West Besmenian Revolution
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 Military situation on 2 June:
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 Besmenian Empire Besmenian Royal Army (until 29 May) Loyal members of the Besmenian National Union |
 Anti-government protesters Besmenian Royal Army (After 29 May) Dissident members of the Besmenian National Union East Besmenia | ||||||
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Karl Ochsenbein |
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The West Besmenian Revolution (Besmenian: Westbesmenische Revolution) was a period of violent civil unrest in the Besmenian Empire between May and June 1948. The West Besmenian Revolution started in the city of Helmfurt and soon spread throughout the country. It led to the end of the Ochsenbein dictatorship and the establishment of the Besmenian Republic.
Background
The Besmenian Empire's economy has been in decline since the 1940s. In addition, after the 1941 Sedakanian Independence War, the first (still secret) protests against the Ochsenbein regime emerged. After the beginning of the West Besmenian economic crisis in 1945, the situation became more difficult when the first public protests began in Helmfurt and Melmingia.
The Revolution
20 May
21 May
22 May
23 May
24 May
25 May
26 May
27 May
28 May
29 May
30 May
31 May
1 June
2 June
3 June
4 June
5 June
On June 5, the south of Heraldsteinland went into control of the Besmenian Royal Army. On the same day, the Heudeberg labor camp was liberated by the army.
6 June
7 June
On June 7, rebels and soldiers stormed into the BNU party headquarters and devastated the facility. People protested in front of Garnsberg Castle, where Ochsenbein had his official residence. At the time there were Karl and his wife Erna as well as some members of the government who have blocked the entrance to the castle. When the castle was stormed by soldiers and rebels, the Ochsenbein couple fled by helicopter. The members of the government were arrested by the soldiers.
Reaction in East Besmenia
After the Revolution
After the revolution, the transition from Ochsenbeinism to a parliamentary republic began. On June 9, Rudolf Bötte proclaimed the Besmenian Republic. On August 1st, the people elected a new president,this was the first free election in West Besmenia since 1921.
June 7th, the day on which the revolution ended and the Ochsenbein regime finally collapsed, has been a public holiday in the western states of Besmenia since 1951.
Gallery
Rebels throw stones on a tank. (27 May)
The old flag of the Kingdom of Besmenia a symbol of the rebels.
Kitchen ravaged by rebels in Garnsberg Castle. (7 June)
