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[[File:Beginning Settlement.png|left|thumb|350x350px|Pictured: Photo taken of the first few buildings constructed in the settlement of Salisbury, the storehouse can be seen to the right, housing in the middle and the Bakery second from the left. '''Circa June 2018''']]
 
==='''Early History 2018''' ===
TheJune 2018 marked the creation of the state of Gabon which resulted from the discovery of the uninhabited landmass by Tvman999 and the subsequent claim of the land by theGetSkinny who would thenbecome the Queen GetSkinnyof Gabon shortly thereafter. Through the issuance of letters patent by The Queen, the Principality of Gabon was formed with the initial sole settlement of Salisbury. The Principality of Gabon would slowly continue to increase its mainland territory. By late June 2018, the claims of Gabon had encompassed the village of Bakerswood on the southeastern peninsula and the town of Cottingham in the south, later adding the sub-province of Venice to the northeast of Salisbury in September 2018.
 
The Principality of Gabon would slowly continue to increase its mainland territory and by late June 2018, the claims of Gabon had encompassed the village of Bakerswood on the southeastern peninsula and the town of Cottingham formally Alpoko in the south, later adding the sub-province of Venice to the northeast of Salisbury in September 2018.
 
After GetSkinny's accession to the throne, Her Majesty, by letters patent<ref>https://gabon.now.sh/announcement/lp_1_14_6_18</ref> created the position of Lord High Chancellor and through a Commission<ref>https://gabon.now.sh/announcement/c_1_18</ref> appointed BritishWanderer to that office. The Lord High Chancellor had effective control of the Privy Council and was entitled to require them to present information about the activities of Gabon to himself.
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==== Establishment of Salisbury ====
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The establishment of the Principality of Gabon bought with it the settlement of Salisbury, this settlement was solely planned to be a simple base of operations whilst the surrounding area was surveyed. In June, Her Majesty deemed it necessary to set out on a vast excavation project in order to extract stone and minerals which would be used to fund future construction projects in prominent positions around the island. Throughout the time of the extraction of the grand quarry, a large influx of labourers would migrate to Salisbury, speeding up the project and resulting in buildings springing up around the quarry. The substantial amount of stone being extracted allowed the privy council to fund constructions of a storehouse, bakery and multiple houses. Although many of buildings constructed around this time have since been either torn down or reconstructed, the bakery still stands to this day as the oldest building in Gabon. As the settlement around the quarry continued to grow, a factory building and rudimental train station was set up, with one of Gabon's first factories being a compactor donated by Mayor Ahrimanne of [[Mount Augusta|MTA]]. [[File:Gabon mainland map.png|alt=|thumb|Pictured: The first known map of mainland Gabon. '''Circa June 2018'''|341x341px]][[File:BalmoralFoundations.png|alt=|left|Pictured: An overhead view of foundations of Balmoral, laid out circa July 2018|thumb]]In late June, with constant construction underway to the southeast and within the settlement, concern was placed on the damage that local labourers were committing on the native flora and fauna. This opened a fierce debate within the privy council, which was split down the middle on the economic side of the argument and the agricultural preservation side of the argument. This led Her Majesty to make a tough decision, ultimately siding with the native wildlife and by letters patent created measures to protect the natural wildlife from any further destruction which would be amended by a compromise to allow members of the privy council to authorise the destruction of any particular instance of flora so long as saplings of the respective fauna was planted elsewhere. This patent is generally regarded as saving the decline of the natural trees within the nation of Gabon.
 
Sensing that Salisbury was becoming more than just a settlement, Her Majesty the Queen in July 2018 would name Salisbury as the capital of Gabon and would laid out plans with her privy council to construct the royal residence of Balmoral Castle which would straddle the main avenue and overlook the rest of the city. The original design contained fifty rooms, wide corridors and a sizeable courtyard. Balmoral was planned to hold not only the residential quarters of the royal family but also the hosting place of internal government gatherings and diplomatic meetings.
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The city would slowly expand for the rest of 2018 due to the limited resources left over, however development continued via road systems and more housing in the eastern portion of the Capital.
==== The Political Union between Gabon and Varkonia ====▼
In late July, the privy council and Her Majesty decided that it was in the best interests of the Gabonese peoples to open negotiation talks with the '''Grand Duchy of Varkonia''' to discuss and ratify ''The Treaty Effecting a Transition of Government for the Principality of Gabon through Cession of Lands to the Grand Duchy of Varkonia''<ref>https://gabon.now.sh/treaty/transition</ref> which saw Gabon lose its title as “Principality” and become a "Province" of Varkonia.▼
 
