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= History of Salisbury =
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==== '''Founding & Development of Salisbury Proper''' ====
Queen Jamietech's [https://balmoral.ga/announcement/lp_1_10_6_18 letters patent]of 2018 announced the foundation of the land claims of Gabon and thus the settlement of Salisbury. Within its first period, Salisbury had excavated a large area in the centre of the forest, this set off the beginning of the quarry industry with reasonable sized mineral deposits located under the topsoil. The sizable quarry was the first large scale project of its kind in the mainland of Gabon, with the idea that the plentiful amount of stone and minerals would be utilised to jump start the construction industry.
[[File:HerMajestysHoleGabon.png|left|thumb|333x333px|''This picture was taken of Her Majesty The Queen, Jamietech at the opening of Her Majesty's hole. This was attended by the Prime Minister of Bloom, Aleh56 and members of the Gabonese Government.'' '''Circa June 25th 2018''']]
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The construction of the Grand Station & Royal Factory set the tone and direction from which Salisbury would take while under the Monarchy, with a focus on improving architecture and infrastructure for the sole purpose of productivity for the local economy while the concerns of the local citizens were to be brushed aside. The roads during this time were constructed as medium sized 5 block wide, straight plain passages out of stone slabs built solely for passing wagons and large amount of citizenry, leaving no room for greenery or public spaces. These roads would make up the three main avenues of Salisbury named as, Worchester Road, Balmoral Avenue and Warwick Drive.
In late June, with vast construction underway to the southeast and within the capital of Salisbury, council concern was placed on the damage that many citizens were committing on the native flora and fauna when collecting resources. This opened a fierce debate within the Salisbury privy council, some councillors stating that protecting the native habitat from any further construction would hamper any economic growth and throw Salisbury and it's surrounding area into turmoil while others believing it necessary to protect the wildlife on a land that was not always theirs to begin with and could not be recreated in the future. This led Her Majesty to make a tough decision, ultimately siding with the native wildlife signing by letters patent creating defensive measures to protect the natural wildlife from any further destruction. The Queen later conceded a compromise to quell a minority of the councillors by allowing members of the privy council of Salisbury to authorise the destruction of any particular instance of flora so long as saplings of the respective fauna were planted elsewhere. This patent is regarded as saving the once rapid decline of the irreplaceable natural trees around the capital and set a track for development that is still followed to the present day. [[File:BalmoralFoundations.png|left|thumb|This picture was taken of an overhead view of the original foundation of Balmoral Castle laid down by Chancellor BritishWanderer and Councillor Gobblin at the behest of her Majesty The Queen. '''Circa July 2018''']]Remarking on the quantities of resources and minerals being extracted from the central quarry, Her Majesty The Queen Jamietech informed her then Privy Council {''BritishWanderer, Gobblin & Tvman999''} of her desire to construct a palace fit to house the royal family and council meetings, later to be known as Balmoral Castle. There were numerous debates on the placement of Balmoral, with its initial construction site being moved and adjusted at her Majesty's request, settling on a stretch of land located 100 metres west of the quarry. In July, construction officially began with the approval and the laying of the first stones by Gabon's government. The original designs of Balmoral were drawn up by Councillor Gobblin who envisioned a stunning castle on a grand scale, containing nearly fifty rooms, wide corridors and boasting a sizeable courtyard. It was planned to have the capacity to hold not only the Queen's residential quarters but the internal and external government gatherings, with three large meeting halls. In order to meet the demands of such an ambition project, a glass factory and concretery were constructed on Worchester road, these two buildings would mark the foundation of what would later become the suburb of Winchester within the Capital.
However due to budget constraints and a skilled labour shortage, only a brief foundation of the castle and a small meeting room was ever laid down and as such construction was ceased in late July at the dismay of the Queen.
July 20th 2018 marked the moment that Her Majesty alongside the Privy Council declared that Salisbury would from here on out be the Capital City of Gabon.
