Voltan Civil War
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The Voltan Civil War was a civil war fought in Volta over the political future of the country. The war divided Volta along two factions. The first, commonly referred to as the Blue Army, was the government of the Voltan Democratic Republic and its loyalists, largely committed to either maintaining the previous order or keeping in place the old institutions and attempting reforms from within it. The second, commonly referred to as the Red Army, was the Voltan Workers' United Front, an alliance of various far-left revolutionary cells dedicated to communist revolution and led by the Communist Party of Volta, with the most prominent other members being the Union of Tlaloc Communists and the Voltan Socialist Workers' League.
The Red Army started only with control over Volta's industrial cities in the east of the country, but slowly expanded their control westwards. The Blue Army launched a series of counteroffensives in an attempt to suppress the rebellion and regain control of the country. However, while the first offensives were mildly successful and the Blue Army was in an advantageous position, various internal problems within the Blue Army eventually caused it to weaken, giving the Red Army ample opportunities to strike back. By 1923 the Blue Army was in full retreat, and a communist victory was clear.
The formation of the Socialist Federal Republic of Volta was proclaimed on 14 April 1923, though the war continued until 21 Jan 1924. Towards the end of the war officials of the previous government fled Volta to other countries and eventually formed the Voltan government-in-exile.