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| conflict    = Mabifian-Rwizikuran War
| name                    = Mordred Naval Base
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| date        = 6<sup>th</sup> October, 1968 - 25<sup>th</sup> March, 1969<br>{{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=6|year1=1968|month2=3|day2=25|year2=1969}}
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| motto                  = Από τη θάλασσα μέχρι τα αστέρια {{small|(From the Sea to the Stars)}}
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| result      = [[Mabifia|Mabifian]] victory
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*[[Treaty of Snarksburgh]]
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*{{wp|Population exchange}} of Rwizikuran Irfanics and Mabifian Sotirans
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| territory = Loss of most of [[Yekumavirira]] to [[Mabifia]]
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| commander1  = {{flagicon|Rwizikuru}} '''[[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]]'''<br>{{flagicon|Rwizikuru}} [[Fred Ngonidzashe]]<br>{{flagicon|Rwizikuru}} [[Munyaradzi Mhlanga]]{{KIA}}<br>{{flagicon|Rwizikuru}} [[Nokutendaishe Dulini]]<br>{{flagicon|Rwizikuru}} [[Jean-Marie Mombeshora]]
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|Imagua and the Assimas}}
| commander2  = {{flagicon|Mabifia}} '''[[Bakoi Tekǂnubo Kala]]'''<br> {{flagicon|Mabifia}} [[Hugo ǁkhal Sundala]]<br> {{flagicon|Mabifia}} [[Alai Abyodu Tsalar]]<br>
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| strength1  = {{flag|Rwizikuru}} 207,595 soldiers
| subdivision_name1      = {{flag|Halland}}
| strength2  = {{flag|Mabifia}} 185,000 soldiers
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| casualties1 = '''Rwizikuru'''<br> 89,635 killed <br> 52,092 wounded <br> 25,867 missing and captured
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| casualties2 = '''Mabifia''' <br> 32,000 killed <br> 10,000 wounded <br> 4,000 missing and captured
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| notes      = <div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">450,000 Rwizikuran civilians killed<br>300,000 Mabifian civilians killed<br>ton of internally displaced persons and refugees
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The '''Mabifian-Rwizikuran War''' ({{wp|Shona language|weRwizi}}: ''Hondo pakati peMabifia naRwizikuru'', {{wp|Fulani language|Ndjarendie}}: ''TBD'') was a war in [[Bahia]] that lasted from 1968 until 1969, over the territory of [[Yekumavirira]] which had been under the control of [[Rwizikuru]], that started when [[Mabifia]] attacked Rwizikuru. At the end of the war, the [[Purple Line (Bahia)|Purple Line]] was established along the front lines, and a {{wp|population exchange}} took place.
'''Mordred Naval Base''' ({{wp|Italian language|Etrurian}}: ''Base navale Mordred'') is a {{wp|naval base}} operated by [[Halland]] on the territory of [[Saint Fiacre's Parish]] in [[Imagua and the Assimas]]. Originally established as an [[Estmere|Estmerish]] naval base in 18XX, it was transferred to Halland in 19XX with Estmere's downsizing of the [[ Estmerish Federal Navy]].


==Names==
==History==
===In Mabifia===
===Construction of the naval base===
With the passage of the ''[[Land Alienation Ordinance]]'' in 1872, an opportunity emerged for the [[Estmerish Federal Navy|Estmerish Royal Navy]] to secure land from the [[Native Imaguan people|Native]] reservation of [[Topuland, Imagua and the Assimas|Topuland]] for the construction of a new naval base, as the naval base in [[Cuanstad]] was running out of room to expand as the city was growing. Thus, the Estmerish Royal Navy used the provision under the Land Alienation Ordinance to take control of


===In Rwizikuru===
===Establishment===
*'''Hondo pakati peMabifia naRwizikuru''' - translating to "War between Mabifia and Rwizikuru," this is the term used in official documents and media, and is seen as a politically neutral term
[[File:Guantanamo_Bay_Naval_Base,_Cuba,_1916_‧_1.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Mordred Naval Station, 1911]]
*'''Hondo ye Yekumavirira''' - translating to "war for [[Yekumavirira]]," this is a commonly used vernacular term by Rwizikurans, and is seen as a politically neutral term
On October 5, 1889, the naval base was formally established and named the Mordred Naval Base. While [[Estmere]] already had a naval presence in [[Cuanstad]], the opening of a larger base at Mordred that can handle larger ships and was not near a large population center meant that the Royal Navy relocated its "southern operations" to Mordred: in 1875, the Territorial Coast Guard took over the former naval base in Cuanstad.
*'''Kukurirwa''' - translating to "the defeat," this is a commonly used vernacular term by Rwizikurans, especially those who were displaced from Yekumavirira as a result of the war
*'''Hondo Yekupona''' - translating to "war of survival," this was a commonly used propaganda term during the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War. Has fallen out of use since the 1980s
*'''Hondo yakanangana vaIrfan''' - translating to "war against the Irfans," this was a commonly used propaganda term during the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War, is seen as extraordinarily offensive


==Background==
Over the next few decades, (TBD). At the same time, the base helped grow the economy of the village of TBD, located a few miles to the south, as many sailors with little to do would contribute to the local economy: bars and bordellos would spring up to serve the sailors stationed at Mordred, while many restaurants thrived. Likewise, many people found opportunities to work on the base.
===Origins===
The area in question, [[Yekumavirira]], had been part of the [[Founagé Dominion of Heaven]] prior to its collapse in 1701. Following the collapse of the area, the expanding {{wp|Shona people|veRwizi}} tribes took control of the area. While they initially tried to coerce people to adopt their {{wp|traditional African religions|traditional religion}}, by the mid-1750s, the veRwizi converted to [[Irfan]] under the rule of Chief [[Nyashadzashe Olonga]], and thus resulted in the establishment of the [[Olonga Sultanate]].  


The Olonga Sultanate lasted until 1853, when [[Gaullica]] took the area over and renamed it [[Quigomba]], and began instituting policies to promote the [[Solarian Catholic Church]] over the Irfanic population. As well, the Gaullicans instituted policies which cracked down on both the {{wp|Kinyarwanda language|Kirobyi}} and the {{wp|Shona language|weRwizi}} languages in favor of {{wp|French language|Gaullican}}. Over the next century, Gaullican rule became more influential over the region, but in 1936, with the end of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], Gaullica was forced to give part of the Quigomba colony (present-day Yekumavirira) to the [[Estmere|Estmerish]]. The Estmerish placed what they deemed "Olongaland" under the jurisdiction of the colony in [[Rwizikuru|Rizikuru]], and made it a district of the colony, and expelled many of the Gaullicans residing in the territory.
However, as ships grew larger, the [[Department of Defense (Luziyca)|Department of Defense]] ordered the expansion of the base and the deepening of the existing harbors in 1903, in order to accommodate new ships. To achieve that, while some of the dredged material was dumped next to the coast to help expand it, land adjacent to the base was seized via eminent domain: Luziycan settlers who owned expropriated land received [[Mazari lira|₤]]1,000 in compensation for the land, while land owned by Arabs were seized with no compensation. By the time the works to expand the base and its infrastructure were done in 1910 (with the help of {{wp|steam shovels}}), the Kuraga Naval Station expanded to an area of 120 square kilometers: not only would there be enough room to accommodate larger vessels, there would be room for expansion without seizing further land from owners.


===Rwizikuran rule and growing tensions===
===Great War era===
In 1946, [[Rwizikuru]] was granted independence following tensions between the Estmerish colonial authorities and the [[Rwizikuran National Movement]] led by [[Shungudzemwoyo Nhema]] and [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]]. This included Olongaland, which was quickly renamed back to [[Yekumavirira]] by the newly independent government.
[[File:Guantanamo%27s_hosptal_in_1956.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Administrative building, 1956]]
Over the next few decades, as the [[Dominion of Mazaria and the Pearl Coast]] obtained more self-government, the Mazari government developed its own {{wp|army}}, {{wp|navy}}, and {{wp|air force}}. As a result, control of the Kuraga Naval Base became a contentious issue, especially as many nationalist politicians sought Mazari administration over the base from the 1930s onward.


