Republican Santia

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Venerable State of Santia
Venerabile Stato d'Santia
1872–1971
Flag of Republican Santia
Flag of Santia (1852 - 1971)
Borders of Santia in the early 20th century.png
The borders of republican Santia (1906 - 1955)
StatusRepublic
CapitalOrafars
Common languagesSantian
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic
Executive 
• 1872 - 1909
Council of State
• 1909 - 1923
Gian Pico
• 1923 - 1971
Council of State
LegislatureNational Assembly of Santia
History 
• Abdication of Ferdinand XII
5th August 1872
• Establishment of the Pico Regime
30th March 1909
• End of the Pico Regime
1st September 1923
• Varisil Accord
10th January 1955
• Union with Liberto-Ancapistan
14th February 1971
CurrencySantian Fiat
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Santian Empire
Liberto-Ancapistan

Republican Santia, officially the Venerable State of Santia (Santian: Venerabile Stato d'Santia) refers to the period in Santian history between the end of the Santian Empire and the union of the country with Liberto-Ancapistan as a province. The early republican period was characterised by the rapid disintegration of the Santian Empire, partly enabled by the Santian government, and the rise of successor states across southern Evrosia. From 1906 to 1955, republican Santia controlled the region of Alta Santia, in addition to the remaining imperial territories of the Varisil Strip, Mherta, and, Giulia VI Land, and became restricted exclusively to Alta Santia from 1955.

Republican Santia was established following the Tricolour Revolution and overthrow of the last Santian Padisa, Ferdinand XII. Initially led by a broad coalition of liberals, radicals and proto-socialists, it helped, both willingly and unwillingly, to accelerate the collapse of the Santian Empire. From the mid-1870s, the radical origins of republican Santia were increasingly displaced by more conservative elements. Republican Santia saw the increasing Industrialisation of Santia, and associated social change. A democratic parliamentary republic, republican Santia had a collective leadership under a Council of State formed from different parliamentary factions, with universal sufferage being in place from 1872 to 1879 and 1926 onwards. Between 1909 and 1923, democracy in Santia was strongly curtailed by the dictatorial Pico Regime under Gian Pico, who seized power in a coup d'état and revived certain imperial themes, before his 1923 assassination. From the mid 1940s, Santian governance was also affected by an increasingly strong military. In the 1950-1955 Great Santian War, Santia attempted to re-occupy parts of Basaquastan, but was decisively defeated, and lost its remaining imperial territories in the Varisil Accord. In the following diplomatic and economic isolation, Santia suffered a protracted period of economic depression and increasing political disunity, the Lost Decade, before eventually agreeing to join Liberto-Ancapistan as a province with protected autonomies in 1971.