[[File:SalisburyAugust2018.png|thumb|430x430px|This picture was taken of central Salisbury, pictured is {left to right} Storehouse, Bakery, Train-station & Factory building. This was taken post-renovation and is the current style upon which all buildings in Salisbury are based on. '''Circa August 2018''']]In late July, the Principality of Gabon formally joined governments with the Grand Duchy of Varkonia and while not explicitly having an immediate effect upon the city of Salisbury due to its size, the economical and social benefits that have come since the signing of the treaty cannot be understated. The treaty bought with it the investments of great sums of wealth internally and abroad, funding large scale public projects such as the construction of Salisbury's second international station, upgrading the total number of rail lines from three to eight.
From late July to August, Salisbury's leading government ministers and monarchy especially that of Jamietech and BritishWanderer had been playing an instrumental role in drafting the original Charter for the United Northern Congress. The UNC Charter reflected upon the capital of Salisbury with the document being signed by each contracting party at the location of Balmoral Castle, this was displayed at the bottom of the Charter alongside the date. The Gabonese Lord High Chancellor, BritishWanderer served the United Northern Congress for 118 days as the Alliance Spokesperson and was the last serving Spokesperson at the alliance's disbandment on 13th July 2019.
During August the initial productivity slowed down in Salisbury, with much of the Council taking up residence in neighbouring Varkonia to assist in policy due to their appointment as Varkonian Senators representing the Province of Gabon. This left Salisbury somewhat stagnant, with no buildings being constructed during this time. Although Councillor Gobblin was hard at work making blueprints of the suburb of Winchester, continuing on from the construction of the surrounding areas of the concretery.
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As of September 2018, the government was in crisis due to the fact that the capital government was currently in debt to Varkonia and other neighbouring countries and was struggling to find the payment even after implementing measures to cut all unnecessary expenditure, all construction projects had been halted the previous month due to the lack of resources and lack of active councillors. In order to assist in the payments, the council implemented the royal tax which was a strict diamond tax levied on all Gabonese citizens and their wealth every month. Out of all the laws passed to remedy the situation, the royal tax would end up being the most controversial. These unfavourable factors in Salisbury led to many citizens leaving to spend this tumultuous period in Varkonia or other provinces.
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After being settled in and becoming an integral part of the Varkonian Senate, BritishWanderer, still Chancellor of Gabon returned home to Salisbury to continue to work on the city alongside Councillor Gobblin. It did not take long for numerous issues to arise, internally Salisbury was suffering deep neglect with royal duties being off-loaded onto the already over-encumbered Council. The peaceful green flag protests occurred during November, where much of the remaining citizenry held up green banners on their person and blocked roadways and other crucial infrastructure, the protestors demanded an end to the royal tax and an overhaul to the current system of governance.
Chancellor BritishWanderer put an end to the royal tax in late October by pushing through a successful council vote to abolish the controversial levy. Her Majesty, Queen Jamietech, was insulted by the fact she had not been consulted over this matter, although The Queen did not push it any further than publicly voicing her displeasure. [[File:CoupofSalisbury.png|thumb|349x349px|This picture was taken of the rebel forces and the assisting Varkonian legion after securing the Capital city of Gabon during the Civil War period. '''Circa November 9th''']]After the quelling of the citizenry, Gobblin & BritishWanderer set about constructing and renovating current building projects within the centre of Salisbury. The underground portion of the train station was updated to a modern standard and granted the title of `''International''` by the Government of Varkonia. Homes were planned and built up around the small central fountain in Salisbury with priority given to housing councillors and active citizenry. Councillor Gobblin encouraged excavation of nearby areas in search of minerals, with a focus on diamonds to fund the purchase of building materials for Salisbury. Meanwhile Chancellor BritishWanderer sought out those without a home to come to Salisbury and assist in the construction and to participate in the start of a new era, most notably of all those who came as a result of this is ChrisFa99, who would play an instrumental role in the foundation of Gabon's culture.
Her Majesty, Jamietech, unhappy with the current state of affairs, demanded that the royal tax be readministered to the local citizenry in order to fund the continued construction of Balmoral. The Council rejected her proposals in favour of supporting the growth of Salisbury rather than the monarchy. Tensions between The Queen and her councillors had reached its boiling point, when the council rejected numerous independence votes put forward by Her Majesty who felt that Varkonia was being too controlling and influencing internal policy away from the Monarch.
