In this timeline, I made it that a large minority of Labour MP's could not support Brown as leader; as such the coalition government made an agreement to appoint Clegg as PM until the Labour Party were able to sought out the problems between the leader and the PLP
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In this timeline, I made it that a large minority of Labour MP's could not support Brown as leader; as such the coalition government made an agreement to appoint Clegg as PM until the Labour Party were able to sought out the problems between the leader and the PLP
United States, the Islamic State, and the Vatican City on the same team? Why crazy TL is this?Tried my hand at a modern-day Biafran War
I could easily see Clegg insisting on getting the PM role in any coalition deal, due to how many more votes the Lib Dems got, and Labour reluctantly agreeing to that instead of having to face another election.
I doubt it. Being effectively the junior partner in a coalition would likely do far greater damage to Labour than they would sustain at any new election, plus there would not be much certainty over who a new election would benefit anyway. The Lib Dems are still comfortably the third largest party, despite winning the popular vote, so this could just reinforce the perception that the real choice is between Brown and Cameron, and see them lose votes. I'd think the Lib Dems would place far more focus on other areas, like proportional representation, before they would push for something that has no real precedent in UK political history.
Why yes, I did just start watching Game of Thrones, why do you ask?
Democracy in Westeros
Following the disaster that was President Aerys Targaryen, Robert Baratheon led a revolution that ousted the lunatic president, purged most of his followers and assumed the presidency for himself. Under his administration, the authoritarian excesses that targetted numerous individuals for persecution were rolled back, economic recovery occurred and the president enjoyed fairly high approval ratings from the public. This was to the point that Robert Baratheon did not face a serious challenge for the presidency in any election until 288, when Bolon Greyjoy created the Pirate Party to represent the Iron Islanders and their desire to allow for nullification of Westeros' national anti-piracy laws. Owing to the general popularity of anti-piracy legislation, Robert Baratheon easily crushed Greyjoy, who subsequently sparked the Nullification Crisis of 289. National Westeros forces were able to force the Iron Islands to bend to the wishes of the president, however, and the remainder of Baratheon's presidency was stable up until the 298 assassination of Vice President Jon Arryn.
Following Arryn's death, Baratheon appointed Eddard 'Ned' Stark as his new vice president. Stark was a liberal individual, but also a personal friend of the conservative-leaning Baratheon. However, his selection was highly controversial, as the powerful, conservative Lannister family regarded Stark as a threat. The Lannisters would successfully plot to ensure President Baratheon's death in a hunting accident. Stark took on the role of acting president, but was framed for treason by the Lannisters. The Lannisters cited constitutional rules to declare a special election to fill the presidential vacancy. The 298 special election was a highly contentious one, with multiple parties arising and fielding candidates. The Lannister-led Conservative Party backed Joffrey Baratheon, ostensibly the son of the late Robert though he was actually the incestuous child of two Lannisters. Ned Stark's son Robb ran as the Liberal candidate in protest of his father's imprisonment, as well as encouraging liberal reforms in Westeros to help the common people, especially in the oft-neglected North. The president's brothers Stannis and Renly Baratheon each mounted a campaign, the former running as a staunch constitutionalist and defender of 'the values of the Lord of Light, the one true God' and the latter as a more moderate version of Robb Stark in many respects, with a key platform piece being the decriminalization of homosexuality in Westeros. Balon Greyjoy revived the Pirate Party once again to vie for the presidency, again in the name of the Iron Islands. The election was highly contentious, with Joffrey regularly denouncing his opponents as purveyors of false smears (the aforementioned incestuous birth rumors dogged him for the whole campaign) and promised openly to consider executing his rivals for treason. Joffrey also dismissed the issues affecting the poor and was accused of domestic violence against his fiancee Sansa Stark. However, despite these factors allowing the Liberals to win the popular vote, ballot-stuffing and bribing of electors allowed Joffrey to win the presidency. This result led to numerous protests across Westeros, which escalated into violence. R'hllorists committed multiple terrorist attacks claiming that Joffrey was a threat to their religious values. Winterfell outright threatened to secede in the wake of Joffrey attempting to jail Robb Stark. Chaos reigned across much of Westeros, with many likening the situation to a civil war. The Conservatives 'postponed' the next two elections, sparking open conflict between various factions. Over time, they steadily whittled down and Robb Stark, Joffrey Baratheon, Tywin Lannister, Renly Baratheon, Balon Greyjoy and many other high-ranking officeholders would go on to be assassinated by rivals over the next six years.
