The Decades of Green
| Native name | I Decenni del Verde |
|---|---|
| English name | The Decades of Green |
| Date | Started 1935-06-25 |
| Location | Norlente, Afipunta, Territory of the Twin Duchies |
| Also known as | The Green Flag Protests, The Third Nation Debates |
| Type | Civil Unrest |
| Cause | Decolonization, Political Discord, Afipuntan Nationhood, Gridlock |
| Participants | The Republic of the Twin Duchies, Afipuntan Nationalists, Protesters. |
| Deaths | 1,098 confirmed deaths as of 2021. |
| Non-fatal injuries | 3,873 injuries or hospitalizations as of 2021. |
| Missing | 39 missing persons since 1958. |
| Property damage | 1.89 million Arcadian Dollars in property damage |
The "Decades of Green" is a series of protests and riots which have been ongoing in the Republic of the Twin Duchies since the 25th of June, 1935 over the disputed status of the Twin Duchies territory of Afipunta as a colony or as a state on the same level as the Republics of Septi and Picisola in the Diarchy. The Twin Duchies government has reported multiple times over the decades that "the Afipuntan question has been answered", after providing concessions to the territory over the years, likely in hopes that the issue will subside in the future. The result of this is that growing impatience as to the status of Afipunta has lead to further growing civil unrest in turn.
The concessions provided over the decades include autonomous government agencies created for the Territorial Government, reforms merging the passports of Afipunta and Septi-Picisola citizens to allow for ease of travel, and the approval of a militarized Afipuntan security force to be organized. These concessions have been advertised by proponents as slow progress to build the territory into a state alongside Septi and Picisola. Opponents however call these concessions distractions, claiming that the Territory of Afipunta has long since been on equal standing with Septi and Picisola, and should have been given status as a fellow state in a Triarchy decades ago.