Tiwura

Republic of Tiwura
Flag Coat of Arms
Motto: "Unity, Strength, and Prosperity"
Anthem: Stand and Sing of Tiwura
Capital	Omamiri
Official languages	Estmerish
Recognised national languages	Mwo Gundaya Zamga
Recognised regional languages	Over 100 regional languages.
Ethnic groups	25.3% Mwo 21.4% Gundaya 17.8% Zamga 35.5% Other ethnicities.
Demonym(s)	Tiwuran
Government	Unitary Presidential Republic
• President	Reginald Akinlabi
Legislature	Republic Assembly
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Congress
Establishment
• Independence from Estmere	April 3, 1950
Population
• 2022 census	59,123,024
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	168,145,880,256
• Per capita	2,844
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	58,472,670,736
• Per capita	989
Gini	48.3 high
HDI (2020)	0.524 low
Currency	Tiwuran Standard (TWS)
Date format	mm/dd/yyyy
Driving side	left
ISO 3166 code	TW
Internet TLD	.tw

Tiwura, officially the Republic of Tiwura , is a sovereign state located in northern Bahia and northern Coius. It is bordered to the south by Yemet and to the west by TBD. It has a population of 59,123,024 and is the third most populous nation within Bahia. Tiwura is home to over 100 ethnic groups and over 100 languages, most predominant of which are Mwo, Gundaya, and Zamga. Its capital and largest city is Omamiri, one of Bahia's largest urban areas.

In its ancient history, Tiwura was one of the earliest lands of settlement for humans. Before the Bahian consolidation, Tiwura was home to thousands of villiages, with the coastal ones living off of trade with foreigners. After the rise of Irfan, Tiwura's western border would come under the rule of the Irfanic dominions, leading to fear among the villiages. Tiwura would adopt the Hourege system later than much of Bahia, but within a few hundred years the Kingdom Of Adilun would arise to become the region's most powerful city and bring many coastal villiages under its rule. Tiwura was once home to several houregic kingdoms throughout its long history, notable ones being the Rukimi and Obo kingdoms. These kingdoms would bring about wealth across Tiwura and make this wealth from participation in selling slaves from conquered villiages into the transvehemens slave trade.

Tiwura would eventually fall to the colonial empire of Estmere in the late 19th century. Estmere would establish the Colony of the Royal Coast and have its mineral and plant resources extracted until it gained independence in 1950. Since independence Tiwura would become a nation of turmoil, experiencing multiple coups and civil wars. In 1953 Obie Chinwe would take over control of the government. His policies would lead to the (war with Yemet) with Yemet in 1964, which would end in Tiwuran defeat. Chinwe himself would be assassinated in 1966 which led to a power vacuum that would spiral into the First Tiwuran Civil War. The war would end with the rise of Reese Okparro Ndulu, another military leader, who would retake the country from rebels. The Tiwura after the civil war was ridden with ethnic tensions that would arise in 1986 when Ndulu's successor, Alichie Uchey, initiated elections. These elections were extremely troubled and the winner would be Mwo nationalist Kibwe Chipo. Chipo's rule would culimate in the Second Tiwuran Civil War in 1989. During the war, thousands of Gundaya would be killed in the Gundaya massacres. At its end, Chipo would be ousted and replaced by Gundaya Mowiya Sekoni. Throughout the late 90s, Sekoni would take actions against the Mwo as part of what he called "justice through vengeance", mainly by arresting thousands on shaky charges. Sekoni would be forced out after mass riots and protests in 2002 and an election would be held in 2003, with the moderate Nicholas Chukwudi claiming victory. Tiwura after 2003 has been a more democratic nation, however, many Euclean leaders and experts claim Tiwura's election system is still deeply broken.

Today Tiwura is still a developing nation and has expanded its relations globally. Tiwura is a member of the Congress of Bahian States as well COMDEV. Modern Tiwura has been in conflict with small seccessionist groups in the west, in particular the Magadi region.