▲Her Majesty, Jamietech, unhappy with the current state of affairs, demanded that the royal tax be readministered to the local citizenry in order to fund the continued construction of Balmoral. The Council rejected her proposals in favour of supporting the growth of Salisbury rather than the monarchy. Tensions between The Queen and her councillors had reached its boiling point, when the council rejected numerous independence votes put forward by Her Majesty who felt that Varkonia was being too controlling and influencing internal policy away from the Monarch. [[File:CoupofSalisbury.png|thumb|349x349px|This picture was taken of the rebel forces and the assisting Varkonian legion after securing the Capital city of Gabon during the Civil War period. '''Circa November 9th''']]On the 9th of November The Queen branded her Chancellor and his fellow Councillors as traitors and declared a civil war in order to restore the absolute power of the monarchy subsequently declaring independence from Varkonia. Citizenry within Salisbury were split with regards to political support of either side, most of those residing in poorer sections of Salisbury supported the rebels who were led by BritishWanderer and supported by [[Varkonia]] & [[Hjaltland]], while those living closest to Balmoral felt a deeper connection and supported the Monarchy. Her Majesty allowed the military forces of Gabon to commit any acts they must for a victory, an order which the military used to commit brash violence on citizens throughout the city. Many rebel sympathisers tried to hide from the royalists however most were found, arrested or murdered in cold blood. Gabonese rebel forces led by BritishWanderer and a Varkonian Legion led by S4NTA entered Salisbury from the west in order to take back the city and put a swift end to the civil war.
Following the orders of the Red Duke Mickale of Varkonia to show no mercy, many royalists suffered brutality at the hands of the Varkonian Legions. The devastation and the horrific scenes that they witnessed was said to have shocked the Gabonese rebel forces upon their entrance into the city.
With the capital being seized by the rebels and the royal family surrendering, [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/9wwku1/announcement_of_peace_in_gabon_and_a_short/ peace was officially announced] by BritishWanderer on November 14th. The citizenry, although disgusted in the actions of the Varkonian legion and what they did in order to achieve victory, mostly accepted the new government, with others emigrating to neighbouring nations. The abolishment of the monarchy and the establishment of an executive lord's council freed up an immense amount of wealth that was held by the royal family, which the council swiftly used for the betterment of Salisbury.
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The end of the Civil War in Gabon brought about a much-needed period of growth to the nation. The Government was reformed into a direct democracy as the ''Grand Mercantile Republic of the Autonomous Free Sovereign State of Gabon, the Abode of Peace''. The Head of State from this point onwards was the Lord High Chancellor, BritishWanderer accompanied by his Vice Chancellor of Gobblin. The elected Council during this time was made up of the Chancellors, and Councillors Tvman999 & ChrisFa99. [[File:DecemberMa.png|thumb|This picture was taken of an overhead view of the Capital city, Salisbury. The Suburb of Winchester is located just east of Balmoral with Melbourne to the north. Also pictured is a faint outline of the wall which would eventually encompass the Capital. '''Circa December 2018'''|alt=|left|335x335px]]The construction industry was once again given the go ahead with Vice Chancellor Gobblin leading the efforts to construct new suburbs and set up new trade routes with foreign countries and individuals. The impoverished housing suburb of Melbourne was built to house those left homeless by the Civil war, the messy-style apartment buildings were built in a close knit fashion to allow as many citizens to inhabit as humanly possible. The apartments were snug and purely funded by the Gabonese treasury allowing residents to forego any worry about housing payments. Foreign labourers were brought in from the neighbouring [[Bloom|Republic of Bloom]] to construct the buildings at a low cost as much of Salisbury's citizenry were busy cleaning up damages dealt by the civil war.
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While the rebuilding efforts were continuing, Chancellor BritishWanderer took it upon himself to revisit the policies of Salisbury and restructure them from the ground up, cutting taxes and establishing the Sovereign Fund which would be used as a safety net for the capital government and its citizenry. The Sovereign Fund was vital in keeping the economy afloat and allowing citizens to benefit themselves in periods when the Council were on diplomatic missions or otherwise outside of the Capital.