Under [[Samhuri Ngonidzashe]]'s rule from 1946 to 1954, he began instituting policies to "create a consolidated nation-state." To this end, Samhuri Ngonidzashe ordered all schools across Rwizikuru to use the {{wp|Shona language|weRwizi}} language, and to reduce the use of {{wp|English language|Estmerish}} in schools in 1948.
Despite these requests, [[Luziyca]] refused to give the base to the Dominion: instead, the Luziycan [[Department of Defense (Luziyca)|Department of Defense]] continued to administer the naval base, due to its strategic location in the southern hemisphere. An internal memo from 1941 stated that:


This policy was unpopular among the {{wp|Bantu people|Kirobyi people}} living in Yekumavirira, as they were angered that schools in their communities, which had hiherto been primarily taught in Estmerish and in the {{wp|Kinyarwanda language|Kirobyi}} languages would be forced to teach their children "the language of their enemies."  
<blockquote>"''Naval Station Kuraga is the most critical part of the operations for the [[Luziycan Navy]]. To transfer it to the Dominion government would thoroughly cripple the ability of Luziyca to project its power beyond the [[Central Ocean (Esquarium)|Central Ocean]] basin, and would mark the end of Luziyca as a {{wp|great power}}.''"</blockquote>


[[Alai Abyodu Tsalar]], in response to these policies established the [[Yekumavirira Liberation Movement]] to advocate for increased autonomy for Yekumavirira. Over the next few years, many [[Irfan|Irfanic]] people joined the movement, as many Irfanics experienced tensions with the Sortirian population, as policies were made that benefitted the {{wp|Christianity|Sotirian}} population at the expense of the Irfanic population.
In the early 1950s, as countries across [[Esquarium]] developed {{wp|space programs}} of their own, the Luziycan government looked at potential sites for a Luziycan space program. While [[Ishim]] was a logical choice for {{wp|polar orbits}}, it and other areas in Luziyca were not great for non-polar orbits, as despite their favorable latitude close to the equator, any launch path will involve flying over other countries that were, at the time, hostile to Luziyca.


In 1951, a compromise was achieved, where infant schools in Yekumavirira were allowed to teach in {{wp|French language|Gaullican}} and in the {{wp|Kinyarwanda language|Kirobyi language}}.
Thus, the Luziycan government, in 1954, purchased 480 square kilometers (8.6 square {{wp|Obsolete Russian units of measurement|milya}}) for land adjacent to the Kuraga Naval Base, as the land not only was at the right latitude, but also because any rocket launched from Kuraga would only fly over water, not land. Those living on the land were evicted, although they were paid [[Mazari lira|₤]]10,000 as compensation for their losses. With that, the following year, construction began on the [[Kuraga Space Center]]: by the time the first launch pads were completed in 1957, test launches began, initially under the aegis of the [[Luziycan Air Force]], but after 1960, by the [[Luziycan Space Agency]].


===Mabifia===
In 1963, with an agreement on a five-year timetable for the independence of [[Mazaristan]] with Prime Minister [[Amira Haddanni]], Luziyca secured a provision to rent both the Kuraga Space Center and the Kuraga Naval Base for "military and scientific purposes only," and to maintain administrative rights over the area (although Mazaristan would maintain {{wp|sovereignty}} over it). With the agreement made, the Luziycan government no longer feared losing a valuable naval base. The rent was set at [[Luziycan lira|₤]]5,000 ($8,500 in 1968 dollars) per year.
(TBD)


===Izibongo Ngonidzashe's election and increasing authoritarianism===
===Independence===
[[File:Daniel_arap_Moi_1972.jpg|150px|thumb|left|[[Alai Abyodu Tsalar]], 1967]]
[[File:Saturn_V_aerial.jpg|150px|thumb|left|An [[Uran]] rocket being launched from [[Kuraga Space Center]], 1976]]
In 1954, [[Samhuri Ngonidzashe]] finished his second term, and due to term limits implemented by the [[Constitution of Rwizikuru|Rwizikuran constitution]], Samhuri was prohibited from running for a third term. Instead, Samhuri appointed his son, [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]] to be the presidential candidate in the 1954 elections.
Following the independence of [[Mazaristan]] from [[Luziyca]] on May 16, 1968, the Kuraga Naval Base and [[Kuraga Space Center]] remained under the administration of the [[Luziycan Armed Forces]], and remained subject to regulations made by the [[Department of Defense (Luziyca)|Department of Defense]]. However, as Kuraga became an official {{wp|overseas military base|overseas naval base}}, it became harder for Luziycan personnel to travel to [[al-Quragha]] or other Mazari towns, as they now had to pass through customs while entering and exiting the territory.


Following Izibongo's election, he began to institute policies to benefit the {{wp|Christians|Sotirian}} communities at the expense of the [[Irfan|Irfanics]], with Izibongo saying in 1955 that:
However, following the socialist coup d'etat in December of 1970, it became impossible for Luziycans to leave the area: while existing Mazaris can still work in the Kuraga Space Center or the Kuraga Naval Base, no new Mazaris were allowed to work for the Luziycan base. When the Luziycan government attempted to cash their rent payment in 1971, the Mazari government demanded that the Luziycans abandon the Kuraga base, and refused to cash the cheque. However, as the government was busy [[Jabari-Mazari War|fighting a war]] against [[Jabar]], they could not do much against the Luziycan presence at Kuraga.


<blockquote>"''The Rwizikuran nation must be based on three principles: one nation, one language, and one leader. If we do not develop our nation as a single nation-state, we shall be forever at the mercy of imperialist powers, from [[Euclea]], and from next door.''"</blockquote>
During the 1970s, the development of on-base amenities accelerated, as it became impossible for Luziycan personnel to leave the base for any reason. Thus, a {{wp|bowling alley}}, two {{wp|cinemas}}, a public library, a {{wp|roller skating rink}}, and even the first [[Frederick's Fries]] to be located on a military base, opened. At the same time, as the socialist government cut off the water supply to Kuraga, the Luziycans were forced to build a {{wp|desalination plant}} to provide water in Kuraga.


Thus, Izibongo enacted policies to further centralize the country: he abolished the 1951 compromise, and forced {{wp|Shona language|weRwizi}} to be the sole language of instruction in schools in [[Yekumavirira]]. As well, he welcomed the Sotirian refugees, and allocated "vacant land" in Yekumavirira. Combined, these policies drew the ire of the Irfanic population in the region, with [[Alai Abyodu Tsalar]] declaring in 1956 that:
However, with the overthrow of the socialist regime in 1978 in the [[Black Four coup d'etat]], relations between Luziyca and Mazaristan improved: with the Mazari government easing the restrictions on going on or off the base, as well as allowing new recruitment for civilian workers, there was not as much of a pressing need to invest in on-base recreational facilities. This, combined with the [[Recession of 1980]], meant that despite the facilities, some of the personnel were once again heading to al-Quragha, especially because goods in al-Quragha were often cheaper than those in Kuraga's Navy Exchange.


<blockquote>"''Under President Izibongo, we are being subjugated. We are evicted to make room for those so-called 'refugees' from [[Mabifia]], and impose their faith, their language, and their beliefs unto us. In the name of the {{wp|Allah|Behestee-Alef}}, we cannot permit Rwizikuru to undermine our inherent rights to be a free nation.''"</blockquote>
At the same time, with the Luziycan {{wp|space shuttle}} program primarily using the Kuraga Space Center, more scientific personnel began to inhabit the area: this necessitated the construction of Luziycan-style houses in the area of the Kuraga Space Center, in order to both relieve the pressures on the housing at the Kuraga Naval Base, and to reduce homesickness. This led to the establishment of the first {{wp|homeowners' association}} in both [[Zvedzy, Kuraga|Zvedzy]] and the [[Avrorum, Kuraga|Avrorum]] neighborhoods in 1985: as well, a new [[Education Campus, Kuraga|Education Campus]] was built the following year to serve as the home for a new high school, as well as a new location for the elementary school.


