Greznea

Transitional Government for Democracy in the Republic of Greznea
Capital	Beredino
Official languages	Greznean
Ethnic groups	96% Greznean 4% Other
Demonym(s)	Greznean
Government	Semi-Authoritarian Republic
• President	Mikhaeli Nykarovod
• Head of the National Assembly	Viktoriu Anusceki
• Minister of Foreign Affairs	Alexei Natalias
• Minister of Domestic Affairs	Vasili Makarov
• Minister of Defense	Alana Georgiy
Establishment
• Greznean Duchies	1100
• Formation of the Federation	1475
• Greznean Wars	1540
• War of the Coalition	1774
• Military Rule	1775
• The Flower-Flag Coup	2001
Population
• Estimate	45,874,102
GDP (nominal)	estimate
• Total	707.3 Billion AC
• Per capita	15,418 AC
HDI	0.81 very high
Currency	Greznean Royal [GR]
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	1 +

Greznea, also known as the Republic of Greznea or The Transitional Government for Democracy in the Republic of Greznea, is an Argisian nation located on the continent of Argis, on Eurth. It is bordered by x to the north, x to the south, x to the east, and x to the west, maintaining diplomatic relations with x of those nations. Greznea is a part of numerous organizations, such as the x, x, and ATARA, with its membership in each vital to Greznea's continued stability and independence as a whole.

Greznea's history is frought with war and destruction, with the Greznean Federation fighting at least five separate wars in the same decade during its rise to power. Greznea has also seen oppressive, authoritarian rulership under a military junta after the overthrow of that federation in the War of the Coalition, a civil war that left over a million dead or displaced, the ramifications of which Greznea is still recovering from in the modern day. Greznea underwent a coup-de-etat in 2001 orchestrated by the nation's Army and Air Forces against the junta rulership, which ultimately led to a bloodless deposition of the regime and the installment of the current transitional government, with elections having been postponed due to political instability. However, they are planned to begin on the 1st of February 2022, and the government has confirmed that this date will not be moved back, making the 1st of February an incredibly historic day for Greznea and her people.

History

2001 Flower-Flag Coup

The 2001 Flower-Flag coup took place from the 3rd of February 2001 to the 13th of February 2001, after the Military regime ruling over Greznea at the time attempted to remove the Chief of the Air Force, Viktor Sormata, from his office and replace him with the regime hardliner Gregor Aprio, who had no prior experience in the air force, nor was even a commissioned officer, but instead a politician who had expressed public and fanatical support of the regime. Viktor Sormata was a political moderate, and publicly so, and had only held onto his office due to his experience as a commander. However, the recently-elected dictator at the time however believed that Sormata would depose him, and so wished to replace him with a loyalist. This triggered the beginnings of the coup.

On the 2nd of February, Sormata reportedly met with several major leaders of the Greznean Democratic Movement, which was a pro-democracy movement that had many followers in the lower echelons of the ground forces, such as with junior officers and lieutenants. This would give Sormata a major support system for his planned stand against the junta, as he was scheduled to leave office on the 5th. These meetings would be where he allegedly met Mikhaeli Nyakorovod, a former Army general and an avid democratic supporter whom Sormata would choose as his candidate for a new leader, should the worst be necessary.

At 5:24 AM on the 3rd of February, the Greznean dictator, Ivan Vasiliori, officially charged Sormata with treason and collaboration with terrorist activists, marking him as a criminal and ordering for him to be detained and brought to the capital for a hearing in the rigged National Tribunal. In a public statement an hour later, Sormata would refuse the demand that he appear at the capitol, and would instead affirm that he would not leave office. This was met with the resignation of seven Army and Air Force commanders who opposed the regime, who wished to protest the charges. Three hours later, the Greznean Air Force National Headquarters building in Beredino was stormed by federal policemen, and gunshots were heard as the building's guard detail resisted the raid. This would end in several dead federal officers, and the official beginning of the coup-de-etat.

