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History

Mexican Revolution
While the rest of the world was enduring a massive war, the revolutionaries of southern Mexico under the command of Emiliano Zapata gained immense advances when Dictator Victoriano Huerta died unexpectedly of a heart attack on March 19, 1914. With this the Liberation Army of the South was able to consolidate its holdings in the south and form the Federal Republic of Mexico. He immediately enacted the Plan de Ayala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan_de_Ayala) and after the defection of Pascual Orozco, Emiliano Zapata became the leader of the new Mexican state. He fought the Villistas for another two years untill on May 5, 1916, the war was ended when Villa signed a treaty recognizing Zapata's government. Villa then moved to the United States after his life was threatened and almost taken by upset Villistas.

Reconstruction and Reform
The base of Zapatas support had been the peasants and when he finally took over his government broke up several large land owning farms and gave them to smaller hacienda workers. A minimum wage was introduced and then duly increased. In 1919 Zapata's government began heavily investing in industrialization pogroms as well as merchant fleets. The result was that by 1926, Mexico was almost completely absolved of foreign debt and free of foreign loans.

Expansion and Debt
After being re-elected in 1926, Zapata was able to secure the entrance of all Central American nations into the Federal Republic of America following the collapse of the United States. This new and large force in the Americas was able to convince Colombia and then Ecuador to join as well. The final addition would be the Bahamas in 1929. By this time however, the amount of money needed to pay for the expansion of his Mexican programs into these new parts of the RFA was exponential. The nation defaulted on several loans and went into debt again. on November 1, 1930 Emiliano Zapata lost his bid for re-election to a more moderate reformer by the name of Álvaro Obregón Salido. He took office on January 1, 1931 and immediately began reforms.

Current State
President Salido began government programs aimed at keeping the people employed. He insured all deposits in Federal Banks so that fortunes could not be lost and he also used the work programs to bring new technologies such as electricity and the telegraph to more rural areas of the nation. An upturn in the RFA economy began in 1934 and has continued, relieving the RFA of much foreign debt. He is widely expected to be re-elected to the Presidency for another term.

The Federal Republic of America
La Republica Federal de America

Type of Government: Federal Republic
Capitol: Villahermosa
Head of State: Álvaro Obregón Salido
Head of Government: Álvaro Obregón Salido
Majority Party: El Partido del Centro(PC)
Population: 34,885,100
Language: Spanish
Religion: 69% Catholic, 27% Protestant, 4% Other
Diplomatic Stance: Neutral
Military Stance: Defensive

President Salido sat at his desk, its drab, dull stain giving off the aura of a middle-management paper-pusher rather than the leader of one of the most powerful nations in the hemisphere. His suite fit almost too tightly on the muscular body of the ex-Colonel. Years of fighting had turned his body into a rather large hunk of chiseled muscle and his slicked-back black hair and dark complexion gave him the look of a powerful luchador from one of the southern provinces. Salido, as always, was attempting to micro-manage the nation. He looked over reports that were prepared for a deputy to a deputy of the Finance Minister attempting to understand how exactly this portion of the nation was doing under the reforms and what projected growth was. His concentration was suddenly broken by a quick knock on the door.

Juan Manuel Velazquez, the Foreign Minister, walked into the Presidents rather average looking office within the Presidential Palace. He was by no means an imposing figure but his command of mathematics and linguistics allowed him to understand most any situation thrown at him in diplomatic talks and they were primarily the reason for his rise to such a high position. "Alvaro, I have some very important information about the Patagonians." he said in hurried Spanish.

"Well speak. You know damn well that I don't like to wait!"

"Apparently they've just enacted some industrialization policy. Reports from their national news-rags herald it as a huge leap towards the creation of the supreme Patagonian society and Perez gave a speech about how they will soon by the titans of society. He rattled off some bullshit line about the workers being the veins of Patagonia but I don't doubt for one minute that this plan will just oppress them more and give Perez the power he needs to start taking over the smaller nations." said Velazquez rather quickly.

"And you propose that we do what?" inquired the President sarcastically.

"Pledge to protect the freedom and liberty of all peoples in South America. Similar to how the United States used to act but hopefully less arrogant. We need to assure that no more dictatorships arise. That lunatic in Ansur is already trying to expand. God knows how long it is untill Patagonia decides it's time to do the same." said Velazquez.

"You know as well as I do that most nations in South America would not enjoy another nation taking up the former USA's mantle of policing the hemisphere. The wrongs done unto sovereign nations by that thankfuly dissolved nation are innumerable. However, I agree that we should take a stance against any aggressive expansionism. I shall announce a new policy tomorrow in which we will defend the rights of any nation that is wrongfully invaded." responded Alvaro.

"Thank you for your time Alvaro. So how is the family?"

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Today it has been announced that the Federal Republic of America shall take a stance against any aggressive expansionism that occurs in South America.