1575 Rafusian coup

1575 Rafusian coup d'état 1575 People's Revolution
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Deposed Queen of Rafusie Lia Naïlo (left) and Senior-Director of Rafusian Emergency Government Hayato Liadon (right)
Date 1–2 January 1575 Location Rafusie, Shinkei Result Military coup d'état successful Rafusian Emergency Government takes power; end of the Naïlo clan's rule Lia Naïlo, the Naïlo clan, and Rafusian Royal Cabinet detained and deposed Republic of Rafusie established; all former ministers replaced by Pro-Shinkei politicians Rafusie weakened and became increasingly dependent on the Organization of Shinkei
Belligerents
Shinkei-backed Rafusie rebels Rafusian Emergency Government Shinkei-backed RCA rebels Rafusian Salvation Army Supported by: Organization of Shinkei 2nd Infantry Battalion	Kingdom of Rafusie RCA loyalists Royal Rafusian Guard
Commanders and leaders
Hayato Liadon (Senior-Director of the Republic of Rafusie) Keitaro Siannodel (Commander of the Rafusian Salvation Army) Lt. Col Yutaka Yamase (Commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion)	Lia Naïlo (Queen of Rafusie) Himo Amakiir (Commander of the Royal Rafusian Guard)

A coup d'état in Rafusie began on the morning of 1 January 1575, when the coronated Queen of Rafusie, Lia Naïlo, and the Rafusian Royal Cabinet were deposed by the self-proclaimed Rafusian Salvation Army, backed by the Shinkei Organization, which then vested power in a military junta. Commander of the Rafusian Salvation Army Keitaro Siannodel proclaimed a two-year-long state of emergency and declared power had been transferred to Senior-Director Hayato Liadon and the Rafusian Emergency Government. It declared the coronation of Queen Lia to be invalid and stated its intent to hold its first democratic election as a republic at the end of the state of emergency. The coup d'état occurred the day after Queen Lia Naïlo was coronated as Queen of Rafusie. The Queen and her close advisors were detained, along with ministers of the Royal Cabinet and members of the Naïlo clan. In Shinkei-controlled records, the coup was referred to as the 1575 Volksrevolution ("1575 People's Revolution").

Before becoming the Queen of Rafusie, Lia Naïlo had constantly voiced her opposition to the Shinkei's oppression and the growing influence of the Nihonjin in Rafusian politics. She was also the regent for her husband, King Aust IV in his later years. Lia consolidated control over the clan when she installed her nephew as the new king at the death of her son in 1568.

Her nephew, King Quarion II, was born with weak health, allowing Lia to gain more control over her nephew's decisions making and the Royal Cabinet. By December 1774, the king passed away from complicated illnesses, leaving no heirs. With power from years of consolidation, the Royal Cabinet put Lia in line for the throne.

As the Organization caught on with the power transition, they sent a cable to the Royal Cabinet asking for specific clarification of the recent events and warning the Cabinet of an Organization intervention due to the sudden transition. When no answers were given, the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the Nihonjin forces was mobilized. The Organization also bribed multiple other officials that opposed the Naïlo clan and funded defectors of the Rafusian Civil Army and the Royal Rafusian Guard.

On the morning of the New Year of 1575, the Rafusian Salvation Army stormed the Royal Palace in the Kingdom's capital, Immeral. The RSA met little resistance during the storming. Right after the storming, wearing red scarves for identification, the RSA occupied the capital, took control of multiple governmental buildings, and by late afternoon, the entirety of Immeral was under the control of the rebels. On the morning of 2 January, the Commander of the RSA, Keitaro Siannodel, broadcasted the ousting of Queen Lia for her "unfair ruling and injustices", the establishment of the new Republic, and the state of emergency. The broadcast was made through the Organization Announcement System in Rafusie, helping it broadcast throughout the country.

Background

The Naïlo clan was the elven-led dynasty that ruled Rafusie before the end of the War of The Thousand Flowers. After the Treaty of The Ten Kingdoms was signed, the clan became a puppet for the newly established Organization of Shinkei and the head of the reorganized Kingdom of Rafusie. The clan was severely weakened and all of the political decision-making was heavily intervened by the Organization.

Lia Naïlo was the wife of King Aust IV, the King of Rafusie during the War of The Thousand Flowers. She also served as a regent for him in his later years, and she was also a popular monarch among the elven populace in Rafusie for voicing her opposition against the Organization's interference in Rafusian politics. After King Aust IV passed away, she installed her nephew as the new king at the death of her son, which started the short-lived reign of king Quarion II.

After 28 years of constant political suppression from the Organization, the Naïlo clan appointed Lia Naïlo as the new head of the clan after a series of political decisions and careful planning. A heavy power struggle began in 1574 when king Quarion II passed away from unknown illnesses. During this, the clan began consolidating power away from the pro-Shinkei ministers and towards Lia's loyalists. The power struggle between Lia's loyalists and pro-Shinkei ministers was brought to a head when the Naïlo clan and the Royal Cabinet officially declared Lia as the next in line for the throne.

The mobilization of the 2nd Infantry Battaltion

The Organization, led by Masanobu Tsuji at the time, eventually caught on with the ongoing power transition and began plotting a possible larger coup to finally oust the Naïlo clan from power. The Organization sent a cable to the Royal Cabinet asking for clarification of the recent events, including warnings for a possible intervention if the transition continued, the opening paragraphs of the cable stated:

It is now clear that the Royal Cabinet and the Naïlo clan had been trying to obtain power through unconventional means. Her Majesty, Lia Naïlo took advantage of the Organization's unawareness and had try to usurp the democratically elected ministers, thus placing the onus on the military in eyes of the world and Rafusian people. It is also clear that she has maneuvered herself into a commanding position.

The Organization cannot tolerate a situation in which power lies in Lia's hands. The Royal Cabinet must be given the chance to rid itself of Lia and her coterie and replace them with the best military and political personalities available.

If in spite of all your efforts, Lia remains obdurate and refuses, then we must face the possibility of a possible military intervention.

The cable went unanswered, leading the Shinkei Regional Control Army to mobilize the 2nd Infantry Battalion. The Organization also began to recruit the defectors of the Rafusian Civil Army and formed the "Rafusian Salvation Army" (Rafusianische Heilsarmee), led by Keitaro Siannodel, a mixed Nihonjin-Rafusian military personnel. All of the pro-Shinkei ministers, including ministers who opposed Lia's ruling, were given a chance to reestablish the order of the country after the coup, to which many agreed.