland

[list]Heiwa 8

29 March 1960[/list]

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[sub]日本放送協会 • Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai[/sub][/list][/list][/list]

[ Large Strike at Miike Coal Mine - Union Miner Stabbed by Yakuza ! ]

[list]| Japan's largest and most productive coal mine, the Miike mine owned by the powerful Mitsui group in eastern Kyushu, has been the stage of a drawn-out strike for months, just now escalating with the stabbing of Kiyoshi Kubo. While the exact circumstances of this tragic incident have yet to be known, both sides are already up in arms and pointing at one another for responsibility. The powerful local mine union, affiliated with the radical Sōhyō union and backed by the more moderate Zenrō labor federation, has accused the Mitsui conglomerate of using right-wing thugs and yakuza members to break up their movement. Meanwhile, the Mitsui group and a newly-formed Mitsui-backed "second union" at the mine, which is calling for an end to the strike, have pointed fingers at the "first" radical union, accusing them of endangering workers' lives and putting at risk the livelihoods of entire towns who rely on the mine for subsistance. This is just the last in a series of clashes that now symbolize the tense situation of labor relations in Japan. Nearly the entirety of the labor federations in the nation have thrown their weight behind the Miike miners in their "struggle", whereas the corporate and industrial world has also united in support of Mitsui. The donations and support from both sides have participated to the months-long standoff and invigorated both sides, neither of which seem ready to stand down or compromise. The original goal of the strike, which opposed massive layoffs to make way for accrued mechanization, has now been superseded by the national importance of the movement. |

| On the site of the mine, where large buildings of corrugated iron and other industrial and railroad equipment lay idle and empty of their usual traffic, the muddy roads are occupied by barbed wire, hurdles and barricades put up by the miners on strike, who don hachimaki headbands and hoist flags and banners professing their cause. Rows of women, the miners' wives, are now being seen each day standing up at the entrance, arms interlocked. The miners have explained that such is their tactic to deter further violent strike-breaking actions now that the country's attention is focused on their fight; before Kubo's stabbing, scuffles and battles between different union groups and gangs had been a daily occurence on the site. To Prime Minister Kishi's government, who has so far passively backed the Mitsui conglomerate without involving itself further in the dispute, this event is most untimely, as it already faces a reinvigorated leftist opposition and virulent protests against the dual US-Japan Security Treaty and the military rearmament plan. Both labor and management now see the "Miike Struggle" as their decisive battle or kessen not only for themselves but for their whole support base, and both seem poised to stand their ground. In a bid to attract international sympathy, the Miike miners have reached out to labor federations across the world, to publicize their struggle and ask for support - From the United States to France, Germany, Great Britain which also is in the throes of agitation, and Italy. |[/list]

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[pre]Two steps forward...two steps...TO VICTORY!!! Yes indeed, two steps closer to liberation thanks to the coordinated efforts of the National Coalition for Victory (NCV). Weeks on end of mass labor strikes and protests have bent the knees of the French colonial administration: No economic activity meant no means of funneling resources from the colony towards French pockets. How much was lost in investments that span of a week, only God knows, but it was enough to get the message across the board that French colonialism was seeing its dusk? On November 28, 1958, Gongo became an autonomous republic within the French Community with full independence scheduled in 1960. This two year period will be used to build up the foundation for a fully functioning independent Gongolese Government. French colonial administrator, Jean-Paul Guilbert, was in charge of providing mentorship and guidance to Asani M'kwam on how to run a country. But in truth, Jean was under careful instruction to monitor the activities of the NCV and M'kwam. France only wanted willing puppet states that would maintain its economic interests in the region, allowing communists or freethinking Africans to take power was not to be allowed. Anything M'kwam or the NCV did was to be reported, the French presence in Africa was far from over. The Frech would keep Gongo locked into their sphere of influence by forcing Gongo to allow the French military to train, arm, and groom the Gongolese Colonial Army into a proper military force. French military officers already began scouting out potential officer candidates to manipulate in case Asani and the NCV were to direct Gongo into the hands of the East. Indeed, Gongo just like the rest of French Africa was to remain under the heels of France. Either by their own will or by force.[/pre]

Otsla, Kiger, Teymour, Malian Imperial Federation, Great Britain Et Ireland

April 1960

Operation Green Belt

The Parliament members shifted nervously in their seats. It seemed like Prime Minister Beavogui has finally lost his mind. A great Green Belt proposal? Where did he think the Federation would get the money for that? Had his grandiosity finally ventured into insanity? Everyone was far too nervous to question him though, they knew better than that. He and the Mansa were the two most powerful men in the nation. The Army and the Youth were in their pockets, everyone who had even given a whiff of betrayal had been purged. Prime Minister Beavogui stepped up to the stand, His hair was unkempt and he had almost a wild look in his eyes. After a few moments he began to deliver his speech.

Beavogui:

“Gentlemen throughout West African history we have seen a war against each other, and more importantly we have seen a war against nature itself. The Great Sahara Desert has pushed across us consuming great tracts of agricultural land and holding us hostage to it's whim. Well, today I say no longer. I announce the start of the Great Green Belt Plan, by 1990 We will plan 80 million acres of trees in a belt along the entire 3,000 mile stretch of the Sahara. It will be up to 900 miles in some areas. I know what you are thinking, am I a mad man, and who will pay for these trees. Well, I am reaching out to ties across the world as we speak, combating desertification and turning the Sahara into a habitable space where we can grow crops again is of the utmost importance. I am also calling upon this government to enact a conscription policy, young ages 16-25 may be conscripted for up to two non-consecutive years for the construction of this Green Wall. We will also conscript non-violent prisoners to work for their freedom by doing hard labor constructing roadways and planting trees along our new route. Gentlemen this project will be costly, and many of the weak will parish, but in the end, it will lead to a greener and more productive landscape.”

With that, Prime Minister Beavogui stepped off the platform, a vote was called, and in a margin of 65% - 35% the vote was passed. The UFP had once again bent to the will of the Prime Minister and the Mansa, and the most ambitious project in African history would soon begin

Otsla, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Great Britain Et Ireland

[sub]18 April 1960[/sub]

[sup]Bomba! Importerad från Sverige[/sup]

Swedish government forms the Vapenexportmyndigheten - Arms Export Agency

The Swedish government has formed the Vapenexportmyndigheten (VPX), or the Arms Export Agency, as a government body to oversee and facilitate the export of Swedish armaments to foreign countries. Whilst previously companies were free to negotiate with foreign governments to export their armaments, subject to the Swedish government's approval, all such activity has now been put under the exclusive supervision of the Arms Export Agency. The new agency is meant to aid in the advertising of Swedish armaments internationally, including its military planes, artillery, and other munitions, as well as to ensure transparency and bypass the need for intermediaries. The establishment faced criticism from the Communists as well as sections of the ruling Social Democrats, who were opposed to the export of arms outside of Sweden.

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Hello. This region caught my eye so i moved here

Teujira, Shamalistan, Prussia Poland, Eastern Draxtedia

Will be on later today

[list][list]FRANCO-MOROCCAN ACCORDS SIGNED, MOROCCO LEAVES FRENCH UNION

14 May 1960 - Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco[/list][/list]

| After eight years of membership in the French Union, the Kingdom of Morocco and the French Union have signed agreements which will oversee the withdrawal of Morocco from the French Union, rendering unto the Kingdom full sovereignty in foreign affairs outside of the jurisdiction of the communal French Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs and recognizing the Moroccan Kingdom's full sovereignty separate of the rest of the Union. Signed in Rabat by Sultan Muhammad V and French Union President Charles de Gaulle, the Franco-Moroccan Accords will begin taking effect gradually over the coming years to ensure a swift, mutual, and effective withdrawal of the Sultanate from the multinational organization. |

| Morocco's decision to leave the French Union, spurred upon by the Union's insistence regarding border disputes between French Algeria and Morocco deep in the Sahara, was formalized on 2 December 1959 when the Moroccan Sultan signed the Articles of Separation, the legal documents required for a state to exit the French Union. Since 2 December 1959, the French Union and Morocco have undergone negotiations to establish the pretext and terms of withdrawal. Paramount among the agreements, beyond restoring control of foreign affairs to the Moroccan government, is the removal of all French military assets from Morocco outside of a few, key military installations. France will continue to operate naval facilities at Rabat and Agadir, air bases in Rabat, Fes, Agadir and Marrakesh, and army installations at El-Jadida. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces shall also no longer fall under the umbrella of the French Union Armed Forces, and will be withdrawn from their positions at French Union military installations across the globe over the coming months. |

| Morocco shall remain in the Franc Zone, and the Moroccan Franc will remain a valid currency alongside the soon-to-be introduced Moroccan dirham, which shall also be pegged to the Franc's exchange rates. Trade rates between Morocco and France shall remain very low, with Morocco and France both agreeing to not raise tariffs beyond 5% to ensure normalcy in trade before and after Morocco's exit. |

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[quote=teymour;42711835][list]JUNE 1958

DAMASCUS, UNITED ARAB REPUBLIC [sub](SYRIA REGION)[/sub] — MIDDLE EAST[/list]

Damascus for Assad.

Peru Tribune

"Your Reliable Source of Peruvian News since 1921."

May 15th, 1960

APRA Founder Brought to Justice

[list]The founder of the APRA, Haya de la Torre, was recently arrested, after he was found residing in the old Embassy District, where embassies were formerly located before the recent moves. During questioning, it was found out that when the Embassies were moved, Haya de la Torre, who was on the run at the time, used the buildings were the embassies were formerly located as a residence. Outstanding citizens reported that someone was still living in the old embassies, where Torre was found when the police went to investigate. Haya de la Torre was put on trial and found guilty of treason and anti-capitalist activities. As a result of this, the APRA has been dealt a death kneel. The person who made the report that led to the arrest was awarded 100,000 Sol. Haya de la Torre awaits sentencing, which many expect to either be live in prison or execution.[/list]

Peru Sets up new Law Enforcement Division

[list]The Peruvian Enforcement and Arbitration Division, also known as the DPEA (or PEAD in English), has been founded as a police force in order to ensure the enforcement of Peruvian Laws in areas that may be unable to have or fund an adequate police force. The present missions include bringing anti-capitalists to justice, ensure the sparsely populated areas follow Peruvian laws, and to investigate potential espionage operations by foreign nations. Officers who are part of this organization are authorized to act as law enforcement officers, Judge, Jury, and (if necessary) executioner. These officers shall be subject to extensive background checks, special operations training, and deference to normal law enforcement officers on normal law enforcement matters. The DPEA was founded by the government when concerns were raised that some sparsely populated areas may be more likely to act against the government, while lacking a large police presence. Furthermore, it also was founded on fears that some people may try to rise up under the unethical and evil banners of capitalism or communism. Some critics are worried about the powers ranted to DPEA, but the Government has stated that the excess power is subject to extra scrutiny and agents who abuse his or her power are subject to termination of employment and jail time.[/list]

Grand Indochina, Liberalina, Kiger, Eastern Draxtedia

[B]Kingdom of Portugal

[I]The council and parliament is working on the new constitution its a slow process that will take some time , as they work to get everything in it that is needed for the kingdom .

Catherine is working on diplomatic agenda she has meet with Milan and China and is very pleased with the results ;

Catherine invites the foreign Minister of Xaverium so they can discuss things .

Liberalina, Eastern Draxtedia

[sub]26 April 1960[/sub]

[sup]Not So Neutral[/sup]

Swedish-American Military-Technical Co-operation Agreement Signed

The Swedish-American Military-Technical Co-operation Agreement, authorised by the United States National Security Council led by President Eisenhower, serves as a military guarantee promising military aid for Sweden in case of Soviet aggression. The agreement which has been signed in secret has also allowed Sweden to gain access to advanced US aeronautical technology to aid in the development of new Swedish aircraft, as well as providing Sweden with the license to produce air-to-air missiles including AIM-9 Sidewinders, AIM-4 Falcons, and AIM-26 Falcons. Engineers from the United States would additionally aid in the development of Sweden's RB 08 anti-ship missile, set to be used on the Swedish Navy's Norrköping-class missile boats. In return, Sweden would allow US Navy submarines to operate within Swedish territorial waters, which the Soviets are not allowed to encroach upon on the account of Sweden's official position as a neutral nation, as well as to protect them with aerial cover. Providing the United States with such access is not a new development, as previously there had been another secret agreement between Sweden and the United States, allowing the latter as well as NATO forces in general to use Swedish airspace and airbases if they found themselves in a state of war against the Soviet Union, which was signed in the early 1950s.

Miwok-, Teymour, Prussia Poland, Great Britain Et Ireland

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[B]Kingdom of Portugal

[I]The council and the parliament has finally finished the constitution and sent it to the palace for the Queens signature Catherine has signed it into law.

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[list][list]CONSOLIDATION OF AVRO ARROW DATA

16 June 1960 - Montreal, Republic of Quebec, French Union[/list][/list]

| The French Ministry of National Defense has authorized the consolidation and nationalization of all information and data relating to the Avro Canada "CF-105 Arrow" project still within the Republic of Quebec following the independence of Quebec in 1958. All information remaining within Quebec relating to the delta wing fighter project will be peacefully seized by the French government for distribution to various defense firms and French Armed Forces development groups. The data seized, according to a F.A.F. spokesman, is 'slim to none' but nonetheless is a 'vast national security interest'. |

Teujira, Great Britain Et Ireland

[list][list]DE GAULLE EXTENDS FRENCH HAND TO SOVIET UNION

17 June 1960 - Paris, French Republic, French Union[/list][/list]

| In a very distinct and unprecedented foreign policy move, President Charles de Gaulle has sent a handwritten invitation for dialogue to the Kremlin addressed to Soviet General-Secretary Mikoyan, offering to him a meeting in the New Tuileries Palace, a few mere blocks from the President's residence in the Élysée Palace. Looking to discuss 'peace on the European continent' and international stability, de Gaulle awaits for a Soviet response. |

Teujira, Great Britain Et Ireland

Czabalkia wrote:[list][list]DE GAULLE EXTENDS FRENCH HAND TO SOVIET UNION

17 June 1960 - Paris, French Republic, French Union[/list][/list]

| In a very distinct and unprecedented foreign policy move, President Charles de Gaulle has sent a handwritten invitation for dialogue to the Kremlin addressed to Soviet General-Secretary Mikoyan, offering to him a meeting in the New Tuileries Palace, a few mere blocks from the President's residence in the Élysée Palace. Looking to discuss 'peace on the European continent' and international stability, de Gaulle awaits for a Soviet response. |

| The Soviet Union accepts, and Mikoyan shall arrive in the palace soon. The General Secretary warns France not to pull any tricks on the Union. They won't succeed |

Czabalkia

Teujira wrote:| The Soviet Union accepts, and Mikoyan shall arrive in the palace soon. The General Secretary warns France not to pull any tricks on the Union. They won't succeed |

| After arriving in Paris at the Paris Orly Airport, General-Secretary Mikoyan and his entourage are met with the standard military fanfare including a welcome by a French Union honor guard. Present at the ceremony at the airport are Charles de Gaulle, Prime Minister Debre, and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville, who shake hands with Mikoyan and his closest associates in front of various reporters from France, the Soviet Union, and various other European countries. After the opening formalities, two luxurious limousines carry the French and Soviet delegations separately under tight military protection from Orly Airport to the New Tuileries Palace, whereupon they are escorted by a unit of honor guard from their cars into a lavish ballroom set up to host the entire French and Soviet delegations. Elegant silverware and China are laid out across the massive central table, with an abundance of small foods including grapes, crackers, and oranges laid out for consumption by the two parties. After sitting down and introducing one another through their translators, de Gaulle begins to work his way into the negotiations. |

[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: "Well, Mr. Mikoyan, this meeting, no matter what occurs, will set a new precedent for not only the rest of the decade, but the rest of the century. This meeting, I believe, will begin a new era of post-War European affairs which will, hopefully, be built upon mutual collaboration and respect rather than ideological violence as we have seen thus far. I'd like to thank you, again, for your willingness to come to Paris today and discuss, therefore, I'll have the pleasantries and get into the thick of it.

You and I, as leaders of the two dominant continental powers, we both recognize the threat to continental and even global security that our bitter national rivalry poses. There is no disputing that our countries, for better or worse, have been bitterly fighting one another silently, across the globe, on all possible fronts. In a by gone day and age, this might not be so worrying, however in the atomic age, we both must accept that all it might take is a lapse in judgement by one person to bring about a nuclear Armageddon. I'm aware that the Soviet Union, under your stewardship, has by-and-large turned its primary focus away from military expenditure towards scientific and cultural pursuits, and while France continues to pursue military developments, as does the Soviet Union, I believe that this easing of tensions in the arms race might allow, with mutual cooperation, for the normalization of relations between the French Union and the Soviet Union."[/list]

Teujira, Teymour

Czabalkia wrote:| After arriving in Paris at the Paris Orly Airport, General-Secretary Mikoyan and his entourage are met with the standard military fanfare including a welcome by a French Union honor guard. Present at the ceremony at the airport are Charles de Gaulle, Prime Minister Debre, and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville, who shake hands with Mikoyan and his closest associates in front of various reporters from France, the Soviet Union, and various other European countries. After the opening formalities, two luxurious limousines carry the French and Soviet delegations separately under tight military protection from Orly Airport to the New Tuileries Palace, whereupon they are escorted by a unit of honor guard from their cars into a lavish ballroom set up to host the entire French and Soviet delegations. Elegant silverware and China are laid out across the massive central table, with an abundance of small foods including grapes, crackers, and oranges laid out for consumption by the two parties. After sitting down and introducing one another through their translators, de Gaulle begins to work his way into the negotiations. |

[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: "Well, Mr. Mikoyan, this meeting, no matter what occurs, will set a new precedent for not only the rest of the decade, but the rest of the century. This meeting, I believe, will begin a new era of post-War European affairs which will, hopefully, be built upon mutual collaboration and respect rather than ideological violence as we have seen thus far. I'd like to thank you, again, for your willingness to come to Paris today and discuss, therefore, I'll have the pleasantries and get into the thick of it.

You and I, as leaders of the two dominant continental powers, we both recognize the threat to continental and even global security that our bitter national rivalry poses. There is no disputing that our countries, for better or worse, have been bitterly fighting one another silently, across the globe, on all possible fronts. In a by gone day and age, this might not be so worrying, however in the atomic age, we both must accept that all it might take is a lapse in judgement by one person to bring about a nuclear Armageddon. I'm aware that the Soviet Union, under your stewardship, has by-and-large turned its primary focus away from military expenditure towards scientific and cultural pursuits, and while France continues to pursue military developments, as does the Soviet Union, I believe that this easing of tensions in the arms race might allow, with mutual cooperation, for the normalization of relations between the French Union and the Soviet Union."[/list]

[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "Well, I agree of course. We must tread lightly in this new atomic world of ours, so the rest of the world doesn't pay the price of our rivalries. A true Detente would be favorable to everyone indeed but how would I know that it isn't some kind of scheme to one up my country? That France and hopefully the western bloc as well, will truthfully pursue detente?" | [/list]

Czabalkia

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[list]OCTOBER 1959

MOSUL, MASHRIQ — MIDDLE EAST[/list]

[list][list][sub][pre]!دولة قوية و عادلة

Strong & Just Nation!

THE ARAB POLITICAL AWAKENING - A GRAND MESOPOTAMIAN CONSPIRACY[/pre][/sub]

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[list][sub]The bloody revolution which had ended the last Hashemite monarchy in the Middle East had quickly been undermined by an ideologically-motivated power struggle. The current Mashriqi Prime Minister, Abdel Karim Qasem, was deep in the tiresome process of building new political alliances, in the light of the breakdown of his relationship with Abdel Salim Arif. However this endeavour was quickly creating new political pressures. Qasem, in his quest to build a non-sectarian national identity declared the Kurds one of the “two nation’s of Iraq”, alongside the Arab majority. And further embraced Kurdish political figures, such as Mustafa Barzani, as a new partner in Mashriqi politics. This coincided with the removal of anti-leftist elements from Barzani’s own party, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), represented by Ibrahim Ahmed. This was especially important in the context of a growing Marxist political influence in the country, encouraged by Qasem. This embrace of the Mashriqi Communist Party was largely attributed to their rejection of pan-Arabism as the source of Mashriqi identity. Such a stance established a natural partnership between Qasem and the Communist movement, however also elevated the rivalry between the latter and the Ba’ath Party. The Prime Minister’s maneuvers, although designed to limit the influence of his rivals, set the stage of a new series of political provocations. The Mashriqi Regional Branch of the Ba’ath Party, led by the Minister of Development Fu’ad Al-Rikabi, believed that Qasem was planning to dispose of Ba'athist elements of the revolution as he had with Arif. Al-Rikabi decided to convene a secretive meeting with Abdullah Rimawi, who led the Jordanian Ba’ath party prior to the creation of the Mashriq. Suleyman Al-Nabulsi, the leader of the National Socialist Party was also present but under different motives. As it was political tensions between Al-Nabulsi and Prime Minister Nuri Al-Sa’id which had helped set the stage for the first protests and eventual toppling of the Hashemite dynasty. He had hoped that Qasem would therefore grant the National Socialists a substantial stake in the new state, however due to the pan-Arab leanings of the party, this would never materialize. The three politicians during their meeting, articulated two major fears. Firstly, Qasem would soon purge all pan-Arabs from his government and defile the revolution, which many had hoped would enable Mashriq to join the United Arab Republic. Secondly, he would bend to Kurdish interests and relinquish Arab control of northern Mashriq. Al-Rikabi was a notable proponent of this theory, once yelling: “he [Qasem] will give them [the Kurds] Mosul!” [/sub]

[sub]Such sentiments were not limited to political parties. The Mashriqi military, which had served as the bedrock of Qasem’s rule, was itself divided along regionalist and pan-Arab camps. The latter, which had previously been represented by Arif prior to his imprisonment, had secretly rallied around Colonel Abdel Wahhab Al-Shawaf. Al-Shawaf presided over the important army garrison at Mosul, and had connections to the Baghdad-based Colonel Rifaat Haj Al-Sirri, both of which were sympathizers of Arab nationalism. They felt betrayed over Qasem’s refusal to join the United Arab Republic upon taking power, seeing this as an act of slander against the anti-Hashemite revolution that they originally contributed towards. They also feared that as part of his new alliance with the Communists, Qasem would allow retributions against parts of the military establishment which was politically opposed to his vision, under the guise of “revenge” for the suppression of the Marxist-led uprisings of the 1950’s. There was also a mutual personal dislike between Qasem and Al-Shawaf, as the former had discouraged the Al-Shawaf from taking part in the revolution, due to suspicions that he could challenge Qasem’s authority. Using their respective deputies, both Colonels began distributing anti-Qasem pamphlets within army ranks. Efforts which evolved to include Ba’athist and pro-Nasser materials upon the establishment of communications between Fu’ad Al-Rikabi, Al-Shawwaf and Al-Sirri. The metaphorical smell of anti-government activities began to gradually attract a greater following of Arabist politicians and the support of the Istikhbarat, who acted as a conduit of communication for the movement. Jamal Abdel Nasser, who had previously supported the anti-Hashemite revolution under the guise of Qasem’s support for pan-Arabism, had been thoroughly disappointed by the suppression of his supporters in the new Mashriqi Republic. Therefore, Nasser was looking for a new political alternative to rule in Baghdad, a role which came to be filled by the ascendent coalition of Ba’athist and other pan-Arab politicians and military figures. Furthermore, the heavy inclusion of the Syrian Ba’ath Party and therefore by extension, the ideological founders of Ba’athism, within the political system, served to signal to the Iraqi Ba’athists that Nasser was looking to collaborate. Of course this inferred a joint effort to overthrow the first iteration of the Mashriqi Republic and fulfill what Arab nationalists interpreted as the true purpose of ending Hashemite rule - the purposes of Arab unity. A Ba’athist ‘hit squad’ was formed in secret in Baghdad with UAR-support and eventually led by a certain Saddam Hussein Abdel Majid Al-Tikriti, a robust and energetic student member of the party. With the intention to assassinate Qasem in his vehicle escort during a planned military uprising in Mosul and Baghdad led by the two colonels. The goal was a swift and largely bloodless operation, that would quickly ensure the success of a new pro-unity regime, that would invite figures such as Abdel Salim Arif and Rashid Ali Al-Kaylani back into the political scene.[/sub]

[sub]Tribalistic loyalties and influences were also leveraged against Qasem, especially that of the Shammar, of which around a million Iraqis in the Jazirah region paid lineage to. Once strong supporters of the Hashemite Monarchy since the times of King Faisal the first, the Shammar tribe found themselves politically marginalized by Qasem. Thus it was predicted that the Shammarite tribal leadership would welcome a pan-Arab government, as they had done in Arabia against the Wahhabists. Colonel Al-Shawaf understood that as part of the pre-coup preparations, he would need to secure the support of the Shammar tribe. In order that the road between Mosul and Baghdad, which passed through their territory, remain safe for his forces to march south and link up with Al-Sirri’s Baghdad garrison. The need for this increased when on October 17th, Qasem demoted several members of the ruling military council. Including Captain Nadhir Rashid and Ali Abu Nuwar, who were residing in Amman when they received the message from the capital of their demotion. And therefore had no opportunity to appeal this decision to the government. Qasem’s action was likely prompted by suspicions of both men, who had formerly served the Jordanian military, as being supporters of Nasser and the UAR. The situation was especially infuriating to the pro-Arabist sections of the military, who after losing their main patron in Abdel Salim Arif, now saw their remaining supporters being increasingly marginalized. The move prompted increased efforts to execute the coup and solidify a partnership between all political opponents of the regime, both civilian and otherwise. The Ba’ath party engaged in a controlled propaganda effort, targeting select formations in the armoured corps and airforce, thus building sympathy for the demoted officers. And calling them “soldiers true to the cause of national freedom”, who were made victims by a tyrannical ruler. Such movements, although gaining a wider degree of support for the cause of overthrowing Qasem, placed Ba’athist propagandists in the crosshairs of military intelligence. The consorted state effort to purge the formations penetrated by anti-government materials, initiated by the prevalence of propaganda, bought Qasem time to respond to “a conspiracy”. Yet simultaneously inflamed fears that the story of such propaganda was just a coverup to further marginalize nationalists in the military. Even non-aligned officers and soldiers began to resent the “over politicization” of the institution they served and Qasem’s overbearing stance over its affairs. The environment was increasingly tense and hostile, suspicions ran high in the government and Qasem feared that he was becoming increasingly isolated in his ventures of finding new allies. Unfortunately, he had failed to understand the truth of the saying: “the enemy of my enemy is my friend.” And now, without a doubt in his own mind, he had made himself more enemies than friends.[/sub][/list]

Teujira, Otsla, Shamalistan, Kiger, Miwok-, Prussia Poland, Great Britain Et Ireland

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Teymour

[B]Kingdom Portugal

[I]Now that the kingdoms constitution is signed into law parliament and the council can start working on other legislation they been meaning to get to including some new economic acts and other laws they been putting off while drafting the constitution.

