Muttay Ajamhuryin
| Charnean Revolution Muttay Ajamhuryin | |
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| ⵎⵓⵜⵜⴰⵢ ⴰⵊⴰⵎⵀⵓⵔⵢⵉⵏ | |
| Date | 22 March 2023 – 4 April 2023 |
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| Death(s) | 487 |
| Injuries | 3,107 |
The Muttay Ajamhuryin (Tamashek: ⵎⵓⵜⵜⴰⵢ ⴰⵊⴰⵎⵀⵓⵔⵢⵉⵏ, lit. "Republican Reform"), also known as the Charnean Revolution, was a civil and military uprising which took place over 13 days in March and April of 2023, resulting in the overthrow of the Imperial government and the establishment of the Charnean Republic. It consisted mainly of demonstrations and protests staged by thousands of active and retired Charnean Army personnel and their families, which escalated into violent clashes between state security forces and armed elements within the protest movement. These clashes culminated in a widespread mutiny within the Army which resulted in the defeat of state security forces, the capture of government buildings and the success of a military coup staged by the mutineers. Unrest within the Charnean Army had been rising for years with complaints of low pay, corruption of superior officers, and systemic discrimination against the Kel Ajama ethnic sub-group which had become a majority of the Army's manpower. The proximate cause of the protests in March of 2023 were the arrests of Army Colonels Amastan Elmoctar, Hrakhel Kabte and the killing of Colonel Chekkadh Amanrassa who had resisted arrest. All of these officers, as well as many others subject to arrest, were members of the Cobalt Square, a faction within the military opposing the perceived corruption of the Army's leadership as well as a litany of injustices and accusations the group leveled at the Imperial government. State security agencies alleged that the demonstrations were being coordinated by Colonel Khyar Aziouel, the fourth leader of the Cobalt Square who evaded capture by military police who attempted to arrest him in an Army encampment outside of Azut in Adjer province.