Well, an African American Republican president and Germany remaining in Africa. Looking good
I hope the Technate get's what's coming to them soon
I hope the Technate get's what's coming to them soon
The Union Forever: A TL
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1998: Foreign and Domestic Developments
1998
Foreign and Domestic Developments
Flag of the Technate of Vietnam
Foreign and Domestic Developments
Flag of the Technate of Vietnam
Vito Rolando Vasquez, now serving his third term as President of Spain, introduced yet another economic plan to try and bolster the anemic economic growth afflicting the country. Since the revolution, Spain had failed to keep pace with France and Italy its Turin Pact partners. The statist policies of President Vasquez and his Social People’s Party prompted many wealthy Spaniards to emigrate. In sharp contrast to the Republic of Spain, the Royalist controlled Balearic and Canary Islands had witnessed a sustained economic boom fueled by substantial German aid, tourism, and banking.
On February 27, Hayati Değirmenci the President of the Turkish Republic met with Azeri dissident Nasib Ibrahimov in Istanbul. During their well-publicized conference, the two made numerous calls for greater solidarity amongst the world’s Turkic peoples and the release of Turkic political prisoners in the IEF and Persia. Needless to say, the governments of Persia and the IEF ignored these demands and made statements claiming that Turkey was trying to incite ethnic insurrections.
In March, the British government launched an investigation into whether members of the Foreign Office had been bribed into selling the colony of Northern Borneo to Brunei back in 1989. After months of hearings, five officials including Simon Cornish the sitting Foreign Minister were forced to resign. Prime Minister Geoffrey Lever claimed he had no knowledge of any wrongdoings during his role in the Bates-Morgan cabinet but the Tory opposition lambasted the Liberal government as being “thoroughly and utterly corrupt.”
XXI Summer Olympiad was held in Huế the capital of the Technate of Vietnam. Although the city was virtually destroyed during the Asia-Pacific War, it had been rebuilt into a model of “Technocratic efficiency.” While the games went smoothly enough many athletes and journalists commented on the drab geometrical layout of the city and the near constant surveillance they experienced during their visit.
In the Imperial Eurasian Federation, Prime Minister Bronislav Mihoylev reluctantly announced that a general election would take place next year. Many predicted that the ruling Motherland Party would lose handsomely due to the sputtering economy, growing ethnic tensions, and the bloody stalemate in Manchuria.
During the summer, much of the world entered an economic recession. Most economists identified the primary cause as the overvaluation of technology and computer based companies in the Americas and Europe earning this economic downturn the nickname the “globtrix recession.”
In the U.S. midterm elections, the Republicans took a beating losing control over both houses of congress. While losing seats during midterms is nothing new for the party in power, the extent of the loss was seen as a clear indication of the publics disfavor with President Blanton’s handling of the economy.
By the end of the year, Emile-Antonine Ouellette of Montreal, Canada became the first woman to climb the Nine Mountains(M9) a grueling course consisting of some of the tallest peaks around the globe.
Name/Height/Country
Mt. Leonard Wood/6,194m/United States of America
Mt. Aconcagua/6,961m/Argentine Republic
Mt. Everest/8,848m/Kingdom of Nepal and Kingdom of Tibet
Mt. Kilimanjaro/5,895m/ Federation of East Africa
Mt. Carrera/4,897m/Antarctica (Republic of Chile)
Mt. Carstensz/4,884m/Republic of Indonesia
Mt. Blanc/4,808m/French Republic and Republic of Italy
Mt. Kosciusko/2,228m/Federation of Australia
Mt. Elbrus/5,642m/Imperial Eurasian Federation
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Vinson Massif (Which is the current Antarctican entry in the iOTL Seven Peaks)
It sure is. Its was named in honor of President Leonard Wood after he was assassinated in 1921.
naraht is correct. It is located in Chile's sector of Antarctica and is named after the revolutionary hero José Miguel Carrera.
Unrest in the Technates is kept on a pretty short leash by the security forces. It is hard to get a good picture of what level of popular discontentment exists because the Technate governments impose strict censorship over the media.
Thank you. But since you are the Omniscient Author, how is popular discontent in reality?
I would say slightly more than OTL China generally speaking. Unrest is greatest in Laos and least in China. The biggest opponents are the religious and human rights advocates. While the average citizen chafes at the lack of freedom but they don't know of anything better and do appreciate the stability, economic growth, and national prestige that Technocracy is credited with having brought.
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Honestly? Very little in Brunei, besides some short notices that everything appears to be above the book and that it was completely legal. As for the citizens of North Borneo, it will be a sign that their lives were traded away for the good of a country on the far side of the planet. If the British (probably via Sarawak) do not do anything, they invite the Technate to spread its reach...