This also saw the dissolution of the royal throne of Gabon, including Her Majesty’s Privy Council. In its place, the monarchy was replaced with the Assembly of the Province of Gabon which was headed by the Grand Prince of the Province of Gabon. Her Majesty The Queen became the Grand Prince and appointed her privy councillors to the Provincial Assembly. This also saw the appointment of two members of the Assembly of Gabon to the Senate of Varkonia, these two senators representing Gabon would be GetSkinny and BritishWanderer. Whilst serving on the Senate, these senators brought the virtue of codified law to Varkonia. This was something that had not been introduced beforehand to Varkonia. Gabon’s rich history of lawmaking and the prowess of its Assembly were a welcome addition to Varkonia.▼
 
▲==== The Political Union between Gabon and Varkonia ====
The reaction to the transition of government was met by positive outpouring by the citizenry who saw it as two sister nations joining together, with many Gabonese citizens being dual citizens with Varkonia and Varkonian citizens being dual citizens of Gabon. This made the relationship between both countries intertwined, Varkonian flags were quickly added to prominent focal points around the Capital with government buildings gladly displaying the Varkonian flag alongside its Gabonese counterpart. ▼
''Sister Article: [[Varkonia]]''
 
▲In late July 2018, the privy council and Her Majesty decided that it was in the best interests of the Gabonese peoples to open negotiation talks with the '''Grand Duchy of Varkonia''' to discuss and ratify ''The Treaty Effecting a Transition of Government for the Principality of Gabon through Cession of Lands to the Grand Duchy of Varkonia''<ref>https://gabon.now.sh/treaty/transition</ref> which saw Gabon lose its title as “Principality” and become a "Province" of Varkonia.
Varkonia's reaction within the Senate and its citizens was highly positive, seen as a inevitable decision by both governments given the lengthy history enjoyed by citizens within both sister countries. GetSkinny and BritishWanderer were welcomed into the senate gladly and their intentions to bring a foundation of law and order acts to Varkonia were warmly received. [[File:Grand duchy.png|left|367x367px|Pictured: Borders of a unified nation-state between Gabon and Varkonia.
 
▲This also saw the dissolution of the royal throne of Gabon, including Her Majesty’s Privy Council. In its place, the monarchy was replaced with the Assembly of the Province of Gabon which was headed by the Grand Prince of the Province of Gabon. Her Majesty The Queen became the Grand Prince and appointed her privy councillors to the Provincial Assembly. This also saw the appointment of two members of the Assembly of Gabon to the Senate of Varkonia, these two senators representing Gabon would bebecome Grand Prince GetSkinny and Chancellor and Councillor BritishWanderer. Whilst serving on the Senate, these senators brought the virtue of codified law to Varkonia. This was something that had not been introduced beforehand to Varkonia. Gabon’s rich history of lawmaking and the prowess of its Assembly were a welcome addition to Varkonia.
'''Circa Late July 2018'''|thumb]]Neighbouring nations would greet this change positively, with slight confusion on what this would mean for treaties signed by Gabon with other nations in the northwest. The Grand Duchy of Varkonia was quick to assure that Varkonia would gladly take up any responsibilities in all treaties previously signed by Gabon. This action would set out the course for leaders from both Gabon and Varkonia to draft a mutual defence charter which would lead to the foundation of the '''United Northern Congress''' alongside '''SPQR''' & '''Nevrast.'''▼
 
▲The reaction to the transition of government was met by positive outpouring by the citizenry of both nations who saw it as two sister nations joining together, with many Gabonese citizens beingof dualboth citizens with Varkonia and Varkonian citizenscountries beingholding dual citizensresidency of Gabonboth states. This made the relationship between both countries intertwined, Varkonian flags were quickly added to prominent focal points around the Capital with government buildings gladly displaying the Varkonian flag alongside its Gabonese counterpart. [[File:Grand duchy.png|left|367x367px|Pictured: Borders of a unified nation-state between Gabon and Varkonia.
 
