First Inglaterran Confederacy
{{Infobox former country
|native_name = Federazione delle Repubbliche Soltenitiche |conventional_long_name = Confederacy of Inglaterra |common_name = Inglaterra |iso3166code = omit |status = |era = [[First Great War |event_start = UDI |date_start = 19 June |year_start = 1899 |event_end = Kompar Coup |date_end = 19 June |year_end = 1934 |event_post = |date_post = |p1 = Colony of Inglaterra |flag_p1 = Colonial Inglaterra Flag.png |p2 = |flag_p2 = |p3 = |flag_p3 = |p4 = |flag_p4 = |p5 = |flag_p5 = |p6 = |flag_p6 = |s1 = |flag_s1 = |image_flag =|flag_alt = |flag_caption = Flag of the Inglaterra Confederacy |image_coat = |symbol_type = |coat_alt = |image_map = |image_map_alt = |image_map_caption = |national_motto = God is mei ús
"God is with us" |national_anthem = |capital = Carez |common_languages = *Inglaterran *Frigan
|government_type = Federal presidential republic |title_leader = President |leader1 = Joeri Wasindone (first) |year_leader1 = 1899-1905 |leader2 = Adolphus Hiet (last) |year_leader2 = 1935 |leader3 = |year_leader3 = |title_deputy = |deputy1 = |year_deputy1 = |deputy2 = |year_deputy2 = |legislature = Confederal Congress |house1 = Confederal Council |type_house1 = Upper House |house2 = General Assembly |type_house2 = Lower House |stat_year1 = 1894 |religion = *40.7% Inglacanist Christianity
- 22.1% Church of Niagara
- 18.1% Inith National Church
- 16.3% Other Protestant
- 2.8% Catholic
|stat_pop1 = 106,000,000 |stat_year2 = 1934 |stat_pop2 = 112,000,000 |stat_year4 = |stat_pop4 = |stat_area4 = |currency = Brûnsstik (฿) |footnotes = |today =
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The Soltenish Federation (Soltenish: Federazione Soltenitana), officially named the Federation of Soltenish Republics (Federazione delle Repubbliche Soltenitiche), was the government of Soltenia from 1894 to 1914, during which it was a federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the Soltenish Republic (Repubblica Soltenitana).
Following the reorganization of the Soltenish Confederacy (1756-1894), the frequently exploited interior republics successfully extracted concessions from the politically dominant coastal republics. Awareness of imminent famine if imports from the interior ceased, the Confederacy willingly dissolved itself and instituted a new federation instead.
In its initial years, grave problems beset the Federation, such as economic woes and dissatisfaction with the new government, including political murders and several secession attempts from nationalists of constituent republics; internationally, it suffered a decline in power and reduced diplomatic standing, as the once formidable Confederate Navy became poorly maintained and the economic clout the state had once had was reduced. By 1904, the economy had stabilized and with it the political system, and the Federation enjoyed relative prosperity for the next eight years; this period, sometimes known as the Golden Years, was characterised by significant cultural flourishing, social progress, and gradual improvement in standards of living. Under the Pensioner Act of 1910, Soltenia moved toward becoming one of the first states to implement a robust pension system, and trade agreements had returned some diplomatic power to the Federation. Nevertheless, especially on the political left, there remained strong and widespread resentment against the former aristocracy and those who had supported it.
The increasing importance of laborers, miners, and farmers in relation to the wealthy merchant class severely impacted Soltenia's democracy; subsequent social and political unrest led to the election of socialist Aurelio Mattadori in 1906. Mattadori, while firmly in opposition to the merchant class, was seen as much more moderate and was able to push several key reforms to quell the situation. His death on 28 February 1911 left his party leaderless and led to the collapse of the moderate factions controlling the Socialist Party. On 30 January 1912, the Socialist Party appointed Ottavio Volpe, a fireeater, as its presidential candidate; Volpe's far-left faction held outsized influence in the post-Mattadori era. Maximo Cesare, as Speaker of the Assembly and Mattadori's confidant, was to serve as the éminence grise who would keep Volpe under control while takin advantage of his populist campaigning to win; these intentions badly underestimated Volpe's political abilities. After being inaugurated in July 1912, the Assembly Bombing Decree had used the perceived state of emergency to effectively grant the new President broad power to act outside Assembly control. Volpe promptly used these powers to suspend the constitution and dissolve the Assembly, which brought about the swift collapse of democracy at the federal and republic level, and the creation of a one-party communist state under his control.
Volpe's "Parsos" faction would govern under the pretense that the emergency powers were entirely constitutional and only temporary until 1924, where the country would be rechristened as the Union of Socialist Soltenish Republics. However, the period from 1914-1924 is generally considered as part of the "socialist era" of Soltenish history.