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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Mon Nov 09, 2015 9:38 am

Turmoil in Aheblun
Self-immolation fuels protests

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The self-immolation of Tafsut Meftah that started the Hebilean Revolution

January 3935 - On the 22nd of May 3934, 39-year-old Tafsut Meftah, an unemployed mother of three from Agadir, set herself on fire in protest to her humiliation at the hands of Aheblun's corruption and its theocratic legislation. Dying in hospital two days later, Tafsut Meftah's self-immolation triggered mass protests that soon spread throughout the breakaway province, as well as numerous copycat incidents; so far, over a hundred people have set themselves on fire, most of them from disadvantaged backgrounds, sparking a widespread mass protest movement that the Independent State has much difficulty containing.

Aheblun had experienced much discontent and rising criticism against President Ag Takfarinas, but so far the government had successfully crushed dissent. But Meftah's self-immolation was the spark that triggered Aheblun's first organized and widespread protests. Throughout the last year Hebileans of all walks of life and ethnic backgrounds have joined hands protesting against Aheblun's dictatorial regime and its economically bankrupt policies. Starting with local protests at Meftah's funeral in Agadir, the protest movement soon spread throughout the country. Although the government has tried to suppress the protest movement, including by ordering the police to use live ammunition against the protesters, that seems to have only fueled the fire, as more and more Hebileans, angered by the government's heavy-handed tackling of criticism, have joined the movement.

The largest of the organizations protesting against Aheblun is the Democratic Arouch Movement. Taking its name from the Laarac (Lɛerc, plural: Leɛrac), the traditional Hebilean form of village-level democratic assembly, the Democratic Arouch Movement forms the backbone of the anti-Apostolic protests throughout the breakaway province. Organized horizontally and with no formal leadership, the Arouch Movement is joined by Badaran refugees in its protest against the regime, proving that, after decades of ultra-religious governance, the ethnic cleavage that once served as justification for Hebilean independence was replaced by the more immediate concerns of high unemployment, theocratic rule, and corruption.

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Hebileans and Badarans jointly protesting against the theocracy
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:37 pm

Hebilean Spring
Revolution overthrows theocracy


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Crowds celebrating the Revolution

May 3935 - The large-scale protest movement against Hebilean President Ugwistan Ag Takfarinas and his theocratic regime have resulted in Aheblun's first successful regime change. The self-immolation of Tafsut Meftah, soon afterwards imitated by more than a hundred other Hebileans, led to the largest protests the breakaway region has seen since it gained its independence in 3877. And the protest movement, dubbed the "Hebilean Spring" (Tafsut Taheblit) in honour of Tafsut Meftah, has achieved its goal, since in May 3935, exactly one year since Meftah's sacrifice, President Ag Takfarinas, unable to maintain order and quell the protests, fled the country and is now reportedly in Vanuku. The vacuum of power was immediately filled by the leaderless Democratic Arouch Movement, the backbone of the democratic protests, which proceeded to form a new government and announced a new, democratic and secular constitution. Tafsut Meftah was proclaimed a martyr of the revolution, and the Saint Alexandra Square in Agadir, where her sacrifice happened, was renamed the "Tafsut Meftah Square".

The regime change in Aheblun, although greeted cheerfully by Hebileans, is not seen with good eyes outside the young democracy. Cildania in particular, particularly the religious wing of its political establishment, has already condemned what it sees as an illegal coup, although more democratic-minded Cildanians are eager to see a "Cildanian Spring" and a liberalization of the royal government, while nationalists see this as an opportunity to restore a united state over the entire island. But the most displeased with recent developments is Vanuku, the theocracy's main foreign backer, who might see the regime change as an assault on its Majatran sphere of influence. And indeed, while the protests were ongoing, Aheblun saw a large increase in the Vanukean military presence on its territory, too late to turn the tide of the revolution but a clear indicator of how the Spring is seen from Wiel.