▲'''Circa Late July 2018'''|thumb]][[File:Updated Gabon Map.png|thumb|Current map of mainland Gabon and it's overseas territories. '''Circa September 2018'''|450x450px]]Neighbouring nations would greet this change positively, with slight confusion on what this would mean for treaties signed by Gabon with other nations in the northwest. The Grand Duchy of Varkonia was quick to assure neighbouring states that Varkonia would gladly take up any responsibilities in all treaties previously signed by Gabon. This action would set out the course for leaders from both Gabon and Varkonia to draft a mutual defence charter which would lead to the foundation of the '''United Northern Congress''' alongside '''SPQR''' & '''Nevrast.'''
 
Immediately after the signing of the treaty, the government of Varkonia agreed to aid in the funding of an eastern defensive structure within the Capital of Salisbury. This was in conjunction with citizens of Varkonia funding the construction of an updated rail station in Salisbury, the station went from three one-way lines to eight possible two-way connections to multiple countries in the northwest quadrant. The station is adorned with the Varkonian national flag alongside the Gabonese standard to reflect the contribution that was made towards to the construction.
 
The Senatorial contributions by both GetSkinny and BritishWanderer to Varkonia would be immensely beneficial to the rule of law in Varkonia and both senators would be the main authors of the establishment of the constitution of Varkonia alongside the Red Duke himself.
==== Formation of The United Northern Congress ====▼
 
After the Gabonese civil war, GetSkinny would be replaced as a Gabonese representative on the Varkonian Senate by Gobblin. Gobblin would do much to improve and assist in the burgeoning Varkonian xp industry and the drainage of the Nox Vault.
 
In December 2018, BritishWanderer would be elected as Speaker of the Senate of Varkonia and would maintain that position until July 2019 where upon he would resign due to the breakup of the [[United Northern Congress|UNC]]. BritishWanderer would be elected again a month later in August 2019 and would serve in the Speaker role until the independence of Gabon in October 2020, holding a total term length of 1 year and 9 months, the longest of any Senate Speaker in Varkonia.
 
Gobblin would be elected to the position of Guild Master in February 2020 due to his commitment and contributions to the xp industry. Gobblin would serve as Guild Master of Varkonia for 7 months from February 2020 - September 2020.
 
 
 
▲==== Formation of The United Northern Congress ====
''Main Article: [[UNC]]''
 
In Early August 2018, The Grand Prince of Gabon and The Lord High Chancellor in conjunction with the Red Duke of the Grand Duchy of Varkonia drafted the Charter of the United Northern Congress<ref>UNC Charter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR7DbHFqABFPrpsVgYrlMg1RfLAr9zkwPYTWIPQtZT96n9c1htfeEwx-jz97b2QvYclNr4iLadCy_y9/pub</ref> in hopes that a new alternative alliance bloc in the northwest quadrant would allow nations the ability to stand aside peacefully, not involving themselves in any future wars while also furthering good relations and economic ties between signing parties.
 
The document was originally sent to Varkonia's largest neighbours, [[SPQR]] and [[Nevrast]], for approval and discussion. Both nations were largely positive about the charter with a few amended changes being added upon request. The two countries would later become the first of many signatories of the Charter of the United Northern Congress.
 
By Mid August, The UNC had reached out to [[Bloom|The Federal Republic of Bloom]] and the [[Kaiserreich]], who after negotiations gladly signed the charter. [[Tvtopia|The Celestial Empire of Tvtopia]], [[Kaltsburg|The Kingdom of Kaltsburg]], [[Westmore|The Duchy of Westmore]], Heavenly Kingdom of [[Gensokyo]] and the [[Nyasaland|Archduchy of Nyasaland,]] shortly joined the signatories, bringing the member-count of the UNC to ten total nations.
[[File:Varkonia Land Claims 2018 October.png|left|thumb|418x418px|The claims of the Grand Duchy of Varkonia in October 2018, showing the province of Gabon on the right. '''Circa October 2018''']]
 
===== Gabon's Impact =====
Gabon's leading government ministers and monarchy played an instrumental role in drafting the original Charter for the United Northern Congress, the Charter itself hints to this Gabon contribution with the document being signed by each member country at the location of Balmoral Castle. This is 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 it's disbandment on 13th July 2019 [[File:Updated Gabon Map.png|thumb|Current map of mainland Gabon and it's overseas territories. '''Circa September 2018'''|450x450px]]
==== The Gabonese Civil War ====
By October 2018, Her Majesty Queen GetSkinny, had been out of the public eye for over two months. The duties that would normally be undertaken by the Queen were being added to the daily tasks of The Lord High Chancellor and his councillors. This extra burdening workload began to cause the stagnation of Gabon which was felt throughout the country, with the council behind on their normal duties, food production and welfare handouts fell to an all-time low. Although republicanism was not unheard of prior to this point, it grew to unprecedented levels among the citizenry and members of the provincial assembly around this time. October would also see the peaceful '''Green Flag Protests''' which saw citizens take to the streets wearing green banners to express their discontent with the monarchy and the government of Gabon. Green banners were used as a meaning for a fresh start, with some radicals suggesting this did not end at reforms for a constitutional monarchy but should result in the ending of the monarchy altogether.
 