Etymology

Tiwura's name was chosen in 1947 by NIMORC member Salvador Jones. Jones claimed the name Tiwura was used by the Gundaya to describe the wealthy houregic empires, with the name Tiwura comes from the Gundaya words ti, meaning "of" and wura, meaning "golden". The name was agreed upon by NIMORC leaders in 1949 and was used in their independence protests. Upon independence, leaders agreed the name "Royal Coast" was not representative of the country, and that "Tiwura" was more suited to be the name of the newly independent nation.

History

Post-Independence

• NIMORC leader Derrick Clearmont becomes first president of Tiwura, quickly becomes unpopular among Bahians
• Horo rebellion in the west causes contempt worry across Tiwura about civil war
• Clearmont begins the Tiwuran Identity Initiative, a plan to supplant cultural differences in Tiwura and resist pan-Bahianism by creating a "Tiwuran identity"
• 1955, General Obie Chinwe leads a coup against Clearmont, claiming that Clearmont was weak on crime and enemies of Tiwura
• Chinwe openly talks about Mwo Nationalism as a good thing, and reforms the Identity Initiative, this time more akin to assimilation with Mwo society
• Late 50s, Pan-Bahianist movements arise in resistance to the rule of Chinwe
• 1958, Tiwuran and Obergonder troops engage in short skirmish on the border
• Pan-Bahianists and socialists accuse Chinwe of apathy towards Obergond's colonizer government
• 1963, the UBR expanding size worried Chinwe, more crackdowns on dissenters against his rule
• 1964, with Rwizikuru leaving the UBR and Yemet and Maucha disputing over Ibabochia, Chinwe fulfills the plan to take the !Ganda speaking regions of Yemet and Sud Magadi.
• June 1964, Tiwuran troops invade Yemet, initial victories until troops are bogged down in Lehir
• April 1966, Tiwuran troops fled across the border and Omamiri is threatened with attack, Chinwe surrenders and peace is made
• Mid 1966, Tiwuran generals, believing Chinwe a traitor and weak for his surrender, assassinate him, power vacuum opens with no successor chosen, multiple generals claim his role
• Civil war begins as socialists organize during the confusion into the Tiwuran Peoples' Union, military splits into 3 main factions
• Reese Okparro Ndulu's faction captures Omamiri in 1968, declares himself President officially and begins fighting back against TPU forces in the north and west
• 1971, Ndulu defeats the TPU and other rebel groups, declares victory and announcing he wants a rebirth for Tiwura

Postwar Period

• Reconstruction in the early 70s along with ethnic tensions rising due to the treatment of Gundayas in the Yemeti war
• Riots and protests against the return of the military dictatorship met with swift reaction, Ndulu also arrests Gundaya leaders on suspicion of supporting rebel forces during the civil war
• Oil industry is revived by 1978 as Tiwura focuses its resources into building it up
• Ndulu steps down in 1979 due to sickness and chooses Alichie Uchey to succeed him, Uchey is controversial due to him being accused of commanding Gundaya troops to their deaths in the war
• Economy stagnates in the early 80s as ethnic tensions continue to boil
• Uchey, believing it to be the only way out of another civil war, declares elections to be held 1986, but also bans any socialist parties beforehand
• Several ethnic parties are formed, military intimidates voters across the country to choose their preferred candidates
• Winner is Kibwe Chipo, a Mwo ultranationalist and adamant supporter of former president Chinwe