In late December, the Council came together to formalise and negotiate the funding and construction of a sturdy wall, 12 metres in height and 6 metres in width, surrounding Salisbury. The negotiations took 13 hours and ended with a fully funded wall, with slight changes being made to the design which made it overall more defensible. The wall had the main goal of outlining the city boundary of Salisbury while providing a defensive benefit to all of Salisbury's citizenry. Around the same time, plans were drawn up by the Chancellor and his Vice counterpart to further increase the security of Salisbury alongside the wall and as such, 30% of the Sovereign Fund was used to fund snitch and bastion coverage across the entire capital borough of Salisbury.
During this period, the council of Gabon was approached by Cincius who wished to construct the town of Venice in the northern territory of Gabon, after some intense discussions among the Councillors it was decided that Salisbury would cede a portion of the Capital borough to create a new borough of Venice under the oversight of Councillor Cincius. Although Cincius mainly kept to himself, he was able to construct a vast town in a short period of time and personally excavated rails to Salisbury's International Station and Varkonia City. Cincius became an integral part of the Council from this point forward, contributing to automated rail systems while continuing to build up Venice. [[File:JanuarySalisbury.png|thumb|400x400px|This picture was taken by the Vice-Chancellor of the Capital, displaying Balmoral under construction in the distance with the neighbouring Winchester and Melbourne suburbs and the central portion of Salisbury prior to the filling in of the hole. '''Circa January 9th 2019''']]Throughout December post civil war, Books and art were heavily encouraged by the Chancellor, of which such works of 'Tender Night in Gabon' & 'Gabon in Spring' were written by ChrisFa99 during this time. 'Tender Night In Gabon' especially proved popular internationally and was sold out twice during the height of publication. ChrisFa99 would continue to author many pieces of Gabonese literature, many of which are still held in high regard and form an integral part of Gabonese culture.
<br />[[File:Boroughs.png|left|thumb|416x416px|The Boroughs of the Chancellery of Gabon.
==== Period of Peaceful Hibernation ====▼
While construction projects were well underway with the near completion of both the Winchester and Melbourne suburbs, Vice Chancellor Gobblin commissioned a nature walk lined with natural flora and fauna to lead north from Salisbury towards to the international border with the Republic of Bloom, this culminated in the construction of the friendship bridge by both nations. Encouraging visitors and diplomatic ties was an important direction taken by the Chancellor BritishWanderer, aiding in Vice Chancellor Gobblin's vision of a strong economical city. The Military Camp of Willywhacker was also built during this time, a military complex tasked with the goal of training, equipping and housing those who would defend Salisbury and the country of Gabon. [[File:Boroughs.png|left|thumb|416x416px|The Boroughs of the Chancellery of Gabon. ▼
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'''Created January 2019''']]On the 10th of January, the Government of Gabon reformed away from the "'''G''rand Mercantile Republic of the Autonomous Free Sovereign State of Gabon, the Abode of Peace'''''<nowiki/>''"'' into "'''''The Chancellery of Gabon'''"'' and while not having any major consequences for the day to day of Salisbury, it did make the position of Lord High Chancellor and Vice Chancellor permanent fixtures only vacant for election upon death or retirement. This change would cement BritishWanderer and Gobblin as permanent figures to represent Gabon for the foreseeable future. This change also came with a shift in the Council which would be made up of {''BritishWanderer, Gobblin, Tvman999, ChrisFa99 and Cincius''}.▼
==='''Era of Growth [2019]'''===
▲While construction projects were well underway with the near completion of both the Winchester and Melbourne suburbs, Vice Chancellor Gobblin commissioned a nature walk lined with natural flora and fauna to lead north from Salisbury towards to the international border with the Republic of Bloom, this culminated in the construction of the friendship bridge by both nations. Encouraging visitors and diplomatic ties was an important direction taken by the Chancellor BritishWanderer, aiding in Vice Chancellor Gobblin's vision of a strong economical city. The Military Camp of Willywhacker was also built during this time, a military complex tasked with the goal of training, equipping and housing those who would defend Salisbury and the country
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With the expansion of Salisbury, surrounding towns and the ceded borough territory to Venice, local governance slowly ceased to exist as the Capital was no longer the only settlement on the mainland and as such the Councillors of Salisbury merged into the same position of Councillors of Gabon. The borough of Salisbury would remain the largest and most populated borough, with the neighbouring boroughs of Bakerswood [2] {Southeast}, Venice [4] {North} and Highgrove [3] {South}.
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Fortunately the period of hibernation was not lengthy and with the return of The Vice Chancellor in early April, it was decided to reboot the government and continue to build on previous progress. OstenVonStolz, a model citizen who had been hard at work constructing the Capital walls was promptly appointed to the position of Councillor in place of the late ChrisFa99. The government wasted no time and immediately set itself three enormous tasks, namely the Capital Depository, the shoreline district of Portsmouth, with a heavy focus on shopping in the harbour and a renovation of Salisbury International Station. These projects were chosen due to a chancellery decree to expand the diplomatic outreach of Salisbury via rail connections and economical growth.
The Capital Depository was the first project to be attempted, a behemoth of a building with the intent of storing all of Salisbury's building materials and supplies. It was not only the construction of the building itself that was time consuming but transporting almost 30 double chests of resources into the depository itself, reportedly three fully-loaded donkeys died in the transportation process. The Capital Depository would become a vital part of every future building project planned from then on, making the distribution of building supplies much more efficient throughout the entire borough.[[File:AprilMap.png|thumb|434x434px|This picture was taken of an overhead view of the Capital city, Salisbury. Pictured is the new suburbs of Portsmouth, the beginnings of Hackney in the south and Central Salisbury. '''Circa April 2019''']]Portsmouth's blueprints were gradually laid out as foundations across the eastern bay of Salisbury by Vice Chancellor Gobblin, who had the vision of creating a modest economic community within the Capital to hopefully attract business from across the quadrant. Initial progress was slow as on April 11th it was leaked that allegedly the Gabonese Government had poorly budgeted the cities stone supplies and overstated the amount of stone in storage. While the stone crisis started as gossip, the government did later confirm the rumour and city-wide projects including the Salisbury city wall were halted as government ministers sought a new source to make up for the lack of stone. [[File:SalisburyStationGabon.png|left|thumb|289x289px|This picture was taken of Salisbury International prior to the vital renovations that took place. '''Circa March 2019'''[[File:SalisburyInternationalStation.png|left|thumb|281x281px|This picture was taken of Salisbury International Station after the extensive renovation efforts put in by Gobblin, OstenVonStolz and BritishWanderer. '''Circa 13th April 2019''']]<br />]]While construction materials were being ordered, Chancellor BritishWanderer and Vice Chancellor Gobblin took part in public events and set out to better the daily life of the average citizen, this included the popular bill to provide adequate public lighting across Salisbury especially to those who resided in impoverished areas of the Capital such as Melbourne. Both Chancellors also took the time to repave certain roads and enhance the local beauty by adding in bunting strewn across streets, planting flora and fauna that lined major roads and creating public gardens for citizenry to benefit from.
Once the aptly named stone crisis was declared over by the Council, labour immediately began on the renovations of Salisbury International Station, the scale comparatively to the station at the time was colossal, stationed underground at nearly 100 metres tall, it was a tremendous upgrade and became a grand entrance for any tourists or travellers passing through. The construction was the most efficient project of its size in the history of Salisbury, being designed, collected resources for and built all in the same working day. The days following, old rail lines were re-linked up to the new international station and holes were dug out in anticipation for future rail line extensions to [[Nyasaland]], [[Gensokyo]] & [[Tvtopia]]. On the 14th of April, a direct rail line was dug between [[Icenia]] and Salisbury, linking the two major cities in the minus, minus quadrant. ▼
The April renovations brought with it vast commercialisation to Portsmouth thanks to immense government investment which brought international corporations and countries to open up stores selling foreign goods. This economic growth in turn created a steady supply of visitors, shoppers and tourism for Salisbury which in turn boosted the number of citizenship applications and property purchases. [[File:Victoryarchsalisburyrow.png|left|thumb|329x329px|This picture was taken at the beginning of construction of the Victory Arch and Patriotic Row '''Circa Late May 2019''' ]]▼
▲Once the aptly named stone crisis was declared over by the Council, labour immediately began on the renovations of Salisbury International Station, the scale comparatively to the station at the time was colossal, stationed underground at nearly 100 metres tall, it was a tremendous upgrade and became a grand entrance for any tourists or travellers passing through. The construction was the most efficient project of its size in the history of Salisbury, being designed, collected resources for and built all in the same working day. The days following, old rail lines were re-linked up to the new international station and holes were dug out in anticipation for future rail line extensions to [[Nyasaland]], [[Gensokyo]] & [[Tvtopia]]. On the 14th of April, a direct rail line was dug between [[Icenia]] and Salisbury, linking the two major cities in the minus, minus quadrant.