This declaration angered the Rwizikuran government, and resulted in Izibongo Ngonidzashe amending the constitution so he would serve two five-year terms as opposed to two four-year terms, in addition to Ngonidzashe beginning to crack down on Irfanic practices. In an attempt to destroy the movement, he deported [[Alai Abyodu Tsalar]] and other prominent members of the [[Yekumavirira Liberation Movement]] to [[Mabifia]].
However, by 1988, [[President of Luziyca|President]] [[Alexio Stavropoulos]] began plans to streamline the administration of the area, as maintaining separate administrations for both the Kuraga Space Center and Naval Station Kuraga caused a lot of redundancies and inefficiencies. That year, the rent was raised to [[Luziycan lira|₤]]17,830.42 per year ($35,304.23), with a {{wp|memorandum of understanding}} to raise the rent every 20 years from that point on.


Despite these moves to try and crack down on the Yekumavirira Liberation Movement, it only served to attract more Irfanic people to the movement. This helped increase the perception that the Irfanic populations were untrustworthy, and in 1960, Izibongo Ngonidzashe passed legislation that allowed only three mosques to stay in operation: two in [[Port Tsalar|Port Vaugeois]] (present-day [[Port Tsalar]]), and one in [[Port Fitzhubert]].
Thus, in 1989, Stavropoulos tabled a budget which stated that by 1991, the Kuraga Space Center and the Naval Station would be placed under a single administration of the Department of Defense: this Joint Base would reduce costs for the Luziycan Space Agency as it would allow it to focus more on their space missions instead of maintaining civilian infrastructure. As well, by establishing a Joint Base, it was believed that this would make the base more efficient, as unnecessary redundancies can be cut without fears of relying too heavily on one or the other.


This policy greatly outraged the Irfanic community, with demonstrations taking place throughout Yekumavirira: the [[Royal Rwizikuran Army|Rwizikuran Army]] were called in to quell the protests at Port Vaugeois, leading to the [[Port Vaugeois massacre]] on 4 March, 1960, killing twenty-two people and injuring sixty-three people.
The 1989 budget was passed: thus, over the course of 1990, the administrative structures for the Joint Base were established: signs were changed from "Naval Station Kuraga/Kuraga Space Center" to "Joint Base Kuraga," and in 1990, the first budget was arranged for the Joint Base: much of the details involved "equalization of infrastructure quality," and closure of some redundant facilities: half of those to be closed were in the Space Center, the other at the Naval Station.


The massacre would serve as the catalyst for the Yekumavirira Liberation Movement to begin engaging in an armed struggle against the Rwizikuran government. Over the next several years, the movement began to carve out a stronghold in rural areas of Yekumavirira where there were still sizable Irfanic populations.
===Contemporary era===
[[File:Guantanamo_Bay_Navy_Exchange_and_BEQ.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Aerial view of the Kuraga Joint Base, 1995]]
On April 8, 1991, Naval Station Kuraga and the [[Kuraga Space Center]] became subordinate to the newly established Joint Base Kuraga. While the Kuraga Space Center was, and remains separate from the [[Luziycan Armed Forces]], as it leases land from the Luziycan Armed Forces and is subject to [[Luziyca]]n {{wp|military law}} (as per the 1963 agreement with [[Mazaristan]]), it became subject to the Joint Base.


===Prelude===
Its first commander, Admiral [[Evgeni Lukyanenko]] was appointed by the [[Department of Defense (Luziyca)|Department of Defense]], and was sworn in on May 1st of that year. Under Lukyanenko's time as commander, he instituted a comprehensive development plan for the base, in order to ensure that infrastructure for both the Kuraga Space Center and the Naval Station would become both connected to one another, and become more efficient while maintaining redundancies "in case of emergency."
In 1964, with Izibongo's second term expiring, he chose to use the situation in [[Yekumavirira]] as a pretext to suspend the [[Constitution of Rwizikuru]], and to declare himself [[Monarchy of Rwizikuru|Mambo]] of [[Rwizikuru]]. With the institution of the [[Basic Law of Rwizikuru]] later that year which firmly established Rwizikuru as an {{wp|absolute monarchy}}, he essentially had all the power in the country.


Meanwhile in Mabifia, the Rafa - an ethno-religious nationalist Political Party - held sole power in the government since the Third Mabifian War. In 1963 however their power and organization began to fail, with ethnic tension in the cities and militancy on the countryside. Many had begun to detest villagization projects through state-owned collective farming, which had displaced or disrupted the lives of many agricultural groups.  
As well, during the 1990s, civilian infrastructure became more developed: the Naval Exchange became a {{wp|shopping mall}}, complete with a {{wp|food court}}, an {{wp|arcade}}, an {{wp|internet cafe}}, and {{wp|multiplex cinemas}}. However, to prevent ordinary [[Mazaristan|Mazaris]] from visiting the mall, only those who are employed on the base and can present valid ID, or are guests of such, can shop at the mall. As well, a new {{wp|fitness center}} opened in 1995, which came with swimming pools, squash courts, a running track, and a basketball court.


The [[Prime Minister of Mabifia|Mabifian Prime Minister]] and leader of the Rafa, [[Gyowade !natan]] had seen success since the Mabifian Wars with his extensive programs of industrialization and cultural vitalization. However, he governed like a tyrant and did not submit to fair challenges to his power, instead employing a secret police of radical followers to purge the government. By 1965, Gyowade passed away and in his place the Rafa elected [[Idu Tsukhaja]] as Prime Minister, trying to keep the dividing and ideologically changing party together and prevent foreseeable civil war.  
When Lukyanenko retired in 2004, he was succeeded by Admiral [[Blagoj Škafar]]. During Škafar's time as commander of the joint base, he oversaw the end of the Luziycan {{wp|space shuttle}} program, and the beginning of development of the [[Enterprise program]]. In 2008, he oversaw the increase of rent paid to the Mazari government to [[Luziycan lira|₤]]26,039.69 ($52,079.38). However, with the outbreak of the [[Mazari Civil War]] in 2012, the [[Luziycan Space Agency]] was forced to cease use of the Kuraga Space Center due to security reasons, as they were concerned that rebels might be able to seize the Space Center and abscond with the materials that could be used to make weaponry. In 2013, most of those who worked at the Space Center were laid off, as the civil war was not ending anytime soon.


The Great Elder of Mabifia, Omun Ajokhemi, meanwhile called for attention on the issue of Irfanic populations in Yekumavirira conflicting with Sotirian migrants. In 1966, Elder Omun made a holy proclamation and demanded that the Sotirians be moved elsewhere by the Rwizikuru government.
In 2016, with the election of [[Terezika Pivec]] as [[President of Luziyca]], the new Secretary of the Department of Defense, [[Juliana Novak]], appointed [[Stefon Katsaros]] as the new Commander of the Joint Base, thereby relieving Blagoj Škafar of his command. During Katsaros' term, the base has seen a substantial increase of use by military forces, as Luziyca and [[Ainin]] have intensified their intervention in the Mazari Civil War.


Izibongo Ngonidzashe refused to accept the demands of Omun Ajokhemi, saying that:
==Units and commands==
===Resident units===
*Headquarters, Joint Base Kuraga
*Naval Hospital Kuraga
*Naval Supply
*[[Luziycan Coast Guard]] Kuraga
**Luziycan Coast Guard Kuraga Aviation Detachment
**Luziycan Coast Guard Kuraga Marine Security Detachment
*[[Third Fleet (Luziycan Navy)|Third Fleet of the Luziycan Navy]]
*[[Marine Security Regiment (Luziyca)|Marine Security Regiment]]
*Strobat Detachment
*Kuraga Shore Maintenance Group


<blockquote>"''The Sotirians in Yekumavirira have lived for as long as the Irfanic peoples in Yekumavirira, if not longer than the Irfanics. To tell our citizens to uproot their lives and move elsewhere would in itself be a grave violation of their God-given liberties to reside where-ever they please, and if we were to accept your demands, it will only encourage the destruction of our nation as it would be easier for imperialist powers to recolonize us.''"</blockquote>
===Assigned units===
*Mazari Coast Guard (1926-1968)
*Fleet Training Group (1912-1994)
*Sokoly Squadron (1947-2002)


Thus, Izibongo Ngonidzashe responded by closing the two mosques in Yekumavirira, and instituting mandatory "religious education" in the Sotirian religions. At around the same time, Izibongo Ngonidzashe instituted policies to reduce foreign influence in the economy, and expel "bourgeois elites" (i.e. [[Marathi people|Marathis]] and wealthy Irfanics) from the country.
==Geography==
[[File:A_view_from_Guantanamo.jpg|150px|thumb|right|View of the surrounding area, 2005]]
Mordred Naval Base is 125.44 square kilometers (48.4 square miles) in area. It is bordered on three sides (south, west, and north) with [[Imagua and the Assimas]], and is accessible by the [[Central Ocean (Esquarium)|Central Ocean]] to the east.


