Voltan Democratic Republic
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Voltan Democratic Republic | |||||||||||
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| 1864–1924 | |||||||||||
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| Anthem: Gelübde | |||||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Köstritz | ||||||||||
| Official languages | Dolch | ||||||||||
| Spoken languages | Tlaloc | ||||||||||
Banned languages | Voltan | ||||||||||
| Religion | Aroman Catholicism | ||||||||||
| Government |
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| President | |||||||||||
• 1864-1901 | Eugen Rathenau | ||||||||||
• 1901-1912 | Friedrich von Baden | ||||||||||
• 1912-1924 | Otto Schmitt | ||||||||||
| Legislature | National Congress | ||||||||||
| Historical era | 1860's-1920's | ||||||||||
• Independence from Shffahkia | 12 December 1863 | ||||||||||
• Established | 17 May 1864 | ||||||||||
• Eugen's coup | 14 April 1876 | ||||||||||
• Start of the Voltan Civil War | 17 January 1917 | ||||||||||
• Proclamation of the Socialist Federal Republic | 14 April 1923 | ||||||||||
• End of the Voltan Civil War | 21 January 1924 | ||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 349,800 km2 (135,100 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Currency | Voltan Gulden (₲) | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Voltan Standard Time) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Voltan Daylight Time) | ||||||||||
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY | ||||||||||
| Driving side | right | ||||||||||
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The Voltan Democratic Republic was a nation that existed from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. It governed over present-day Volta and was located in Aurelia. Though it started as a democracy, it became a dictatorship after the 1876 Voltan coup d'état in which it's first President Eugen Rathenau, assumed absolute power.
Establishment
The Voltan Democratic Republic was declared and de jure established on 17 May 1864. However, the government wasn't de facto established until after the first Voltan elections on 12 November 1864. Prior to that the same institutions that made up the provisional government continued to exercise de facto authority. This time was mostly spent by the provisional government setting up the groundwork for the first Voltan election.
The election ended in a victory for Eugen Rathenau and the National Republican Party. Eugen Rathenau won the presidency with 71% of the vote, while the National Republican Party took 52% of the seats in the National Congress of Volta. After this election the institutions that made up the provisional government were either disbanded or absorbed into their counterparts in the new government.