Around the same time, Councillor OstenVonStolz, undaunted by the Capital wall project took it upon himself to finish the remainder of the wall, this was no small feat as the wall only covered the north side of the city at the time. For his efforts in completing the entirety of the wall of his own volition, a small ceremony was held in a meeting of Lord's Council where Councillor OstenVonStolz was awarded a sizable portion of forested land south of the Capital within the borough of Salisbury. It was this parcel of land that Councillor OstenVonStolz would transform into the quaint town of South Shields, boasting a pub, church, and blacksmith. This settlement was the first to be constructed outside of the capital in the borough, making it the second oldest settlement in the borough of Salisbury. With the success of South Shields, the Lord's Council would grant OstenVonStolz further land to the far west, upon which Osten would found the port settlement of Tynemouth.
▲The April renovations brought with it vast commercialisation to Portsmouth thanks to immense government investment which brought international corporations and countries to open up stores selling foreign goods. This economic growth in turn created a steady supply of visitors, shoppers and tourism for Salisbury which in turn boosted the number of citizenship applications and property purchases.
The Red Duke of Varkonia, Mickale, also visited during this time. Mickale was shown around new developments such as the Nox Theatre, Winchester South and the new developing townships of South Shields and Tynemouth.
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Salisbury was growing at a rapid rate, with nearly one new construction every other day for the months of April and May. The number of buildings in the Capital stood at 33 at the beginning of April, this grew to 67 buildings by the end of May.
On May 31st it was announced that Salisbury would hold a One Year Anniversary festival on the 10th of June. Invitations were sent out to numerous neighbouring leaders, citizens and the general international public. In preparation for the festivities, Vice Chancellor Gobblin commissioned a Victory Arch to commemorate the Civil War and founding of Gabon. This Arch would be flanked by a street of tall townhouses, a style which had not yet been seen anywhere else throughout the country. [[File:Victoryarchcompletedsalisbury.png|left|thumb|330x330px|This picture was taken at the completion of the Victory Arch and the Patriotic Row behind it. '''Circa June 1st 2019''']]
The Lord High Chancellor, BritishWanderer gathered up citizens and appointed tasks, the festivities required an extensive amount of alcohol and food which had to be produced in just a week prior to the party. The inside of the theatre was completely redesigned, long pew chairs were ripped out and replaced with three large centrepiece tables with each table being adorned with a colour of the national flag. Huge amounts of bunting were hung throughout the theatre and across Patriotic Row, and along Balmoral Avenue. [[File:3rdJuneSalisbury.png|thumb|451x451px|This picture was taken of an overhead view of the Capital city, Salisbury. Pictured is the new suburb of Hackney to the south, with the Nox Theatre, the Townhall and Patriotic Row coming off of the Victory Arch. '''Circa 3rd June 2019''']]On June 5th 2019, when tending flowers in Nox Square, Chancellor BritishWanderer was struck in the head by an arrow. Security forces led by the Vice Chancellor quickly secured the area and the Lord High Chancellor was taken to an improvised medical facility set up in the basement of the town hall. Luckily the Chancellor did not suffer any serious injuries and after bed rest would be able to attend the festivities later in the week.
