1991 Bjeorg Conflict - Revision history

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	* {{flagicon\|Bjeorg}} [[Brian Smith]]		* {{flagicon\|Bjeorg}} [[Brian Smith]]
	* {{flagicon\|Bjeorg}} [[Mark ~~Eianian~~]]		* {{flagicon\|Bjeorg}} [[Mark Ianson]]
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	* {{flagicon\|Eiria}} [[Chancellor of Eiria\|Chancellor]] [[Cera Balodis]]		* {{flagicon\|Eiria}} [[Chancellor of Eiria\|Chancellor]] [[Cera Balodis]]

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Seeds of Secession

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	=== Seeds of Secession ===		=== Seeds of Secession ===
	In 1990, a nonbinding [[1990 Bjeorg independence referendum\|referendum]] was added to the Bjeorg gubernatorial election ballot polling Bjeorgite voters on whether or not they would support Bjeorg seceding from the Maximusian Republic. A majority of voters did voice support for the cause, but most assumed the ballot measure was a political stunt which Bjeorgite representatives to the [[Maximusian Senate]] would use to push for legislation more favorable to rural interests. In months following the referendum, a test case was tried before the Maximusian High Court~~, which~~ declared secession ~~to be beyond the rights of~~ provinces~~. As~~ such, the referendum measure was deemed illegitimate and invalid.		In 1990, a nonbinding [[1990 Bjeorg independence referendum\|referendum]] was added to the Bjeorg gubernatorial election ballot polling Bjeorgite voters on whether or not they would support Bjeorg seceding from the Maximusian Republic. A majority of voters did voice support for the cause, but most assumed the ballot measure was a political stunt which Bjeorgite representatives to the [[Maximusian Senate]] would use to push for legislation more favorable to rural interests. In months following the referendum, a test case was tried before the Maximusian High Court. The court declared that secession was not a right provinces maintained and, as such, the referendum measure was deemed illegitimate and invalid.

	On June 10th, 1990, a regional politician named James Wilson was arrested at the Bjeorg Provincial Assembly Building following an impassioned speech encouraging violent resistance to federal authority shortly after the High Court ruling was delivered. His speech and subsequent imprisonment was captured as one of the rallying cries for what would eventually become the Bjeorg rebel movement.		On June 10th, 1990, a regional politician named James Wilson was arrested at the Bjeorg Provincial Assembly Building following an impassioned speech encouraging violent resistance to federal authority shortly after the High Court ruling was delivered. His speech and subsequent imprisonment was captured as one of the rallying cries for what would eventually become the Bjeorg rebel movement.

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	The '''1991 Bjeorg Conflict''', ~~also~~ known as the '''Bjeorg Revolution''' or the '''Bjeorg Uprising''' was a military conflict in [[Bjeorg]], a province of [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]], prompted ~~when~~ Governor [[Brian Smith]] declared the province's secession from [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]]. [[President of Libertas Omnium Maximus\|President]] [[Jean Paterson]]~~’s reluctance~~ to ~~begin a military campaign was quelled when [[President of Zamastan\|President]] [[Cassious Castovia]] convinced her to allow [[Zamastan\|Zamastanian]] forces~~ to ~~help quash~~ the ~~rebellion~~. The ~~fighting officially began after~~ a Zamastanian fighter jet was shot down over the [[Strait of ~~St.~~ Peter]]. ~~Many skirmishes occured in~~ and ~~around~~ the ~~Strait of St~~. ~~Peter before Zamastanian and~~ Maximusian ~~troops landed on the island province~~, ~~beginning~~ the ~~ground offensive~~.		The '''1991 Bjeorg Conflict''', alternatively known by many names including the '''Crisis in Bjeorg''', '''Bjeorg Revolution''', and the '''Bjeorg Uprising''', was a period of civil unrest and military conflict in [[Bjeorg]], then a [[Provinces of Libertas Omnium Maximus\|province]] of [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]], prompted by calls for secession from a number of prominent Bjeorgite political figures and organizations. Then Governor of Bjeorg, [[Brian Smith]], officially declared the province's secession from [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]] on July 18, 1991, prompted by a [[1990 Bjeorg independence referendum\|rejected independence referendum]] the prior year. The declaration of secession, naturally, was immediately condemned as an illegal political action by [[President of Libertas Omnium Maximus\|Maximusian President]] [[Jean Paterson]], though she remained initially hesitant to commit Maximusian troops to securing the Bjeorg isle. The conflict quickly escalated out of proportion, however, when a Zamastanian strategic fighter jet was shot down by Bjeorgite partisans over the [[Strait of Saint Peter]], leading to a Zamastanian declaration of war against the fledgling Bjeorg provisional state. A number of neighboring states looking to dislodge the neoliberal Maximusian Republic's regional influence backed Bjeorg, outfitting the partisans with naval and logistical support. Xiomeran mercenaries were also hired to assist Bjeorgite partisans. Eventually, Maximusian and Zamastanian forces secured the isle, largely due to tremendous infighting within the Bjeorg rebel line, but at tremendous political cost. In 1992, the Portland Accords were ratified, returning Bjeorg to Maximusian control, but granting the republic levels of autonomy significantly exceeding that of federal provinces.

