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| Koni yu Niđalosia i Seretia | ||||||
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| Capital | Nithash City | |||||
| Largest city | Seret City | |||||
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| - | President | Lađga Vortala | ||||
Nithalosia has had a relatively short, yet far from dull history. The history starts in about 1870 in which the land was settled which very quickly moves into present times. Over the years the development of the Nithalosian language, politics and diplomacy, our leaders and our wars have all shaped Nithalosia into what it is today.
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Pre-1870
Pre-1870, the land that is now Nithalosia was relatively uninhabited. There existed no settlements on the mainland and the area was just thick bush and rugged mountains.
Settlement
The first Nithalosians moved in from the west in the early 1870's and started farming and colonising the land they found. Three main camps were set up. These were to be later known as Nithash City (Nixaş, originally Nïxaş), Govtha City (Góvxa, originally Kövixa) and Da Kavay City (originally Đa Kavay).
The three early settlements were basic. The settlers built the houses out of wood and what little cloth they could fabricate using the materials around them. The settlements were friendly with each other and began a lucrative trade scheme.
The early settlement of Nithash was in the best position being placed on the river meaning water for manufacturing was available, and also as a means of transport up river to the Maian border. Nithash was chosen as the capital for the nation of Nithalosia when it was established in 1879.
The early Govtha City flourished for it's raw resource power. The city boasted the biggest quarry in the northern continent until 1924 and made it's wealth through the extraction, preparing and export of materials to it's sister cities.
The early Da Kavay City was founded primarily as a farming town. The area was relatively sloped terrain, perfect for goat and sheep farming. The settlement boasted a flourishing wool and meat industry for which it was highly respected for by it's neighbours. Because of the industry here, wool became a staple material in Nithalosian culture and goat's cheese and lamb became a staple food for the early Nithalosians.
Language Development
Upon arriving and settling in their new homeland, the new Nithalosians decided they needed a language that they could use to communicate without foreign peoples being able to understand. This was meant to be a strategic plan in case their civilisation was ever attacked by outsiders.
The language was devised by three elder settlers in the early Da Kavay City and educators were trained there and sent to the other cities to educate people in the new language.
When the new nation was established in 1897, the old literary nithalosian language was set as the official language and was used in all official documents. By the early 1890's, Nithalosian was the primary spoken language.
In the early 1930's, a group of rebel Nithalosians moved out of Nithalosia into the eastern areas of the Salian nation and started their own civilisation. This caused the language they took with them to become removed from standard Nithalosian, and is now considered a relative language (not a dialect).
Politics and Diplomacy
The first President of Nithalosia was a woman by the name of Böya Kavrïlak. From then, there has been an almost even split of female and male presidents in Nithalosia's short history.
In March of 1891, the offshore nation of Seret was invaded by passers by. Nithalosia felt it was in their duty to help protect their neighbours. From this battle (which was won by the Nithalos-Seretians) became the corner-stone for a very important and long-lived friendship between the two nations
Seven years later in 1898, Nithalosia and Seret signed the Zagna pact agreeing to help each other in every way possible. After this, the nations grew so close they were almost considered one. It was suggested by the president in 1905, Vórem Bíxav, that Seret and Nithalosia should become one. In 1906 the agreement went ahead and Seret became the 5 state of Nithalosia and was officially renamed to Nixalox Seret.
List of Presidents
This is a chronological list of Nithalosian presidents to date.
| Name | Years in power | Birthplace | Notable accomplishments |
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| Böya Kavrïlak (♀) | 1879 - 1889 (10)† | Nithash City | First president of the new nation. |
| Koröm Vïkčen (♀) | 1889 - 1902 (13)† | Nithash City | Approved the national anthem |
| Vórem Bíxav (♂) | 1902 - 1918 (16) | Nithash City | Lead the annexation of Independent Seret into Nithalosia in 1906 |
| Yakan Çóvas (♀) | 1918 - 1934 (16) | Govtha City | |
| Girem Dalvax (♂) | 1934 - 1941 (7) | Nithash City | |
| Laxvan Yuróg (♂) | 1941 - 1958 (17) | Seret City | |
| Yanar Şabren (♀) | 1958 - 1969 (11) | Navrix City, Kóyan State | |
| Degvan Kóyex (♀) | 1963 - 1985 (16) | Da Kavay City | Notable for quick action against GRAM rebels in the 3-Day Civil war in 1965 |
| Ugra Şaygad (♂) | 1985 - 1996 (11) | Seret City | |
| Laxga Vórtala (♀) | 1996 - present | Govtha City |
† She had a short term as president probably because she was mayor of the Nithash settlement for 12 years before becoming president.
3-Day Civil War
On February 6th 1965, the state board of Góvxa, in Góvxa City was overthrown by underground rebels. The group who identified themselves as the Govthan Rights Activist Movement (or GRAM) attacked the building on the main streets using automatic weapons.
At 8am they stormed on the building killing 3 civilians, 18 public servants (including the chief of the state) and they then assumed control of the building. By 1pm they had cordoned off most of the exits and entrances into the city and placing the city under citizens arrest. At 2:32pm, the leader of GRAM, Yugov Mómvaş, sent a televised message to the entire peoples of Nithalosia informing them that Góvxa state was announcing it's autocracy from the rest of the nation, and that if the Nithalosian government tried to interfere, they would slaughter more civilians.
At 4pm in Nixaş City the leaders of the time met and president Degvan Kóyex made quick movements to secure an agreement to deploy troops to the now autonomous state. By 10am the next morning (February 7th), the Nithalosian State Troops moved into Góvxa and began the recapture of the city. In this action, a further 15 civilians and 167 rebels lost their lives. The remaining rebels were arrested by the State Troops. By 1am on February 8th, the GRAM leader admitted defeat handing the control of the state back over to the Nithalosian Officials.
A new state board was put into affect, and until 1971, a curfew was placed on the citizens of the city. In 1973, a statue was erected outside the building in the square, where the initial civilians were slain, to remember their loss of life unneccesarily. From 1991, February 8th has been celebrated as a public holiday in Góvxa state called Regain Day.