Catherine signed it into law now she has some time to get back to diplomatic agenda with states that wish to meet with her that on agenda she has in mind for the kingdom as well Catherine has some legislation in mind she plans on putting before the council and parliament that she believe will benefit the people of Portugal as well.

Teymour

Teujira wrote:| The Soviet Union accepts, and Mikoyan shall arrive in the palace soon. The General Secretary warns France not to pull any tricks on the Union. They won't succeed |
I tried the discord invite to the discord server but it doesn’t work

Prussia Poland

Elstala wrote:I tried the discord invite to the discord server but it doesn’t work

https://discord.gg/9chQy82E

This one should work!

[sub]21 September 1952[/sub]

[sup]The red-green alliance[/sup]

The Social Democratic-Farmers' League alliance retains its majority in the second chamber

The election of 1952 proved to be disappointing for the Social Democrats. The economic crises of 1948 and 1951, though managed well by the government, caused a sense of dissatisfaction with the way the country was ruled. By this point, the Social Democrats had already entered into a coalition with the Farmers' League led by Gunnar Hedlund. The two parties reached an agreement to co-operate for their mutual benefit in 1951, with the Social Democrats agreeing to the Farmers' demands for state subsidies, protectionist trade policies, as well as abandoning plans for nationalisation. The main factor that motivated this co-operation was the Social Democrats' reluctance to negotiate with the Communist Party in order to secure a majority in the second chamber of parliament to pass their intended social reforms.

Several controversies existed leading up to the election of 1952. Firstly, the Farmers' League Minister for Agriculture Sam Norup had announced that the government intended on passing financial aid for the country's pork producers, mainly farmers, which was referred to as the "retroactive pig premium". This was used as a point of attack by the liberal People's Party led by Bertil Ohlin and the conservative The Right led by Jarl Hjalmarson, using it as an example of how the Farmers' League used its position in government to chiefly benefit its own voters. There was additionally discontent within the Social Democratic Party about how the government's pro-farmer attitude made it seem as if they were working for the interests of landowners. The government also made changes to the country's electoral system, switching from the d'Hondt method to a modified version of the Sainte-Laguë method for allocating seats. This method would benefit larger parties, such as the Democrats, over smaller parties and was attacked as an attempt at manipulating electoral results by the opposition. Furthermore, the shooting of Swedish Air Force DC-3 and Catalina aircraft, aptly referred to as the Catalina affair, by the Soviet Union was used as an attack against the government's supposed weakness in standing up to its enemies.

The results showed that the Social Democrats suffered a net loss of two seats, leaving it with only 110 in the second chamber. Its partner, the Farmers' League, managed to win 26 seats and thus suffered a net loss of four seats. The Social Democrat-friendly Communist Party suffered considerably in the election, retaining only five of its previous eight seats. This meant that the 'socialist bloc' (the Social Democrats and Communists) had 115 seats. The People's Party won 58 seats, a net increase of a single seat, whereas The Right won an additional eight seats to bring their total tally to 31 seats. With a combined 136 seats in the second chamber, the Social Democrats and Farmers' did win the election but concerningly the trend of losses electorally to the liberal-conservative parties from previous elections continued. In addition, the election also showed that the Social Democrats and Farmers' League were not entirely on the same page, even as the leaders of respective parties continued to reiterate each other's commitment to the alliance said to be "built upon the principles of compromise and mutual trust,".

OOC: This is a post set in 1952. It is the first of four election posts I am going to make. It is an ongoing retcon of my Sweden's electoral history.

Otsla, Miwok-, Teymour

Teujira wrote:[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "Well, I agree of course. We must tread lightly in this new atomic world of ours, so the rest of the world doesn't pay the price of our rivalries. A true Detente would be favorable to everyone indeed but how would I know that it isn't some kind of scheme to one up my country? That France and hopefully the western bloc as well, will truthfully pursue detente?" | [/list]

[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: “Well, unlike the Anglos, us Frenchmen are an honorable and upright people. We live by our word and seek peace at every opportunity. I don’t speak for London or Washington, but the French Union is committed to establishing long lasting cooperation and tolerance throughout Europe. I wouldn’t be here today, with you in the heart of Europe, if I didn’t trust us personally, or our governments as a whole, to be capable of working together free of treachery. Surely, we all have our own interests, but preserving peace is the paramount goal of France.”[/list]

Teujira, Teymour, Prussia Poland

[B]Kingdom of Portugal

[I]Catherine and the council along with the signing of the new constitution have officially declared that political parties are open and allowed for election of parliament members all political parties are allowed except for communist parties which is still banned ,

The parties will register with the council and get a license to run for parliament,

As parliament will be ending there term in the next few years they are currently working and the final legislation of there term to better the nation Catherine is planning some state visits east and in the west shortly as well.

I’m not sure a Hylics based nation would work well here but I’ll give it a shot

Muldul wrote:I’m not sure a Hylics based nation would work well here but I’ll give it a shot

Be sure to join our discord to apply for a spot on the map.

Sadar wrote:Be sure to join our discord to apply for a spot on the map.

My discord’s keep deleting their passwords and due to real life stuff getting in the way it’s gonna be a while before I make a discord due to activity

Sadar

Muldul wrote:My discord’s keep deleting their passwords and due to real life stuff getting in the way it’s gonna be a while before I make a discord due to activity

Understandable

Muldul

Now that I’ve officially laid foundations, can one of you lads tell me some of the RMB rules if there are any?

Prussia Poland

Muldul wrote:Now that I’ve officially laid foundations, can one of you lads tell me some of the RMB rules if there are any?

Well read this and our rules factbook,

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1397404

Shamalistan, Muldul

OK just so you know I’ll be making a lot or references to the game Hylics. So expect some amusingly wacky responses

Hello! I'm sorry but I can't join discord, I want all US states that border the Atlantic

The Northeast American Union wrote:Hello! I'm sorry but I can't join discord, I want all US states that border the Atlantic

The United States of America is currently claimed. You'll have to apply for a different spot.

The Northeast American Union

Muldul wrote:OK just so you know I’ll be making a lot or references to the game Hylics. So expect some amusingly wacky responses

Our RP is based on the real world just so you know.