Domestic tensions in Mabifia grew hotter, but Idu Tsukhaja sought to focus on the Yekumavirira issue. The following year, in 1967, Ajokhemi declared Yekumavirira a holy land of all [[Ngemi Irfan|Ngemi(ǁnemi)]] Irfanics. As rhetoric intensified, policy and focus changed, the country was unified in viewing a Yekumavirira border threat. In late 1967, the Great Elder of Mabifia declared a [[Ngemi Pilgrimage]] on Yekumavirira, calling for a "re-conquest of the land".  
The Kuraga Joint Base is geographically divided into two sections: the reclaimed areas, that were constructed from 1858 to 1872, and from 1903 to 1910, and the natural areas. The reclaimed land is generally flat, with an average elevation being at one meter above sea level. In the natural areas, while they are still relatively flat, they are relatively more hillier, with the highest point on the base being the [[Tal Bata]] at 45 meters (148 feet) above sea level. The average elevation of the entire Joint Base is around 5 meters (16 feet) above sea level.


<blockquote>"''By Behestee-Alef, I call upon my brothers and sisters to defend their fellow countrymen. We must secure a future for all Ngemi Irfanic peoples and march forward with the word of Behestee-Alef. We must irradiate the Imperial Sotirian legacy and embark on the Reclamation of Olonga. This is why we unify, to protect against the imperial devil and bring the light of knowledge, the truth of Niayesh.''"
===Climate===
- Great Elder Omun Ajokhemi</blockquote>
Due to its location on the coast of [[Mazaristan]], the Kuraga Joint Base has a {{wp|humid subtropical climate}}. The coolest months are June, July, and August, when average highs are between 17 °C (62.6 °F) and 19 °C (66.2 °F), while average lows range from 6 °C (42.8 °F) to 8 °C (46.4 °F). The warmest months are in December, January, and February, when average highs are between 33 °C (91.4 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F), while average lows range from 23 °C (73.4 °F) to 24 °C (75.2 °F).


In early 1968, an ultimatum was given to Izibongo Ngonidzashe by the Prime Minister Idu Tsukhaja. Officially cede claim on "Olonga" and evacuate the region, as Mabifian troops were stacked on the border. In reality, Mabifian troops had already begun to slowly trickle across the border at night and prepare for offensive.
The highest ever-recorded temperature at the Kuraga base was measured at 40 °C (104 °F), which was measured on February 11, 2003, while the coldest temperature recorded was at 0 °C (32 °F) on July 11, 1907.


Izibongo Ngonidzashe rejected the ultimatum, declaring that "Yekumavirira is as much of an integral part of Rwizikuru as [[Parunoguma]]," and began to deploy more troops of the [[Royal Rwizikuran Army]] to Yekumavirira to fortify Rwizikuru's position in the area. In preparation for an imminent war, he began to detain Irfanic people in the country and send them to {{wp|internment camps}} in the eastern regions.
==Governance==
[[File:Adm._Kurt_W._Tidd_2016.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Commander [[Stefon Katsaros]], 2016]]
As per the 1963 agreement which would grant [[Mazaristan#Independence|Mazari independence]] in 1968, the Joint Base is under [[Luziyca]]n administration, although ultimate sovereignty remains under [[Mazaristan]], and a yearly rent is paid to the Mazari government.


==Events==
Thus, the Kuraga Joint Base is officially under the administration of the [[Luziycan Armed Forces]]. Of the 600 square kilometer area, 120 square kilometers is under the jurisdiction of the [[Luziycan Naval Forces]] (known informally as Area A), while the [[Luziycan Space Agency]] leases the [[Kuraga Space Center|remaining area]] for their non-polar {{wp|geocentric orbits}} from the Luziycan Armed Forces (known informally as Area B).
===Initial offensive===
Irregular [[Mabifian Rangers]], groups already hidden in Yekumavirira, began their initial attacks three days before war was officially declared. Raiding villages and stopping convoys that were transporting Irfanic refugees to internment camps. War was officially declared by the Great Elder of Mabifia on October 6th, 1968, beginning with combined Air and Ground offensives following the rangers.  


The ''Liberation of Olonga'' as Mabifia called it had begun as over 20,000 initial troops crossed the border, raiding and occupying Sotirian villages, as well as detaining individual Sotirians. On October 10th, Mabifian troops executed Sotirans indiscriminately along their routes as the advance was pushed, slashing the burning villages and land as they went. Mabifian Rangers continued their guerrilla war behind enemy lines, undertaking an operation to liberate eastern internment camps.
Because of Kuraga's status as a military base, the '''Commander of the Joint Base''' ([[Luziycan]]: ''Komanduyuščiy Sovmestnaya baza'') is, since 2016, Admiral [[Stefon Katsaros]], who is selected by the [[Department of Defense (Luziyca)|Department of Defense]].


===Counterattack===
In addition, military personnel and their dependents, as well as scientific personnel must follow {{wp|military law|Luziycan military law}}, while civilians follow [[Mazaristan|Mazari law]]: in case a soldier commits a crime against a civilian, or vice-versa, they are tried in the court that fits their status.
Caught off guard by the sudden Mabifian attacks, it took until 11 October for [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]] to issue a response to the invasion of [[Yekumavirira]], after hearing reports of {{wp|Christians|Sortirians}} being indiscriminately killed, and their villages destroyed. He issued an order to the [[Royal Rwizikuran Army]] that "no quarter shall be given to any [[Irfan|Irfanic]] soldier or civilian," and to "use any means at their disposal" to drive them out of the country and into [[Mabifia]].


Thus, with around 80,000 soldiers, the army launched a vicious counteroffensive against the Mabifian forces the next day. Over the next few weeks, while the Rwizikurans made some progress against the Mabifian soldiers, and committed atrocities against Irfanic civilians who have not been evacuated. The Mabifian offensive was completely halted in this scourge within days of intense, full confrontation on the countryside.
Despite this status, there are three {{wp|homeowners' association}} in Kuraga: one in the [[Karzama, Kuraga|Karzama]] neighborhood (on the naval base), one in [[Zvedzy, Kuraga|Zvedzy]], and one in the [[Avrorum, Kuraga|Avrorum]] neighborhood. Despite the fact that the homeowners' associations are subordinate to the military, and have no official role in day-to-day governance, in practice, they serve as the {{wp|de-facto}} local government on base, and the military often addresses concerns raised by the homeowners' associations.


[[File:Nrwarref.png|thumb|Thousands of civilians flee from the moving front]]
==Demographics==
By October 20th the Mabifian line had begun to retreat as casualties were high and outnumbered Mabifian units were entrenched behind enemy lines or wiped out. Supplies were stricken as the army was disorganized and Generals were becoming ever more divided along political lines; the Rafa Party was showing signs of splitting with intensifying rhetoric. Mabifian Prime Minister, Idu Tsakhaja, was asked to step down for his failure to unite the party while inciting the war.  
[[File:Windward_Loop_housing_complex,_Guantanamo_-a.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Typical housing]]
As of the 2015 census, the Kuraga Joint Base has a population of 5,388 people. Most of the inhabitants are [[Luziycan Armed Forces|Luziycan troops]] and their {{wp|military dependents|dependents}}, with only a handful of employees working for the [[Luziycan Space Agency]] to maintain the [[Kuraga Space Center]]. It has marked a decrease from the 2010 population of 19,406 people, as until the outbreak of the [[Mazari Civil War]], 13,298 people worked at the Kuraga Space Center for the Luziycan Space Agency, with 4,097 people (in 2010) being employed by the Luziycan Armed Forces, with the remainder being dependents.