DuringAround thisthe same time in Varkonia, members of the senateVarkonian of VarkoniaSenate were charged with numerous criminal offences in the courts of [[Mount Augusta]] leaving Gabon awash in shame, striking at the heart of the connection between the sister nations. The rift that was beginning to form would only deepen when the Red Duke would decline the Provincial Assemblies request for additional funding for internal damages caused by a recent terrorist attack wasin also declined around this time, adding to the growing rift between the two nationsSalisbury. The Lord High Chancellor BritishWanderer and Councillor Gobblin would meet with the Red Duke Mickale of Varkonia to discuss funding issues and the concern of the growing republicanism and concernthe worry that armed response may be required should it come to a boiling point, the Red Duke agreed to provide military support and privately endorsed the Chancellor to lead the nation instead of the Queen if the situation were to lead to a civil war. Mickale would also provide assurances relating to the additional funding as well as the criminal offences levied against multiple senators in Varkonia, alleviating the worries of BritishWanderer and Gobblin.
 
In early November, Queen GetSkinny, returned to a nation seemingly divided. Disagreements had broke out within the Assembly of the Provincial Government of Gabon on how to respond to the dissatisfaction with the actions of Varkonia, alongside heated debates of government reform. The Queen's return was coldly received by her citizenry, including her own government who had seen the rising costs of funding the monarch's private lavish lifestyle without any visible benefit to the nation.
 
Tensions came to ahead on the 9th of November as the Her Majesty would call for an emergency assembly meeting, every councillor {BritishWanderer, Gobblin, Tvman999, ChrisFa99, Suigin} was required to attend the meeting in Balmoral immediately. Once all councillors of the Assembly were within the doors, they were forcibly locked in by members of the Queen's royal guard. Her Majesty, above the commotion, would call three important votes, all relating to the dissolution of the union between Varkonia and Gabon. The first vote, taking many of her councillors by surprise, was ''Should Gabon exercise its human right to self-determination and declare independence?''. Loyalists of the Monarchy were quick to throw their support behind the vote, with the rest of the Assembly along with the Lord High Chancellor himself safely voting against or abstaining once it was clear that the Act would not pass the 50% threshold required.
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WithAs the initial vote came to a close, The Queen proclaimed to the Assembly that she felt that with the 40% support that there was supportreason to call for immediate independence. This declaration sent the ministersopposing councillors into an uproar, calling for an official vote to respect the 50% threshold. The atmosphere inside of the chamber quickly became one of fury and chaos, the royal guard would move in to quell the madness only to be met with drawn swords by members of the assembly causing a standoff. In order to quickly quash the mayhem within the Assembly, the Queen called for a second referendum on independence within the Assembly.
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After theDuring second vote, the Lord High Chancellor stood from his chair to defend the Grand Duchy of Varkonia to the clear disapproval of many of the loyalist government ministerscouncillors. The majority of the Assembly did however, stand behind the Chancellor and his track record. This bought a perhaps uncomfortable realisation to Her Majesty, that the Assembly itself was slowly splitting between herself and her own Chancellor. In order to retain her support within the house, she backed down and called for the second vote of independence.
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The final vote was ruled in favour of the union, many councillors supporting the Chancellor's ideals of closer cooperation and continued union with the Duchy of Varkonia. This blow to the Queen was seen by many as one of the final nails in the coffin for a monarchy unresponsive to their own country's needs.
 