Cildania sees Action
Religious nationalist party rises

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Hannibaʿl bin Yepdaʿut, the new Chief Minister of Cildania

August 3935 - The effects of the Hebilean Spring in Cildania took no time to manifest themselves, as Departmental Hosians in the Kingdom were quick to react to the revolution in Aheblun by establishing a pro-theocratic party, the Hosian Action. Expessing support for the regime of ousted Hebilean President Ag Takfatinas and announcing its desire to reverse the acchievements of the Hebilean Spring, Hosian Action was founded days after the regime change in Mort Iskendra. Just like the ancient party of the same name, the ruling force behind the old Departmental Cildanian Republic and on which Action is explicitly modeled, the Hosian nationalist party wishes to see the entire island become a "One Faith State". Rejecting ethnic nationalism and separatism, which it sees as detrimental to Departmental unity, and particularly critical of Pan-Qedarism, an ideology it condemns for unwarranted glorification of "ancient idolaters", Action has become popular among Cildanians dissatisfied with the stagnation and corruption of the Thomasine monarchy.

Capitalizing on its popularity and widespread criticism towards the monarchy, which, with its secular legislation and dynastic ties to the heretical regime in Barmenia, is seen by many Cildanians as a lighter version of the old Sibillan tyranny, Action's religious nationalist message was powerful enough to grant it an overwhelming victory in the August elections. Hosian Action now controls eighty percent of the legislative, and its chairman, Hannibaʿl bin Yepdaʿut, is the new Chief Minister of Cildania. Although the new government has not yet taken any steps to reverse the Hebilean revolution, its inflammatory statements leave no room for doubt.
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Thu Nov 12, 2015 5:21 pm

Hosian Revolution
God grants triumph to His people


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July 3936 - Glory be to God and His Spirit, who cast away the tyrants and gave His people victory. All faithful Hosians celebrate the fall of the corrupt dictatorship of the Thomasids and the return of God's most holy land, the mother of prophets and the Light of the World, into the hands of piety and virtue. Hosian Action, the political front for the liberation of Cildania from secular despotism, was granted the trust of all Cildanians, and, respecting the wishes of the Cildanian people, has completed the Hosian Revolution started sixty years ago. By the Grace of God and the blessing of the Department, Hannibaʿl bin Yepdaʿut has replaced the false "king" of Cildania as the ruler and Baʿal of the Hosian nation, and shall, unlike his predecessors, rule in accordance to divine law. The Hosian Revolution against the Sibillan atheistic tyranny, hijacked by communists, secularists, and sodomites, has at last achieved its goal, and, God willing, Cildania shall once again become a One Faith State.

But the Revolution is not yet complete. The legitimate government of Aheblun that has so faithfully preserved the seeds of the Hosian Revolution within its bosom is now under threat from the same unholy and God-hating coalition of anarchists, democrats, and atheists that has kept the rest of Cildania into darkness. Wishing to restore Divine rule over the entire island and cast away all Satanailic influences, the Cildanian Armed Forces pledge to overthrow the devil-worshippers in Aheblun. Cildania also announces her full support for Vanuku's attempt to do the same, provided they recognize the return of the entire island to Hosian Cildanian rule. Aheblun does not want independence, Aheblun wants God.

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Cildania's blessed Army on its way to Aheblun
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:26 pm

Victory
God grants triumph to His nation



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The entire nation celebrates divine victory

December 3963 - With the help of the fellow Hosian nation of Vanuku, the forces of sin and rebelliousness have been cast out of Cildania. The entire nation is now under one Apostolic government, united and free, as the communist rebellion started by the so-called Hebilean Spring was crushed by the forces of righteousness. Ugwistan Ag Takfarinas, the hero of the Apostolic faithful in Hebil, has been recognized as leader of the entire nation, and as Adon he shall lead the Hosian Revolution to victory. The battle is however not yet over, as that accursed witch known by her followers as Lalla Kahina, rebelling against her natural God-given role as a woman, continues to terrorize the innocent Hosian civilians in Cildania, but with divine guidance and the help of Vanuku, the witch shall be brought to justice.

Now Cildania can focus on reconstruction and recovering from decades of violence and terrorism. And we are not alone in this task, for, in addition to the glorious nation of Vanuku, Cildania has joined the free people of Badara in her struggle against communism and atheism. Our brethren across the straits have always enjoyed unshakeable bonds with our nation, which have only increased after the Baathist government in Badara has returned that nation to order and stability. Our bonds are now even stronger with the illegal anti-Badaran embargo run by the illegitimate atheistic Chann regime in Kafuristan and their colonial allies, as our growing economic and political ties will present a united front against Gao-Showan imperialism in Majatra. This renewed cooperation between faithful Hosians and Ahmadis against communist and radical secular forces will defend Majatran traditions against neo-colonial regimes, and may in time lead to full political union with our Majatran brethren.