The issues known to the Mabifian Army at the time had also decreased its effectiveness. While the Mabifian irregular forces effectively harassed the Rwizikuran advance and acted as scouts, the regular army experienced communication and task-management issues. Soldiers were also neglectful and lethargic, as drug use was widespread among the soldiers, especially khat among soldiers during combat. Political and clan divisions did not help either, as well as the disorganized and non-conforming hierarchical structure. Despite many veterans from the Third Mabifian War in leading ranks, the Army was debilitated yet needed to fight a war. This is believed to be caused by the use of the military as a police force by the Rafa, especially in the agrarian government villages, that grew more abusive.
Despite the official population, it is accepted by the [[Department of Defense (Luziyca)|Department of Defense]] in 2017 that there are several hundred Mazaris who work at the Kuraga Joint Base, mostly from surrounding villages such as [[al-Quragha]], which is a decrease from around three thousand Mazari workers in 2010.


The [[Naqan]] assumed emergency powers, dismantling the Rafa Party and calling for the trial of party officials under Esafkar Law. On October 27th, the Naqan ordered an immediate draft and signed an edict, prefaced with: "There is no party but that of Behestee-Alef." No drafted soldiers would be able to fight in the war by the time it had ended, however the draft campaign played into fueling the rebirth of ethno-religious nationalism.
While all the official languages of [[Luziyca]] are considered to be official languages on the base, the primary language at Kuraga is [[Luziycan]], with {{wp|Iraqi Arabic|Mazari Arabic}} being commonly understood by much of the population on the base, due to its location within Mazaristan and its employment of hundreds of Mazaris: most signs are bilingual in Luziycan and {{wp|Modern Standard Arabic|Arabic}}: only a few signs are multilingual in all Luziycan official languages.


On November 5th, the Mabifian Army in Yekumavirira was now commanded by [[Bakoi Tekǂnubo Kala]], [[Hugo ǁkhal Sundala]] and the exiled [[Alai Abyodu Tsalar]], told to hold out in western Olonga and wait for reinforcements to assemble. Tsalar led contingents of a ranger force that scouted and probed the Rwizikuran forces, as well as harassed their supply lines. Tsalar's troops were known as brutal and committed, ambushing countless Rwizikuran patrols and engaging them in melee. The rangers gave the Mabifians time to build a defense, composed of makeshift strongholds lined with trenches. Meanwhile, a purge was happening in the ranks of the Army, as Bakoi Kala and the Naqan of Mabifia led a complete restructuring of the armed forces as they were shifted from a police force, to a combat operations force. This involved inviting foreign advisers.
==Infrastructure==
===Education===
[[File:American_International_School_in_Egypt-Main_campus.jpeg|150px|thumb|left|[[Education Campus, Kuraga|Education Campus]], 2014]]
Education on the Kuraga Joint Base for dependent personnel is operated by the [[Department of Defense Educational System (Luziyca)|Department of Defense Educational System]], which is a part of the [[Department of Defense (Luziyca)|Department of Defense]], and uses the [[Education in Luziyca|Luziycan curriculum]]. However, due to Kuraga's location in the southern hemisphere, the school year on base starts in February and ends in November.


===Zorasan Air Support===
Officially, there are two schools on the Kuraga Joint Base: the [[General Bukhalo Secondary School]], which opened in 1986 and serves Grade 6 to Grade 12 students, and the [[Admiral Ivankin Primary School]], which opened in 1948, and serves students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5.
There was a question in Mabifia of requesting Zorasan support, as the Army wouldn't be able to fill its ranks with professional soldiers fast enough to counter the Rwizikuran defense. However, at the end of November, a plan was devised to expand the the irregular force and recruit from a pool of veterans of the [[Third Mabifian War]]. Most of the veterans were in their 30s, 40s and 50s, drafted and assembled into their own units. Thousands of veterans joined the offensive, as well as retrained reservists.


However the Mabifian airforce was ineffective and a logistical failure. So the Naqan of Mabifia requested that Zorasan offer air cover for Bakoi's advance.
However, since 1986, both schools have been located on the same campus, known locally as the [[Education Campus, Kuraga|Education Campus]] on the property of the [[Kuraga Space Center]], as the 1948 school on the former Naval Station had to be closed due to a fire in January of 1985, which released carcinogenic particles from the {{wp|asbestos}}: the ruins of the 1948 school was later demolished that year, and students had to attend classes in {{wp|portable classrooms}} until the Education Campus was completed.


Thus, by the start of December, the tide started to shift in favor of the Mabifian Armed Forces once more, partially due to the new leadership who were willing to use more modern tactics, as opposed to the Rwizikuran army, which used tactics dating back to the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]]. As well as Zorasan providing a air superiority, the Mabifian observed air power as a useful tool. More soldiers were deployed to the front in the response to the advancing Mabifian forces, to try and reinforce the Rwizikuran soldiers already at the front.
As of the 2017 school year, there were only 201 students at the Education Campus, compared to 1,034 students in the 2011 school year: with the deteriorating security situation, soldiers have been discouraged from bringing their families along, although currently, there is no ban on bringing dependents.


However, over the next few weeks, the Rwizikuran forces were forced to retreat as they lost more and more battles to the Mabifian forces, in addition to more non-Mabifian forces on the side of the Mabifians, and more rebels from Yekumavirira: thus, on December 24th, Izibongo Ngonidzashe ordered to pull back troops to protect the major cities of Yekumavirira which were linked by the Mugwagwa, which went all the way to the then-capital of [[Port Fitzhubert]].
For post-secondary education, people on base have to go to [[Luziyca]]: thus, {{wp|military brats}} who have grown up in Kuraga will often identify their cohort by the year that they graduated from high school (e.g. Class of 2000).


===Battle of Port Vaugeois===
===Transportation===
By February, the forces of Bakoi Kala spearheaded a brutal advance which took no prisoners and led to the scourge of the countryside. On the 22nd, his army began scouting [[Port Tsalar|Port Vaugeois]], and directing mass artillery barrages. During this time, the Naqan [[Omun Ajokhemi]] enacted widespread wartime reform Rafe-established institutions. On 2 March, 1969, when Kala had began a full assault on Port Vaugeois, Gyowade !natan, the former Prime Minister and leader of the Rafa party, stood trial before judgement of an Irfanic court.
[[File:Shuttle_Landing_Facility.jpg|150px|thumb|right|[[Admiral Demetrios Airfield]], 2004]]


The opening hours of the Battle of Port Vaugeois were bloody with thousands of casualties on both sides, ending in a contested stalemate. The Mabifian forces continued to bombard the city with Zorasani air support and artillery by night and fight in the streets by the day.
There are four gates for pedestrian and vehicular traffic: the South Gate, the West Gate, the Northwest Gate, and the Northeast Gate. The West and Northwest gates provides direct access to the [[Kuraga Space Center]], while the South and Northeast gates provides direct access to the Naval Base: they are primarily intended for use by personnel, and Mazari civilians who work at either the Kuraga Space Center or the naval base.


Over the next few weeks, the Rwizikuran defenders attempted to use the urban environment of Port Vaugeois to their advantage, and to attempt to slow down the Mabifian advance. However, with Zorasani forces bombing the city from the air, the Rwizikuran defenders were at a substantial disadvantage. While there were calls to deploy the Rwizikuran Air Force, as their planes largely dated to the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], [[Izibongo Ngonidzashe]] was hesitant to deploy them, as he believed Zorasani planes "can crush them like insects."
There is only one operating {{wp|military airfield}}: the [[Admiral Demetrios Airfield]], which opened in 1971, and was designed to be used by both planes and by {{wp|space shuttles}} (from 1979 to 2005). It is currently used by military aircraft, as well as {{wp|charter flights}} to transport soldiers and their dependents to and from metropolitan [[Luziyca]], as well as perishable cargo, such as food.


However, this brutal campaign took a substantial toll on the Rwizikuru Army, with many soldiers and civilians being killed or put out of action as a result of the bombardments. This led to the Rwizikurans abandoning sections of Port Vaugeois, and concentrating their efforts at defense in the city center, the harbor, and along the Mugwagwa. Yet, by the sixteenth of March, the harbor and city center were lost, and with heavy casualties, the remaining soldiers were ordered to retreat on the Mugwagwa, as they no longer had sufficient manpower to defend Port Vaugeois from the Mabifian-Zorasani forces.
The Admiral Demetrios Airfield succeeded the [[Azhikelyamov Airfield]], which opened in 1911: while it is still maintained in case of damage to the Admiral Demetrios Airfield, and was used as a backup field when space shuttle program was in existence, since 2006, much of Azhikelyamov's infrastructure has been removed: currently, only the runway and apron has been maintained.


