Republican Santia
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August Kingdom Regnoselimo | |||||||||
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| 1872–1971 | |||||||||
 Flag of Santia (1852 - 1971) | |||||||||
 The borders of republican Santia (1906 - 1955) | |||||||||
| Status | Republic | ||||||||
| Capital | Orafars | ||||||||
| Common languages | Santian | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic | ||||||||
| Executive | |||||||||
• 1872 - 1909 | Council of State | ||||||||
• 1909 - 1923 | Gian Pico | ||||||||
• 1923 - 1971 | Council of State | ||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Santia | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Abdication of Ferando XII | 5th August 1872 | ||||||||
• Establishment of the Pico Regime | 30th March 1909 | ||||||||
• End of the Pico Regime | 1st September 1923 | ||||||||
| 10th January 1955 | |||||||||
• Union with Liberto-Ancapistan | 14th February 1971 | ||||||||
| Currency | Santian Fiat | ||||||||
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Republican Santia, officially the August Kingdom (Santian: Regnoselimo) refers to the period in Santian history between the end of the Santian Empire and the union of the country with Liberto-Ancapistan as a province. The early republican period was characterised by the rapid disintegration of the Santian Empire, partly enabled by the Santian government, and the rise of successor states across southern Evrosia. From 1906 to 1955, republican Santia controlled the region of Alta Santia, in addition to the remaining imperial territories of the Varisil Strip, Mherta, and, Giulia VI Land, and became restricted exclusively to Alta Santia from 1955.
Republican Santia was established following the Tricolour Revolution and overthrow of the last Santian King, Ferando XII. Initially led by a broad coalition of liberals, radicals and lowland gentry, its proclamation began a rapid acceleration of the collapse of the Santian Empire. From the mid-1870s, the original ruling coalition of republican Santia was increasingly displaced by more conservative elements. Republican Santia saw the increasing Industrialisation of Santia, and associated social change. A democratic parliamentary republic, republican Santia had a collective leadership under a Council of State formed from different parliamentary factions, with universal sufferage being in place from 1926 onwards. Between 1909 and 1923, democracy in Santia was strongly curtailed by the dictatorial Pico Regime under Gian Pico, who seized power in a coup d'état and revived certain imperial themes, before his 1923 assassination. From the mid 1940s, Santian governance was also affected by an increasingly strong military, with martial law suspending democratic institutions during the 1950-1955 Great Santian War. Attempting to shore up its political influence in the Basaqastan region, Santia occupied several small states, but was decisively defeated by a wider coalition, and lost its remaining imperial territories in the Varisil Accord. Shortly afterwards, the martial law regime was overthrown in the Silent Revolution. In the years following the Varisil Accord, Santia entered a protracted period of economic depression and political disunity, the Lost Decade, before eventually agreeing to join Liberto-Ancapistan as a province with protected autonomies in 1971.