Korolian Civil War

The Korolian Civil War, also referred to as Novozemjan Civil War, Novozemjan Warlord Period, Collapse of Korolia, Crisis of the 02', and more, is the name for the ongoing civil war and surrounding events that are happening in the former territory of the Csardom of Korolia.

Summary
The course of events leading up to the civil war started after the two former regions of the Csardom of Korolia declared independence, one being the Third Svalmarc Imperium led by the Pjervod, Mateuš Kovařík who later resigned after they secured the independence for them as well as the second nation, Kingdom of Devenburg, also known as Devenburg Clique. Their independence was as stated, a result of neglect, lack of recognition, lack of representation and lack of activity within the Csardom of Korolia. Despite the fact that they were in control of the nation, they didn't feel that they had as much influence as they wanted. The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, the ruling party made up of these future secesionists, would then collapse. Later on the remaining lands of the Csardom shattered, as the secesssions triggered the powder keg that the Korolia was, leaving loads of independent warlord states to fight for their own cause.

Devenburg Clique Secession
The independence of Devenburg was proclaimed in the autumn of 1102 ACA. Olary von Mathijs had provided a vague list of reasons for it to the Pjervod, Mateuš Kovařík. His secession has caused the first spark in this crisis, and has recieved condemnation from the public. His secession influenced more authoritarians in the south to leave, causing the collapse of order in the state. The Devenburg Clique is made up of fmr. ALD beraucrats and members of the government who were disatisfied with having too little power over the nation they ran, and believed that the only way for them to move forward was to betray the rest of the nation.

Third Svalmarc Imperium Secession


The Third Svalmarc Imperium declared itself independent from Korolia for the third time in history after constant conflicts, neglect, lack of representation, lack of recognition and lack of activity within the nation, despite the leader of Svalmarc being in control of the nation before secession. Svalmarc's third secesssion has proven the cycle of power-hungry attempts at takeover from the consistent traitors. Similar to the Devenburg Clique, the Svalmarc Imperium is made up of former top-brass officials who had control over the nation, but abandoned the nation when they believed they didn't have enough power over it.

Lucid & Sigrun Governments
The joint declarations of Svalmarc and Devenburg caught the Csardom of Korolia by surprise. Especially considering that the Pjervod Mateus Kovarik was also the Csar of Svalmarc, so the government was left without a head. After a brief period of total chaos two emergency governments ensued - the Tim Lucid Government, with T. Lucid as the Pjervod, and the Sigrun Government, later Csar's Loyalist Militia headed by Adawulfa Sigrun.

Nova Zemja Secession
Then, Vanja Slavski, backed by majority of the regional governors in the remaining region, proclaimed the Second State of Nova Žemja, bringing the regional name back after almost a century of it being called either United Commonwealth or Korolia, Nova Zemja was back.

Other Cliques
There are also two other cliques formed by civilians - the Pro-Aurean Bloc, supporting Aurean intervention and dependency, and the Anarchists.

Slout legitimizes Sigrun's Csardom
The Csar has legitimized the Csardom of Korolia and has aligned with the Csar's Loyal Militia (CLM), resulting in a massive boost in support internationally and domestically.

Havoc in Zlatoport
Havoc in Zlatoport happened mere hours after the Nova Zemja Secession was announced by Vanja Slavski from Lipanovo-Ostrokochod. Initially, a crowd of pro-Novozemjan demonstrants gathered, intending to take down Csardom of Korolia's flags in the city. However the crowd grew more radicalized, going from taking down flags, to storming government buildings, to rampaging them and further. Later, as rioters supporting other sides joined into the fray, the whole city was ablaze, with people hurt, injured and dying left and right. Emergency services were totally crippled, only able to count the casualties, total count of which is estimated at 20k+.

This event essentially turned the former capital, and a 1M+ metropolis into a total anarchy zone.

Lipanovo-Ostrokochod - Svalmarc Intervention
Svalmarc and Devenburg secessionist forces, designated "peacekeepers" by the authoritarian leaders, marched through Lipanovo-Ostrokochod to clear up Anti-NZ banners and signs whilst maintaining a threat to the public. A small group of local volunteers claiming to be associated with the CLM attempted to defend the city, before quickly losing to the "peacekeeper" troops who successfully cleared the area from Anti-NZ banners and signs, quelling any dissenting opinions and maintaining their strict control over the region.

Tim Lucid's Attempt at Consolidation
A referendum proposed by Tim Lucid successfully passed, granting the former Pjervod full authority over the state. In a sweeping move, this referendum led to the dissolution of all existing laws, the constitution, and the powers of the Csar. This resulted in Lucid Korolia annexing the Csardom of Korolia under the Lucid Korolia banner.

This attempt at control quickly failed, with his influence being kicked out of major cities, and him being reduced to controlling some border territory near Devenburg. He has been de-legitimized following the failure of his power bill in the parliament and the Csar's refusal to accept his legitimacy, prefering Adawulfa Sigrun's forces.

Csar's Militia joins Korolia
The Csar's Militia has officially aligned itself with Korolia in response to the establishment of the Sigrun government. This development transpired following the successful referendum that granted former Pjervod, Tim Lucid, full control over the state. Dissatisfied with this outcome, the Csar promptly ousted Tim Lucid and installed a Csar loyalist, giving rise to the formation of the Sigrun Government.

The constant threat of Svalmarc and Devenburg warlords invading the Nova Zemjan territory and breaking up peaceful debate and protest also sparked the increased need for the people to rally around the Csarist government.

Free City of Krasnabašta joins the CLM
The Free City of Krasnabasta was a short lived political entity that was formed in the anarchy of the far-western regions. Snake Oresegan joined up with the Csardom of Korolia and has brought his forces under the banner of the Csar's Loyal Militia (CLM). The Free City joined in response to SDC intervention into peaceful regions and the inciting of violence against the public, while also damaging freedoms of speech and assembly.

Growth of the CLM and the Csardom
Following the entry of the Free City, legitimacy from the Csar, international volunteers, peacekeeping discussions with other factions, and other continuations of legitimate government; the CLM and the Csardom of Korolia are continuing to increase their influence and numbers in the conflict. The CLM has grown to 24-33% of the total population of the country, bringing together formerly opposing sides to fight for the renewal of a Csarist nation. Slout has overseen the growth and expansion of this "people's army".

International Response
an international player have expressed their intent to intervene in the civil war, these being Korolia's long time regional rival - Aurea. Aurea has been focused on keeping out foreign intervention into the conflict, keeping the fight between Korolians.

Etymology
The three most popular names for the conflict are:


 * Korolian Civil War - referring to a civil war within Csardom of Korolia
 * Novozemjan Civil War - referring to a civil war within Nova Žemja as a geographic region (even when the country was called the Second United Commonwealth or Korolia the land on which it was located was known to Korolians as Nova Zemja)
 * Novozemjan Warlord Period - same as above but replaces civil war with "Warlord Period"
 * Collapse of Korolia - self explainatory, refers to the collapse of the country
 * Crisis of the 02' - naming consistency compared to the previous major political crises in Korolia and it's predecessors (Constitutional Crisis of 1029, Crisis of the 58', Crisis of the 87' etc.)