A Commonwealth Society Roleplay
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This roleplay is about the rising tensions between Batavia and West-Swanzi. Batavia is roleplayed by yours truly, whereas West-Swanzi is roleplayed by Britcan.
West-Swanzi is a former colony of Acroticus and historically has had bad relations with Batavia. Its population is mostly made up of Swanzi natives and in descending order former slaves from Batavia and Aderan colonists.
There have been 2 wars between the nations in the past, the First and Second Swanzi Wars. In the First Swanzi War, an area of West-Swanzi inhabited by Batavian settlers revolted against Acroticus and declared independence, eventually ending in a stalemate and de facto independence for the breakaway republic of Kooba.
The Second Swanzi War started when this republic voted to join with Batavie and soldiers of Batavia moved to the new border. They started to clash with Aderan soldiers, starting the war. Batavia was supported by Saint-Auguste and the southern clans of modern-day Demesetelis. Acroticus did not have any official support but during the war, the nation of Marroon supported a slave revolt in the Saint-Augustine colony on Swanzi. This revolt temporarily gave Acroticus the upper hand. The war ended in a Batavian victory, with Kooba becoming part of Batavia.
The country peacefully achieved independence from Acroticus in 1952 and was established as a democratic republic. In 1964 the Socialist Party of West-Swanzi won the national elections and established a communist dictatorship, with the nation becoming a one-party state after the 1968 elections. This dictatorship lasted until 1996 when a military junta couped the communist government. This military junta ruled the country until 1999 when the first multiparty elections in nearly 3 decades were held. In the most recent election, a member of the West-Swanzi United Left, the successor party to the Socialist Party of West-Swanzi, became president. West-Swanzi is considered a very divided and flawed democracy.