On the 4th of February, several Army garrisons across the capital and other major cities such as Karnograd and Veleka deserted their posts and seized the administrative buildings and police stations in the city, neutralizing the federal government and restricting their ability to resist the coup. The police forces of these major cities were detained or joined the coup, and soon the flag of the Democratic Movement, the modern-day flag of Greznea, was raised above these cities to the amazement of tens of thousands of onlookers. The distinctive orchid flower on the flag, representing peace and unity, would give the coup-de-etat its name among the public: The Flower-Flag Coup. Dictator Vasiliori would respond to the sudden mutiny by deploying the Home Guard to the capital and major strategic positions across the country, prepping for civil war. He would also order the arrest and execution of thousands of political dissidents that informants had notified him of within the army and air force. However, the local police department would refuse and instead help these dissidents flee the city.

On the 5th of February, the day Sormata was supposed to publicly resign from his office, several soldiers from the Army stormed the National Tribunal building in Beredino, detaining several staff members and killing 24-year-old Justice Anton Borja, one of the few justices who had voted against the charges on Sormata. He would have the soldiers arrested to save face, and executed by firing squad after a court-martial. This incident would soon trigger a response different from what Vasiliori expected, as thousands of people cheered Sormata on for his adherence to democracy, even when something happens that could grant him substantially more power. After the death of Justice Anton, The capital would finally be surrounded after a deal was struck with the Home Guard by Sormata, promising amnesty for all members and promising that the HG officers would be integrated into the new government, if they in return step down from their duties and leave the country open for the incoming final blow to the junta. The HG had agreed, and so a majority of the important strategic positions in the country were now occupied by the conspirators.

On the morning of February 6th, at 4:00 AM, Sormata would give a speech in Boscora Square, urging Vasiliori to step down and not resist the now-official coup, and urging the populace to remain calm and stay indoors should conflict erupt. The address also promised that the coup was for Democracy, and that the nation would be declared a Republic should the coup succeed, gaining the ongoing conspiracy abundantly more support across the nation. Many civilians would follow instructions, and soon the major cities of Greznea had empty workplaces and streets, causing the economy to all but freeze in time as the final move began.

On the 7th of February, the first phase went into action. The air force declared a no-fly zone above the nation and flew air patrols as helicopters airlifted special forces to the South Point National Airbase, Viktoria Air Force Academy, and the cities Balakov, Miciu and Dnieperpetrovsk, all locations that were still under the control of the federal government. Special forces under the command of Mikhaeli Nykarovod himself stormed the capitol building an hour after the last federal holdouts were seized by the Air Force, having a brief encounter with police forces in which Mikhaeli took a bullet wound to his thigh, before the building was secured. Vasiliori would be airlifted out of Beredino during the storming, and relocated to the Navy headquarters in the city, as the Navy was still pro-Regime. The Marine Corps would surround the building and set up a defensive line, clearly intent on fighting. Army forces in IFVs, APCs and accompanied by several tanks would lay siege to the building, surrounding it and cutting it off from the rest of the city as Army units began patrolling the capital and maintaining law and order.

On the 8th of February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs would be captured by coup soldiers while trying to disguise himself as a civilian and escape the city for the Beredino airport, intent on fleeing the country. This would grant the Coup significant leverage, as the minister was one of the most staunch pro-regime politicians, and his attempted flight accented the hopeless situation the regime faced.

On the 9th of February, after an intense two-day stand-off between Coup and Regime forces, a major development would swing the course of the coup briefly into a possible breakout of armed conflict. Several marines, under cover of the night, would assault and seize a checkpoint building outside the headquarters base, and would raise the regime flag above it. Twenty minutes later, intense gunfire would be heard as a battle erupted around the crossing, as control of it allowed the regime access to the rest of the city. This battle would last about two hours before the crossing was recaptured and the marines in question captured or killed.

On the tenth of February, the coup would finally end as the Army and Air Force stormed the headquarters after backroom negotiations broke down, and the attempt at peaceful resolution failed. The fighting would prove intense and bloody, and would be the only major battle to occur, however after four hours, the building was seized, and Vasiliori captured. Vasiliori would be brought to a court for an official trial, which was televised across the nation as news came out about the coup's success. Mikhaeli, who had formed a friendship with Sormata and who had led the attack on the navy headquarters, would be selected as the interim president for symbolic reasons.