Now that Cildania once again enjoys peace, the Hosian Revolution shall continue by embracing the nation's multi-ethnic and multi-linguistic character, under the common roof of the Apostolic Church. Young Yugerten Baqar, one of Cildania's Apostolic fighters in Hebil against the so-called spring, has been designated by the Baʿal of Cildania as the future leader of the Hosian Revolution, continuing the fight against ethnic nationalism, so often misused against religion, and highlighting the fact that the Hosian Revolution is not against non-Hosians, but against Sibillism, atheism, communism, crime, and immorality. May God guide Yugerten Baqar and grant him a long life and strength against the enemies of religion.
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Tue Jan 12, 2016 7:49 pm

New Baʿal
God appoints Yugerten Baqar to lead his nation

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Yugerten Baqar, the new leader of the Hosian Revolution

January 3967 - After serving God and Cildania for more than thirty years, the divinely-appointed Baʿal of Cildania and Leader of the Hosian Revolution passed away on the 19th of August 3965. As was his will before his untimely death at the age of 97, he was succeeded by a young and zealous fighter for the Apostolic cause in Cildania, Yugerten Baqar. Having distinguished himself in the war against the atheistic Sibillan sodomite feminist regime of the godless rebels in Aheblun, Yugerten Baqar is now Cildania's new and holy Baʿal, continuing the struggle against the witch Lalla Kahina and her followers in crime and immorality. Understanding that such a struggle can only begin at the highest levels of power, Baʿal Baqar has purged the government of all corrupt and criminal elements, beginning with the entire cabinet. Twelve treacherous leeches, who used their position of power and influence to oppress the common people and to enrich themselves on the backs of honest hard-working Hosians, have been dismissed from their posts and now face divine punishment for their crimes.

The new Apostolic government also notes with concern the spread of crime and depravity to our Jaziri (OOC: islander - joint term for the Selucia-Cildania-Badara archipelago) brethren in Badara. The brief restoration of order there led by the rightly-guided Baathists did not last, and the islands once again descend into chaos, giving a safe haven to the same criminal scum that continues to plague Cildania and threatening to bring the Badarans under the neo-colonial rule of the Channs. Should the Jawahiris (OOC: Badarans) fail to restore order themselves, Cildania will have no choice but to do so herself, lest the enemies of the Faith and the Nation gain a new foothold in Majatra.


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Hannibaʿl bin Yepdaʿut, may God grant him eternal rest
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Thu Jan 14, 2016 5:43 pm

War on Corruption
Baʿal Baqar fights against oligarchy

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Yugerten Baqar announcing his anti-corruption plan

December 3967 - After a rather uneventful first two years in office, the new Baʿal of Cildania has embarked on a controversial large-scale campaign against "corruption" and "clientelism", removing all cabinet members from office and denationalizing Cildania's statist economy, accused of creating a system of "socialist clientelism". The government purges and the attacks on the privileges of Cildania's technocratic elite come as a shock to the nation's political establishment, which had hoped that the young and inexperienced Baqar would maintain Cildania on the path initiated by his predecessor, content to let the "professionals" run the show. However surprising Yugerten Baqar's newfound assertiveness, his populist rhetoric should come as no surprise in a nation riddled with corruption and organized crime. Basing his regime on the emerging middle class, which in the long struggle in Aheblun provided the bulk of Cildanian volunteers, and attempting to tackle the root causes of the defunct Hebilean Spring while maintaining the loyalty of the Hosian fundamentalists that form the governing party, Baqar's rhetoric tackles the same themes of anti-elitism and anti-establishment militancy that brought his predecessor to power three decades ago. And the fight against corruption also resonates strongly with the disenfranchised Hebileans, whose revolt against the Apostolic regime in the formerly-independent region of Aheblun was caused more by economic grievances and dissatisfaction with governmental corruption than by its religious fundamentalism. In spite of the claims of governmental propaganda and the strange and incoherent mix of right-wing populism, antiestablishment rhetoric, and religious nationalism that now forms Cildania's official ideology, Baqar's fight is not against "neo-Sibillism" and secularism, or even against female warlord Lalla Kahina, the demonized leader of the Spring-inspired military resistance to reunified Apostolic Cildania. His fight is against the traditional Cildanian elite, born from the ashes of the Civil War and unofficially governing the nation ever since, and in this fight he has a powerful ally in the Cildanians who found themselves on the losing side of the nation's regime changes.