Ultimately, by 304, Cersei Lannister occupied the presidency, but was in a precarious position. The arrival of Daenerys Targaryen alongside a number of Dothraki immigrants and liberated slaves, sparked major conflicts in Westeros. Targaryen believed she had the right to hold the presidency, threatening to launch a revolution like Robert Baratheon had. However, she would be dissuaded from this by the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch Jon Snow, who warned both Cersei and Daenerys of the threat posed by White Walkers from beyond the Wall separating northern Westeros from untamed lands. Both women agreed to handle the dispute with an election in 304. Danerys, with Snow's help, was able to rally support from multiple parties, forming the National Union coalition to gain the presidency promising to deal with the White Walker threat. However, Cersei Lannister used the tricks that had won Joffrey the presidency before out of a prideful desire to retain her seat at all costs and the belief the White Walker invasion would mostly harm the North, which she despised for causing unrest. While Daenerys won many more votes, the electoral college handed the election to Cersei. This has led to the continued power struggle in Westeros even as the threat from beyond the Wall continues to enroach on the land...
(Sorry I used Greyjoy's sigil and not any images of Balon Greyjoy, but his actor doesn't even have an image in his Wikipedia page)
Democracy in Westeros
Following the disaster that was President Aerys Targaryen, Robert Baratheon led a revolution that ousted the lunatic president, purged most of his followers and assumed the presidency for himself. Under his administration, the authoritarian excesses that targetted numerous individuals for persecution were rolled back, economic recovery occurred and the president enjoyed fairly high approval ratings from the public. This was to the point that Robert Baratheon did not face a serious challenge for the presidency in any election until 288, when Bolon Greyjoy created the Pirate Party to represent the Iron Islanders and their desire to allow for nullification of Westeros' national anti-piracy laws. Owing to the general popularity of anti-piracy legislation, Robert Baratheon easily crushed Greyjoy, who subsequently sparked the Nullification Crisis of 289. National Westeros forces were able to force the Iron Islands to bend to the wishes of the president, however, and the remainder of Baratheon's presidency was stable up until the 298 assassination of Vice President Jon Arryn.
Following Arryn's death, Baratheon appointed Eddard 'Ned' Stark as his new vice president. Stark was a liberal individual, but also a personal friend of the conservative-leaning Baratheon. However, his selection was highly controversial, as the powerful, conservative Lannister family regarded Stark as a threat. The Lannisters would successfully plot to ensure President Baratheon's death in a hunting accident. Stark took on the role of acting president, but was framed for treason by the Lannisters. The Lannisters cited constitutional rules to declare a special election to fill the presidential vacancy. The 298 special election was a highly contentious one, with multiple parties arising and fielding candidates. The Lannister-led Conservative Party backed Joffrey Baratheon, ostensibly the son of the late Robert though he was actually the incestuous child of two Lannisters. Ned Stark's son Robb ran as the Liberal candidate in protest of his father's imprisonment, as well as encouraging liberal reforms in Westeros to help the common people, especially in the oft-neglected North. The president's brothers Stannis and Renly Baratheon each mounted a campaign, the former running as a staunch constitutionalist and defender of 'the values of the Lord of Light, the one true God' and the latter as a more moderate version of Robb Stark in many respects, with a key platform piece being the decriminalization of homosexuality in Westeros. Balon Greyjoy revived the Pirate Party once again to vie for the presidency, again in the name of the Iron Islands. The election was highly contentious, with Joffrey regularly denouncing his opponents as purveyors of false smears (the aforementioned incestuous birth rumors dogged him for the whole campaign) and promised openly to consider executing his rivals for treason. Joffrey also dismissed the issues affecting the poor and was accused of domestic violence against his fiancee Sansa Stark. However, despite these factors allowing the Liberals to win the popular vote, ballot-stuffing and bribing of electors allowed Joffrey to win the presidency. This result led to numerous protests across Westeros, which escalated into violence. R'hllorists committed multiple terrorist attacks claiming that Joffrey was a threat to their religious values. Winterfell outright threatened to secede in the wake of Joffrey attempting to jail Robb Stark. Chaos reigned across much of Westeros, with many likening the situation to a civil war. The Conservatives 'postponed' the next two elections, sparking open conflict between various factions. Over time, they steadily whittled down and Robb Stark, Joffrey Baratheon, Tywin Lannister, Renly Baratheon, Balon Greyjoy and many other high-ranking officeholders would go on to be assassinated by rivals over the next six years.