Chipo's Rule

• Chipo's rule is marked by almost immediate changed in government, all focused on increasing the status of the Mwo people and blaming the Gundaya for their loss in the Yemeti war
• Arrests, banning of all local government, and police raids across the nation within the first three years
• In mid 1989 Chipo initiated bans on Irfanic practices in the west, leading to immediate pushback
• Irfanist groups and Gundaya leaders would form an alliance in 1990, and from 1990 to 1991 the insurgency grew into a full-scale rebellion by groups that disliked Chipo
• By 1991, the war was stalled as the rebels received massive foreign support. Chipo's inner circle began to grow weary of him
• In 1992, as the war seemed more and more hopeless for the Tiwuran government, Chipo ordered 1/3 of the Tiwuran military to move to the northern front and launch aa massive offensive into Gundayaland. These forces were also sent with orders to massacre, leading to the Gundaya Massacres that killed thousands and burned thousands of homes in Gundayaland
• Rebels in the south pushed towards Omamiri, and Chipo is overthrown by his fellow generals who form a provisional council on deciding a new leader
• In 1995, Omamiri is captured and the government is ousted. Mowiya Sekoni, leader of the Gundaya faction in the Alliance Of Tiwuran Peoples, claims the presidency
• With no resistance, Sekoni quickly takes over

Second Postwar Period

-Sekoni establishes anti-Mwo policies, mass arrests -Rebirth of Magadi rebellion -Protests across Mwoland -Sekoni agrees to hold an election in 2003 -Nicholas Chukwudi wins election

Modern Tiwura

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Geography

Tiwura is located in Northern Bahia and lies on the western side of the Bay of Bahia. Tiwura's climate ranges from its dry and desert-like west, its grassy savannahs in the middle, and its wet tropical rainforests on the southeastern coast. The nation is extremely warm and experiences wet and dry seasons, with the southeast somestimes experiencing devastating cyclones on occasion and intense flooding. The northwest holds the opposite problem, with the ever expanding desertification. Geographically Tiwura is fairly large, with it taking up TDB square miles of land.

Landforms

Clouds over the Uluki Highlands

Shores of Lake Karshentafiya

Tiwura's physical features center around its three primary rivers and river systems. In the south the third largest river, the Oke River, flows northwest into the Uluki Highlands. This southern region is incredibly wet and rainy and is home to many rainforests. The largest river, the Cogoday River, exists in the middle and runs across the entirety of the country flowing into neighboring TDB. The Cogoday flows down towards the Cogoday Delta, the center of Mwo people and most of Tiwura's population. In Faskarina the Ndulu Dam created Lake Tsaga, which is the nation's largest man-made lake and second largest lake overall. The final river in the north is the Brinrhin River, which flows from the nation's largest lake, Lake Karshentafiya, or Lake Erukubode in the northwest, flows across the northern plains down to the city of Isowo City, Tiwura's second largest city. South of Isowo, between Elunaji and Mwoland, exists the Tiwuran-Royale Highlands, a series of hills that splits the Najo and Mwo peoples. In the Magadi Region there exists the Magadi Hills and Lake Magadi.

Climate

Tiwura's climate ranges vastly, but generally it is more dry in the west and more wet in the east. In the farthest northwest the exists an desert climate, and almost the entirety of the western border is semi-arid climate. Most of Tiwura, from Gundayaland to the Magadi, is tropical savannah climate, with the southeast being tropical monsoon climate, and some parts of the southeast even being tropical rainforest climate.

Flora and Fauna

Lions in Raminzaki National Park

Malimbus bird in a tree

Tiwura is home to vast array of biodiversity. Tiwuran fauna is commonly found in other regions of Bahia. These include large mammals such as lions, zebras, Bahian elephants, hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, northern gorillas and many more. It is also home to several bird species, including the native malimbus genus of Northern Bahia. There is also numerous plant species that live in Tiwura. These species are most commonly found in their limited habitats, mainly in Tiwura's national parks. Some notable ones include Upper Oke National Park, the Great Mountains National Park, and the Raminzaki National Park(Raminzaki from the Zamga words for Lion's Den). Tiwuran wildlife has dimished greatly in the past several decades, with multiple threats to their habitats ranging from deforestation and urbanization. There is also the illicit poaching and bushmeat industries within Tiwura, with the Tiwuran government taking action against these by creating the Environment and Wildlife Protection Service in 2007.

