History of Azabimidjan

The Midjan Lands has been the site of many ancient civilizations long lost to time, the southern shores often occupied by fishers and traders, and the colder north held wrought with barbarians. Eventually Persian settlers managed control of the region from their capitol Al-Kaba. Shia Islam was brought in by the Ulema Caliphate which became the dominant religion.

Turkic invaders brought the region to ruin in the 1200s, destroying most of the old cities and holy sites. The turks integrated and mixed with the local population, creating the ethnic race now known as Azabi.

The Shia Azabi were part of the Turkic Khananite for a few years before being conquered by the Slavic Empire. The Slavs sought to spread Christianity and thus force converted many to the Orthodox faith, creating their own brand of Azabi Orthodoxy.
The Azabis were soon absorbed by the massive Slavic Empire and during the 1800s they were often seen as second-class citizens and severely mistreated. In 1911 they became independent as the Slavic Empire collapsed. Thus, 1911 is often seen as the birth of Azabimidjan and national holiday.

Their happiness was short lived however, as the Azabi government could not agree what sort of government they wanted. Half the Majlis were filled with Communists and the other Conservatives. The instability soon erupted into civil war, which worsened when the Communist Revolution swept the world in 1917.

The civil war ended in 1923 with a ceasefire between both sides. The East became a Socialist Republic and the West a fascist dictatorship. The fascist dictatorship gave way to democracy in 1972. The leadership of both nations often met in the 1970s when they reached the Nobi Agreement (Signed in Nobi), promising cooperation in several areas.

The Azabi People´s Republic
Capitol: Moskaba
Last Leader: General Secretary Ukabinov
Designation: Communist Dictatorship
Civil Rights: Good
Economy: Terrible
Political Rights: None

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Fascist Azabimidjan
Capitol: Simbalak
Last leader: Virren Azhakov
Designation: Fascist Dictatorship
Civils Rights: Average
Economy: Good
Political Rights: Terrible

The two Republics remained enemies during the Cold War, one being backed by the USSR, the other the Western powers. When communism collapsed around the world, the APR was left bankrupt. Revolution brewed as the people demanded economic change.

The tyrannical ruler resorted to violence to disperse dissidents; however he was overthrown by his ministers who refused to partake in the violence and the possibility of a new civil war.
A liberal group known as the Democrats attracted the progressive youth and caused strikes across universities in the South. They demanded democracy without military involvement.
In 1993, the western leaders reached an agreement with the APR. The two countries would end hostility and reunite into one nation, in exchange the Communist leaders would be granted immunity from persecution in the new state.

Important dates:
1911: Independence Day
1918-1923: Civil War
1972: Democratic revolution in the West
1973: Nobi Agreement
1990: Chakaba Massacre
1993: Reunification, end of Azabi People´s Republic
1995: Democratization, Universal Suffrage (Male/Female) in whole country.
2002: Blue Revolution against the corrupt government
2003: Constitutional changes (from Presidential Republic to Parliamentary Republic)