Compounding this internal struggle and anti-elitist ideology is Yugerten Baqar's new foreign policy. Under Hannibaʿl bin Yepdaʿut, especially after reunification, Cildania attempted to form a united Cildanian-Badaran political and military front against the Chann regime in Kafuristan, under the guidance of Vanuku and capitalizing on the increasing dependence of Badara on Cildanian exports as a result of the Chann-led embargo. But now that the Baathist regime in the neighboring islands has collapsed, Baqar has made no secret of his imperial ambitions towards Cildania's Jaziri brethren. Emphasizing the same ideology of "anti-Sibillism" that guides his internal policy, Baqar is now keen to use Badara as his regime's new national focus. With a Vanukuian-trained army and a largely loyal population, the Baʿal may very well achieve his goals, unless the Cildanian elites emerge triumphant in Cildania's new bloodless civil war.
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Mon Jan 18, 2016 4:38 pm

Fall of Ag Takfarinas
Former Hebilean president removed

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Disgraced: Ugwistan Ag Takfarinas

November 3969 - Continuing to address the grievances of Hebileans and Cildanians, and expanding the social base of his increasingly personalized regime, Baʿal Baqar introduced a new measure in his populist battle against corruption and oligarchy. Ugwistan Ag Takfarinas, the President of Cildania and the former President of Aheblun during the Cildanian Winter, widely regarded as a hero by the Apostolic fundamentalists and who gained his national office at the end of the war, was stripped of his title and charged with corruption, embezzlement, and high treason. The now disgraced Apostolic hero stands accused of being the main cause of the Hebilean Spring, due to his stifling of opposition as well as close ties to the region's organized crime. Ag Takfarinas was replaced in his role by Yugerten Baqar's younger brother, Amazigh Baqar, marking the increasing personalization of the regime and a shift away from religious nationalist rhetoric.

This unexpected new development is but the latest in a series of actions by Cildania's new Baʿal as part of his policy of moving Cildania from a technocratic oligarchy ideologically justified by Eastern Hosian fundamentalism to a presidential dictatorship with a populistic and nationalistic ideology, particularly visible in the regime's choice of symbolism. Observers have also noted a reassessment of the ancient Qedarite Empire. That ancient civilization is no longer seen as a minor chapter in Cildania's pre-Hosian history, as it was under bin Yepdaʿut, nor the rallying point of pan-Qedarite ultranationalists, as instrumentalized by the Phalangist parties, but as the glorious predecessor of a unified Cildanian nation, whose ancient glory Baqar is keen to regain. The government's propaganda now emphasizes the old Empire's cosmopolitan and multi-ethnic character, as well as its hegemony over much of Majatra, to justify both interethnic harmony at home as well as imperial ambitions towards Badara, the Empire's first foreign province. This symbolic reassessment features prominently on Cildania's new flag, combining ancient Qedarite symbolism with the traditional Hebilean colors, marking the first time the traditional Cildanian colors (red, white, blue), by now too closely associated with both Qildari supremacism and the Sibillan regime, do not feature on the Cildanian flag.
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Fri Jan 22, 2016 5:48 pm

Cildania invades Badara
Cildania conquers Majatran neighbor

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Katā’ib forces in Bier Qassem

November 3971 - In a move expected since Baʿal Baqar's sweeping reforms introduced in 3967 and the radical shift in Cildania's ideology and international focus, the Federal Republic initiated the invasion of the neighboring island nation of Badara, forming the Jaziri Brigade for the Liberation of Badara (al-Katā’ib al-Jazīri li-Taḥrīr Jawhara, known as Katā’ib) with the explicit purpose of bringing it under Cildanian rule. The Katā’ib is formed exclusively of Cildanian Majatrans, with a clear intent to win the "hearts and minds" of Badarans. This move is a reaction to the loss of order in Badara, as well as more or less founded fears of Chann takeover, particularly due to the international isolation of Badara following the Chann-led embargo.

