Occupation of Fredonia

Introduction
The Occupation of Fredonia is an ongoing military occupation within the Tyr-Wahat region of the Simulami Empire. The Town of Fredonia was occupied by Simulami Forces in a coup d'état with the support of elements of the Fredonian Ground Council. The occupation was launched in response to a suspected insurgency and an increase in nationalist rhetoric within Fredonia, a pre-emptive strike was launched on Fredonia by the Simulami Grand Imperial Army with the support of Regents from the Third Escharian Empire.

Fredonian integration
In early April 2023, per the Treaty of Galitz, Fredonia was fully integrated into the Simulami Empire due to Fredonian inactivity reaching a point of its own claim being deleted. Over the next 4 months, Fredonia was completely abandoned, with the exception of an attempt to rebuild Fredonia in May. In late July and early August 2023, Fredonia was re-founded, and saw a sharp increase in its population. This saw new claims under the jurisdiction of Fredonia appear across Tyr-Wahat and Suda-Vialum.

Fredonian revolution
In Late August 2023, tensions began to rise within Fredonia. There was dissatisfaction with the reigning King Andrealplus III. Protests soon erupted within the Fredonian Discord which quickly saw many of Fredonia’s new towns begin a rebellion against Andrealplus. The Simulami Government was called to intervene, which saw Fredonia dissolved as a polity within Simulami. Initially, Simulami was willing to integrate all of the newly formed towns, however after rumours of a rebellion spread, all towns with the exception of Fredonia and Pastra were ordered to vacate. After a few more days of negotiating between the various mayors, and a second short-lived insurgency, all towns had been vacated and the Revolution Crushed.

Interlude
After the Failed Revolution, Fredonia fell into a period of inactivity, Very little work was done on the town itself while its residents lost interests. However, within Late September an election was held that saw new parties elected to Fredonian Parliament. This would later prove to be Fredonia's own undoing as two Pro-Simulami candidates were given seats on the Fredonian Grand Council.

Fredonian dissolution and occupation
Tensions came to ahead on the 20th September between the Simulami Government and Fredonia. For weeks, people within Simulami and Escharia had been calling for military intervention in Fredonia in order to dissolve it. Fredonia had a long history of rebelling from almost every nation it had been a constituent of, and there was a large amount of distrust between Simulami and Escharian regional rulers, and Fredonia. Nationalist Rhetoric begin to spread within the Fredonian discord, which combined with continued callings for Fredonia's dissolution, warranted a pre-emptive intervention against Fredonia by the Simulami Government. A member of the Fredonian Grand Council with Claim Admin claim couped Fredonia, which allowed for a mixed force of Simulami and Escharians to enter Fredonia.

Initial aftermath
A temporary military governate was established by Simulami to control the area to help transition it over to direct Simulami Rule. The Simulami Loyalist responsible for the claim coup was made mayor of Castile, a recently established town that claimed over Fredonia. A small number of Fredonian Loyalists fled to Eldham, however a majority of the active population is being reintegrated into the town.

Ongoing occupation
With the Fredonian Citizenry reintegrating into the new town, the military governate is still in place in order to ensure a stable transfer of power to direct Simulami governance. The exiled King Andrealplus III has proclaimed the formation of a Fredonian Insurgent Army, however as of the current day this force has done little to resist Simulami rule.