1963 coup d'état attempt in Marasalia
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| 1963 Communist Uprisings | |||
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| Date | 17 July 1963 - 21 July 1963 | ||
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| Caused by | Increasing economic instability, unequal wealth distribution, and dramatically uneven development in Marasalia | ||
| Goals | Overthrow the democratic government and replace it with a communist regime | ||
| Methods | Demonstration, rioting, looting, assault, shooting, arson, seizure of government buildings, armed confrontation | ||
| Resulted in | Uprising failure
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The 1963 Communist Uprising (also known as the 1963 coup attempt, the Failed Coup, the July Massacre, and the Great Crackdown) was a failed coup d'état attempt to overthrow President Gervásio Constantino and the legislature. The intent was to install the Marasalian Communist Party into power, first through peaceful demonstration, but then eventually to armed insurrection. The coup attempt saw several state capitols and the Federal capitol suddenly seized by armed demonstrators, after engaging in gun battles with Federal Police and Local and Federal guards. The insurrection prompted a harsh military response, with tanks and aircraft being used to recapture the capitols and crush other attempts to re-organize.
Though the crackdown received initial praise, the Marasalian government censored details such as active live-firing into crowds of otherwise peaceful demonstrators, details which were leaked later. The incident has garnered much controversy in modern times, prompting the Marasalian government to issue $450 checks to the families of those killed in such live-firing incidences in 1993.
Background
As Marasalia's economy grew in the periods after [World War 2 but Alitheia], development across the country was dramatically skewed to the state of Jiutão, where the Great Marasalian Canal is located. The canal, being a vital lifeline for the interior regions of Marasalia, Parcia, and Mirakai, saw large infrastructural developments funded by the Marasalian Federal Government, while infrastructure in other regions were prioritized around specifically connecting military installations to nearby ports. Infrastructural problems were compounded as Marasalia's Federal Government initiated a policy in 1958 which declared most highways to be "non-critical" infrastructure and left their maintenance up to individual states, many of whom did not have the financial capability to keep up with the added costs. Jiutão, however, continued to have most of its roadways funded by the Federal Government, due to its positioning to the canal.
Jiutão Boom
As Marasalian states saw stagnant economic growth through the 1950s, Jiutão became a hub of foreign investment in Marasalia, quickly modernizing from a small shipping passthrough to a major industrial center. Jiutão recorded 6%-8% annualized growth rates in Gross State Production (GSP), doubling its GSP from 1950 to 1960, as others reported .05-1.3% growth rates in the same time period.
Manufacturing quadrupled in the 1950s in Jiutão, accounting for the vast majority of new jobs across the country and also locally improving the living conditions. This also created the 20th Century Migration, as people fled other states to find work in Jiutão. This migration caused significant brain drains in several states, with Nazerio's literacy rate decreasing from 86% to 73% across the decade and skilled work nearly vanishing from the state entirely.
Compounded with the exponential growth of manufacturing in Jiutão, Federal policies were often very lax on the state, with Federal funds often being used to finance even minor repairs to water, electricity, and roadways. This allowed the state to have minimal tax rates - despite a rapid increase in population and larger share of wealth, Jiutão reported the third lowest revenue amongst all the states.