And order in what has been frequently referred to as a "failed state" is indeed lacking. The Majatran nation's troubles started with the proclamation of the Ahmadi State in 3864 continue to plague Badara. The Communist insurgency against the Caliphate, launched around 3916, was unsuccessful in bringing down the Ahmadi State, leaving the nation mired in a decades-long civil war. Although both the Caliphate and the Communist rebellion were defeated by the Ba'ath Party in 3956, who reunified Badara under a single government, the new Majatran Republic found itself increasingly isolated on the international stage due to the emerging conflict with Chann-ruled Kafuristan. The anti-Badaran embargo, introduced a mere few months after the proclamation of the Majatran Republic, had severe effects for the island nation. High unemployment, increasing dependence on Cildania for trade, and neverending Ahmadist militancy meant that for the past few years the Ba'ath regime has only exercised nominal authority over most of Badara. Now rival warlords, Ahmadist militias, and crime syndicates make the law everywhere outside the capital city of Bier Qassem.

Thus, when in 3967 Yugerten Baqar announced that Cildania would restore order to Badara, few doubted his nation's will and ability to do so. In a typically Majatran moment of gunboat diplomacy, the presence of the Cildanian navy in the harbor of Bier Qassem gave the Majatran Republic no choice but to grant the Katā’ib official mandate to restore order. The Katā’ib, consisting of around 40,000 troops (4 armoured brigades, 1 mechanized infantry brigade, 1 artillery brigade, 2 Air Defense Brigade, plus 5 Sacred Band regiments to be deployed in strategic and tactical locations, and assisted by the Cildanian Navy) promptly proceeded to take over the capital's administration, and began expanding its authority over the rest of the nation, making this in effect a military occupation.

The Cildanian invasion of Badara risks changing the balance of power in an increasingly volatile international climate, in the context of rising regional tensions, particularly with Selucia and its ally, Pontesi. Cildania was particularly critical of what it terms the "cultural genocide of Cildanians in Selucia", citing as evidence the renaming of toponyms in Cildanian languages that have been in place since the Qedarite Empire, and Cildania has accused Selucia of backing the rebel Lalla Kahina, no doubt as part of a "neo-Sibillan" conspiracy aimed at restoring Selucian minority rule in Cildania. And with Dorvik and Vanuku siding with Cildania, the conflict may well escalate to the point of open war.
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Thu Feb 04, 2016 11:52 am

Baʿal Dies
Death of Yugerten Baqar throws nation into disarray

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Funeral procession for Baʿal Baqar

April 3978 - Having served the reunified nation of Cildania for 13 years, Baʿal Yugerten Baqar died of a heart attack on the 11th of April this year, throwing Cildania into renewed turmoil and uncertainty, as his absence and the lack of a clear succession system threatens to undo all reforms he implemented during his time in office. Throughout his Baʿalate Yugerten Baqar oversaw major changes in Cildanian domestic and international policies, bringing his nation, newly reunified after the Cildanian Winter, to the forefront of international disputes. Although a Hebilean himself, Yugerten Baqar began his career as an Apostolic volunteer in the Cildanian fight against Hebilean Spring, earning the recognition of the reunified nation's leadership. Baqar gained national office after he was designated as successor by the previous Baʿal, Hannibaʿl bin Yepdaʿut, who himself came to power during the Cildanian Winter, an Apostolic reaction to the Hebilean Spring. Yugerten Baqar's Baʿalate began with a major populist fight against corruption and clientelism, initiated with a government purge, and culminating in the removal of former Hebilean President Ugwistan Ag Takfarinas from power and his indictment under allegations of corruption and treason. Thus the rule of Baʿal Baqar witnessed a shift away from the Hosian nationalist ideology of the Action Party towards the populist right, by embracing the demands of the growing middle class and tackling the high unemployment and other economic woes that had plagued Cildania since the Civil War. Baqar's crowning achievement was perhaps his success at uniting all ethnic groups under the roof of pan-Cildanian nationalism, putting an end to inter-ethnic struggles through his positive reappraisal of pan-Cildanian culture and by establishing a nation more confident and more assertive in international affairs. Even Baqar's most controversial move, the invasion and occupation of Badara initiated in 3971 which put Cildania at the forefront of international tensions, was positively received at home, as his popularity soared in the aftermath of the invasion.

