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((Going mostly off the top of my head (so I'm probably forgetting a lot of stuff, or mis-remembering):
- In 1836, the "president" Priesto refused another term, opening the field for any kind of candidate (after a long period where the military oligarchy generally moved as one and made sure their pick got elected). Original parties are Liberales and Conservadores, with the Monarchists (whose Spanish name I don't remember how to spell) coming soon after.
- Conservatives got split between the industrial-focused Romano and the military focused Rivera. Rivera won the nomination, but a Romano backed Budget Compromise bill passed and Romano's supporters largely supported Liberale nominee Badajoz. The remaining Rivera supporting Conservadores formed the Partido Nacionale, a more nationalist and more staunchly conservative/reactionary party.
- Spanish royalists in southern Chile got beaten and Chile went to war with Bolivia to take back its cores (we won, and negotiations between Peru and Chile ended with Peru selling Arequipa to us to avoid a similar defeat).
- Badajoz was reelected with the same coalition of Liberales and sort-of-Liberales that had left the Conservadore party.
- War begins with Argentina. Believing the next elections to be unstable with the military far from Santiago, Minister of the Interior Zepeda declared a coup to stop the elections. Much confusion IC and OOC ensued. In the end, Badajoz and Zepeda are only supported by Gabriel Alvarez, Minister of War and Navy. Opposing them were several of the Republic's armies who abandon the Argentine front to restore order at home. The coup failed and Romano - who had been Minister of the Economy - was interim president.
- Badajoz and Zepeda are charged with treason. Alvarez is acquitted.
- Budget troubles plagued the republic. One ship got built, but after that the navy can't really be supported much. Manpower tends to outnumber the amount of brigades that the state can afford to recruit, and plans to industrialize are thwarted by budgetary and technological shortcomings.
- Still, Romano served for two more terms in an increasingly powerful Chile. A small rebellion by reactionaries (in game, not started by any of us players) was quickly put down without any major support. I don't remember any more major wars from this period.
- With Romano stepping down from the presidency and the Liberale-Conservadore alliance dead, a new Conservadore-Nacionale alliance rebuilt the old Conservadore party. Cesar Roseno is appointed president.
- As soon as Roseno's administration comes to power, he declared a coup to maintain power as emperor of Chile. With most generalships and ministries staffed with loyalists, the coup succeeds. Santandera, Minister of War and Navy, died opposing the coup. The rest of the democratic opposition (who call themselves the Republicanos, although they are confusingly termed the Viceroyalists by their opponents) scattered and agitated against the regime. Alvarez, appointed by Santandera as Admiral for the occasion, fled with the single frigate of the Chilean Navy.
- Disraeli was elected as the prime minister for Emperor Roseno. When one general (I believe they were called "marshals" under the empire) died, Prince Roseno (the first one - I forget the names of all these princes) took the lead. His more liberal leanings disturbed some of the government, however.
- In the end, a revolution in Chile toppled the government. The generals of the army, dissatisfied with the regime, used the revolt as an opportunity to defect to the Republicano side. The Republicano's in exile (or in hiding) returned and set up the Third Republic with veteran leader de Santa Rosa as first president. De Santa Rosa won another term, with the FNT (a more socialist leaning group) and Radicales (more anarcho-liberal) splitting off from the Republicano coalition.
- In fear of an FNT win, a Republicano-Radicale coalition formed behind Radicale leader Zepeda (a related but different Zepeda than the Zepeda in the previous coup).
- An anarcho-liberal revolution occurred, with Zepeda giving an announcement that seemed to suggest support of it. Cortez, the minister of the interior, arrested Zepeda and is now president.))
((Why do I always end up doing these?))
This is why: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOd1JJvwlM
Sorry, I saw this and had to comment. Great thing you guys got going here.
