Second Chimuregga

Second Chimuregga
From top left: Building in Atłunēn riddled with bullet holes Ziromnian settlers patrolling the frozen steppe Disabled armored vehicle in Bochō Rebel-controlled equipment, 1962 Anti-apartheid riots, 1965 Government floatplane and naval vessel, 1924
Date 11 May 1922 – 26 October 1969 (47 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 1 day) Location Mathral Result MLA/NLF political victory, apartheid abolished
Belligerents
Mathrali State	Mathrali Liberation Army National Liberation Front
Commanders and leaders
TBA	TBA
Military dead: Over 19,600 Civilian dead: Over 23,200 Total dead: Over 43,000

The Second Chimuregga was a 47-year long conflict started as a result of the "Bochō Bonanza", or a coup by Ziromnian settlers that occurred after the Dominion of Mathral was granted full democratic independence from Ziromnia, in the aftermath of the First Chimuregga. This upset the settler population who quickly restored the laws that had been in place prior to independence, which classified indigenous Mathrali citizens as second-class citizens, and allowed for segregation among other things.

This conflict had many stages, ranging from a low-level insurgency to an all-out war but the mid- to late-1960s. Starting out, the socialist-aligned Mathrali Liberation Army (MLA) had garnered much support primarily from the urban indigenous populations (as well as some tribal groups), while the nationalist and anti-communist National Liberation Front (NLF) found support primarily among the many tribal kingdoms, and was even alleged to have been favored by the settler government.

The newly founded "State of Mathral" or Mathrali State took to the offensive, undergoing mass arrests of suspected dissidents, secret eugenics campaigns, forced displacement, and segregation all as means of controlling the indigenous populations. They also took to the offensive militarily, quickly investing in a nascent arms industry and seizing areas crucial for mining activities and agriculture.

In doing so, they quickly established themselves as the dominant power in the conflict, with Ziromnian settlers making up 27% of the population, and ethnic Buyonese making up a neutral 9%, many collaborators from the indigenous 64% made it so that the settler-colonial regime was readily enforceable.

Guerrilla campaigns subsisted throughout most of the conflict, with attacks on rural Ziromnian settlements being the most common. Bombings and riots were commonplace in the cities, especially the segregated zones. Mass strikes happened several times as well, sometimes crippling the mining industries which were reliant upon indigenous labor, though these were often met with violence by the state.

However, by the early 1950s, international opinion began to change, and sanctions were put in place against the Mathrali State, making it difficult for them to subsist, and giving the rebels a chance to go on the offensive. Between 1955 and 1965, the rebels, primarily the MLA (funded and trained primarily by communist nations) had built up comparable military forces, allowing them too no longer be relegated purely to guerrilla tactics. A lack of oil imports also made it difficult for the settler government to maintain constant air superiority, which meant that the rebel groups were capable of now engaging in pitched battles and offensive maneuvers, including the 1962 "Dwatera Offensive" where the rebels were able to spearhead all the way to the province of Bochōrēn, though they were eventually pushed back.

By 1968, it was clear the war was not going in favor of the government forces, so a newly elected prime minister called for a ceasefire in December of 1968, and met with leaders of the rebel groups to officially reorganize the nation and establish a new government, one which would represent all citizens, as well as an end to hostilities.

This 1969 Peace Agreement effectively ended the conflict, and saw all three militaries merged into one, united Mathrali Defense Forces. This was also the establishment of the modern state of Mathral, which was set up in a way to allow for tribal autonomy insofar as it prevented customary laws from being nationally enforced, so as to appease Ziromnian settlers.

During a 5-year period after the war, nearly 1/3rd of all Ziromnian settlers left the country, which saw the overall population drop by 9%, which stagnated the economy for some 15 years, but did allow for plenty of open properties and the end of segregation. Since the war, social integration has so far been successful in most every region, with the exception of the Bohwa Islands, which are the only remaining Ziromnian-majority region (with the cities of Bochō, Atłun, and Vweqwoto all being plurality Ziromnian).