	~~Several nations participated in~~ the conflict ~~in some way~~, ~~including~~ [[~~Xiomera~~]], ~~[[Eiria]]~~, and ~~[[Lauchenoiria]]~~.		==Instigating events==
			At the time of the onset of conflict, the [[Bjeorg Province\|Province of Bjeorg]] had a population of around 3 million. The province comprised all of Bjeorg isle, a large island tens of kilometers off the west coast of mainland Libertas Omnium Maximus and separated by the Strait of Saint Peter. The island was connected to the mainland by three main junctions, the ''Ilien Tunnel'', an automobile tunnel running beneath the strait, and two cable-stayed suspension bridges, both designed for mixed cargo and passenger rail use. At the time, the Bjeorg economy was small, chiefly agrarian, developing slowly, and was culturally distinct from the rest of the nation. These and many additional factors had long since generated animosity between Bjeorg and the broader Maximusian Republic, but tensions came to a head in the late 1980s.

	==~~Prelude~~==		=== Seeds of Secession ===
	~~The province of~~ Bjeorg ~~is situated~~ on ~~an island west~~ of ~~mainland Libertas Omnium Maximus~~, ~~separated by~~ the ~~Strait of St. Peter. The island connected~~ to ~~the mainland at several constructed points, such as~~ the [[~~Ilien Tunnel~~]] ~~and at least two suspension cable bridges~~. ~~The economy of Bjeorg~~ was ~~not as prosporous per capita as~~ the ~~rest of the nation~~, ~~and their culture was separate from~~ the ~~mainland as well~~. ~~The culmination of this and many additional factors had been creating a divide between~~ the ~~two entities for decades,~~ and ~~minor independence movements were present years before the 1991 uprising~~.		In 1990, a nonbinding [[1990 Bjeorg independence referendum\|referendum]] was added to the Bjeorg gubernatorial election ballot polling Bjeorgite voters on whether or not they would support Bjeorg seceding from the Maximusian Republic. A majority of voters did voice support for the cause, but most assumed the ballot measure was a political stunt which Bjeorgite representatives to the [[Maximusian Senate]] would use to push for legislation more favorable to rural interests. In months following the referendum, a test case was tried before the Maximusian High Court, which declared secession to be beyond the rights of provinces. As such, the referendum measure was deemed illegitimate and invalid.
	~~===Seeds of Secession===~~		On June 10th, 1990, a regional politician named James Wilson was arrested at the Bjeorg Provincial Assembly Building following an impassioned speech encouraging violent resistance to federal authority shortly after the High Court ruling was delivered. His speech and subsequent imprisonment was captured as one of the rallying cries for what would eventually become the Bjeorg rebel movement.
	On June 10th, a regional politician named James Wilson was arrested at the Bjeorg ~~Province Administrative~~ Building following a speech ~~declaring encouragement for~~ violent resistance ~~following~~ the ~~denial of an independence appeal by the Bjeorg Provincial Government~~. His speech was captured as one of the rallying cries for what would eventually become the rebel movement:

	~~“Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my severe displeasure to bring you the following news regarding the province of~~ Bjeorg’s recent appeal to the Maximusian ~~Government. We were regrettably~~ denied ~~our appeal~~. Our ~~appeal to have an autonomous state~~ of ~~Bjeorg~~. ~~It was rejected by the Supreme Court~~. ~~There is no Republic of Bjeorg~~. ~~If we cannot have an independent Bjeorg then who are we? Who are we? We are nothing~~. ~~Libertas Omnium Maximus~~ has been systematically stripping us of our rights~~. They hide their intentions behind a wall of words like “for~~ the greater ~~good” and “that which will help the most people~~." What ~~about~~ us? Do we matter. ~~We are not being helped by any recent government policies yet we are forced the pick up the tap, mostly~~. ~~That isn’t fair!~~ If we ~~can’t~~ have our independence ~~the legal way~~, we ~~can have it by force~~. We don’t have the capital, politically, to get our independence. We are trapped in a cycle. The government has treated us unfairly with the knowledge that we can do nothing about it. We ask for relief. Let us leave the Republic of ~~Libertas Omnium Maximus. All will be well. But no! No! We don’t have the power to do that! We are trapped. Force~~ is ~~the~~ only option ~~as I see it~~. I ~~wish it hadn’t come to this, but it has~~. I love ~~you~~ Bjeorg~~. You shall be~~ free!”		{{Quote\|author=James Wilson\|text=Bjeorg’s recent appeal to the Maximusian government has been denied. Our yearning for freedom and independence has been crushed under the tyrannical boot of a rigged judicial system. [...] Our federal government has been systematically stripping us of our rights, all the while force feeding us lies that these actions are for the greater good. What of us? Do we not matter? [...] If we cannot have our independence playing their games, we must stop playing. A display of force is our only option. I love Bjeorg. We love Bjeorg; we will set her free!”}}

	===Assassinations===		===Assassinations===
	On June ~~16th~~, [[Aurora Novo Militum]] ~~fighters~~ began ~~plotting to kill prominent members of~~ Maximusian ~~authority in what were supposedly meant~~ to ~~be planned statements~~ to ~~begin~~ an ~~ultimatum to~~ the ~~Maximusian government for independence~~.		Throughout late June of 1991, [[Aurora Novo Militum]] (ANM), a paramilitary organization devoted to Bjeorg independence, began carrying out clandestine terrorist attacks against Maximusian institutions and specific individuals they viewed as opponents to Bjeorgite secession. On July 8, 1991, Melissa Thornton, a federal prosecutor dispatched to investigate ANM, was killed when agents, likely affiliated with ANM (though the attack was never claimed), detonated an improvised explosive device under the runway of the Château sur les Rochers Airport, destroying a taxiing aircraft Mrs. Thornton was travelling in.

	~~On July 8th, 1991, Melissa Thornton, a prominent District attorney, was killed when a bomb exploded aboard her private jet shortly after landing at Château sur les Rochers Airport.~~		\| - <small>UNDER CONSTRUCTION BEYOND THIS POINT</small>

	===Xiomeran Weapons Smuggling===		===Xiomeran Weapons Smuggling===

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	* [[Mark Eianian]]		* {{flagicon\|Bjeorg}} [[Mark Eianian]]
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	The '''1991 Bjeorg Conflict''', ~~at the time~~ known as the '''Bjeorg Revolution'''~~, '''Bjeorg War of Independence''',~~ or the '''Bjeorg Uprising''' was a military conflict in ~~the~~ province of [[~~Bjeorg~~]], prompted when Governor [[Brian Smith]] declared secession from ~~the nation of~~ [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]]. [[President of Libertas Omnium Maximus\|President]] [[Jean Paterson]]’s reluctance to begin a military campaign was quelled when [[President of Zamastan\|President]] [[Cassious Castovia]] convinced her to allow [[Zamastan\|Zamastanian]] forces to help quash the rebellion. The fighting officially began after a Zamastanian fighter jet was shot down over the [[Strait of St. Peter]]. Many skirmishes occured in and around the Strait of St. Peter before Zamastanian and Maximusian troops landed on the island province, beginning the ground offensive.		The '''1991 Bjeorg Conflict''', also known as the '''Bjeorg Revolution''' or the '''Bjeorg Uprising''' was a military conflict in [[Bjeorg]], a province of [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]], prompted when Governor [[Brian Smith]] declared the province's secession from [[Libertas Omnium Maximus]]. [[President of Libertas Omnium Maximus\|President]] [[Jean Paterson]]’s reluctance to begin a military campaign was quelled when [[President of Zamastan\|President]] [[Cassious Castovia]] convinced her to allow [[Zamastan\|Zamastanian]] forces to help quash the rebellion. The fighting officially began after a Zamastanian fighter jet was shot down over the [[Strait of St. Peter]]. Many skirmishes occured in and around the Strait of St. Peter before Zamastanian and Maximusian troops landed on the island province, beginning the ground offensive.