The Northeast American Union

June 1960

Changes Coming to Togo

Following a 4 year long reign with near constant internal strife and conflict, the President of Togo Sylvanus Olympio officially ended the one party state after losing a stable majority, to a growing party of independents and anti-coalition members. In the following parliamentary elections the Party for Togolese Democracy secured 40% of the vote, with the most notable event would be the Pan- West African Party securing 50% of the vote thus dethroning the ruling party. This socialist party had garnered many members of the former communist guerrilla Fighters in the Bush. The new parliament started with a severely divided Parliament as 40% were part of the PTD, and 50% part of the PWAP, with the remaining 10% of the parliament being composed of mostly independents who both major parties would have to fight to secure their allegiances. Immediately the new President, Nicolas Grunitsky began suing for peace with remaining rebel factions, and releasing anti-Sylvanus protestors and politicians. This would allow many formerly socialist rebels to reintegrate back into Togolese society and governance. The Togolese government would also begin reducing its military numbers, and reducing the amount of foreign soldiers from Mali, and France they needed to occupy and garrison the country.

Otsla, Teymour, Prussia Poland, The Northeast American Union

Miwok- wrote:The United States of America is currently claimed. You'll have to apply for a different spot.

Well then no

The Northeast American Union wrote:Well then no

Don’t be a ass

Czabalkia wrote:[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: “Well, unlike the Anglos, us Frenchmen are an honorable and upright people. We live by our word and seek peace at every opportunity. I don’t speak for London or Washington, but the French Union is committed to establishing long lasting cooperation and tolerance throughout Europe. I wouldn’t be here today, with you in the heart of Europe, if I didn’t trust us personally, or our governments as a whole, to be capable of working together free of treachery. Surely, we all have our own interests, but preserving peace is the paramount goal of France.”[/list]

[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "Was it not you that turned the UAR to the french sphere right under the British Government's nose? Regardless, I trust you. A detente would help both of us. I have many projects I need to attend to and having less western pressures on my country would allow me to more easily achieve what I want to achieve. Same for you I'd imagine. What do you suggest the Union and France do to put this Detente in motion?" | [/list]

Czabalkia, Kiger

Teujira wrote:[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "Was it not you that turned the UAR to the french sphere right under the British Government's nose? Regardless, I trust you. A detente would help both of us. I have many projects I need to attend to and having less western pressures on my country would allow me to more easily achieve what I want to achieve. Same for you I'd imagine. What do you suggest the Union and France do to put this Detente in motion?" | [/list]

[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: “A start, I believe, may be reducing military presence along the border between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Soviet Zone in the east. Since 1945, the division of Germany has been the single greatest point of contention, a tinderbox just waiting to go off. A quid pro quo agreement between France and the Soviet Union lessening military presence along this border will do much to ease tensions naturally, and take the heat away from that tinderbox.”[/list]

Teujira, Kiger

Post self-deleted by Global Capitalists.

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1506606

My Application to the Roleplay, please look it over.

Note the borders follow the Real Life Dominion of South Africa Borders, although Nambia has declared self-independence following the South African Civil War.

Otsla, Prussia Poland

[sub]16 September 1956[/sub]

[sup]The right attack with taxes![/sup]

The 'bourgeois' opposition continue to make gains at the expense of the Social Democrats and Farmers'

In the election of 1956, the Social Democrats and Farmers' League maintained their majority in parliament as they had in the election of 1952. Though it would technically be accurate to describe the two parties as having 'won' the election, the reality was that the liberal-conservative opposition in the form of the People's Party and The Right had managed to continue dealing serious blows to the ruling coalition electorally. Though they did not experience as big of a swing in votes, only 2.6% this election compared to 3.8% in 1952, the opposition managed to overturn ten seats with eight of them having been held by the Farmers' League. The continued losses electorally, with the brunt of it being suffered by the Farmers', led to talks of it possibly exiting the government and discontinuing its co-operation with the Social Democrats. The talks were further motivated by the fact the Farmers' had found themselves disagreeing on numerous issues with their partners.

The issues that dictated the election were mainly economical. The rises in taxes over the years under Social Democratic rule were used as an outlet to attack the Social Democrats as well as the Farmers'. Both the liberal People's Party and the conservative The Right, though the latter much more vocally, argued the importance of tax cuts "for the everyday man". The latter term, initially used by The Right's leader Jarl Hjalmarson, was made a popular slogan and used to portray the liberal-conservatives as fighting for the interests of the common worker as opposed to the Social Democrats. However, the Social Democrats and Farmers' League themselves had already promised tax cuts of their own entering the election. Thus, the difference between the parties was the amount they had promised to cut as opposed to the idea of cutting taxes at all. The issue of pensions was also raised during the election and was the main disagreement between the two ruling parties. The severity of the split between the Social Democrats and Farmers' ultimately led to them postponing a final decision on the issue until after the election. In addition, a major housing shortage in the country's cities has popped up as a result of the post-war economic boom which has motivated many to migrate to urban areas in search of better opportunities. The occurrence of such a shortage under Social Democratic rule with seemingly no meaningful attempt at remedying it has been used as an attack against the government, especially by the People's Party.

The discontent against the rule of the Social Democrats and Farmers' League, coupled with disagreements within the ruling coalition, has been capitalised by the liberal-conservatives in this election campaign. The results showed a net swing of 2.6% votes in favour of the opposition, with the Farmers' bearing the brunt of the losses. Indeed, of the ten seats that the government lost, eight were formerly held by the Farmers' League. This left the Social Democrats with 108 seats and the Farmers' with only 18 for a total of 126 seats in the second chamber, which meant that the government retained their absolute majority in parliament despite the losses. On the other hand, the liberal-conservatives managed 61 seats for the People's Party and 38 for The Right, providing them with a total of 99 seats, whilst the Communists managed to retain the five seats they held. Though the results meant that the liberal-conservatives and Farmers' held a total of 117 seats in the second chamber, there were numerous factors that meant a theoretical coalition government between the non-socialist parties could not be established. Chiefly, the formation of a government necessitated the support of the indirectly elected first chamber, in which the Social Democrats held a majority. But even if that were not the case, though the People's Party and The Right were both united in their opposition to the Social Democrats, they were equally opposed to each other. In fact, it could be argued that the People's Party has more in common with the Social Democrats than The Right ideologically, something which has both in the past and present ruled out any possibility of co-operation between the two parties on a national scale.

Though the election has presented the Social Democrats and Farmers' League a mandate to rule for another four years before the next election, they must first go through the process of finding an effective compromise for their many differences in principle and policy. Otherwise, they could see their coalition split and the government fall as a result of their disagreements. Both party leaders have come out stating their interest in continuing the co-operation between the Social Democrats and Farmers' League, which has thus far been an effective combination in government, but despite their best efforts a schism between the two may be inevitable.

Teujira, Otsla, Miwok-, Teymour

Post self-deleted by Elstala.

Global Capitalists wrote:https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1506606

My Application to the Roleplay, please look it over.

Note the borders follow the Real Life Dominion of South Africa Borders, although Nambia has declared self-independence following the South African Civil War.

