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[[Marchena]], officially the [[Marchena|Socialist Republic of Marchena]], is a nation located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the midde five-eighths of the island, which it shares with [[Tropico]] and [[Quisqueya]], making it one of only three Caribbean islands, along with Hispaniola and Saint Martin, that are shared by two sovereign states.
[[Marchena]] is one of the 45 states which makes up the United States of America. Located within the Caribbean, the state has a land border with Hipaniola and a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the north


During the nineteenth century, Marchenians were often at war, fighting the French, Tropicans, Spanish, British, or amongst themselves, resulting in a society heavily influenced by military strongmen, who ruled the country as if it were their personal kingdom. after victory in the Dominican War of Independence. Over the next 72 years, the Dominican Republic experienced mostly internal conflicts, several failed invasions by its neighbour, Tropico (which was under British control at the time), and brief return to Spanish colonial status, before permanently ousting the Spanish during the Dominican War of Restoration of 1863–1865. The United States occupied the country between 1915 and 1927; a subsequent calm and prosperous five-year period under Horacio Vásquez followed. From 1932 the dictatorship of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo ruled until 1962. Open corruption and oppression under Trujillo's rule led to his ousting in January 1959 by the 26th of July Movement, which afterwards established communist rule under the leadership of Manuel Allende. Since 1965, the state has been governed by the Communist Party of Marchena. The country was a point of contention during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, and a nuclear war nearly broke out during the Cuba-Ainuria Missile Crisis of 1962. Marchena is one of a few extant Marxist–Leninist socialist states, where the role of the vanguard Communist Party is enshrined in the Constitution.
Marchena was once a Spanish colony known as the Marchena Captaincy General (1607-1898). Following the Spanish-American War, the island fell under American control before being fully seized by the US in late 1898. The annexation angered many Marchenians, who had wanted to achieve complete independence. As a result, the Marchenian National Party was founded, and a guerilla fight against the Americans was launched. The war was over by 1901, and the island was occupied by the military.
 
Marchena is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, ALBA, the Organization of American States and the [[Greater Latin American Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. It has currently one of the world's only planned economies, and its economy is dominated by the tourism industry and the exports of skilled labor, sugar, tobacco, and coffee. Marchena has a single-party authoritarian regime where political opposition is not permitted. There are elections in Marchena but they are not democratic. Censorship of information (including limits to internet access) is extensive, and independent journalism is repressed in Marchena; Reporters Without Borders has characterized Marchena as one of the worst countries in the world for press freedom.


Marchena would continue to be occupied until 1909, when outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt ordered the departure of American forces and advocated for the establishment of an official Territorial Government. Thousands of migrants from the contiguous United States began to relocate to Marchena during the 8-year occupation, and American contractors began to do business on the island, causing the island's economy to grow. The Territorial Government held a referendum on the islands' status as a result of the significant rise in population, and an overwhelming majority voted in support of statehood.
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Revision as of 00:23, 31 August 2021

Marchena is one of the 45 states which makes up the United States of America. Located within the Caribbean, the state has a land border with Hipaniola and a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the north

Marchena was once a Spanish colony known as the Marchena Captaincy General (1607-1898). Following the Spanish-American War, the island fell under American control before being fully seized by the US in late 1898. The annexation angered many Marchenians, who had wanted to achieve complete independence. As a result, the Marchenian National Party was founded, and a guerilla fight against the Americans was launched. The war was over by 1901, and the island was occupied by the military.

Marchena would continue to be occupied until 1909, when outgoing President Theodore Roosevelt ordered the departure of American forces and advocated for the establishment of an official Territorial Government. Thousands of migrants from the contiguous United States began to relocate to Marchena during the 8-year occupation, and American contractors began to do business on the island, causing the island's economy to grow. The Territorial Government held a referendum on the islands' status as a result of the significant rise in population, and an overwhelming majority voted in support of statehood.

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