Ultimately, by 304, Cersei Lannister occupied the presidency, but was in a precarious position. The arrival of Daenerys Targaryen alongside a number of Dothraki immigrants and liberated slaves, sparked major conflicts in Westeros. Targaryen believed she had the right to hold the presidency, threatening to launch a revolution like Robert Baratheon had. However, she would be dissuaded from this by the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch Jon Snow, who warned both Cersei and Daenerys of the threat posed by White Walkers from beyond the Wall separating northern Westeros from untamed lands. Both women agreed to handle the dispute with an election in 304. Danerys, with Snow's help, was able to rally support from multiple parties, forming the National Union coalition to gain the presidency promising to deal with the White Walker threat. However, Cersei Lannister used the tricks that had won Joffrey the presidency before out of a prideful desire to retain her seat at all costs and the belief the White Walker invasion would mostly harm the North, which she despised for causing unrest. While Daenerys won many more votes, the electoral college handed the election to Cersei. This has led to the continued power struggle in Westeros even as the threat from beyond the Wall continues to enroach on the land...
(Sorry I used Greyjoy's sigil and not any images of Balon Greyjoy, but his actor doesn't even have an image in his Wikipedia page)
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Costaguana and Sulaco
Costaguana is a fictional country from Joseph Conrad's novel Nostromo. It is part of my fictional continuity, A Fictional History of the United States. Costaguana is located on the west coast of South America, between Ecuador and Colombia. Costaguana was originally colonized by the Spanish in the 15th century and was incorporated into the Viceroyalty of New Granada. The province of Costaguana joined the forces of Simon Bolivar in the Independence war against the Spanish, and was incorporated into the Colombian Federation. Costaguana gained independence from Colombia following the death of Simon Bolivar and the dissolution of the Federation in 1830. Costaguana subsequently slipped into years of turmoil and civil war. Multiple Presidents were overthrown in coups, were assassinated, or were forced to resign. Costaguana's civilian Presidents were weak and beholden to military interests. It was not until the regime of Guzman Bento that Costaguana achieved political stability. Bento was a General in the Costaguanan Army who began his career under Simon Bolivar. Following the independence of Costaguana, Bento participated in incursions against Quechua Indian tribes and potential dissidents. In 1835, Bento suppressed a rebellion in the Sulaco Province and executed the former governor, Henry Gould. In 1847, General Bento overthrew Costaguana's military administration and declared himself dictator of the country. Bento was infamous for his numerous purges and atrocities. Bento would go through periods of paranoia where he would order the execution of thousands of real and suspected political opponents. Even more potential rivals were imprisoned. Bento thus avoided the violent fate of his predecessors. Bento was especially reviled by Costaguana's landed gentry, due to Bento executing several of their most prominent members. Following the death of Bento in 1862, his illegitimate son Cesar Bento became President. However, Costaguana quickly fell into the same instability that preceded the Bento regime- from 1862-1867, Costaguana had six Presidents. The Bento regime had borrowed heavily from European powers, and Costaguana subsequently defaulted on its debt.
In 1878, the Conservative Party of Costaguana made an effort to restore stability to the country by installing the lawyer Vicente Ribiera as President. The Conservative Party was controlled by the blancos, the wealthy white upper class of Costaguana. Ribiera's presidency lasted five years. He was the first civilian President. Ribiera was a reformist who instituted numerous measures to ensure Costaguana's financial solvency and reduce corruption. The diplomat Don Jose Avellanos wrote a book, A History of Fifty Years of Misrule, which detailed the failures of previous Costaguanan governments- Ribiera used this book to justify his reign of conservative reformism. Ribiera was nevertheless a dictator. His policies largely benefited the wealthy, which resulted in his administration becoming unpopular. Ribiera was overthrown by the liberal General Montero, who promised to restore Costaguana "to the people." Ribiera then fled by mule to the city of Sulaco, where he was evacuated by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company.
The province of Sulaco hosted a large silver mine owned by the English-Costaguanero Charles Gould. The blanco elite of Sulaco feared that the Montero regime would nationalize the mine and seize much of their wealth. When Sulaco was briefly occupied by Monterist forces, the Sulacans decided to make a bid for independence. An army under General Barrios, consisting of forces that remained loyal to Ribiera, was summoned to Sulaco in order to force out the Monterists. Following the triumph of Barrios in the Battle of Sulaco, Sulaco formally separated from Costaguana. The United States quickly recognized Sulaco's independence. The San Francisco mining magnate and owner of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, Joseph Holyrod, persuaded the American government to back Sulaco's independence. Holyrod was Charles Gould's business partner and was in charge of the sale and distribution of Sulaco's silver. The United States deployed naval forces near Sulaco in order to prevent Montero from launching another invasion of Sulaco.
The pro-Ribiera Blancos, with the support of the United States, controlled Sulaco in the early days of independence. Sulaco's mining output increased in the 1880s and 1890s, significantly increasing the wealth and prosperity of the country. Today, Sulaco is one of the wealthiest nations in South America. While social movements in the 20th century forced Sulaco's government to adapt more egalitarian policies, Sulaco's ruling class is still dominated by the descendents of the 19th century Blancos.
Costaguana is a fictional country from Joseph Conrad's novel Nostromo. It is part of my fictional continuity, A Fictional History of the United States. Costaguana is located on the west coast of South America, between Ecuador and Colombia. Costaguana was originally colonized by the Spanish in the 15th century and was incorporated into the Viceroyalty of New Granada. The province of Costaguana joined the forces of Simon Bolivar in the Independence war against the Spanish, and was incorporated into the Colombian Federation. Costaguana gained independence from Colombia following the death of Simon Bolivar and the dissolution of the Federation in 1830. Costaguana subsequently slipped into years of turmoil and civil war. Multiple Presidents were overthrown in coups, were assassinated, or were forced to resign. Costaguana's civilian Presidents were weak and beholden to military interests. It was not until the regime of Guzman Bento that Costaguana achieved political stability. Bento was a General in the Costaguanan Army who began his career under Simon Bolivar. Following the independence of Costaguana, Bento participated in incursions against Quechua Indian tribes and potential dissidents. In 1835, Bento suppressed a rebellion in the Sulaco Province and executed the former governor, Henry Gould. In 1847, General Bento overthrew Costaguana's military administration and declared himself dictator of the country. Bento was infamous for his numerous purges and atrocities. Bento would go through periods of paranoia where he would order the execution of thousands of real and suspected political opponents. Even more potential rivals were imprisoned. Bento thus avoided the violent fate of his predecessors. Bento was especially reviled by Costaguana's landed gentry, due to Bento executing several of their most prominent members. Following the death of Bento in 1862, his illegitimate son Cesar Bento became President. However, Costaguana quickly fell into the same instability that preceded the Bento regime- from 1862-1867, Costaguana had six Presidents. The Bento regime had borrowed heavily from European powers, and Costaguana subsequently defaulted on its debt.
