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| {{Infobox aircraft occurrence | | {{Infobox political post |
| | name = Lemavia Airlines Flight 1 | | |post = Prime Minister |
| | image = Antonov_An-24.jpg | | |body = Surrow |
| | alt = | | |nativename = Tshishemishku utessit ({{wp|Innu-aimun|Chequan}})<br>Angajuqqaaq nunagijattinnut ({{wp|Inuktitut|Itchalnu}}) |
| | caption = A plane of a similar model to the one involved in the crash | | |flag = Surrow_CoA.png |
| | occurrence_type = Shootdown | | |flagsize = 150px |
| | date = {{start date|2003|05|02|df=y}} | | |flagborder = |
| | summary = Shot down by a [[West Miersa|West Miersan]] {{wp|surface-to-air missile}} | | |flagcaption = [[Coat of arms of Surrow]] |
| | site = Near [[Zubizurija]], [[Lemovicia]] | | |department = |
| | coordinates = | | |image = TimHouston.png |
| | aircraft_type = {{wp|Antonov An-24|TBD}} | | |alt = |
| | aircraft_name =
| | |incumbent = [[Dwight Timbrell]] |
| | operator = [[Lemavia Airlines]] | | |incumbentsince = 16 December, 2018 |
| | IATA = | | |style = {{wp|The Right Honourable}} |
| | ICAO = | | |residence = [[Government House, Holcot Inlet]], [[Holcot Inlet]], [[Surrow]] |
| | callsign = Lemavia 1 | | |nominator = |
| | tail_number =
| | |member_of = [[Parliament of Surrow|Parliament]] |
| | origin = [[Dynsk International Airport]], [[West Miersa]]
| | |appointer = [[Governor of Surrow|Governor]] |
| | stopover = | | |termlength = Up to four years |
| | destination = [[Topagunea]], [[Lemovicia]] | | |termlength_qualified = No term limits |
| | occupants = 53 | | |constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Surrow]] |
| | passengers = 50 | | |inaugural = [[Clarence Bradley]] |
| | crew = 3 | | |formation = 1915 |
| | fatalities = 53<!-- don't need to add "(all)", we already have survivors=0 --> | | |last = [[Ted Fisher]] |
| | survivors = 0 | | |abolished = 24 June, 1950 |
| | |succession = [[President of Surrow]] |
| | |deputy = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Surrow]] |
| | |salary = |
| | |website = |
| }} | | }} |
| '''Lemavia Airlines Flight 1''' was a scheduled passenger flight operated by [[Lemavia Airlines]] between [[Dynsk International Airport]] in [[East Miersa]], and [[Topagunea International Airport]] in the self-proclaimed [[Lemovicia|State of Lemovicia]] (and claimed by [[West Miersa]]). On 2 May, 2003, it was shot down by the [[Miersan National Armed Forces]] by a {{wp|surface-to-air missile}} over [[Zubizurija]] from a military base in [[Bielbrowa]], near the border with Lemovicia and East Miersa, with the plane crashing approximately half way between Zubizurija and [[Goikoecija Beŕija]]. | | The '''Prime Minister of Surrow''' was the {{wp|head of government}} of [[Surrow]] from when it was granted full {{wp|self-government}} by [[Rythene]] in 1915 until Surrow was granted independence in 1950. By custom, the Prime Minister of Surrow was the leader of the largest party in the [[Parliament of Surrow|Surrowese Parliament]], or otherwise had the most support among the members of Parliament. |
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| West Miersa quickly acknowledged shooting down the aircraft, claiming that it was on an East Miersan {{wp|aerial reconnaissance}} mission, and that the passengers were soldiers travelling to the [[Kirenia|Kirenian]] [[Valgesild military base]] near Zubizurija. Lemovicia denied the allegations of it ever being used for aerial reconnaissance against West Miersa, and accused the West Miersans of deliberately targetting the aircraft "to send a message."
| | ==List== |
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| This precipitated an {{wp|international crisis}} between Lemovicia and West Miersa, as many Lemovicians demanded vengeance for the shootdown, while hardliners attempted to pressure the West Miersan government to "abrogate the [[Alikianos Accords]]" and finish the task of "liberating East Miersan-occupied territories." War was only averted following an October agreement between [[Ociote Sasiambarena]] and [[Damian Jackowiak]] in [[Dražovice]], that had West Miersa compensate the families of the victims for the loss of life, in exchange for Lemavia no longer flying above the [[Slirnian Autonomous Region]].
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| | | ! {{Abbr|№|Number}} |
| ==Aircraft==
| | ! width=5%| Portrait |
| The aircraft used by [[Lemavia Airlines]] for the flight between [[Dynsk]] and [[Topagunea]] was an {{wp|Antonov An-24|TBD}} {{wp|turboprop}} plane, which had been seized in 1979 when [[Lemovicia]] proclaimed its independence from [[West Miersa]]. Built in 1971 by TBD, it had previously been operated by [[West Miersa]] for flights between [[Topagunea|Mistózburó]] (present-day Topagunea) and [[Krada]] until its seizure in 1979 by Lemovician separatists.
| | ! width=10%| Name |
| | | ! Took office |
| Powered by two {{wp|Ivchenko AI-24|TBD}} turboprop engines, and carrying 50 seats (in an {{wp|economy class|all-economy configuration}}), it had recorded more than TBD hours in TBD cycles before the crash. The aircraft was in airworthy condition before its departure.
| | ! Left office |
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| ==Passengers and crew==
| | ! Election |
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| | ! width=10%| Political party |
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| | |colspan=8 style="background-color:#C0C0C0;" align=center|'''1915-1950'''<br />[[File:Surrow_Flag.png|30px]] • Prime Minister of Surrow • [[File:Surrow_Flag.png|30px]] |
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| |+People on board by nationality | | |- style="background:#EEEEEE" |
| | ! style="background:#00247D; color:white;" rowspan="2"|1 |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[File:Sir_Edward_Morris_-_Bain_Collection_crop.jpg|80px]] |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[Clarence Bradley]]<br/><small>(1856-1932) |
| | |24 June, 1915 |
| | |24 October, 1932 |
| | |{{Age in years, months and days|1915|06|24|1932|10|24}} |
| | | [[Elections in Surrow#1915|1915]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1919|1919]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1923|1923]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1927|1927]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1931|1931]] |
| | | style="background:#00247D; color:white;"|[[Fishermen's Protective Union (Surrow)|{{color|white|FPU}}]] |
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| !Nation||data-sort-type="number"|Number<!-- OFFICIAL LIST PER THE OFFICIAL DSB REPORT, DON'T MODIFY --> | | | colspan="5"|<small>Longest serving Prime Minister of Surrow, with five majority [[Fishermen's Protective Union (Surrow)|FPU]] governments. Introduced basic welfare, regulations to ensure the merchants charged fair prices, instituted a minimum wage, and began building a road network to connect communities on [[Holcot Island]]. Died in office.</small> |
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| | ! style="background:#00247D; color:white;" rowspan="2"|2 |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[File:Richard_Squires.jpg|80px]] |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[Eddie Hammond]]<br/><small>(1884-1945) |
| | |24 October, 1932 |
| | |27 September, 1934 |
| | |{{Age in years, months and days|1932|10|24|1934|09|27}} |
| | | ''none'' |
| | | style="background:#00247D; color:white;"|[[Fishermen's Protective Union (Surrow)|{{color|white|FPU}}]] |
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| |East Miersa || style="text-align:center;"|20 | | | colspan="5"|<small>Attempted to reform the fisheries and eliminate the power of the merchants completely, leading to [[Ted Fisher]] and many on the party to create the [[United People's Party (Surrow)|United People's Party]] in June 1934. Was ousted by a caucus revolt in September 1934.</small> |
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| | ! style="background:#00247D; color:white;" rowspan="2"|3 |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[File:Lord_Macdonald.jpg|80px]] |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[Gilbert Bray]]<br/><small>(1888-1966) |
| | |27 September, 1934 |
| | |24 June, 1935 |
| | |{{Age in years, months and days|1934|09|27|1935|06|24}} |
| | | ''none'' |
| | | style="background:#00247D; color:white;"|[[Fishermen's Protective Union (Surrow)|{{color|white|FPU}}]] |
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| |Kirenia || style="text-align:center;"|5 | | | colspan="5"|<small>Shortest serving Prime Minister of Surrow. Attempted to take a more moderate course and to try and reunite the [[United People's Party (Surrow)|United People's Party]] with the Fishermen's Protective Union. Was defeated in the 1935 elections.</small> |