	Several nations participated in the conflict in some way, including [[Xiomera]], [[Eiria]], and [[Lauchenoiria]].		Several nations participated in the conflict in some way, including [[Xiomera]], [[Eiria]], and [[Lauchenoiria]].

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	[[~~File:fakeflag-gg1-ao3-alt1-dy3.png\|30px~~]][[~~Brian Smith~~]]		Bjeorgite
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	*[[Chancellor of Eiria\|Chancellor]] [[Cera Balodis]]		*[[Chancellor of Eiria\|Chancellor]] [[Cera Balodis]]
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Libertas Omnium Maximus: /* Declaration of Independence */

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Declaration of Independence

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	On July 18th, Governor [[Brian Smith]] stood at the Bjeorg Province Administrative Building in front of a crowd and declared in a speech his intention of secession from the mainland Maximusian government:		On July 18th, Governor [[Brian Smith]] stood at the Bjeorg Province Administrative Building in front of a crowd and declared in a speech his intention of secession from the mainland Maximusian government:

	~~{{Quote~~		"Citizens of Bjeorg Province, and the great Republic of Libertas Omnium Maximus, I would first like to take the time to apologize for the delay in my administration's official statement. I cannot possibly express how sorry I am that the life of District Attorney Thornton and her husband were lost in the recent bombing. Violence shouldn't be the answer to a situation such as this and I do believe that Bjeorg is better than associating themselves with terrorists. However, desperate times do often call for extreme measures. I do believe that the call for independence is a just one. I believe that an independent state of Bjeorg is in order. Just nine months you all called for the independence in a referendum. It wasn't even a slim margin for approval. If memory serves 73% of you wanted independence. Did the government acquiesce to our requests? No, they scoffed at them.
	~~\|text=~~"Citizens of Bjeorg Province, and the great Republic of Libertas Omnium Maximus, I would first like to take the time to apologize for the delay in my administration's official statement. I cannot possibly express how sorry I am that the life of District Attorney Thornton and her husband were lost in the recent bombing. Violence shouldn't be the answer to a situation such as this and I do believe that Bjeorg is better than associating themselves with terrorists. However, desperate times do often call for extreme measures. I do believe that the call for independence is a just one. I believe that an independent state of Bjeorg is in order. Just nine months you all called for the independence in a referendum. It wasn't even a slim margin for approval. If memory serves 73% of you wanted independence. Did the government acquiesce to our requests? No, they scoffed at them.

	We tried the democratic way. They brought these tragedies to themselves. They did not even indulge us. I'll give a quote. The Great political philosopher, Edward Dale, once wrote: "It is held that when a people can no longer be accurately or effectively governed by their leaders than they have it within their moral justification to establish a new state that might better serve and protect its constituents." I believe what I am about to say has justification by his words. Effective immediately, Bjeorg is an independent state. This is what you all wanted. You voted for it. We are independent. I have the backing of our province's armed forces unites and my cabinet is on board as well. We want independence and we sure as hell will get it. This is to the LOM government, the bastards that you are: Know this, You can come for us, but you will never take back Bjeorg. With that said, come and try!"		We tried the democratic way. They brought these tragedies to themselves. They did not even indulge us. I'll give a quote. The Great political philosopher, Edward Dale, once wrote: "It is held that when a people can no longer be accurately or effectively governed by their leaders than they have it within their moral justification to establish a new state that might better serve and protect its constituents." I believe what I am about to say has justification by his words. Effective immediately, Bjeorg is an independent state. This is what you all wanted. You voted for it. We are independent. I have the backing of our province's armed forces unites and my cabinet is on board as well. We want independence and we sure as hell will get it. This is to the LOM government, the bastards that you are: Know this, You can come for us, but you will never take back Bjeorg. With that said, come and try!"
	}}

	Following the speech, the Bjeorg militias detonated explosives on the bridge connections to the mainland, causing the suspensions on one bridge to break and partially submerge in the Strait of St. Peter, and causing another to snap on the Bjeorg quarter side and collapse fully on both halves of the structure. It is estimated that at least 23 people were killed during the bridge collapses.		Following the speech, the Bjeorg militias detonated explosives on the bridge connections to the mainland, causing the suspensions on one bridge to break and partially submerge in the Strait of St. Peter, and causing another to snap on the Bjeorg quarter side and collapse fully on both halves of the structure. It is estimated that at least 23 people were killed during the bridge collapses.

