Lucania
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Republic of Lucania Repubblica Lucania | |
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 Flag | |
| Official languages | Lucanian |
| Government | |
• President | Dina Ianuzzi |
• Prime Minister | Cristian Fuda |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 51,000,000 |
• 2021 census | 51,412,420 |
| Currency | Lucanian Lira (LL) |
| Date format | dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy |
| Driving side | left |
| Internet TLD | .lu |
The earliest excavations near Sempravista reveal that the Lucanian peninsula has been inhabited by several archaic human species for over 800,000 years. Hammerthals existed in the region until around 200,000 years ago. Anatomically modern humans first arrived in the Lucanian Peninsula around 40,000 years ago, and developed various neolithic cultures. Indo-Erisian Lucanic cultures, which arrived in the region after the 2nd millenium BC, formed various tribes and entities such as the Tiburs (who founded the Tibernian Empire), Sabellans, Saini, Corollani, Tolerians, and Herpini. Other cultures that inhabited the peninsula included the non-Indo-Erisian Rasni and Turscii peoples, the Liburnic Catali and the Callaeic Carni, Amboii, and Aulerci.
Upon the outbreak of the First Great War in 1913, the Lucanian government was split about which side to join in what became known as the Great Division. King Ferdinando IV Roanne-Carna wanted Lucania to join the Grande Alliance led by Vailleux, however, Prime Minister ... wished to remain neutral, supported by elements of the Lucanian parliament who clamoured to join the Adtrus Pact, in order to gain land against Vailleux. This disagreement would last for a year until King Ferdinando IV forced ... to resign, dissolving parliament and appointing a caretaker government. Outrage at the actions of King Ferdinando sparked months of protest and caused a surge in the popularity of republican groups. Months later, in August 1914, Vailleux would join the First Great War on the side of Vailleux, which would prove disastrous for the nation. Lucania was ill-prepared for war, and despite launching several major offenses against Vierzland in 1914 would begin to lose ground by 1915. The Christmas Offensive in December, 1915 would break Lucanian front lines, which combined with mutinies led by republican and socialist groups greatly damaged the morale of Lucanian soldiers. On the 11th of February 1916, the Lucanian government sued for a temporary armistice, which was given with a three month ultimatum to bring an end to the war, which if not met would resume the war. In the meantime Vierzland garrisoned the province of Catalia.
When the armistice was announced, Lucanian nationalists, socialists, and republicans in the cities of ... and ..., denounced the monarchy for leading the country into a costly war. After two weeks of heavy rioting, republican groups declared the formation of a Lucanian republic on February 26th. After the abdication of King Ferdinando IV and his heir Pietro Francesco two days later, the republican government seized the capital of Tiber. The new republican government formally concluded peace with Vierzland, accepting the occupation of Catalia by Vierz troops, and agreeing to pay high war debts. This peace proved unpopular, and the new republican government found itself heavily split ideologically. On the 2nd of August, the Socialist Republic of Lucania was declared in ..., leading many republican groups to go into exile, and for Vierzland to formally annex the province of Catalia.