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Bloody Hands: Ethnic Tension in Bajria

Bajria
06-02-2005, 06:15
OOC: I tried pulling off an introductory RP a while ago, but no one posted, so I’m trying again.

Formation of Failure

For years they had dreamed of a true state. Of a political body capable of standing on its own in the International arena. Of an end to years of bloodshed and subjugation, an end to the seemingly endless war between the peoples of the amalgamation known as the Bajrian Heights.

On January 17th, 1990, this dream had finally been realized. As the Soviet Union began to lose her hold on eastern Europe, and the iron curtain slowly crumbled, so the Bajrian Heights began to slip free from the Red Empire’s influence. With this, an air of reason and hope seemed to drench the air, and the various major figures began to see clearly. Looking away from their differences and endless skirmishing, verbal and otherwise, they came together in the city of Bajr to discuss the prospect of forming a single, unified nation to be forged from the various regions that made up the Bajrian heights, particularly Slaavara in the northeast, Kska in the northwest, and Mrotaska in the south. The people of these regions had been the primary players in the various internal struggles that the Bajrian heights had suffered over the years.

Christian and decidedly Slavic, the Slaavarans represented the largest ethnic group in the region. As such, they often viewed themselves as superior to the others, and often became the de facto ruling class.

Kska was in contrast the smallest sub-region, and the population was composed largely of Muslim converts. The Kskans were also the most naturally peaceful people in the area, though they were constantly forced to defend themselves and their homes from the others, whose persecution of them seemed incessant.

The Mrotaska was a large southern region, largely rural and dotted with small towns and farms. Though Christian, these people possessed a distinct culture far separated from that of the northern Heights. These people were highly democratic, and somewhat socialistic in their beliefs, and so consequently often found themselves at odds with the elitist Slaavarans.

As each area possessed radically different cultures, ethnic tension had always posed a problem, and constant disagreement had been a seemingly insurmountable obstacle on the path to a unified Bajrian state. However, on that cold January day, all previous disagreement seemed unimportant as the various ethnic leaders came together to lay the groundwork for the birth of a new republic.

As the months passed, the first congress, as it came to be called, ironed out various differences, and eventually completed the first draft of the constitution of the Republic of Bajria. After a period of finessing and editing, the new nation was born. An election was held by the members of the first congress to determine who would serve as the figurehead of the new state. At the top of the polls was Ilija Moljevic, a Slaavaran. Moljevic had been the driving force behind the negotiations and the drafting of the constitution. He was seemingly a champion for an end to internal strife and unity between all people of the region. As he took office, the majority welcomed him with open arms as the perfect depiction of the character of the new state.

But things always change quickly in Bajria. As the months wore on, it became clear that the man had a very specific agenda. His decisions always leaned in favor of Slaavara. Diplomatic and cabinet appointments were almost always given to Slaavarans, and the parliament was also near entirely Slaavaran. Things got to the point where it seemed as if the ethnic Slaavarans were above the common law.

The gap between the rich and the poor also began to widen. Milking Kska and Mrotaska dry, money and goods flowed into Slaavaran cities, creating a wealthy and privileged upper class. Still, no directly hostile actions had been taken against any other ethnic groups, however uncertainty was always burrowing deeper into the minds of the Kskans and Mrotaskans.

Two years after the formation of the new state, the tension broke. A group of rebellious Kskans attacked a Slaavaran government supply convoy, killing a squad of soldiers and taking the goods undergoing transport. News of this spread quickly, giving the small band of freedom fighters a Robin Hood like image in the eyes of their ethnic brothers. The government, however, painted them as butchers and terrorists, broadcasting footage of the massacre on government news stations.

Similar attacks began increasing exponentially in frequency over the next three months, until the government declared a state of emergency in the Kskan region. The Bajrian army was mobilized, and a deployment to Kska seemed imminent.

It was just another day in Bajria.

I: Ingrediants For a Free and Authoritarian Free State...

Associated Press,
Bajr, Bajria


Bajrian Army deployed to Kska


June 18th, 1992

With the recent attacks on government military patrols along the Kskan border, President Moljevic announced his decision yesterday to deploy the 4th and 5th regiments of the Bajrian regular army to the Kska region.

Upon hearing of the deployment, demonstrators took to the streets in force in Kaj, the largest city in the Kska region. Various Kskan ethnic leaders have long been calling for a separation from the Bajrian union, however when questioned as to whether the deployment was in fact intended to head off any act of secession, the President refused to comment, answering that any military action taken by the government was solely for the protection of the Bajrian people.
Bajria
06-02-2005, 06:49
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The Macabees
06-02-2005, 08:11
OOC: Nice job!
Bajria
06-02-2005, 20:47
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