Sormidian Civil War

The Sormidian Civil War was a three year long civil war involving multiple political factions over control of the planet of Sormidia. The was is also called the Sormidian Confederalist War due to the involvement of the Imperial Confederation over the cause of the war and Confederal intervention in the mid-stage of the war. The three primary factions that participated were the Confederalists, Unitarians and the Independents. The civil war was sparked by the Confederalist victory in the 2265 election in which the Confederalists gained control of the executive branch and held power over the Sormidian Grand Legislative House, by the Independents. The Sormidian Civil War was ended in a total military victory by the Confederalists with the intervention of the Imperial Confederation.

In the prelude to the Sormidian Civil War, the political climate of the planet had been dominated by the issue of the Imperial Confederation's invitation of Sormidia as a potential member. The Confederalists believed that Sormidia should enter the Imperial Confederation primarily for military protection. However, the Unitarians believed that Sormidia had to remain independent and that membership with the Imperial Confederation would diminish their regional power within the Malvidian Sector in a power contest with the planet of Rokophantes. The Independents were a loose group of county militias.