In 1878, the Conservative Party of Costaguana made an effort to restore stability to the country by installing the lawyer Vicente Ribiera as President. The Conservative Party was controlled by the blancos, the wealthy white upper class of Costaguana. Ribiera's presidency lasted five years. He was the first civilian President. Ribiera was a reformist who instituted numerous measures to ensure Costaguana's financial solvency and reduce corruption. The diplomat Don Jose Avellanos wrote a book, A History of Fifty Years of Misrule, which detailed the failures of previous Costaguanan governments- Ribiera used this book to justify his reign of conservative reformism. Ribiera was nevertheless a dictator. His policies largely benefited the wealthy, which resulted in his administration becoming unpopular. Ribiera was overthrown by the liberal General Montero, who promised to restore Costaguana "to the people." Ribiera then fled by mule to the city of Sulaco, where he was evacuated by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company.
The province of Sulaco hosted a large silver mine owned by the English-Costaguanero Charles Gould. The blanco elite of Sulaco feared that the Montero regime would nationalize the mine and seize much of their wealth. When Sulaco was briefly occupied by Monterist forces, the Sulacans decided to make a bid for independence. An army under General Barrios, consisting of forces that remained loyal to Ribiera, was summoned to Sulaco in order to force out the Monterists. Following the triumph of Barrios in the Battle of Sulaco, Sulaco formally separated from Costaguana. The United States quickly recognized Sulaco's independence. The San Francisco mining magnate and owner of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, Joseph Holyrod, persuaded the American government to back Sulaco's independence. Holyrod was Charles Gould's business partner and was in charge of the sale and distribution of Sulaco's silver. The United States deployed naval forces near Sulaco in order to prevent Montero from launching another invasion of Sulaco.
The pro-Ribiera Blancos, with the support of the United States, controlled Sulaco in the early days of independence. Sulaco's mining output increased in the 1880s and 1890s, significantly increasing the wealth and prosperity of the country. Today, Sulaco is one of the wealthiest nations in South America. While social movements in the 20th century forced Sulaco's government to adapt more egalitarian policies, Sulaco's ruling class is still dominated by the descendents of the 19th century Blancos.
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On an unrelated note, if it wasn't for how racist they usually are, neoreactionaries would probably love Wakanda for being simultaneously the most advanced society in the world and a highly religious absolute monarchy.
Many have - both inside and outside the Alt-right and NRX movements - that Wakanda resembles an alt-right paradise: absolute monarchy, racial homogeneity, and isolationism.
Made for The Tiger Awakened election game. Enjoy these 1988 Democratic primaries.
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These will you tell more than I ever could.
The Comeback Kid
He had run for President multiple times, but failed. For many years, he had been the most reviled man in the country, although since 1979 he has worked to redeem his legacy. In 1987, he left the Governor’s mansion. His career seemed over. However, now at the ripe old age of 69, the man decided to run for President, one last time. He did not expect to win the nomination on an anti-Chinese, anti-communist wave, nor did he expect it to carry him all the way to the White House. It was obvious in hindsight, though. Rumsfeld allowing the Chinese to take over Africa, the Middle East, even poach Turkey out of NATO, was too much for America’s fearful populace. It had been a tough campaign, but, in the end, he had taken the ultimate prize in American politics. The presidency was his. The stunning turnaround earned him the nickname “The Comeback Kid”, despite his age. Now, as he prepares to take the oath of office, he has announced that the United States will “finally fight back” against the “vile, freedom-hating Chinese”. Intervention in South Africa is guaranteed. America will no longer stand by as its interests are attacked.
George Corley Wallace Junior is the next President of the United States.
President Donald Rumsfeld was not a popular man by 1988. Overseeing the world get uncomfortably close to nuclear war, and of course his controversial decision to intervene on the side of China in WWIII citing binding agreements irked those who saw China as more of a danger than the French, and just as communist. Many wanted to fight a Twilight Struggle with China.
And it birthed a very unusual coalition, one which saw a former segregationist become the candidate of the burgeoning gay community. China was not a favourite of the LGBT community of America, with Democratic Representative Harvey Milk being known as one of the strongest critics of China on this front, up to him being dubbed "the Rainbow Warrior". And Jesse Jackson, although he was very much a candidate of all minorities including the very put upon Asian-Americans first and arguably had a coalition similar to that of President Cao Fen, knew that most of his supporters in the Democratic Party had no love of China.
