User:Horton11/Tagog War

The Tagogese War/Tagogese Civil War/Tagog Crisis was a conflict in Tagog that lasted from 1967 to 1974.

Basically this is it:


 * 1) Tagog becomes independent in 1964
 * 2) Tagog declares itself a republic in 1964
 * 3) The government makes a sudden swing to the left, becomes socialist
 * 4) Increase in violence against whites in Tagog
 * 5) Government deposed in 1967 and a rightist government takes power
 * 6) Communists begin a prolonged civil war against the new government, murdering civilians, whites and several nations intervene in favor of the government: Traspes?, Brunant?, Kemburg?, Prasia? Libertas? Lovian and other mercenaries?
 * 7) Communists able to achieve success through terror but begin losing ground after 1970
 * 8) War unpopular and countries being to pull out despite
 * 9) Civil war ended in 1974

Background
In 1961, Tagog was granted independence and First Minister Banki was made the first Prime Minister, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state.

In April 1964 Benjamin Banki declared Tagog a republic and made himself President. Banki quickly made a turn to the left. