Lauchenoirian Communist Revolution

The Lauchenoirian Communist Revolution (sometimes known as the First Lauchenoirian Civil War) was a revolution by members of the Communist Party of Lauchenoiria, led by Mateo Villanueva and Sophie Ross. The conflict began on the 12th July 1952 after Communist supporters stormed the Lauchenoirian Parliament, and ended nine days later following the surrender of forces loyal to the overthrown Liberal government.

The revolution marked the start of 62 years of Communist rule, ending only after the election of a Liberal government in 2014.

Background

In the late 1940s, support for independence from the Lauchenoirian state had grown in the provinces of Aeluria, Costeno, Yervia and Melissa, where unemployemt was high. The Lauchenoirian government responded by clamping down on free speech for independence supporters. The Communist Party targeted these disempowered groups by giving out free propaganda with food and claiming they would provide greater powers to the provinces. This led to a surge in support for the Communists.