I direct you to the discord as that is where the mods vote on apps.

Teujira

anyone who wants to join RP in the RPC feel free to join the discord through this link! --> https://discord.gg/jbTnEqu

you'll be directed to the border area where all new people are kept until they get a spot in the RP.

Liberalina

Czabalkia wrote:[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: “A start, I believe, may be reducing military presence along the border between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Soviet Zone in the east. Since 1945, the division of Germany has been the single greatest point of contention, a tinderbox just waiting to go off. A quid pro quo agreement between France and the Soviet Union lessening military presence along this border will do much to ease tensions naturally, and take the heat away from that tinderbox.”[/list]

[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "Agreed. Then it shall be done. I'd much prefer the west and east compete in a more civilized manner, like in spaceflight or in various non-military technological accomplishments for example rather than a 'who can bomb the other the most' contest, no?" | [/list]

Czabalkia, 2Nd New England Commonwealth

September 1960

A Meeting of the Minds

Prime Minister Grunitzky and President Kwame Nkrumah met in Accra immediately following their mutual elections in July. Both members of the Pan-West African Front, both men met to immediately begin discussing to draw up a procedure for the unification of Togo, and Ghana.

Mr. Nkrumah: Welcome to Accra, Comrade Grunitzky, I hope our discussions today may be beneficial for both of our nations.

Mr. Grunitzky: Thank you, Comrade Nkrumah and I believe we may be able to truly build a new nation in West Africa.

Mr. Nkrumah: I propose an immediate unification of our nations as soon as possible.

Mr. Grunitzky: I would have to disagree. We must have a slow integration, I propose over 2 years in 1962. In these two years we will establish a economic integration policy, mutual currency, open borders, and joint military activities.

Mr. Nkrumah: I suppose i can agree to this. A slow and steady integration will ensure a more stable and secure Union. Now we have something equally important to talk about. What are our roles in this new Union?

Mr. Gruntisky: I propose a Revolutionary Committee that shall serve as the true ruling power of West African Federation, at least until we unify with the other branches of the West African Front. We already have rebels in Mali, and a legitimate party in Dahomey, and with elections coming up in 62’ we may be able to unite them under us.

Mr. Nkrumah: I suppose we can agree to these terms, I shall draw up an actual treaty.

Treaty of Accra

1. The Economic Community Of West African States(ECOWAS) will be established to unify the national currency and economies of West African States

2. A common currency the Eco is to be established between Ghana and Togoland.

3. An open borders policy will be established between the two nations of Ghana and Togoland.

4. Common military joint exercises will be established between Ghana and Togoland.

5. Ghana and Togoland are unified in a single Federation. The West African Federation is to be established in 1962.

Teujira, Czabalkia, Zanbala Prz, Miwok-, Teymour, Malian Imperial Federation

Teujira wrote:[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "Agreed. Then it shall be done. I'd much prefer the west and east compete in a more civilized manner, like in spaceflight or in various non-military technological accomplishments for example rather than a 'who can bomb the other the most' contest, no?" | [/list]

[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: "Agreed, Mr. Mikoyan. I would like to oversee a reduction of around 25% of forces within 40km of the border regions within a year, if you find this agreeable. This should apply not only to the French Armed Forces and the Soviet Army, but also the German Territorial Forces and the East German Army if possible."[/list]

Malian Imperial Federation

Czabalkia wrote:[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: "Agreed, Mr. Mikoyan. I would like to oversee a reduction of around 25% of forces within 40km of the border regions within a year, if you find this agreeable. This should apply not only to the French Armed Forces and the Soviet Army, but also the German Territorial Forces and the East German Army if possible."[/list]

[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "It is agreeable. The Soviet Armed Forces and the East German Armed Forces will reduce their forces. Hopefully this detente is successful. Who knows maybe the Soviet Union and United States might reduce their nuclear arsenals sometime in the near future? Alright unless you have any more suggestions on how to reduce tensions between our two countries I think this meeting is concluded" | [/list]

Czabalkia, Malian Imperial Federation

El País

28/11/1960

Madrid, Spain

__________________

[list]The Two Year Anniversary of the Francoist Coup[/list]

Today marks the 2 year anniversary of the Franco sympathizer coup in the national parliament in Madrid. With the death of Ex General Francisco Franco in 1955, his successor King Juan Carlos broke ranks with the Franco oligarchy and declared a democratic transition throughout the country and to its colonial holdings in Africa. Since 1956, Franco’s family and members of his inner circle have remained quiet, but three individuals who’s names remain classified by the national intelligence services staged a coup on the 28th of November 1958 taking the chamber hostage. The coup attempt lasted 3 hours before negotiators and police arrested the three men. Shortly after the failed attempt,the King broadcasted a live televised address condemning the coup and reassuring the country that the evil days of the Francoist Regime are over. Today His Majesty King Carlos, Princess Sofia, and Prime Minister Jario Velazquez held an event at El Congreso de los Diputados, where the of course the coup took place. Prime Minister Velazquez echoed a similar statement of unity and promoting democracy by condemning fascists and dictatorial rhetoric.

Czabalkia, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Teymour, Prussia Poland, Malian Imperial Federation

Teujira wrote:[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "It is agreeable. The Soviet Armed Forces and the East German Armed Forces will reduce their forces. Hopefully this detente is successful. Who knows maybe the Soviet Union and United States might reduce their nuclear arsenals sometime in the near future? Alright unless you have any more suggestions on how to reduce tensions between our two countries I think this meeting is concluded" | [/list]

[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: "Actually, I do have another proposal, regarding Soviet assistance to rebel groups within French territory. The Soviet Union has long been a provider of weapons for groups fighting the French government, in Vietnam and Indochina, and in Africa. I understand that the Soviet Union has a vested interest in supporting ideologically likeminded groups abroad, especially within the territory of an ideological foe, however this has for some time served to weaken the view of the Soviet Union as a potential friend within the French government's eyes, and the eyes of those living in areas of France affected by conflict. I would like for agents of our two foreign ministries to, at a later point, convene for a summit to discuss Soviet support for rebel groups such as the National Liberation Front of Algeria, and put an end to this, in return for cooperation with France - cooperation which can be hashed out more at this summit. However, my government is very willing to collaborate with the Soviet Union to ensure the territorial integrity of the French Union and, hopefully, your government will be willing to respect French territorial integrity in return for cooperation and collaboration in fields which you deem fit."[/list]