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| | ! style="background:#354C9C; color:white;" rowspan="2"|4 |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[File:BradleyKingSmallwood1948_(cropped).jpg|80px]] |
| | |rowspan="2"|[[Ted Fisher]]<br/><small>(1900-1991) |
| | |24 June, 1935 |
| | |24 June, 1950 |
| | |{{Age in years, months and days|1935|06|24|1950|06|24}} |
| | | [[Elections in Surrow#1935|1935]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1954|1954]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1939|1939]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1943|1943]]<br>[[Elections in Surrow#1947|1947]] |
| | | style="background:#354C9C; color:white;"|[[United People's Party (Surrow)|{{color|white|United People's}}]] |
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| |Lemovicia || style="text-align:center;"|28 | | | colspan="5"|<small>Reversed Eddie Hammond's reforms to the fisheries, while strengthening regulations to ensure that fishermen were able to sell goods at a fair price. Invested significantly in {{wp|Newfoundland outports|outports}}, with schools and clinics being built en masse during his term, oversaw the construction of the [[Surrow International Airport]] during the [[Second Great War (Levilion)|Second Great War]], and negotiated independence from [[Rythene]] in the aftermath of the Second Great War. Became the first [[President of Surrow]] in 1950.</small> |
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| | style="text-align:center;"|'''53''' | |
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| All 53 passengers and crew died in the crash, making it the deadliest aviation incident in [[Lemavia Airline]]'s history. The crew were all [[Lemovicia|Lemovician]], while half of the passengers were Lemovicians, with the remainder being comprised of [[East Miersa|East Miersans]] and [[Kirenia|Kirenians]].
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| Notable passengers killed in the crash include member of the [[Presidency of Lemovicia|Lemovician Presidency]], [[Hegoi Astilerua]], who was returning from a state visit to East Miersa, and TBD. Seven passengers were under the age of 18.
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| ==Background==
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| Since [[Lemovicia]]'s proclamation of independence from [[West Miersa]] in 1979, it has only been [[International recognition of Lemovicia|officially recognized by a handful of states]], mostly members of the [[Association for International Socialism]], with the rest of the world recognizing [[West Miersa|West Miersan]] sovereignty over Lemovicia. This has led to a situation where Lemovicia's international status has been in dispute, even after the conclusion of the [[Lemovician War]] in 1992, which left the status of [[Lemavia Airlines]] in doubt, as West Miersa officially considers flights between Lemovicia and [[East Miersa]] to be illegal.
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| Until 2003, flights between Lemovicia and East Miersa took a "direct route" over Lemovician-controlled territory, including the [[Slirnian Autonomous Region]] (officially part of the [[Środkowa]] powiat according to West Miersa), towards East Miersan territory, avoiding West Miersa. While this practice had been tolerated since the end of the Lemovician War, from 1996 onward, under [[President of West Miersa|West Miersan president]] [[Damian Jackowiak]], West Miersa had issued complaints to Lemovicia over their planes overflying West Miersan airspace, with these complaints being ignored. This led to the [[Miersan National Armed Forces]] proposing a shootdown of a Lemavia Airlines flight, with the intention of "forcing the separatists to cease flying over [West] Miersan airspace," with Jackowiak accepting the proposal to do so.
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| ==Crash==
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| On Friday 2 May, 2003, Lemavia Airlines Flight 1 departed from [[Dynsk International Airport]] at 10:05 local time (11:05 {{wp|UTC}}), and departed at 10:27 local time (11:27 UTC), and was due to arrive at [[Topagunea International Airport]] at 11:45 local time (12:45 UTC).