African-Americans were firmly in favour of American strength and internationalism, and considered China to be merely an imperialist power spreading dangerous socialism. The LGBT community was one of the most die-hard Twilight Struggler communities due to China's strong social conservatism on this front. Asian-Americans were the only part that wished for peace and co-operation with China, and thus Jackson walked a thin line. A firm liberal, he was clear in his view that he was not a friend of China, but neither did he want to create enemies. He performed well in the Democratic primaries, but lost to the former face of segregationism, who was running firmly against China and on a hardline Twilight Struggle platform. He lost to George Corley Wallace, the man who ran a right-wing populist platform back in 1972.
Yet now he was running on bringing back jobs and on racial conciliation even as his main talking point was the danger of China. In the end, Jackson was brought on the ticket to underline the Democratic Party being one of a rainbow coalition. While Wallace was certainly no friend of the LGBT community, he was not hostile to their support. This was something Rumsfeld's vice-president tried to underline. While the top of the tickets campaigned on foreign issues and on the economy, the bottom campaigned very much on social issues. Jackson was the candidate of the Rainbow Coalition, and his being on the ticket led to Wallace receiving many votes from gay Americans who much preferred a candidate who was slightly hostile over one who proved a firm enemy of sexual minorities, and one who would take the fight to China at that. This was something Vice-President Denton used to rally conservative voters and deliver a slim majority of white Southern voters [although the map belies otherwise] to the Republican Party. The 1988 election was a very unusual one.
Wallace and Rumsfeld campaigned primarily on foreign policy and economic issues, both hitting the other hard. Rumsfeld attacked Wallace as a shameless opportunist who had no principles, while Wallace attacked Rumsfeld as a 'no-good pointy-head intellectual'. It was a vicious election, even as it defined the two parties for decades afterwards. The Democratic Party became firmly the party of the Rainbow Coalition, of unions, of war hawks and of rural populism, while the Republicans became firmly the party of the suburbs, of social conservatism, of foreign policy pragmatism and of the Christian Right. Wallace stood in front of the schoolhouse door back in the 60s, yet he was opening the door to further LGBT ties to the Democratic Party, even if he would emphasise just how much he disagreed with their 'lifestyle'. The blinkered technocrat Donald Rumsfeld was no social conservative, but his alliance with Southern Republicans back in 1984 delivered him victory then, and it cemented their coalition this time around. The new Party System were formed by unlikely figures.
Even as the battle raged on, the election had to come. And come it did.
1988
Democratic: Governor George Wallace (AL)/Senator Jesse Jackson (IL) - 279 EV, 50.1%
Republican: President Donald Rumsfeld (IL)/Vice-President Jeremiah Denton (AL) - 259 EV, 48.5%
It proved too much for President Rumsfeld and Vice-President Denton. Wallace's coalition of working-class Northerners, African-Americans, social-liberals and ethnic minorities of all races [apart from Asian-Americans, which voted Rumsfeld by a strong margin] trounced Rumsfeld's suburban-based coalition of social conservatives and the Christian Right. And in the South, many white Southerners ignored Denton's allegation that Wallace was now friends with gays. Such an allegation was too ridiculous to believe for them and they duly cast their vote for the Democrats.
A new era was born.
Another MCU infobox, this one for the President seen in Iron Man 3:
Disclaimer: This isn't entirely accurate to the MCU canon (i.e. some of the dates and names), and it's uncertain if this character survived the Snap in Infinity War, but this is just something I felt like having fun with anyway.
Disclaimer: This isn't entirely accurate to the MCU canon (i.e. some of the dates and names), and it's uncertain if this character survived the Snap in Infinity War, but this is just something I felt like having fun with anyway.
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Still, this would be fucking terrifying. Learning that the President died due to some alien force.
These are great, but bonus points for going with the rumors that the snap gave Ross the presidency.