The One Year Anniversary Festival was held on the 10th of June 2019 as planned and was attended by many notable individuals such as; Mickale, Red Duke of Varkonia. Varkanos, King of Varkonia. MrLlamma, Leader of Coventhia. BennyX, Commissar of Nyasaland and Slushhi, Prime Minister of Bloom. The night was deemed a success, with a race around the city walls, city tours and the now world-renowned reading of [https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/bzw1vl/invictusx_and_varkanos_reading_a_tender_night_in/ 'Tender Night of Gabon' by InvictusX and Varkanos]. The Party concluded after a speech made by the Red Duke of Varkonia, expressing his immense pride and admiration of Gabon and it's government.
As a pet project in late June, the Vice Chancellor decided to enact land reclaiming policies in the eastern sea, by dredging the seabed and piling up sturdy materials to form islands off the coast. These three islands would be the start of an east coast archipelago project, with the islands varying in size and height. The Lord's Council would name the three islands, Christmas island, Nauru and Zealand respectively.
After this period of vast expansion, diplomatic outreach and population growth, the Chancellery once again decided to step back. BritishWanderer tended to duties in the Varkonian Senate whilst Gobblin spent his holiday designing new suburbs and constructions for the future of Salisbury.
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The Chancellery would return in November 2019, with the nation being involved in the [[NATO-Mir War]] under the helm of [[Varkonia]]. Although at war, the conflict did not come to the city of Salisbury and as such the Chancellery did not get involved for the most part, except for partly funding the vault break during the [[War of The Coalition|War of the Coalition]].
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The new Lord's Council would go onto implement the Corporations Act, allowing corporations to be founded in Gabon and their approved structure culminating in the founding of the Gabon Trading Company, headed up by Councillor Zyra_Bot. This trading company would set up numerous shops in Salisbury selling an array of goods from the overflow of the Salisbury depository.
However construction and election activity would be mired by the on-going [[NATO-Mir War]] and activity would slowly grind to a halt over the christmas period. The GOR would see progress stalled until it's completion in late December but other projects would unfortunately remain unfinished for the rest of 2019.
The construction industry took a backseat during the early periods of 2020, with only minor constructions in reddingsfield being completed alongside minor roads in the north.
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[[File:Streetmapofsalisburyaugust2020.png|left|thumb|348x348px|This is the street map of Salisbury city and the outlying major roads as designed and drawn by Tiddy1809. '''Circa 25th August 2020''']]
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Activity would be jumped started once again with the end of the war and subsequent commencement of the first Varkonian Senate elections on the 29th July. Citizens of Salisbury would find themselves participating in democracy for the first time in 8 months and the outcome of these elections would place 3 Gabonese citizens into the Varkonian Senate which gave Gabon alone a majority within the Senate. Those citizens, and now Senators were BritishWanderer, Gobblin and EvilxFish. Multiple laws would be implemented from this point onwards which would have a great impact on the city of Salisbury, such as the Civil Service Act 2020 which would implement a civil service across Varkonia headed by Gobblin. It was subsequently voted on that the headquarters of the civil service for Varkonia would be located in Salisbury Proper next to St. Varkanos Cathedral.
[[File:29thAugustSalisbury.png|thumb|460x460px|This picture was taken of an overhead view of the City of Salisbury. This photo depicts the vast development of Swanmore to the south-east of the capital and the expansion of farms south of the GOR outer wall. '''Circa 29th August 2020''']]
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Swanmore would begin to take shape in the latter portion of August with both Tiddy1809 and Gobblin working tirelessly to construct nearly 30 buildings within the suburb. Swanmore quickly grew to become one of the favourite suburbs of Salisbury, with it's distinct style and beautiful street decoration & layout. As Swanmore began to touch the GOR outer wall, new roads were built connecting the southern portion of Whitehaven up to Swanmore through Bakerswood which was also receiving new developments at this time.
==== The Question of Independence ====
On the 26th of August, the Lord High Chancellor BritishWanderer would instate Vice Chancellor Gobblin as acting head of state for a week and would vest all powers, abilities and country representation into this role. The peaceful transition took place in the Chancellery offices and was witnessed by Tiddy1809.
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