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| At the time that Lemavia Airlines Flight 1 entered the [[Slirnian Autonomous Region]] at 11:19 local time (12:19 UTC), it was at an altitude of 3,500 metres above sea level. At this point, it was handed over to Topagunea {{wp|air traffic control}}, which continued to guide the flight. At 11:22 local time (12:22 UTC), Topagunea ordered Lemavia Airlines Flight 1 to begin descending in altitude, in order to prepare for landing. The pilot responded in the affirmative, and began to descend. Shortly after, at 11:24 local time (12:24 UTC), the plane disappeared from radar just south of [[Zubizurija]], leading to Topagunea attempting to make contact. After seven attempts with no response, Topagunea air traffic control requested at 11:29 (12:29 UTC) that the [[Revolutionary Defence Forces (Lemovicia)|Revolutionary Defence Forces]] try to make contact with the plane.
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| At 11:31 local time (12:31 UTC), as reports started coming in from Zubizurija and [[Goikoecija Beŕija]] of a mid-air fireball, and debris raining down in the general area, Topagunea ordered the halting of all civil aviation in Lemovician airspace.
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| ==Investigation==
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| Almost immediately, the Lemovician government secured the site of the crash, which was situated about fifteen kilometres south of [[Zubizurija]], and seventeen kilometres north of [[Goikoecija Beŕija]], and invited [[East Miersa]]n and [[Kirenia]]n investigators to assist the Lemovician government in probing the crash.
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| The recovery process quickly began, with the {{wp|flight recorder|black box}} being retrieved and sent to Dynsk for analysis. As well, bodies were being taken to Zubizurija to be identified: by 8 May, 51 of the 53 bodies were recovered and identified by the investigators, with the two "missing" being Lemovician nationals. The bodies of the twenty-five foreigners were transported by hearse to East Miersa, with plane transport ruled out, out of fear of another shootdown by the West Miersan forces.
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| On 2 June, the recordings from the black box were released, showing that the plane disintegrated around 11:23 local time (12:23 {{wp|UTC}}), with evidence to suggest that upon impact, the plane "immediately disintegrated," with "virtually zero chance that any person on the flight survived until Flight 1 hit the ground."
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| A preliminary report was released on 31 July, which indicated that the plane was hit by a {{wp|surface-to-air missile}} fired from [[West Miersa]], as the damage patterns on the plane were "indicative that the missile was of a [[Samorspi]] origin," as opposed to a [[Mutual Assistance Organization|MASSOR]] origin. It also showed no evidence that the flight was on an {{wp|aerial reconnaissance}} mission.
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| Following the agreement signed in October 2003 between [[Damian Jackowiak]] and [[Ociote Sasiambarena]], West Miersa voluntarily cooperated, which led to a final report on 6 November, 2004.
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| The final report concluded the crash was caused by a TBD {{wp|surface-to-air missile}} fired from a military base in [[Bielbrowa]], near the border with Lemovicia and East Miersa, over the Lemovician-controlled city of Zubizurija. It showed that there was only one attempt by the [[Miersan National Armed Forces]] to make contact with Lemavia Airlines Flight 1 prior to it being shot down, and that the shootdown was "completely intentional," citing documents from the [[Ministry of Defense (West Miersa)|Defense Ministry]] and the president's office. As well, it concluded that "given the missile hit the right wing of the plane and destroyed a sizable section of the cabin," the plane disintegrated "almost instantly," leaving no chance of anyone on board surviving until the plane hit the ground.
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| However, the report rebuked the Lemovician government for ignoring the "continued requests sent to cease flying over the Slirnian Autonomous Region" since 1996, and for not cooperating with the West Miersans concerning aviation rights, stating that "had a political agreement been signed [between West Miersa and Lemovicia], it would be very unlikely for Lemavia Airlines Flight 1 to have been shot in the first place."