====Rape of Port Vaugeois====
Visitors to the base have to be approved to visit the Joint Base by the local chain of command, with the Commander of the Joint Base giving his or her final approval for visitors. To further ensure security, all visitors have to enter via the West Gate and check in at the visitor's center.
After the battle the controversial subject of the Rape of Port Vaugeois comes up. The Mabifian government today denies the event ever taking place, however most contemporary historians disagree with this narrative. From the countless reports, eyewitness, pictures and some captured video, the Rape of Port Vaugeois is known to have happened. The Mabifian government has taken the stance of recognizing atrocity happening in the war, but stating that the Rape of Port Vaugeois is an isolated incident which has been blown up disproportionately. This explanation is also contested by most historians with the same evidence.


Over 200,000 civilians that identified as Sotirian are estimated to have been raped, beheaded or buried alive. Since 1984 there has been an active movement for reparations to the victims of the massacre.
==Issues==
===Labor rights===
Due to the agreement made in 1963 with the [[Dominion of Mazaria and the Pearl Coast]] to grant it independence as [[Mazaristan]] in 1968, Mazaris remain subject to all Mazari legislation, including Mazari {{wp|labor laws}}.


===Final offensives===
In 1983, a directive issued by the [[Luziycan Space Agency]] required that all Mazari workers at the [[Kuraga Space Center]] were to be paid "{{wp|equal pay for equal work|the same wage for the same work}} as [[Luziycans|Luziycan employees]]," and for all Mazaris employed by the Luziycan Space Agency to be compensated in accordance with [[Human rights in Luziyca#Labor rights|Luziycan labor law]], excepting instances where "Mazari labor law provides stronger protections." This directive remains in effect to this day, even though since 2013, most Mazaris have been laid off.
After the Battle of Port Vaugeois, the Mabifian forces pushed down the Mugwagwa, attacking retreating Rwizikuran forces. The offensives lasted from March 16th to the 20th, otherwise known as the  ''Scourge of the Mugwagwa''. [[Hugo ǁkhal Sundala]] led most of the final offensive, known as particularly brutal yet incompetent commander. In the final winning offensive, Hugo's leadership had high casualties and communication issues. Tsalar assumed control over the advance on the 18th and his guerrilla forces, mostly composed of local recruits, drove the rest of the Rwzizkuran forces out of the region, and captured many more villages. While some of Yekumavirira remained under Rwizikuran control, centered on the town of [[Tchinamano]], most of the area was lost by the 19th of March.


A ceasefire was declared on the 20th, however Mabifian forces continued to repeatedly violate by engaging skirmishes and ambushes. When talks were threatened, various non-government militia's were propped up to continue harassment along the purple line. Mabifian soldiers had also been fighting local Sotiran insurgents that rose around Port Vaugeois, leading to a campaign to remove the insurgents from the city.
In the areas controlled by the navy, Mazari workers have been known to work for 15 hours a day on the Mazari minimum wage of [[Luziycan lira|₤]]1.25 ($2.50) per hour, or ₤18.75 ($37.50) a day. As well, many Mazaris have reported instances of discrimination against them, either being denied access to the Navy Exchange despite having valid ID, or else dealing with {{wp|racial abuse}}.


===Negotiations===
Despite attempts by the new Commander, [[Stefon Katsaros]] to discourage racism against Mazari workers on base since 2017, there were three reported instances as of June 2018 of hate speech directed at Mazari workers. As well, directives have meant that Mazaris are starting to be paid equally to their Luziycan counterparts.
On the 20th of March, a ceasefire was agreed, in order to facilitate talks in [[Snarksburgh]], [[Caldia]]. The peace talks began out of fear for the war growing far too out-of-control, as the conflict was soon dubbed conventional and high lethality. Over the course of five months, the Mabifian-Rwizikuran War had reached large numbers of casualties that was showing an affects on both economies. The Mabifian Prime Minister [[Idu Tsakhaja]] agreed to a ceasefire several days into the talks, however held out on the division of Yekumavirira. On the 21st a covert offensive was launched by propped up local groups to try and seize the remaining areas of Yekumavirira under Rwizikuran control, but it had ultimately failed to succeed in time.
 
Meanwhile in Snarksburgh, the Rwizikuran ambassador to Caldia, [[Tirivangani Chiweshe]], suggested a population exchange, where all Sotirians residing in Yekumavirira will be repatriated to Rwizikuru, and all Irfanics living there will be repatriated to Mabifia. He also suggested that "to prevent further hostilities," the ceasefire line should be designated as the international border between the two countries, and to have {{wp|peacekeeping|peacekeepers}} from the [[Community of Nations]] guard the ceasefire line.
 
(TBC)
 
==Aftermath==
[[File:Yekumaterritorialchange.png|150px|thumb|left|Division of Yekumavirira in [[Treaty of Snarksburgh]]]]
war ends with the [[Treaty of Snarksburgh]] in [[Snarksburgh]], [[Caldia]], [[Purple Line (Bahia)|Purple Line]] established to prevent further conflict along the border of the former [[Yekumavirira]] region, and population exchange
 
(TBD)
 
==Impact==
One of the greatest impacts of the war was the expulsion of Yekumaviriran [[Irfan|Irfanic]] people to [[Mabifia]], and the expulsion of Yekumaviriran {{wp|Christians|Sotirians}} to [[Rwizikuru]] as part of the [[Treaty of Snarksburgh]] which ended the war between the two countries. As this population exchange made no distinctions along ethnic lines, {{wp|Shona people|veRwizi}} who followed the Irfanic faith and who had known no other country, and Sotirian {{wp|Bantu people|Kirobyi}} and [[Mirites]], who likewise knew no other country, found themselves in unfamiliar territories.
 
Diplomatically, relations remained frosty between the two sides since the war: until February 2020, relations were non-existent, with {{wp|protecting powers}} representing each country in another. The border between Mabifia and Rwizikuru is closed, only opening for special occasions, usually involving sporting events held in the other country, in order to allow fans and the team to go to the other country. However, on 2 February 2020, [[Munashe Ngonidzashe]] formally re-established diplomatic relations.
 
In addition, Rwizikuru maintained its claim over Yekumavirira: while the areas remaining under Rwizikuran rule were transferred to the district of [[Ndarira]] in April 1969, the district of Yekumavirira still officially existed until the passage of the [[Constitution of Rwizikuru, 2020|new Rwizikuran constitution]] in January 2020, when it was formally abolished.
 
(TBC)

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Mordred Naval Base
Base navale mordrata
Military base
Naval Headquarters, 2010
Naval Headquarters, 2010
Flag of Mordred Naval Base
Flag
Official seal of Mordred Naval Base
Seal
Motto: 
Από τη θάλασσα μέχρι τα αστέρια (From the Sea to the Stars)
Anthem: March of the Seas
CountryFile:ImaguaFlag.png Imagua and the Assimas
Administering Power Halland
EstablishedOctober 5, 1872
Government
 • CommanderTBD
Area
 • Total125.44 km2 (48.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total5,388
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
DemonymMordredians
Time zoneUTC+11
Elevation5m

Mordred Naval Base (Etrurian: Base navale Mordred) is a naval base operated by Halland on the territory of Saint Fiacre's Parish in Imagua and the Assimas. Originally established as an Estmerish naval base in 18XX, it was transferred to Halland in 19XX with Estmere's downsizing of the Estmerish Federal Navy.

History

Construction of the naval base

With the passage of the Land Alienation Ordinance in 1872, an opportunity emerged for the Estmerish Royal Navy to secure land from the Native reservation of Topuland for the construction of a new naval base, as the naval base in Cuanstad was running out of room to expand as the city was growing. Thus, the Estmerish Royal Navy used the provision under the Land Alienation Ordinance to take control of

Establishment

Mordred Naval Station, 1911

On October 5, 1889, the naval base was formally established and named the Mordred Naval Base. While Estmere already had a naval presence in Cuanstad, the opening of a larger base at Mordred that can handle larger ships and was not near a large population center meant that the Royal Navy relocated its "southern operations" to Mordred: in 1875, the Territorial Coast Guard took over the former naval base in Cuanstad.

