Liberal Produzland (1844-1935)
Kingdom of Produzland O Reino de Produseía (Produese) | |
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| 1844–1935 | |
 Naval flag, introduced as national flag in 1843
 Coat of arms
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Motto: Nos Sustinere "We will endure" | |
 The Kingdom of Produzland in 1850. | |
| Capital | Burlon |
| Common languages | Produese |
| Religion | Verrosim |
| Government | Unitary Constitutional monarchy |
| Monarch | |
• 1844 | Vicente VII |
• 1844–1900 | Vicente VIII |
• 1900–1935 | Carlos IV |
| Prime Minister | |
• 1840–1846 | César Baltasar da Araújo |
• 1934–1935 | Frederico Deusto |
| Legislature | Tribunais Gerais |
| Senate | |
| Congress of Deputies | |
| Historical era | 19th century |
| 1 July 1844 | |
| 1 October 1935 | |
| Currency | Produese rozar |
After the abdication of Carlos III in 1844, Produzland entered a period of stability and industrialization, the latter a project taken up by popular Prime Minister César Baltasar da Araújo. The following monarchs agreed to respect the Constitution of 1777 and the Tribunais Gerais agreed to respect their shared authority with the monarch. King Carlos was succeeded by his brother Vicente, becoming Vicente VII, however he would pass less than six months later and the throne passed to their cousin, José Vicente, 3rd Duke of Bresbon, who became Vicente VIII. After Araújo's death in 1846, Produzland was divided between the liberal ideas brought by Revolutionary Meronnia in the Great Continental War and conservatives personified by the rule of Carlos III. Vicente's early rule was able to overcome internal political disputes however to pursue reform and stability. Vicente's reign also oversaw the rise of the Radical Party from the era of Calvetist Produzland alongside the Liberals and Conservatives.
His later reign however became known as the Regency Era in Produzland with Vicente VIII unfit to rule effectively and the Prime Minister weilding great power, this period was marked with calls for reform from the working class with Produzland's loss in the Cavo-Carelian War of 1894, and demonstrations broke out in Produzland's industrial heartland in Burlon and Luville, and with the rise of nationalism, riots in Biscegona broke out demanding independence for Cabeca. When the Parthonopian War of Succession arose in 1896, outrage broke out from a nation that was fiercely against war. Before the war's end however, the elderly king Vincent VIII passed leaving the throne to his grandson Carlos IV, the charismatic yet hot-headed monarch became a symbol for the Produese army and turned the tide of the war. Once the war was won and Produzland made significant territorial gains, the monarchy's popularity soared, and things were looking bright for the nation that had spent the last near-decade in revolt, especially after the return of popular Regency Era Prime Minister Vicente de Matos Oliveira Batista in 1905.
The Olympic War lead to the abrupt end to Produzland's period of peace, however the situation was different from the wars of the late 19th century, patriotism ran high in the country and the population was enthusiastic when it came to the war, however public opinion changed when the war became long and drawn-out, Produzland became victorious in 1925 but many did not consider the spoils of the war as enough to compensate the tired country from the 12 years of war. Produzland secured it's influence in western Parthonopia and had a firm grip on it's colonial territory again, but politically the country was becoming unstable. The country used a proportional representative system in parliament, creating a weak government that was mostly held together by the king himself, masking it's instability. During the Olympic War to boost moral, the government under conservative Prime Minister Francisco Estêvão promised soliders things like the vote and free land. Many returning veterans were displeased to find the latter unfulfilled, however they did receive the vote. With wartime factories closed as with return veterans, unemployment skyrocketed and the economy was in shambles. Many Produese began to shift on the political spectrum, particularly with the socialist PTSP lead by Amancio Sousa and the authoritarian União Nacional lead by Frederico Deusto. In 1929 Estêvão proposed a solution to the weak government the current parliamentary system had created. He decreed the winning party would automatically get 66% of the seats and a clear majority in parliament. This was supported by parliament as everyone despised the current system as nothing would get done. Carlos IV dismissed Estêvão in 1930 and replaced him with Filipe Góes who published the Góes Decrees that established a 40-hour work week and higher wages. Despite the reform internally Produzland's empire began to collapse and it lost it's remaining territories in Nori under Góes. In 1934 the country had an election and União Nacional won about 65% of the seats and Deusto became the Prime Minister, debates still exist today on how legitmate the vote was. While there was violence against Deusto's opponents, he was wildly popular and many in the country were hoping he would fix the current problems.
Over the next year Deusto was rapidly reforming the government, some of União Nacional's supporters wanted them to become more extreme and hostile but Deusto did not want to risk losing more support in the Congress of Deputies. In 1934 he transitioned from being the Prime Minister of Produzland to being the President of the Government. The next year he banned all opposition parties, had Amancio Sousa arrested and used censorship and a secret police to quell opposition, especially any that related to the communist movement. In September of 1935, horrified at the corporatist authoritarian government that was being created Carlos IV began attempts to clamp down on Deusto's power after Opposition Leader Sérgio Mendonça Alves publically called out Deusto and was subsequently murdered by authoritarian Deustoists despite no evidence Deusto ordered the killing. Furious, Deusto demanded the king to abdicate. The military sided with Deusto and Carlos realised it was far too late and gave in to Deusto's demands. King Carlos fled the country on the 1st of October, 1935 and the same day Frederico Deusto declared the Federal Republic of Produzland with himself as President, ending Liberal Produzland.