Elbonian conflict (Pacifica)
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 Sugovian M-68 tank used during the conflict | |||||
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Elbonian nationalists (before 1986) Elbonian Republic (1986-1989)
Elbonian nationalists (after 1989)
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The Elbonian conflict (Sugovian: Elbonisher Konflikt), sometimes known as the Elbonian Independence War (Elbonian: Salbstædjikrøg) is an ongoing ethno-nationalist conflict in the Sugovian province of South Elbonia which began following the unification of Sugovia in 1935 and intensified during the 1986-1989 Elbonian War (also known as the Second Elbonian War of Secession). Although the conflict was mostly isolated to the province of Heckelland, spillovers occurred in the surrounding provinces. Namely in Clevesland, which had an ethnically Elbonian majority, but also in the provinces of Semigaria, Alania, Algaria, and Leiyern.
The nature of the conflict is primarily political and nationalistic, fueled by historical events such as the Elbonian Wars and the First Elbonian War of Secession. It also had an ethnic and religious dimension. A key issue was the status of the province of Heckelland, as well as sometimes the province of Clevesland and territories from the surrounding provinces.
The conflict began with an insurgency campaign by several Elbonian nationalist paramilitaries, namely the Wolves of Heckel, the Republican Army, and the armed wing of the Elbonian Secret Society, in order to disrupt Heckelland from joining a unified Sugovian state. Originally, the regional governments and later the central government attempted to suppress the nationalist movements, forcing them to go underground. In 1964, a series of terror attacks occurred in the province of Leiyern, fueled by the alleged killing of Elbonian nationalist figure Marko Høkk by the National Police, which led to a new series of crackdowns. In 1972, a democratic and diplomatic initiative to establish an Independent Elbonia created the Alliance for the Establishment of a Democratic and Independent Elbonia (Sometimes shortened to the Independent Democratic Alliance). Between the 1960s and 1980s, several more paramilitary organizations were founded, as well as several strings of terror attacks targeting Sugovians in Elbonia. In 1984, leaders of the most prominent Elbonian nationalist organizations met in the house of Frederick Johnes Bœdwien in Rodenne, this meeting eventually created the united Elbonian Liberation Movement, with a political wing in the form of the Elbonian National Party under the leadership of Frederick Johnes Bœdwien, and an armed wing in the form of the Elbonian National Army under the command of Karol Strœmánn . Following the news, the Sugovian Defense Forces were deployed into the province to help the National Police and the South Elbonian Police in maintain the peace.
The conflict reached a boiling point following the January Protests in 1986, in which Elbonian nationalists once again called for separation from Sugovia following allegations of police brutality and unwarranted arrests of Elbonians. During these protests, the Elbonian National Party declares the independence of the Elbonian Republic, followed a full-blown military campaign against Sugovian security forces in South Elbonia by the Elbonian National Army. The conflict, known by some Elbonians as the Second Liberation War, was the most violent conflict in post-unification Sugovia. Peace talks opened following a change in leadership within the ENP in 1989, after previous attempts by Bœdwien were thwarted by his rivals in both the ENP and ENA. The Praßborg Agreement in 1989 effectively ended the conflict, though sporadic fighting by Elbonian paramilitaries continuing well into the early 2000s.
Today, the conflict continues in the form of a political struggle by several political parties in South Elbonia, namely the Free Elbonia Movement, in order to secure full independence of both North Elbonia (Clevesland) and South Elbonia (Heckelland). However, these parties are only popular in the south, as most Clevians are more likely to align with the Sugovian government.