Over the next few decades, (TBD). At the same time, the base helped grow the economy of the village of TBD, located a few miles to the south, as many sailors with little to do would contribute to the local economy: bars and bordellos would spring up to serve the sailors stationed at Mordred, while many restaurants thrived. Likewise, many people found opportunities to work on the base.

However, as ships grew larger, the Department of Defense ordered the expansion of the base and the deepening of the existing harbors in 1903, in order to accommodate new ships. To achieve that, while some of the dredged material was dumped next to the coast to help expand it, land adjacent to the base was seized via eminent domain: Luziycan settlers who owned expropriated land received ₤1,000 in compensation for the land, while land owned by Arabs were seized with no compensation. By the time the works to expand the base and its infrastructure were done in 1910 (with the help of steam shovels), the Kuraga Naval Station expanded to an area of 120 square kilometers: not only would there be enough room to accommodate larger vessels, there would be room for expansion without seizing further land from owners.

Great War era

Administrative building, 1956

Over the next few decades, as the Dominion of Mazaria and the Pearl Coast obtained more self-government, the Mazari government developed its own army, navy, and air force. As a result, control of the Kuraga Naval Base became a contentious issue, especially as many nationalist politicians sought Mazari administration over the base from the 1930s onward.

Despite these requests, Luziyca refused to give the base to the Dominion: instead, the Luziycan Department of Defense continued to administer the naval base, due to its strategic location in the southern hemisphere. An internal memo from 1941 stated that:

"Naval Station Kuraga is the most critical part of the operations for the Luziycan Navy. To transfer it to the Dominion government would thoroughly cripple the ability of Luziyca to project its power beyond the Central Ocean basin, and would mark the end of Luziyca as a great power."

In the early 1950s, as countries across Esquarium developed space programs of their own, the Luziycan government looked at potential sites for a Luziycan space program. While Ishim was a logical choice for polar orbits, it and other areas in Luziyca were not great for non-polar orbits, as despite their favorable latitude close to the equator, any launch path will involve flying over other countries that were, at the time, hostile to Luziyca.

Thus, the Luziycan government, in 1954, purchased 480 square kilometers (8.6 square milya) for land adjacent to the Kuraga Naval Base, as the land not only was at the right latitude, but also because any rocket launched from Kuraga would only fly over water, not land. Those living on the land were evicted, although they were paid ₤10,000 as compensation for their losses. With that, the following year, construction began on the Kuraga Space Center: by the time the first launch pads were completed in 1957, test launches began, initially under the aegis of the Luziycan Air Force, but after 1960, by the Luziycan Space Agency.

In 1963, with an agreement on a five-year timetable for the independence of Mazaristan with Prime Minister Amira Haddanni, Luziyca secured a provision to rent both the Kuraga Space Center and the Kuraga Naval Base for "military and scientific purposes only," and to maintain administrative rights over the area (although Mazaristan would maintain sovereignty over it). With the agreement made, the Luziycan government no longer feared losing a valuable naval base. The rent was set at ₤5,000 ($8,500 in 1968 dollars) per year.

Independence

An Uran rocket being launched from Kuraga Space Center, 1976

Following the independence of Mazaristan from Luziyca on May 16, 1968, the Kuraga Naval Base and Kuraga Space Center remained under the administration of the Luziycan Armed Forces, and remained subject to regulations made by the Department of Defense. However, as Kuraga became an official overseas naval base, it became harder for Luziycan personnel to travel to al-Quragha or other Mazari towns, as they now had to pass through customs while entering and exiting the territory.

However, following the socialist coup d'etat in December of 1970, it became impossible for Luziycans to leave the area: while existing Mazaris can still work in the Kuraga Space Center or the Kuraga Naval Base, no new Mazaris were allowed to work for the Luziycan base. When the Luziycan government attempted to cash their rent payment in 1971, the Mazari government demanded that the Luziycans abandon the Kuraga base, and refused to cash the cheque. However, as the government was busy fighting a war against Jabar, they could not do much against the Luziycan presence at Kuraga.

During the 1970s, the development of on-base amenities accelerated, as it became impossible for Luziycan personnel to leave the base for any reason. Thus, a bowling alley, two cinemas, a public library, a roller skating rink, and even the first Frederick's Fries to be located on a military base, opened. At the same time, as the socialist government cut off the water supply to Kuraga, the Luziycans were forced to build a desalination plant to provide water in Kuraga.

However, with the overthrow of the socialist regime in 1978 in the Black Four coup d'etat, relations between Luziyca and Mazaristan improved: with the Mazari government easing the restrictions on going on or off the base, as well as allowing new recruitment for civilian workers, there was not as much of a pressing need to invest in on-base recreational facilities. This, combined with the Recession of 1980, meant that despite the facilities, some of the personnel were once again heading to al-Quragha, especially because goods in al-Quragha were often cheaper than those in Kuraga's Navy Exchange.

At the same time, with the Luziycan space shuttle program primarily using the Kuraga Space Center, more scientific personnel began to inhabit the area: this necessitated the construction of Luziycan-style houses in the area of the Kuraga Space Center, in order to both relieve the pressures on the housing at the Kuraga Naval Base, and to reduce homesickness. This led to the establishment of the first homeowners' association in both Zvedzy and the Avrorum neighborhoods in 1985: as well, a new Education Campus was built the following year to serve as the home for a new high school, as well as a new location for the elementary school.

However, by 1988, President Alexio Stavropoulos began plans to streamline the administration of the area, as maintaining separate administrations for both the Kuraga Space Center and Naval Station Kuraga caused a lot of redundancies and inefficiencies. That year, the rent was raised to ₤17,830.42 per year ($35,304.23), with a memorandum of understanding to raise the rent every 20 years from that point on.

Thus, in 1989, Stavropoulos tabled a budget which stated that by 1991, the Kuraga Space Center and the Naval Station would be placed under a single administration of the Department of Defense: this Joint Base would reduce costs for the Luziycan Space Agency as it would allow it to focus more on their space missions instead of maintaining civilian infrastructure. As well, by establishing a Joint Base, it was believed that this would make the base more efficient, as unnecessary redundancies can be cut without fears of relying too heavily on one or the other.

The 1989 budget was passed: thus, over the course of 1990, the administrative structures for the Joint Base were established: signs were changed from "Naval Station Kuraga/Kuraga Space Center" to "Joint Base Kuraga," and in 1990, the first budget was arranged for the Joint Base: much of the details involved "equalization of infrastructure quality," and closure of some redundant facilities: half of those to be closed were in the Space Center, the other at the Naval Station.

Contemporary era

Aerial view of the Kuraga Joint Base, 1995

On April 8, 1991, Naval Station Kuraga and the Kuraga Space Center became subordinate to the newly established Joint Base Kuraga. While the Kuraga Space Center was, and remains separate from the Luziycan Armed Forces, as it leases land from the Luziycan Armed Forces and is subject to Luziycan military law (as per the 1963 agreement with Mazaristan), it became subject to the Joint Base.

Its first commander, Admiral Evgeni Lukyanenko was appointed by the Department of Defense, and was sworn in on May 1st of that year. Under Lukyanenko's time as commander, he instituted a comprehensive development plan for the base, in order to ensure that infrastructure for both the Kuraga Space Center and the Naval Station would become both connected to one another, and become more efficient while maintaining redundancies "in case of emergency."

As well, during the 1990s, civilian infrastructure became more developed: the Naval Exchange became a shopping mall, complete with a food court, an arcade, an internet cafe, and multiplex cinemas. However, to prevent ordinary Mazaris from visiting the mall, only those who are employed on the base and can present valid ID, or are guests of such, can shop at the mall. As well, a new fitness center opened in 1995, which came with swimming pools, squash courts, a running track, and a basketball court.

When Lukyanenko retired in 2004, he was succeeded by Admiral Blagoj Škafar. During Škafar's time as commander of the joint base, he oversaw the end of the Luziycan space shuttle program, and the beginning of development of the Enterprise program. In 2008, he oversaw the increase of rent paid to the Mazari government to ₤26,039.69 ($52,079.38). However, with the outbreak of the Mazari Civil War in 2012, the Luziycan Space Agency was forced to cease use of the Kuraga Space Center due to security reasons, as they were concerned that rebels might be able to seize the Space Center and abscond with the materials that could be used to make weaponry. In 2013, most of those who worked at the Space Center were laid off, as the civil war was not ending anytime soon.