Government and Politics

Reginald Akinlabi, current President of Tiwura

Tiwura is a unitary presidential republic. Tiwura's central government is divided into 3 branches, the judicial, legislative, and executive. The current constitution was created in 2002 during the resignation of Mowiya Sekoni after years of unrest under his rule. This constitution led to the establishment of permanent elections and resistrictions on the power of the executive.

Government

The Tiwuran government is centered in the capital city of Omamiri and all central government offices are located within the Omamiri Federal County. The executive branch is headed by the president, who works as both head of state and head of government. The president of Tiwura is currently Reginald Akinlabi, who has been incumbent since 2018. The president exercises several powers, including the power to appoint members of the cabinet, the powers of being commander-in-chief of the Tiwuran Armed Forces, and the ability to make treaties with other nations. The president is chosen through popular vote election every four years, with candidates being able to run for three successive terms. The president also has the power to veto laws passed by the legislative branch.

The second branch of Tiwura's central government is the Republic Assembly, the nation's legislative branch. It is bicameral with the upper house being the Senate and the lower house being the Congress. Both houses are headed by their respective Presidents. The Senate has TBD seats with each TBD holding TBD seats. The Congress is based on representation, and each member represents one of Tiwura's Electoral Counties. The lower house and upper house both can propose laws to be taken to the President, and can deny his veto if it can pass the Congress with 3/4 yes and the Senate with 2/3 yes.

The judicial branch is the third branch of Tiwura's government. Tiwura's central court system has power to override all the decisions of local court systems, including the traditional court systems found in some of Tiwura's states. The branch is centralized around the Supreme Court of Tiwura, which holds the power to cancel out any laws its justices deem wrong. Tiwuran law is based on common law, which was established under the colonial rule of Estmere, although customary law can be found and is legal in some rare instances in remote Tiwura.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Ethnicities Of Tiwura

  Mwo (25.3%)

  Gundaya (21.4%)

  Zamga (17.8%)

  Sira (9%)

  Tani (6.5%)

  Welke (3.4%)

  Awa (2.1%)

  Larong (1.8%)

  Other (12.7%)

A Mwo man

As of 2020 Tiwura is home to a little over 59.1 million, 87.3% of that belonging to one of three ethnicities, the Mwo, the Gundaya, and the Zamga. The largest of these is the Mwo, making up a little over a quarter of the population, with the second being Gundaya at a little under a quarter. The largest groups after these are the Sira, the Tani, the Welke, the Awa, and the Larong, all being the only ethnicites above 1% of the population. The primary ethnolinguistic group in the country is the North-Central Bahian, or Cogodaimic , peoples. Of the North-Central Bahians the largest two groups are the Mwo and the Gundaya. Tiwura is also home to several Ouloume groups, of which Tani is the largest. There are also !Chadic peoples, these include the largest of which the Zamga. The Magadi region is home to several Gondiatic people, incluiding the Welke, Horo , and the Ororo.

Beyond the Bahian groups, there also exists other smaller ethnic groups. The largest non-Bahian ethnicity is Eucleans, of which Estmereish are the most populous. Eucleans would arrive mainly because of colonialism. Other than the Estmerish there is also a small Gaullican population in the Magadi region. Other Eucleans that reside in Tiwura include Paretians, Weranians, and Borish people. Other non-Bahian ethnicites primarily include Rahelians and Pardarians, primarily residing in the Irfanic west. There is also populations of Dezevauni people within Omamiri, most of them workers.

Religion

Holy Trinity Embrian Church in Unwe

Akuware National Mazar

Within Tiwura, the predominant religion is Sotirianity, making up 72% of the population. Within this group, the largest denomination is the Embrian Communion, making up 58% of Tiwura's total population. The other major denominations include Solarian Catholicism, practiced primarily by Ouloume people and in the Magadi region. After that it is primarily Calidonism and Gospelist. The second largest religion in Tiwura is Irfan, making up 25% of the population, and almost entirely practiced in the west. After that Bahian fetishism is practiced by 1%, mostly in the most remote areas in Tiwura. The final two percents are made up of irreligion and Badi.