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| ==Reaction==
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| ===Lemovician reaction===
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| The Lemovician government condemned the attack, with [[Presidency of Lemovicia|Chairman of the Presidency]] [[Aizkori Aismendi]] stating that "the evidence at hand suggests an intentional [[West Miersa|West Miersan]] {{wp|surface-to-air missile}} strike on the aircraft, which brought it down," and urged West Miersa to apologize and compensate the victims of the families. Flags were ordered to fly at half-mast until 9 May, and a day of mourning was declared for 3 May.
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| In the aftermath of the plane crash, {{wp|hate crimes}} against the {{wp|Polish people|Miersan community}} was reported, particularly in [[Topagunea]], where twenty-six assaults against ethnic Miersans were reported, including two murders, in the month following the crash, in addition to the seventy-three instances of harassment against Miersans.
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| Following the release of the preliminary report on 31 July, calls for Lemovicia to abrogate the [[Alikianos Accords]] and declare war against West Miersa grew, with heated debates in both the [[Lemovician Section of the Workers' International]] and the [[National Assembly (Lemovicia)|National Assembly]], over whether to abrogate the agreements, and whether to rescind {{wp|minority language}} status for {{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}.
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| ===West Miersan reaction===
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| The West Miersan government was quick to admit responsibility for shooting down the flight, with [[President of West Miersa|President]] [[Damian Jackowiak]] saying that "the plane was engaging in an {{wp|aerial reconnaissance}} mission over the southern voivodeships of our country," and that "most of the passengers were soldiers heading to the [[Kirenia|Kirenian]] base near the occupied city of [[Zubizurija|Włocłamyśl]]." Jackowiak claimed that "the plane had been contacted six times before we shot it down."
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| When asked by independent MNA [[Leopold Piorkowski]] about the shootdown, [[Minister-President of West Miersa|Minister-President]] [[Tomisław Sobolewski]] said that "the West Miersans have given ample warning for nearly ten years. They have not listened at all, and because of this, those on that flight paid the ultimate price."
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| However, the West Miersan government refused to cooperate with the Lemovicians on the investigation, expressing concerns that "Kirenia and its puppet state occupying the eastern voivodeships" would "suppress all evidence of it being on an aerial reconnaissance mission to suit their agendas and narratives." Thus, when their preliminary report was issued on 31 July, the West Miersan government denounced it as a "tool of socialist propaganda."
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| Some West Miersan officials, notably [[Artur Matulewicz]], claimed that East Miersa shot down the airliner in an attempt to "stoke tensions in central [[Euclea]]," and start a second Miersan War.
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| Following the agreement signed in October 2003 between [[Damian Jackowiak]] and [[Ociote Sasiambarena]], West Miersa voluntarily cooperated in the investigation, disclosing the types of missile used.
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| ===International reaction===
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| *{{flag|Imagua and the Assimas}} - [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|Imaguan President]] [[Ornell Elliott]] expressed "deep sadness" over the incident, and urged both sides to "settle the issue peacefully."
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| ==Aftermath==
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| In the aftermath of the shootdown of Lemavia Airlines Flight 1, an {{wp|international crisis}} between [[Lemovicia]] and [[West Miersa]] developed, leading to concerns of renewed conflict in the region, with many political scientists stating that both sides used {{wp|brinkmanship}} strategies to try and resolve the crisis. Fears of war would lead to international mediation led by [[Slirnia]], which led to West Miersa officially apologizing to Lemovicia, and paying 397,191,250[[Slirnian tolars|Tr]] ([[Euclo|€]]12,400,400) in compensation to the families of the victims, in exchange for Lemovicia ceasing all flights above the [[Slirnian Autonomous Region]], and agreeing not to pursue further damages or criminal prosecution. The agreement was signed on 16 October in [[Dražovice]], and was ratified by both parties by the end of the month.
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| [[Lemavia Airlines]] immediately halted all flights, and announced that it will retire flight number 1 for its flight from [[Dynsk]] to [[Topagunea]]. Flights resumed on 17 October, 2003 after the agreement was signed, although the flight to and from Dynsk was now designated as Lemavia Airlines Flight 3, and both Flights 2 and 3 would fly over [[Slirnia]] proper, as opposed to the direct route that it had flown up until this point.
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