But now his death could not have been more ill timed. The resurgence of Communist partisans against the Cildanian occupation of Badara is now tying more resources into that battle, while the power vacuum in Cildania is easily exploitable by the former Baʿal's enemies, especially the traditional Cildanian elites, still resentful of the attacks on their privileges under Baqar. Internationally Cildania now witnesses the possible disintegration of the Vanukuian coalition, with Saridan switching sides in the conflict and therefore establishing a new enemy right next door to Badara. As there is no clear leadership after the Baʿal's death, Cildania faces increasing uncertainty. Although Qehet Mode Extremandurus was elected his successor, she is no Baqar, and it is unclear whether the new Baʿal will be able to maintain the same fragile coalition in power now that it is no longer united around a rallying figure.

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In spite of his authoritarian rule, Yugerten Baqar is regarded as a hero by millions of Cildanians
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Re: Cildanian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News)

Postby Polites » Thu Feb 11, 2016 5:50 pm

Royal Compromise
King Augustus Adonis Crowned

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Coronation portrait of King Augustus Adonis I

December 3981 - The chaotic political scene left after the death of Baʿal Yugerten Baqar has at last been reorganized following a post-Baqarite political settlement that saw a compromise between the Baqarites and the pre-Baqar elites, under the form of a constitutional monarchy. When Baʿal Baqar died in April 3978, some say as a result of a political assassination, Cildania was thrown into chaos and confusion. Profiting from that chaos was the Selucian-oriented Three-Right Party, which proceeded to have Augustus of the House of Calatia, a close relative of the Selucian monarch, installed as King of Cildania, and confusingly also initiated a naval blockade of Selucia. There is no clear explanation for this unusual foreign policy shift, but most analysts estimate that the blockade was caused by the rapid rise of a Crimson Crusade-aligned party into the government of Selucia, since the Crimson Crusade has not been shy in expressing hostility both towards the current Selucian monarchy and towards the Cildanian regime. After the equally rapid disintegration of the Crusader party as a result of its failure to install a republic in Selucia, relations between the two nations were normalized.

Soon afterwards normality returned to Cildanian internal politics as well. The Baqarites, led by Yugerten Baqar's younger brother, Amazigh, reached a compromise with the pro-Selucian Three-Right Party that preserved the Calatian monarchy while also returning the Baqarite faction to power. Augustus of Calatia was crowned as King of Cildania and Badara under the regnal name Augustus Adonis I, while Amazigh Baqar was recognized as the new Baʿal and the official representative of the monarch. With this new constitutional arrangement Cildanian-Selucian hostilities as well as internal chaos have been brought to an end, allowing Cildania to refocus its attention towards Badara, where the Katā’ib forces have been battling communist and nationalist insurgents for years. And now that peace with the western neighbor and military control over the eastern are secured, there is a distinct possibility of a united Islander front opposing the emerging threats to the Vanukean-dominated Majatran order, the benefits of which Cildania has been reaping for years. The newest threat against the Vanukean order, the emerging Deltarian crisis, is also potentially the greatest, as Deltaria's reinstatement of slavery and the subsequent sanctions against the Czardom may push Deltaria into the orbit of Trigunia. This development is indeed seen with worrying eyes from Qart Qildar, and for good reason, since the Deltarian position has been gaining more and more allies on the continent, including in Pontesi, by now one of Cildania's greatest foreign threats. The young Kingdom was quick to condemn Deltarian policies and join international sanctions against the Deltarian Empire, while also offering sanctuary for those fleeing the slave trade, placing Cildania firmly into the anti-Deltarian camp in the quickly escalating Majatran crisis. But this crisis is also a great opportunity for the Kingdom of Cildania, who has good reason to condemn the enslavement of Majatrans. If Cildania takes a strong stance against the Czardom's anti-Majatran policies, it may very well win over the support of the Badaran Majatrans, who have so far been less than pleased with the Cildanian occupation of their homeland, and perhaps turn the decade-long military occupation into the genuine political union that the regime proclaimed it would achieve.

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Amazigh Baqar, one of the architects of the royal compromise
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