Government

The administration of the Republic is currently handled by a transitional government, however this government is fully democratized as of 2022 and currently consists of three bodies: The Office of the President, the National Assembly, and the Court of National Justice. The Office of the President is the main executive body of the government, ruling with the ability to check and balance both the assembly and court, with the ability to overturn their selections, and with the ability to propose and give final ratification to laws passed through the assembly. The President manages the leadership and other positions of every government ministry, and is responsible for commanding the Defense Forces. The President can be removed from power by the assembly should he be charged of a crime, however, but this in practice often does not do anything as the President can overturn the verdict.

Education

Education in Greznea is the x most extensive ministry in Argis, with at least 12 billion AC in funding helping support several education programs in Greznea, with the most prominent being the Greznean Disabilities Academic Act of 2005. School through the 12th grade is paid for by the government, and colleges are open to those who graduate college by way of military enrollment, as high school ends at 16 years old, with school beginning at 4 years of age. When graduates are drafted, they are granted a one-year college attendance that lasts from beginning to end of their draft should they wish to attend college, which may help them secure a high-income job once they return home.

Greznean education typically includes the areas of mathematics, reading, writing, history, science, and physical education, with school days typically being Monday through Thursday, with Friday taken as a grading day for the week and the weekend used for relaxation. Every school day is seven hours long, however it is possible for a student to attend less time should they be granted a special exemption due to a physical or mental disability.

Every Greznean school has a Mental Health center within it, and it takes student's mental stability seriously. High schools have monthly examinations by trained and licensed therapists and psychologists on site to assess the individual student's mental state and diagnose conditions such as depression, ADHD, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and more. Schools often grant students diagnosed with depression or suicidal tendencies a 'Supplementary Credit', usually a high school graduation credit or a minimum grade in all classes, to prevent a student from flunking school due to mental instability. In order to maintain this grant, however, those diagnosed have to attend daily meetings with an in-school therapist and, if suicidal, have to allow themselves to be monitored by a psychiatrist, and have to willingly commit themselves should they survive an attempt.

The numerous fail-safes, exemptions and funding grants that the Education system in Greznea possesses has greatly increased graduation rates and the average employment of the nation, with 95% of students nationally graduating on time, and 72% of those students going on to graduate college. This also has granted Greznea a surprisingly low 1% unemployment rate due to the availability of jobs, whether private or government, and the high standard of education among its citizens.

Foreign Policy

Greznea's foreign policy for years now has focused on three core tenants which must be upheld at all costs: Maintain Greznea's Sovereignty, Maintain Security of Trade, and Maintain the Territory of Greznea. Essentially, the Greznean foreign policy has boiled down to keeping the nation secure and all its assets, territories and policies firmly in their hands. This is due to the nation's numerous historical civil wars and recent worries over intervention against the 2001 coup d'état. The current President of Greznea has stated recently that from 2022 going forward, Greznea will begin pursuing far more extensive and broad diplomatic ties with nations overseas, and will begin to expand its foreign policy goals to include the formation of a sphere of friendly relations around Greznea to maintain the security of the nation through diplomatic means. Greznea has also announced its intention to pursue relations with TRIDENT.

Economy

The Greznean Economy is the x largest in Argis, and the x fastest growing on the continent as well. Cultivated for centuries by various governments and considered almost universally as the most important aspect of the nation's stability and security, it has become one of the most well-nursed aspects of Greznea since the formation of the Federation. Greznea's economy largely relies upon its extensive trade networks, domestic production, and rapidly advancing regions of science and medicine, however a major source of income for Greznea is its numerous southern oil and natural gas deposits which it exports at great value. The economy is stated to grow at a rate of 5 percent a year due to the policies and trade networks pursued by Greznea's various governments, which has granted the nation numerous opportunities both domestically and abroad.

Defense Forces

Main Article: Greznean Republican Defense Forces

Foreign Deployments

Eurth Entrance Exams

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