Libertas Omnium Maximus: /* Declaration of Independence */

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Declaration of Independence

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	On July 18th, Governor [[Brian Smith]] stood at the Bjeorg Province Administrative Building in front of a crowd and declared in a speech his intention of secession from the mainland Maximusian government:		On July 18th, Governor [[Brian Smith]] stood at the Bjeorg Province Administrative Building in front of a crowd and declared in a speech his intention of secession from the mainland Maximusian government:

	{{Quote\|text="Citizens of Bjeorg Province, and the great Republic of Libertas Omnium Maximus, I would first like to take the time to apologize for the delay in my administration's official statement. I cannot possibly express how sorry I am that the life of District Attorney Thornton and her husband were lost in the recent bombing. Violence shouldn't be the answer to a situation such as this and I do believe that Bjeorg is better than associating themselves with terrorists. However, desperate times do often call for extreme measures. I do believe that the call for independence is a just one. I believe that an independent state of Bjeorg is in order. Just nine months you all called for the independence in a referendum. It wasn't even a slim margin for approval. If memory serves 73% of you wanted independence. Did the government acquiesce to our requests? No, they scoffed at them.		{{Quote
			\|text="Citizens of Bjeorg Province, and the great Republic of Libertas Omnium Maximus, I would first like to take the time to apologize for the delay in my administration's official statement. I cannot possibly express how sorry I am that the life of District Attorney Thornton and her husband were lost in the recent bombing. Violence shouldn't be the answer to a situation such as this and I do believe that Bjeorg is better than associating themselves with terrorists. However, desperate times do often call for extreme measures. I do believe that the call for independence is a just one. I believe that an independent state of Bjeorg is in order. Just nine months you all called for the independence in a referendum. It wasn't even a slim margin for approval. If memory serves 73% of you wanted independence. Did the government acquiesce to our requests? No, they scoffed at them.

	We tried the democratic way. They brought these tragedies to themselves. They did not even indulge us. I'll give a quote. The Great political philosopher, Edward Dale, once wrote: "It is held that when a people can no longer be accurately or effectively governed by their leaders than they have it within their moral justification to establish a new state that might better serve and protect its constituents." I believe what I am about to say has justification by his words. Effective immediately, Bjeorg is an independent state. This is what you all wanted. You voted for it. We are independent. I have the backing of our province's armed forces unites and my cabinet is on board as well. We want independence and we sure as hell will get it. This is to the LOM government, the bastards that you are: Know this, You can come for us, but you will never take back Bjeorg. With that said, come and try!"}}		We tried the democratic way. They brought these tragedies to themselves. They did not even indulge us. I'll give a quote. The Great political philosopher, Edward Dale, once wrote: "It is held that when a people can no longer be accurately or effectively governed by their leaders than they have it within their moral justification to establish a new state that might better serve and protect its constituents." I believe what I am about to say has justification by his words. Effective immediately, Bjeorg is an independent state. This is what you all wanted. You voted for it. We are independent. I have the backing of our province's armed forces unites and my cabinet is on board as well. We want independence and we sure as hell will get it. This is to the LOM government, the bastards that you are: Know this, You can come for us, but you will never take back Bjeorg. With that said, come and try!"
			}}

	Following the speech, the Bjeorg militias detonated explosives on the bridge connections to the mainland, causing the suspensions on one bridge to break and partially submerge in the Strait of St. Peter, and causing another to snap on the Bjeorg quarter side and collapse fully on both halves of the structure. It is estimated that at least 23 people were killed during the bridge collapses.		Following the speech, the Bjeorg militias detonated explosives on the bridge connections to the mainland, causing the suspensions on one bridge to break and partially submerge in the Strait of St. Peter, and causing another to snap on the Bjeorg quarter side and collapse fully on both halves of the structure. It is estimated that at least 23 people were killed during the bridge collapses.