In 2016, with the election of Terezika Pivec as President of Luziyca, the new Secretary of the Department of Defense, Juliana Novak, appointed Stefon Katsaros as the new Commander of the Joint Base, thereby relieving Blagoj Škafar of his command. During Katsaros' term, the base has seen a substantial increase of use by military forces, as Luziyca and Ainin have intensified their intervention in the Mazari Civil War.

Units and commands

Resident units

Assigned units

  • Mazari Coast Guard (1926-1968)
  • Fleet Training Group (1912-1994)
  • Sokoly Squadron (1947-2002)

Geography

View of the surrounding area, 2005

Mordred Naval Base is 125.44 square kilometers (48.4 square miles) in area. It is bordered on three sides (south, west, and north) with Imagua and the Assimas, and is accessible by the Central Ocean to the east.

The Kuraga Joint Base is geographically divided into two sections: the reclaimed areas, that were constructed from 1858 to 1872, and from 1903 to 1910, and the natural areas. The reclaimed land is generally flat, with an average elevation being at one meter above sea level. In the natural areas, while they are still relatively flat, they are relatively more hillier, with the highest point on the base being the Tal Bata at 45 meters (148 feet) above sea level. The average elevation of the entire Joint Base is around 5 meters (16 feet) above sea level.

Climate

Due to its location on the coast of Mazaristan, the Kuraga Joint Base has a humid subtropical climate. The coolest months are June, July, and August, when average highs are between 17 °C (62.6 °F) and 19 °C (66.2 °F), while average lows range from 6 °C (42.8 °F) to 8 °C (46.4 °F). The warmest months are in December, January, and February, when average highs are between 33 °C (91.4 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F), while average lows range from 23 °C (73.4 °F) to 24 °C (75.2 °F).

The highest ever-recorded temperature at the Kuraga base was measured at 40 °C (104 °F), which was measured on February 11, 2003, while the coldest temperature recorded was at 0 °C (32 °F) on July 11, 1907.

Governance

Commander Stefon Katsaros, 2016

As per the 1963 agreement which would grant Mazari independence in 1968, the Joint Base is under Luziycan administration, although ultimate sovereignty remains under Mazaristan, and a yearly rent is paid to the Mazari government.

Thus, the Kuraga Joint Base is officially under the administration of the Luziycan Armed Forces. Of the 600 square kilometer area, 120 square kilometers is under the jurisdiction of the Luziycan Naval Forces (known informally as Area A), while the Luziycan Space Agency leases the remaining area for their non-polar geocentric orbits from the Luziycan Armed Forces (known informally as Area B).

Because of Kuraga's status as a military base, the Commander of the Joint Base (Luziycan: Komanduyuščiy Sovmestnaya baza) is, since 2016, Admiral Stefon Katsaros, who is selected by the Department of Defense.

In addition, military personnel and their dependents, as well as scientific personnel must follow Luziycan military law, while civilians follow Mazari law: in case a soldier commits a crime against a civilian, or vice-versa, they are tried in the court that fits their status.

Despite this status, there are three homeowners' association in Kuraga: one in the Karzama neighborhood (on the naval base), one in Zvedzy, and one in the Avrorum neighborhood. Despite the fact that the homeowners' associations are subordinate to the military, and have no official role in day-to-day governance, in practice, they serve as the de-facto local government on base, and the military often addresses concerns raised by the homeowners' associations.

Demographics

Typical housing

As of the 2015 census, the Kuraga Joint Base has a population of 5,388 people. Most of the inhabitants are Luziycan troops and their dependents, with only a handful of employees working for the Luziycan Space Agency to maintain the Kuraga Space Center. It has marked a decrease from the 2010 population of 19,406 people, as until the outbreak of the Mazari Civil War, 13,298 people worked at the Kuraga Space Center for the Luziycan Space Agency, with 4,097 people (in 2010) being employed by the Luziycan Armed Forces, with the remainder being dependents.

Despite the official population, it is accepted by the Department of Defense in 2017 that there are several hundred Mazaris who work at the Kuraga Joint Base, mostly from surrounding villages such as al-Quragha, which is a decrease from around three thousand Mazari workers in 2010.

While all the official languages of Luziyca are considered to be official languages on the base, the primary language at Kuraga is Luziycan, with Mazari Arabic being commonly understood by much of the population on the base, due to its location within Mazaristan and its employment of hundreds of Mazaris: most signs are bilingual in Luziycan and Arabic: only a few signs are multilingual in all Luziycan official languages.

Infrastructure

Education

Education Campus, 2014

Education on the Kuraga Joint Base for dependent personnel is operated by the Department of Defense Educational System, which is a part of the Department of Defense, and uses the Luziycan curriculum. However, due to Kuraga's location in the southern hemisphere, the school year on base starts in February and ends in November.

Officially, there are two schools on the Kuraga Joint Base: the General Bukhalo Secondary School, which opened in 1986 and serves Grade 6 to Grade 12 students, and the Admiral Ivankin Primary School, which opened in 1948, and serves students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 5.

However, since 1986, both schools have been located on the same campus, known locally as the Education Campus on the property of the Kuraga Space Center, as the 1948 school on the former Naval Station had to be closed due to a fire in January of 1985, which released carcinogenic particles from the asbestos: the ruins of the 1948 school was later demolished that year, and students had to attend classes in portable classrooms until the Education Campus was completed.

As of the 2017 school year, there were only 201 students at the Education Campus, compared to 1,034 students in the 2011 school year: with the deteriorating security situation, soldiers have been discouraged from bringing their families along, although currently, there is no ban on bringing dependents.

For post-secondary education, people on base have to go to Luziyca: thus, military brats who have grown up in Kuraga will often identify their cohort by the year that they graduated from high school (e.g. Class of 2000).

Transportation

Admiral Demetrios Airfield, 2004

There are four gates for pedestrian and vehicular traffic: the South Gate, the West Gate, the Northwest Gate, and the Northeast Gate. The West and Northwest gates provides direct access to the Kuraga Space Center, while the South and Northeast gates provides direct access to the Naval Base: they are primarily intended for use by personnel, and Mazari civilians who work at either the Kuraga Space Center or the naval base.

There is only one operating military airfield: the Admiral Demetrios Airfield, which opened in 1971, and was designed to be used by both planes and by space shuttles (from 1979 to 2005). It is currently used by military aircraft, as well as charter flights to transport soldiers and their dependents to and from metropolitan Luziyca, as well as perishable cargo, such as food.

The Admiral Demetrios Airfield succeeded the Azhikelyamov Airfield, which opened in 1911: while it is still maintained in case of damage to the Admiral Demetrios Airfield, and was used as a backup field when space shuttle program was in existence, since 2006, much of Azhikelyamov's infrastructure has been removed: currently, only the runway and apron has been maintained.

Visitors to the base have to be approved to visit the Joint Base by the local chain of command, with the Commander of the Joint Base giving his or her final approval for visitors. To further ensure security, all visitors have to enter via the West Gate and check in at the visitor's center.

Issues

Labor rights

Due to the agreement made in 1963 with the Dominion of Mazaria and the Pearl Coast to grant it independence as Mazaristan in 1968, Mazaris remain subject to all Mazari legislation, including Mazari labor laws.

In 1983, a directive issued by the Luziycan Space Agency required that all Mazari workers at the Kuraga Space Center were to be paid "the same wage for the same work as Luziycan employees," and for all Mazaris employed by the Luziycan Space Agency to be compensated in accordance with Luziycan labor law, excepting instances where "Mazari labor law provides stronger protections." This directive remains in effect to this day, even though since 2013, most Mazaris have been laid off.

In the areas controlled by the navy, Mazari workers have been known to work for 15 hours a day on the Mazari minimum wage of ₤1.25 ($2.50) per hour, or ₤18.75 ($37.50) a day. As well, many Mazaris have reported instances of discrimination against them, either being denied access to the Navy Exchange despite having valid ID, or else dealing with racial abuse.

Despite attempts by the new Commander, Stefon Katsaros to discourage racism against Mazari workers on base since 2017, there were three reported instances as of June 2018 of hate speech directed at Mazari workers. As well, directives have meant that Mazaris are starting to be paid equally to their Luziycan counterparts.

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