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'''Coeur d’Alene''', officially the '''Republic of Coeur d’Alene''', is a self-proclaimed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession breakaway state] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inland_Northwest Inland Northwest] of North America. It was created after the events of the [[Shattered Union]], when the cities of Coeur d’Alene, Spokane and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoula,_Montana Missoula] defected from their home states to form a new republic. Bolstering a population of around 3,225,000, the nation of Coeur d’Alene is relatively poor and most of the population is engaged in agricultural activities or logging.
'''Coeur d’Alene''', officially the '''Republic of Coeur d’Alene''', is a self-proclaimed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secession breakaway state] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inland_Northwest Inland Northwest] of North America. The Republic of Coeur d’Alene is situated on both the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane_River Spokane River] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Coeur_d%27Alene Lake Coeur d'Alene], the nation's namesake. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spokane,_Washington Spokane] is the country's largest metropolitan area and the city of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeur_d%27Alene,_Idaho Coeur d’Alene] serves as the capital. Bolstering a population of around 3,225,000, the Republic of Coeur d’Alene's economy is dominated by farming, lumber and wood products, mining and tourism.
 
== History ==
In 1992, two years after the fall of the United States, Stanley Wilson, who became Coeur d’Alene's national hero, launched a successful independence campaign against the Idaho state authorities, who had since lost effective control over the state as a whole minus several southern border counties, and managed to gain the backing of the independent, semi-city-states of Spokane and Missoula, which had both broke away from their former states in an armed struggle.
 
In 1993, the new government in Coeur d’Alene convened a constituent assembly of the three cities inside the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kootenai_County_Courthouse Kootenai County Courthouse], where Wilson emerged as a champion of federalism, demanding political and economic autonomy for each area. The assembly left out southern Idaho as being part of the Republic of Coeur d'Alene, and made official the inclusion of Spokane and Missoula as being official constituents of the Republic of Coeur d’Alene. The name was picked because Coeur d'Alene was the central most city between the three, and the Coeur d'Alene National Forest was seen almost as a symbol of unity.
 
As a result, the remnant state government in southern Idaho broke with Coeur d’Alene and joined the [[Union of Utah-Nevada]]. The [[Absaroka|Republic of Absaroka]] had denounced the desicion to include counties that they claim as constituents of the Republic of Coeur d’Alene. Absaroka was also a newly proclaimed republic, made up of remants of the Montana and Wyoming state governments now situated in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheridan,_Wyoming Sheridan, Wyoming], the original proposed capitol of the state of Absaroka.
 
In late 1993, a force of Absarokee troops invaded lands claimed by the Republic of Coeur d’Alene. This led to the 500-day-long Absarokee-Coeur d’Alene War. Neither side gained the upper hand and in 1894 the Treaty of Three Forks, fostered by the [[Great Plains Federation]] through the diplomatic efforts of the then GPF Premier George Hawkins, gave birth to the de-jure Coeur d’Alene territories. October 22 is celebrated as Independence Day, a national holiday.

Revision as of 05:21, 20 September 2022

Republic of Coeur d’Alene
Flag of Coeur d’Alene
Flag
Motto: "Let it be Perpetual".
Anthem: "Ours To Keep"
CapitalCoeur d’Alene
Largest citySpokane
Official languagesEnglish
GovernmentRepublic by Demarchy
• Executive
Bill Williamson
• Executive
Ken Rost
LegislatureAssembly
CurrencyCoeur d’Alene Dollar (CDAD)
Time zoneWST
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Driving sideright
Internet TLD.CA

Coeur d’Alene, officially the Republic of Coeur d’Alene, is a self-proclaimed breakaway state in the Inland Northwest of North America. The Republic of Coeur d’Alene is situated on both the Spokane River and Lake Coeur d'Alene, the nation's namesake. Spokane is the country's largest metropolitan area and the city of Coeur d’Alene serves as the capital. Bolstering a population of around 3,225,000, the Republic of Coeur d’Alene's economy is dominated by farming, lumber and wood products, mining and tourism.

History

In 1992, two years after the fall of the United States, Stanley Wilson, who became Coeur d’Alene's national hero, launched a successful independence campaign against the Idaho state authorities, who had since lost effective control over the state as a whole minus several southern border counties, and managed to gain the backing of the independent, semi-city-states of Spokane and Missoula, which had both broke away from their former states in an armed struggle.

In 1993, the new government in Coeur d’Alene convened a constituent assembly of the three cities inside the Kootenai County Courthouse, where Wilson emerged as a champion of federalism, demanding political and economic autonomy for each area. The assembly left out southern Idaho as being part of the Republic of Coeur d'Alene, and made official the inclusion of Spokane and Missoula as being official constituents of the Republic of Coeur d’Alene. The name was picked because Coeur d'Alene was the central most city between the three, and the Coeur d'Alene National Forest was seen almost as a symbol of unity.

As a result, the remnant state government in southern Idaho broke with Coeur d’Alene and joined the Union of Utah-Nevada. The Republic of Absaroka had denounced the desicion to include counties that they claim as constituents of the Republic of Coeur d’Alene. Absaroka was also a newly proclaimed republic, made up of remants of the Montana and Wyoming state governments now situated in Sheridan, Wyoming, the original proposed capitol of the state of Absaroka.

In late 1993, a force of Absarokee troops invaded lands claimed by the Republic of Coeur d’Alene. This led to the 500-day-long Absarokee-Coeur d’Alene War. Neither side gained the upper hand and in 1894 the Treaty of Three Forks, fostered by the Great Plains Federation through the diplomatic efforts of the then GPF Premier George Hawkins, gave birth to the de-jure Coeur d’Alene territories. October 22 is celebrated as Independence Day, a national holiday.