Although, it depends on some other things. As the former liege lord of the Sultan of Sulu, did the Sultan of Brunei "restore" the eastern tip of the island to the Sultan of Sulu? Be an interesting take if you see a three-way civil war, with the forces loyal to Brunei, the forces loyal to Sulu, and the forces desiring independence from the sultanates probably splitting them in twain.
1999:Foreign and Domestic Developments
1999
Foreign and Domestic Developments
The Millennium Dam in the Technate of China
Foreign and Domestic Developments
The Millennium Dam in the Technate of China
On January 27, the Technate of China’s Directorate of Infrastructure declared the Millennium Dam complete. Located in the Three Gorges area of the Yangtze River the dam was the largest hydroelectric power station yet constructed measuring 2,338 meters long. It took an estimated 27.3 million cubic meters of concrete and 464,000 metric tons of steel to construct.
In February, the Global Health Association (GHA) conclusively traced Renkin’s Disease, an immunodeficiency virus that was spreading rapidly around the world, to primates in Africa’s Congo Basin. The GHA announced that Renkin’s likely first spread to Europe after Belgian and German troops returned home from fighting pro-independence guerrillas there in the 1970s and 1980s. The GHA and similar organizations continued to recommend protected sex and regular blood tests of likely carriers to slow the growing epidemic.
Starting on February 19, the Republic of Goa hosted an international faro tournament. Lasting nearly a week, the widely televised competition pitted some of the best card players around the world against each other. The event was such a big media spectacle that Goa began hosting it on an annual basis. The tournament, known as the Goa Faro Classic, soon became one of the world’s premier gambling events.
On April 2, the newly elected Prime Minister of Jamaica Laney Burnham announced the she would hold a referendum to leave the British Commonwealth during the following year. As a republic, Jamaica would be able to petition for membership in the League of American Republics which she believed would be of greater economic benefit to her island nation.
On June 11, the IEF’s Eurasian Aviation and Space Bureau launched Predvestnik I its manned flyby to the planet Mars. Regrettably, the mission came to a tragic end 29 days later when the capsule suddenly depressurized killing the two astronauts aboard. Rumors that the mission had been approved despite the objections of several failed safety inspections fueled violent demonstrations at memorial services across the nation.
By the end of summer, California and Jefferson joined the growing number of American states to legalize marijuana. This raised the tally of states to either legalize or decriminalize the narcotic to 31. While some clamored for a cohesive national policy, the federal government continued to leave the matter to the various states.
On October 31, a young Dutch evangelist named Arend Beulens delivered his first sermon in front of Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Stressing the importance of a personal relationship with Jesus, decrying materialism, and rejecting the stogy political conservativism of the day Beulens was temporarily detained by city authorities for disturbing the peace. After his release the following day, Beulens stated he would not rest until he “made Christ king in Europe again.”
The 1999 World’s Fair was held in Omusoma the vibrant capital of East Africa. Often considered as the start of the Swahili Renaissance, the exhibition highlighted the nation’s growing cultural clout as Swahili language books and films became increasingly popular in Africa and abroad. However, as some economists maintained, East Africa’s support for Swahili over English as the lingua franca might be costing it economically. They pointed to English friendly South Africa and Madras, which were quickly becoming international businesses hubs.
In December, as the world prepared for celebrations marking the end of end of the 20th century, the IEF braced itself for its first general election since 1993. Incumbent Prime Minister Bronislav Mihoylev of the conservative Motherland Party, having delayed the election to the last possible moment, was furiously campaigning despite nearly all the pundits predicting his imminent defeat. On December 27, while leaving a rally in Minsk, Mihoylev was assassinated by Jurek Kamińskia a disillusioned veteran of the war in Manchuria from Krakow. Although Kamiński was killed when Mihoylev’s bodyguard’s returned fire, the new acting Prime Minster Mitya Kuznetsov suspended the upcoming election until the “full scope of the conspiracy against the government could be exposed.” While most cities around the globe were busy bringing in the New Year with fireworks and parties, the IEF and its satellite states where plunged into the deafening cacophony of riots, demonstrations, and street battles.
Year 2000 celebration in New York City
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Welp, looks like the IEF's going to ring in the new year with chaos. I think we've finally hit the tipping point into outright civil war. With the assassination the security services are going to hugely overreact, and coupled with the cancellation of elections, the whole crisis is going to boil over. I can see conspiracy theorists down the line claiming that Mihoylev was assassinated in a false flag move by the Motherland party or even the Crown as a pretext to clamp down.
