Champanois National Council
The Champanois National Council (Champanian: Côncile naciônal xampânès, CNX; Gaullican: Concile national champanois) was an organization founded by Champanian nationalists during the 1920s, and gained prominence during the Great War. Originally founded as a means to increase autonomy within Gaullica, the outbreak of the Great War transformed into a front for Champanian independence. Following the Champania's declaration of independence in 1933, the CNX became the foundations of the provisional government of the new Republic of Gaullican-Champania.
Background
The concept of a unified Champania dates back to the 19th century in the tailend of the Euclean Spring. While no uprising occurred in the Amathian controlled territories of Champania, constituting modern day Bregalia, the Gaullican controlled territories of Orange underwent a revolution similar to that seen in Rayenne, culminating in the short-lived Brigançonnais Republic. Despite the Brigançonnais Republic ultimately being defeated by Gaullican troops, it helped serve as a catalyst for a renaissance of Champanian culture. Concurrently, ongoing Amathianization efforts in Bregalia led to their own national revival, albeit one less marked than their Orangeois compatriots.
By the eve of the Great War, the idea of a unified "Orange-Bregalia" began to be advocated, particularly by Orangeois intellectuals. In the 1910s and 20s, contacts between Orangeois and Bregalian intellectuals intensified with key nationalist leaders like Frèdèrîc Montânhe and Cir Vilhà arising as strong poroponents of Aurengian-Bregalian cooperation on the issue of autonomy and later independence. Despite the two movements moving closer together, their ultimate goals remained unclear, as most Orangeois intellectuals argued for autonomy within Gaullica rather than independence, while Bregalian intellectuals argued for complete independence.
Great War
On 16 July, 1933, Orangeois and Bregalian representatives in Werania endorsed a plan for a unified Champanian state, in which both Orangeois and Bregalians would have their own state assemblies. Following Gaullica's proposal to initiate peace negotiations, Montânhe issued a declaration of Champanois independence on XX Month from Wiesstadt, which was subsequently recognized by the majority of Grand Alliance nations, and would later be recognized by Gaullica and Amathia following the Treaty of S'Holle.