Teujira, Malian Imperial Federation

Czabalkia wrote:[list]CHARLES DE GAULLE, President of the French Union: "Actually, I do have another proposal, regarding Soviet assistance to rebel groups within French territory. The Soviet Union has long been a provider of weapons for groups fighting the French government, in Vietnam and Indochina, and in Africa. I understand that the Soviet Union has a vested interest in supporting ideologically likeminded groups abroad, especially within the territory of an ideological foe, however this has for some time served to weaken the view of the Soviet Union as a potential friend within the French government's eyes, and the eyes of those living in areas of France affected by conflict. I would like for agents of our two foreign ministries to, at a later point, convene for a summit to discuss Soviet support for rebel groups such as the National Liberation Front of Algeria, and put an end to this, in return for cooperation with France - cooperation which can be hashed out more at this summit. However, my government is very willing to collaborate with the Soviet Union to ensure the territorial integrity of the French Union and, hopefully, your government will be willing to respect French territorial integrity in return for cooperation and collaboration in fields which you deem fit."[/list]

[list] | General Secretary Mikoyan: "I like that idea, it sounds agreeable however i'll need to spend time deliberating on if its worth it or not. These large world changing decisions take time to make as you well know. I will let the government of France know when the Union has made a decision. " | [/list]

Malian Imperial Federation

[list][list]CAPTURE OF AN EMPEROR

14 August 1960 - Zona Rosa, Ciudad de Mexico, United Mexican States[/list][/list]

| In 1955, when the former Emperor Charles Napoleon Bonaparte I's time in the Kongo came to an end upon his arrest by Kongolese law officers, the former Emperor managed to evade extradition back to France by using his vast wealth and political connections in the Kongo to oversee a stealthy escape from prison and a boat ride from Svatoy Vladimirsk to Playa del Carmen in Mexico. Slipping silently away, French intelligence agencies completely lost track of Charles Bonaparte, just one of many fugitives from the War on the run, hiding in obscurity from the wrath of the allied justice system. Already marked for death, should Bonaparte fall into the hands of just one French intelligence or military agent, it would spell his end by beheading in a Parisian prison in front of the eyes of the news media and the very generals he had betrayed in 1940 after signing unconditional surrender to the Nazi War Machine. |

| In Mexico, living within a modest apartment paid for by his ever dwindling family riches, the former Emperor has lived for five years under the name Eduardo Navarro, an elderly descendant of a mercantile family from Veracruz and heir to a moderate fortune allowing him to live his last days in relative comfort and solidarity in the rather bohemian Pink District of Mexico's capital. Mexico, subject to little scrutiny by the French military intelligence complex, has allowed Emperor Charles Napoleon I to maintain his freedom under his assumed name, incognito and free from preying eyes which would have him captured and extradited back to France. However, in the five years he's spent in Mexico and completely off the grid, the French Deuxième Bureau has stepped up their efforts to covertly locate and apprehend Charles Napoleon. Their few informants in French America such as Quebec and Guyana have struggled with a limited budget to find any trace of the Emperor, but after confirmation from Kongo-based agents, have traced down his general location to be somewhere within Mexico after seizure of records pertaining to travel logs on the boat used to transport the fugitive Emperor from Kongo in May of 1959. Since then, the Bureau has increased their presence in Mexico, sending more agents to the Latin American country, and collaborating closely with American intelligence agencies. |

| On 5 August 1960, an undercover Bureau agent, 26-year-old detective Wilfrid Bonnot, receives an unintentional tip from a local of the Pink Zone while at breakfast at a local café. The man, waiting in line behind Bonnot, mentions to him a strange old man who lives next door to him in the same apartment complex, who hasn't left his apartment in many months, who's complete silence has many in the apartment worried about him. For a few minutes after the interaction, one of a rather casual nature, the thought doesn't even cross Bonnot's mind until, passing by the named apartment complex, he is suddenly hit with a revelation that the strange old man could potentially be the elderly Emperor, living in solitude. He quickly enters the apartment complex and, after inquiring about the man he had spoken with earlier to the desk's receptionist, travels to the third floor. |

| Going door-to-door, Wilfrid finds three different people behind the first three doors - an elderly woman, a young woman with a child, and a middle aged merchant. After knocking on the fourth door down the hall, an old, elderly man walks out in pajama pants and a robe. After saying a quick greeting, Wilfrid's quick inspection shows that the man has a striking similarity to Charles Napoleon. By complete chance, the young detective had found France's most wanted fugitive for the last twenty years. |

| After apologizing for knocking on the 'wrong door', Wilfrid leaves the apartment complex at haste. Backtracking to the room being rented out by him and three other officers, he quickly informs them of his almost guaranteed discovery of Charles Napoleon, and the four leave for the apartment complex at once, complete with a hidden arsenal of small arms tucked within their clothes. They go back up to the third floor where they find, unsurprisingly, the elderly man carrying a bag and exiting his room in a hurry. Speaking to him in French, they surround him and, after he refuses to cooperate, draw their weapons and force him to the ground, throwing handcuffs around his wrists and apprehending him. Hastily rushing him down the stairs, they throw him into the back of a getaway car and make off for the nearest airport, intent on making a one way trip to Montreal, and then to Paris. |

Spainard, Teujira, Otsla, Kiger, Zanbala Prz, Miwok-, Gaia Major, 2Nd New England Commonwealth, Malian Imperial Federation

1960 - 1961

A Year of Trouble: Blood on the Railway

The Great 2nd Phase of the Railway pushes ahead as prisoners and young conscripted men work to lay train lines in the blistering heat and sun. It’s estimated already that in this second phase 5,000 people have died of heat exhaustion or execution for attempting to run away. Chief Minister of the Railway has; however, made a startling discovery of increasing amounts of explosives disappearing from government stores and control. Silent worry; however, keeps him from passing along these concerns to his high command.

Trade Union Congress Disbands in Protest

Following increasing government oversight and the repealing of laws providing union protections to prisoners and conscripted men, the entire National Trade Union Congress has disbanded with many of their members leaving underground. Many end up joining the Pan-West African Front.

Blood on the Sand Dunes

Government forest action programs in the Sahara desert continue as more and more young men and prisoners are conscripted to help complete the program. 3 Ministers of the Environment have resigned or been fired over their protesting of the increasing barbarity of the Malian government. The Minister of Economics has warned Prime Minister Beavogui that if revenue is not taken to stem the flow of monetary loss, an economic collapse may be on the horizon.

Last Provisions From the PRC

45 Type 66 MBT’s

50 F-7 Fighters

3 J-8 Air Superiority Fighters

2 disassembled Jing Class Corvettes

100 100mm Anti-Tank Guns

20 Type 59 130mm Field Guns

Pan-West African, Mauritanian, and Tuareg Unrest Flare

Incensed by the government's recent pivot towards progress without caution has led to the growth in power and strengths of various movements. Prime Minister Beavogui has begun sending soldiers to Mauritania and Azawad to deal with local unrest by any means necessary.

Spainard, Teujira, Kiger, Sadar, Zanbala Prz, Miwok-, Gaia Major, 2Nd New England Commonwealth

Just here to say im new!

Prussia Poland

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Written by Refuge Isle.