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* Laina Keomany appointed Premier, and General Secretary of the LSWI | * Laina Keomany appointed Premier, and General Secretary of the LSWI | ||
* Purge of government, and party officials | * Purge of government, and party officials | ||
* New constitution | * New constitution announced <ref name="Constitution">{{cite news |url=https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=418954&p=39439889&sid=c65d14b8e297a7c890c57cc4e5083fbc#p39439889 |work=[[Coius|Coian Monitor]] |title=Keomany announces new constitutional changes|date=13 March 2022 |access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
* Results of the [[Lavana|2022 Lavanan Section of the Workers International]] annulled | * Results of the [[Lavana|2022 Lavanan Section of the Workers International]] annulled | ||
* Return of multiparty elections to Lavana | * Return of multiparty elections to Lavana | ||
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* {{flag|Hacyinia}} | * {{flag|Hacyinia}} | ||
* {{flag|Champania}} Alleged | * {{flag|Champania}} Alleged <ref name="Champania">{{cite news |url=https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=418954&start=2200 |work=[[Coius|Coian Monitor]] |title=Lavanan Premier cuts ties with fellow AIS nation following alleged role in supporting government|date=09 March 2022 |access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
| combatant2 = {{flagicon|Lavana}} [[Laina Keomany|Keomany supporters]] | | combatant2 = {{flagicon|Lavana}} [[Laina Keomany|Keomany supporters]] | ||
* Elements of the [[Lavanan Armed Forces]] | * Elements of the [[Lavanan Armed Forces]] | ||
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* Brig. Gen. [[Lavana|Kimo Kyuan]] | * Brig. Gen. [[Lavana|Kimo Kyuan]] | ||
* Brig. Gen. [[Lavana|Arzhan Diasovong]] | * Brig. Gen. [[Lavana|Arzhan Diasovong]] | ||
* Brig. Gen. [[Lavana|Kye Phetphommasouk]] {{KIA}} | * Brig. Gen. [[Lavana|Kye Phetphommasouk]] {{KIA}}<ref name="Kye">{{cite news |url=https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=418954&p=39439889&sid=c65d14b8e297a7c890c57cc4e5083fbc#p39439889 |work=[[Lavana|Lavanan Financial Times]] |title=ຮັກຊາດຂ້າໂດຍຟາຊິດ|trans-title=Patriot murdered by functionalists |date=08 March 2022 |access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref> | ||
* Adm. [[Lavana|Cesrang Vongphakdy]] | * Adm. [[Lavana|Cesrang Vongphakdy]] | ||
* Gen. [[Lavana|Dazadiu Nazeroa]] | * Gen. [[Lavana|Dazadiu Nazeroa]] | ||
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4 news agencies, 5 TV stations, 40 radio stations, 30 newspapers, 3 magazines and 16 publishers were ordered to shut down | 4 news agencies, 5 TV stations, 40 radio stations, 30 newspapers, 3 magazines and 16 publishers were ordered to shut down | ||
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A {{wp|coup d'état}} in [[Lavana]] began on the evening of 6 March 2022, when [[Khudu Narinamoa]] [[General Secretary of the Lavanan Section of the Workers International]] (LSWI) removed his support from the democratically elected [[Premier of Lavana|Premier]] [[Laina Keomany]], removing her from the post. Keomany launched a coup to regain power and remove Narinamoa from his position. Following a day of fighting inside the capital [[Pers]], and other cities on the 7th, as government and coup forces took over positions. With massive protests in support of Keomany. Narinamoa resigned his post and surrendered on the night of the 7th, with sporadic fighting following until the 9th. Keomany appointed herself as General Secretary the 9th, and made herself Premier again that same day. Constitutional changes were announced, along with sweeping purges of the party and society, as Keomany removed Narinamoa loyalists and rivals replacing them with loyalists. The coup brought widespread reprisal and condemnation by the international Socialist community. | |||
After Narinamoa announced changes to the ways elections were performed inside the LSWI, in the lead up of the 1 March 2022 elections. The changes would had given him near unanimous support inside the party apparatus, and he could threaten the premier who is democratically elected by the [[Lavanan Congress]] by removing their party support, an essential according to the constitution. Narinamoa came to represent the party elite, who sought to cement their power. Keomany a party elite herself was threatened by the possibility of being sidelined and being a representative of the moderate wing of the LSWI, believed Narinamoa sought to undermine the democratic institutions of the country. | |||
The coup lead to widespread civilian casualties as massive protests against government forces, and anti-coup protesters came under fire and brutality by both sides. 215 civilians were reportedly killed with 400 injured. Government forces suffered between 300 and 500 killed, with coup forces between 100 and 300 killed. Numerous vehicles of the [[Lavanan Armed forces]] were destroyed or damaged, and numerous buildings inside Pers and other cities were damaged during the fighting. | |||
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A coup d'état in Lavana began on the evening of 6 March 2022, when Khudu Narinamoa General Secretary of the Lavanan Section of the Workers International (LSWI) removed his support from the democratically elected Premier Laina Keomany, removing her from the post. Keomany launched a coup to regain power and remove Narinamoa from his position. Following a day of fighting inside the capital Pers, and other cities on the 7th, as government and coup forces took over positions. With massive protests in support of Keomany. Narinamoa resigned his post and surrendered on the night of the 7th, with sporadic fighting following until the 9th. Keomany appointed herself as General Secretary the 9th, and made herself Premier again that same day. Constitutional changes were announced, along with sweeping purges of the party and society, as Keomany removed Narinamoa loyalists and rivals replacing them with loyalists. The coup brought widespread reprisal and condemnation by the international Socialist community.
After Narinamoa announced changes to the ways elections were performed inside the LSWI, in the lead up of the 1 March 2022 elections. The changes would had given him near unanimous support inside the party apparatus, and he could threaten the premier who is democratically elected by the Lavanan Congress by removing their party support, an essential according to the constitution. Narinamoa came to represent the party elite, who sought to cement their power. Keomany a party elite herself was threatened by the possibility of being sidelined and being a representative of the moderate wing of the LSWI, believed Narinamoa sought to undermine the democratic institutions of the country.
The coup lead to widespread civilian casualties as massive protests against government forces, and anti-coup protesters came under fire and brutality by both sides. 215 civilians were reportedly killed with 400 injured. Government forces suffered between 300 and 500 killed, with coup forces between 100 and 300 killed. Numerous vehicles of the Lavanan Armed forces were destroyed or damaged, and numerous buildings inside Pers and other cities were damaged during the fighting.
References
- ↑ "Lavanan Premier cuts ties with fellow AIS nation following alleged role in supporting government". Coian Monitor. 09 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "ເພື່ອນບ້ານຂອງພວກເຮົາແມ່ນຜູ້ທໍລະຍົດ" [Our neighbor is a traitor]. Paper of the Worker. 07 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Keomany announces new constitutional changes". Coian Monitor. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ↑ "ຮັກຊາດຂ້າໂດຍຟາຊິດ" [Patriot murdered by functionalists]. Lavanan Financial Times. 08 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Lavanan Government releases new casualty figures following coup". Coius Monitor. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ↑ "Lavanan Government releases new casualty figures following coup". Coius Monitor. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.