Languages

Around 71% of Tiwurans are bilingual, most knowing their heritage language and Estmerish. Estmerish is Tiwura's only official language as it was established during the colonial period by Estmere. The use of Estmerish is primarily in professional settings, including in most workplaces, in government, and in schools. The native languages of Tiwura are most commonly used in family settings, traditional events, or in casual small talk. The largest of the native languages is Mwo language, used by primarily the Mwo people, but is also commonly known by other peoples in and around Mwoland.

Culture

Cuisine

Zamga Kilishi

Tiwuran food can come in many different forms. It has a diverse selection of dishes depending on the region or town you go to, but many common ingredients used in these dishes include a variety of spices. These include heavy use of palm oil and spices in its dishes, especially in particular sauces. Palm nut soup is a common dish serves in the country and is unofficially considered Tiwura's national dish. The Zamga in the west are famous for their kilishi, a form of jerky. Tiwura is also home to lots of tropical plants, including bananas, pineapples, and sugarcane.

Literature

Tiwuran poet Nadia Akabueze

An example of prominen pre-colonial Tiwuran literature that has survived to this day is the Letter Of King Agu, a letter written in Gaullican by Obo King Agu that was given to Euclean trading ports decreeing that declared that the Obo Empire would continue their slave trade. During the colonial period prominent Zamga writer Ahmad Husaini wrote theThe Often Unseen in 1912 and gained worldwide acclaim for his descriptions of colonial rural Zamgaland. Pan-Bahianist Yen Ngapna wrote his Summary of the Bahian Future, which many believe helped create the foundations of Pan-Bahianism. White Tiwuran writer Joseph Grenwich is famous for his children's stories, most predominantly The Savannah Prince. After colonialism, Tiwuran literature exploded throughout the 50s. In 1968, Farouk Husaini, grandson of Ahmad Husaini, would write Blood along the Delta, a story about the Bulamu War and the First Tiwuran Civil War. In more recent times poetry has become increasingly popular, with poet Nadia Akabueze gaining fame for her poetry in the mid 2000s.

Music

Gundaya drummers

Tiwuran music has evolved greatly over the years. Traditional Tiwuran music varies greatly depending on what region you are in, but they mostly share a common sound. Irfanic, Gundaya, and Mwo peoples have all had their influence on Tiwuran music over the years. During the 1970s, Bahiobeat arose amongst many Tiwuran musicians and was heavily influenced by foreign hip hop artists and jazz. In the 2000s Tiwura would grow its music industry, gaining popularity across Bahia, in particular the Estmerish-speaking regions. Traditional Mwo and Gundaya music have fused with other genres to form many unique Tiwuran genres that very from region to region. In the Ouloume region in the south the genre of "hip-bang" combined much of the region's traditional music with hip hop. Religious music is still popular in Tiwura, with gospel artists and Irfanic musicians raking in huge crowds for their performances.

Tiwuran rapper Owen Sosa Chukwumeka, known by his stage name Sooz

Some examples of popular Tiwuran musicians across genres include Owen "Sooz" Chukwumeka, considered the king of Tiwuran rap and has had influence across Bahia as one of the region's most well-known artists. Other famous Tiwuran rappers include Nicholas Pepper, Isowoboys, King Agu, and Marina Nwende. Tiwuran Embrian gospel artist Anwuli Chenwu is widely known across Sotirian Bahia and has performed in Euclea. Bahiobeat artist Preston Papoola arose to popularity in the 80s and has been known for his adaptation of rock music into bahiobeat and made and still reign's as "The Tiwuran King of Rock". Bahio-pop is another genre that arose in Bahia during the recent decades and has been the style of many Tiwuran musicians such as Ade Odewayo and Obie Ngwu.