Emperor Squidward IV was the Emperor of the Wūzéi Dynasty from the begining of his reign in 1942 until his death in 2000. Beginning Second in line to the throne behind his cousin Squidward of Korea, he would come to rule the country upon the death of his father Squidward III. His early life saw the first appointment to the position of Prince of the Jiā qiáo dōng wú Kingdom. While a coronation to the role was traditionally planned, a serious stroke suffered by his father curtailed the efforts to officially hold a coronation for him.
In his childhood he was more of a painter and musician, with his father sparing no expense in hiring the greatest musicians of their time to educate the young Squidward and to nurture his love of music and the arts. At the Dying end of the 1930s, He found himself elected to Governor-Count position in the province of Tou Zu Lei. He found himself arguing more and more with the elected Grand Dukes and Chancellors, often coming to clashes with Grand Duke Mermaid Man, who pushed for increasing the authority of the Assembly and the Grand Council while diminishing the role of the monarchy.
Before the turn of 1940, a massive fire ripped through many government buildings in the capital,turning to ash many government documents, though countless historical artifacts were saved by Squidward Tentacles.
This shock to many pestering government aides and administrators forced through the Imperial Decree on Recordings for Historical Documentation. The Decree banned any and all written forms of documents, instead opting for all the history of the country to be recorded on phonographic records and played with a phonograph. This gave rise to the other more commonly used nickname of the decree "Phonograph Act".
In 1942, Squidward III would suffer a common outbreak of the suds, his weakened immune system unable to stop it, the emperor would be declared dead on October 10th,1942. In just five days a massive amount of ceremonies were undertaken and prepared by the various aides to the regent Squidward IV. He had only been appointed the Count of the largest city in the country, mostly as a test by the Nobility to ensure he would be able to lead the nation in the event of the king's death. After passing that test flawlessly, he soon got to work expanding government monopolies on the Phonograph Industry, becoming one of the world's largest producers of the equipment within five years.
In Military Affairs he would arrogantly take direct command of Wūzéi's large peasant armies, rapidly ordering the modernization after suffering large defeats at the hands of the Japanese during the 1940 Invasion. The Wūzéi armies were now filled with foreign advisors and several ports found themselves completely under the monopolization of western companies which had before been excluded from the Wūzéi's vast consumer market place.
After the War's end in 1950 with the final expulsion of the Japanese forces from the mainland, radical nationalists urged an expulsion of suspected communists. Squidward would instead force out the radical nationalists to the recently formed Hǎimián Dynasty in the Long March of 1951.
After marrying in 1929 to a princess Squidina,they would have a total of eleven children, all of whom were declared illegitimate after embarrassing incidents with most of them throughout the 1970s. With no apparent Heir to the throne, he made a final last appearance on June 10th,1999, in which he declared on the phonograph that his heir to the throne would be his brother and arch rival Squilliam Fancyson. He also announced that the position of Duke of Jellyfish Fields would be handed over to Patrick Star upon his death.
A year after this last announcement, Squidward IV would be found in his bedroom chambers unconscious and not breathing, rushing to the hospital where he would be declared dead on September 15th,2000 at the age of 97 years old. His reign, while not one of the longest at 57 years, was one of the more favorable in comparison to recent Wūzéi monarchs and kings.
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Patrick Star was one of the most influential political leaders of Wūzéi. Born to parents of nobility, throughout the 1900s he worked throughout several government official's offices and up the bureaucratic ladders. At the age of 14 he was elected in an upset to the position of Governor Count of the largest city in Wūzéi. This unprecedented achievement soon brought whispers among the government officials of his possible usurpation of the throne, yet this never came to fruition.
Nevertheless, Star's political ambitions for higher offices were soon seen through, with his lifetime Appointment to an Archduke-Senate office in 1918. He would find himself relived after constant bickering with the stuck up and impatient Duke of Jellyfish Fields Squilliam as he was swapped out for Squidward Tentacles. Throughout the 1930s and 40s he would be influenced by semi illegal communist works by famous theorist Old man Jenkins and his version of Jenkinist-Thought.