Cortez 1873-1875: A Navy For Chile
Former Minister of the Interior Alejandro Cortez became Acting President of the Republic Alejandro Cortez in the aftermath of the 1873 anarchist rebellions. With a new President came a new cabinet: Cortez promoted the former Minister of War Augusto Weissmuller to the Interior and Pedro Rivera to fill the vacancy in the War Office. Otherwise, the majority of the changes he made were in fact in the military: his controversial decision to remove Sebastian Roseno from command and divide the Army of Bolivia between the armies of the north and south caused much controversy in Chile. With the disbandment of the army of Bolivia (and Bolivian security left the Bolivians), Cortez had left a greatly reduced presence on the northern border. However, argued Cortez, this was only sensible
as Chile had no enemies on its northern border.
Another oddity of the Cortez administration was his commitment to the coalition that had brought him to power - he, as the head of the conservative faction of the Republicanos, sought to maintain the coalition with the Radicales even as the Radicales themselves ceased to be. With the loss of Zepeda, the remaining members of the faction met in an emergency session in Santiago and agreed that the Radical's name had been poisoned by recent events and that the party had no choice but to disband. However, many members suggested the creation of a new, stronger, more moderate party in their stead - the Liberales Nuevos. This was not the only political upheaval in 1873. On Christmas Day of that year, a famous social philosopher and revolutionary thinker named Karl Marx hosted a conference of his peers in Wurttemburg to announce the publication of a supplementary work to his 1848 Communist Manifesto called "The Communist Agenda." Though the meeting was closed-doors, rumor had it that several radical members of the FNT attended the conference.
For the moment, however, Chile had to worry about neither the Red nor the Citizen Guards - indeed, the eyes of Chile were focused primarily abroad, as the Subercaseux's State Department won a string of stunning foreign policy victories. The first was the signing of a treaty of common market with Brazil on April 4, 1874 - a victory that had immediate and noticeable effects throughout the country. The second was (partially at Admiral Alvarez's urging), the purchase of Colombian Balboa and the construction of the Panama Canal on October 3rd, 1874. The third was an alliance with the USCA in June 1875, and lastly an October treaty with Egypt, permitting Chilean archeological expeditions into their country.
This string of victories had radical repercussions for the navy. With the acquisition of Panama came the purchase of the naval facilities there, finally providing Alvarez with the second point in his five-point plan. The next two, materials and funding, were provided for in a single swoop by the treaty of common market with Brazil. The resultant economic boom allowed Chile to both fund Alvarez's navy and a series of tax cuts proposed by Andonie, lowering taxes on the lower strata to 45% and the middle strata to 40%. The new treaty also provided Alvarez with the raw materials needed to begin work on a new Chilean Navy, and in Panama on October 15, 1875, laid down the keel for a new Chilean Ironclad - the Gabriel Alvarez. It was completed September 9, 1875 and a second Ironclad - the Almirante Williams, was commissioned in the same port.
Cortez ended his administration with a bang - following a bloody Santiago strike in February 1875 and a Mud March in March, the Citizen Guard again rose in Patagonia - this time without their leader German. The armies of the south and Patagonia quickly dispersed the uprising, and Minister of the Interior Weissmuller promised both additional effort to prevent further uprisings, both by opening talks with various rebel groups within Chile and by increased military efforts to locate rebels. This was the national attitude in 1875, just before the next elections.
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News From Around the World:
December 24, 1873 - The Communist Agenda in Wurttemburg
February 2, 1874 - Expressionist Art
April 4, 1874 - Brazil Sphered
April 15, 1874 - 2nd Franco-Spanish War
June 13, 1874 - Build the Suez Canal in the US
June 13, 1874 - Confiscation of the Mendizabal in Spain
August 31, 1874 - First Farmer's Bank (Let Sleeping Dogs Lie)
October 3, 1874 - Build Panama Canal
October 15, 1874 - Laid down the keel for the Gabriel Alvarez
February 16, 1875 - Bloody Strike
April 2, 1875 - The Mud March
June 28, 1875 - Alliance with the USCA
August 16, 1875 - Chilean Anarcho-Liberals Rise (again)
September 9, 1875 - Laid down the keel for the Almirante Williams
October 14, 1875 - Valley of Kings
Player Actions Needed:
You know the drill. Candidates for President and Chief of Staff and agitators declare. The Partido Radical no longer exists. Don't say what party you're in if you're running for Chief of Staff; it's a non-partisan office.