However the Queen would take the stand before the Assembly and informed them that she would be issuing a royal decree to declare independence herself<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/9vg635/declaration_of_intention_of_gabon_to_withdraw/</ref>, effectively ignoring previous votes and the will of her Assembly. This was an unprecedented move, whilewhilst allowedpermitted by the laws and the government system in place, it had never been undertaken in such a manner before in Gabon's history. The Lord High Chancellor, who was once seen as the most loyal member of Her Majesty's Assembly was the first to speak harshly against this action. In the mist of the anger felt by the Assembly, the Chancellor controversially called for a vote to unseat the ruling monarch and replace the Grand Prince with himself.
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Although not legal binding and not possible to enforcebe enforced by the Assembly, it was a clear display of the feelings of a majority of councillors who had been forced to choose a side over the course of the evening. The Queen quickly sacked her Lord Chancellor before swiftly branding the rest of the Assembly as traitors and dissolving the entire government. From this, the Independent Principality of Gabon was again formed with Her Majesty The Queen as its head. News of this action would spread across the city like wildfire, every citizen would pick a side pitting neighbour against neighbour. BritishWanderer would declare theThe Queen's proclamations a betrayal and coup, naminghad himselfsecured the Crown Princesupport of Gabon and calling for a military coup of Gabon. Rebel messages would quickly be sent to the Redsmall Duke Mickale requestinggabonese military aidhours previouslyprior promised,with however this would be unnecessary as Queen Getskinny would declare war on The Grand Duchypromises of Varkoniaextra and U.F.R Hjlatland, causing both nations to join the side of the republican rebels. Both [[Varkonia]]funding and [[Hjaltland]] rallied behind the revolutionaries in their revolt against the Independent Principality of Gabon both publiclyequipment and throughas militarysuch support.controlled Large outpouringsmost of 'Longthe Live Gabon!' would come incapital from homethe and abroad in supportonset of theher revolutionariesdecision andto become the standard motto of thedeclare rebellionindependence.[[File:SalisburyChurch.png|alt=|thumb|459x459px|Pictured: Photo of the bombing raid on the Capital City of Salisbury, St Varkanos church that stood at the helm of the city.
 
'''Circa 10th November 2018''' ]]▼
News of this action would spread across the city and the minus minus quadrant like wildfire, citizens of Gabon were caught unaware, not knowing that the government had been deciding the course of Gabon's future in a small private room just minutes away. An unintended consequence of this night would be the future call for government transparency which would lead to the Propositions Act 2020 and the Council Updates Act 2020 in the future which would provide citizen insight into every vote and every discussion undertaken by the council.
 
BritishWanderer would declare the Queen's proclamations a betrayal and coup, naming himself the Crown Prince of Gabon and calling for a military coup of Gabon. Rebel messages were quickly be sent to the Red Duke of Varkonia, Mickale, requesting military aid previously promised, however this would prove to be unnecessary as Queen Getskinny would declare war on The Grand Duchy of Varkonia and U.F.R Hjlatland, causing both nations to join the side of the republican rebels. Both [[Varkonia]] and [[Hjaltland]] rallied behind the revolutionaries in their revolt against the Independent Principality of Gabon both publicly and through military support. Large outpourings of 'Long Live Gabon!' would come in from home and abroad in support of the revolutionaries and become the standard motto of the rebellion.
▲'''Circa 10th November 2018''' ]]
 
With the military of Gabon pledging their continued loyalty to their Queen, the rebels were forced to take up defensive positions outside city boundaries until military support from the Grand Duchy of Varkonia arrived. Outside of the Capital, quick progress was being made by the rebels forces, taking control of the town of Bakerswood and surrounding Cottingham to the far south. Upon hearing updates about the incidents occurring in Gabon, The Red Duke of Varkonia ordered a bombing raid by the Varkonian special military forces of the Gabonese capital, the City of Salisbury. This sole act devastated the loyalist stronghold in the centre of the city allowing for it's immediate capture by supporting revolutionary forces.
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Rebel armies would quickly swarm the rest of the Capital, surrounding Balmoral Castle and causing the Queen to surrender just 4 days after the civil war had began.
 
===== Aftermath =====
Her Majesty The Queen and the Grand Prince of the Province of Gabon, BritishWanderer, who was instated by the Senate of Varkonia decided that a continued or prolonged war was not in the interests of the Gabonese peoples. To bring a stop to the fighting, they negotiated a peace deal between the two warring factions and created the Grand Mercantile Republic of the Autonomous Free Sovereign State of Gabon, the Abode of Peace.
 
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The Executive Council was renamed to the Lord's Council and it's head, formally the Leader of the Executive Council was henceforth renamed to Vice Chancellor and elected by the Council itself. The Act was passed with one of the largest majority of bills in Gabon post civil war.
[[File:GabonInDecember2018.png|thumb|415x415px|An overhead view of the city of Salisbury in Gabon, you can see the 2-ring vault on the far right, alongside the construction of Balmoral Estate on the left. '''Circa December 2018''']]
 
 
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