In 1941 he would officially form his own political party called the Communist Starfish, inviting his parents who readily rejected the call of radical strikes. In the 1944 Bjīní dibù mayoral election saw a landslide defeat for the incumbent Star, throwing Gary the snail back into office on the backs of many immigrants. He would remain an influential force throughout the 50's and 60's until his invitation by Squidward IV to form a government with the position of Grand Duke after talks between the incumbent Royalist party under Poppy Puff and Conservative party under Eugene Krabs failed to form anything of substance.
He was now at his most powerful position he had hoped to obtain, and so influenced political parties and meetings with several of the governmental coalition partners, never able to win an outright majority of the seats in the Grand Council. His allies in the Assembly of the Masses also proved to be incompetent and fairly thick skulked at times. This failure in politics and deadlock prompted Patrick to begin a massive drinking and smoking addiction for many years. He still retained massive influence throughout the Communist Starfish Party, which slowly grew to it's largest share of the 400 seats in the 1994 elections, carrying a total of 285.
Though this progress in the legislative arena was squandered by elderly politicians refusing to enact many of the younger members changes, resulting in 140 of the 285 seats going to the newly founded Young Starfish Party. With an unstable government, Patrick soon lost most of his influence even among the diminishing party elites with increasingly off handled and radical comments about the issues facing the party. Throughout the 2010s he attempted rather successfully to promote the Communist Starfish label of governance. His largest legislative success came in the passing of SeaCare for the country's many fishermen.
He would be forced to resign the office on July 5th,2015 after suffering a fall off of a building. He would die of his injuries just two days later, with the Conservative party under Sandy Cheeks acting as a caretaker government until new elections were called in the following November.
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Spongebob Squarepants was one of the most brutal dictators of the Haimián Dynasty. He would begin in several low ranking government positions in his native South Mongolia, soon becoming governor for several nonconsecutive terms of office. Rallying nationalist sentiments against the russian refugees which had begun to flood into the country following the establishment of the Soviet Union, Squarepants would forcible extradite them back to the soviets due to massive grain shortages that were fixed by his successor.
Taking note of the efficiency and child like demeanor of the sponge, the incumbent Haimián government under Warlord-President Eugene Harold Krabs, opted to hire the governor as first the minister of corruption and then the minister of defense.
After favorable corruption reports by several governors leading to a large purge of the elected officials by Krabs,Spongebob would be promoted to the largely symbolic office of Minister of Transport.
He would revolutionize the transportation industry, investing heavily in railways and cobbled roads to replace the nonexistent ones within the poorest regions of the dynasty. On August 1st, with the backing of several nationalists, the government buildings in Pángxiè were stormed while Mr. Krabs had left for a meeting in the United States.
He soon consolidated his grip on power by throwing out the Krabs Cabinet and replacing it with many of his cronies and allies, including mermaid man and Barnacle Boy in key political offices. He got to work expanding the economy under his watch, finally outlawing slave labor in 1945.
With this expanded economy he also grew the military industrial complex of the Haimián Dynasty, launching a full scale military invasion of the Soviet Union from 1946 to 1949, when a surprise soviet nuclear strike on Spongebob's forces barreling towards Moscow forced the war to end. After the deaths of over 7 million people,Spongebob's foreign policy soon turned to a League of Anti Soviet Influence in 1950. His only neighboring country which joined the pact was Thailand.
Always paranoid, Spongebob would launch many military purges throughout his rule, mostly resulting in the apparent setback of their research programs and space technology in the apparent "run to the sun", which had millions of Patties sucked away from the massive military on space ships.
On July the 20th,1978 Haimián became the first nation to land a man on the sun for all of 14 seconds before his disintegration and the cut of the life feed from earth. Nuclear weapons were also harnessed to attempt to drill to the center of the earth throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with Spongebob being a cultural influence on George Lucas's Dr Evil caricature in the Star Power's film series of the early 2000s.
Soon though, even his people got sick of his insane leadership, with Spongebob dying from an internal brain hemorrhage on September 14th,2016. This has resulted in a bloody and violent civil war in the area with no clear end in sight.
Thanks. I wasn't even aware of that specific rumor, maybe it got buried in the giant pile of all the other Endgame rumors.
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