ADDITIONALLY, the Partido Comunista and the Partido Liberal Nuevo are both up for creation. They'll become real with four statements of support, so if you want to join now's the time to say so. (You should also mention if you want to become a candidate for either party should it come into being.)
We're not voting on anything right now.
Voting ends at 10:00 AM on the 2nd. Happy New Year.
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Though I have some differences with my colleagues in the FNT, I do not judge these differences to be of a fundamental nature at this time, the FNT is redeemable. Thus, I shall not immediately leave the party and take up Comrade Marx' call for independent workers' revolutionary organization. It is yet possible that the FNT might become that organization.
((For the record, Marti was a representative of the radical-wing of the FNT at "The Communist Agenda".))
((For the record, Marti was a representative of the radical-wing of the FNT at "The Communist Agenda".))
((Hm....while still rping a moderate socialist, can I oocly support the Partido Communist for my next character?))
"I, Senator Carlos Juan Carnal, announce for the third time, my seeking of the nomination of the FNT."
"I, Senator Carlos Juan Carnal, announce for the third time, my seeking of the nomination of the FNT."
"I declare my Candidacy for Chief of Staff. For the past five years, the post has been dishonoured by its occupant, the socialist Vargas. I, a professional military commander, will ensure that Chile is protected from subversive forces and that the military is properly honoured. I have a proposal for military reform, which I will introduce should I become Chief of Staff."
Severiano Miramontes
Severiano Miramontes
((Yeah, TH said it was a more moderate Radicale Party in the update.))
((Again, can I vote Yes oocly? Seeing as how I'd like the party to come into being, but not join just yet.))
I vote in favor of the formation of the Liberale Nuevo. It is necessary to help break the large alliance that has made the Republicano name disreputable as a party of ideals. However, I do not believe I can run for office(?), so I will support a Liberale Nuevo candidate who seems to be in the best interest of the nation.
I support the creation of the Partido Communist.
I wish to run as Partido Communist nominee.
-Osvaldo Tamiuszski
I wish to run as Partido Communist nominee.
-Osvaldo Tamiuszski
I, Valentin Severino, departing Minister of National Reform, announce my candidacy for the presidential nomination for the Partido Republicano.
I further ask the Congreso to reject the formation of this Liberal Nuevo breakaway bloc, which will merely undermine the Third Republic and the forces of moderation, while giving ground to the radicals and the extremists. Only united may we put up a strong front against those who would seek to dismantle our Chilean nation and replace it with a parody of republicanism.
- V. Severino
I further ask the Congreso to reject the formation of this Liberal Nuevo breakaway bloc, which will merely undermine the Third Republic and the forces of moderation, while giving ground to the radicals and the extremists. Only united may we put up a strong front against those who would seek to dismantle our Chilean nation and replace it with a parody of republicanism.
- V. Severino
So you, Valentin Severino, wish to not acknowledge a petition of peaceful government members and citizens asking for a party to defend their interests? You will undermine the Third Republic more by ignoring the calls for representation, than by admitting a new faction. I believe we can see for ourselves, corruption in the un-holy alliance that the Republicanos have become.
"That sounds like the rhetoric of a military strong man, Senor Severino."
-Senator Carlos Carnal
-Senator Carlos Carnal
I agree with the honorable Senator Carnal. Even though it is against my personal and partisan beliefs, I do not decry the formation of the Communist party. If the people want it, demand representation, it is the duty of the 3rd Republic to provide it. We did not rebel against a dictator to be at the mercy of a demanding government.
"I disapprove of Senor Severino's motion. Freedom of opinion has always been one of the key tenets of Chilean democracy, and your actions will lead to further tightening of freedoms, which will inevitable result in the banning of already established movements."
Severiano Miramontes
Severiano Miramontes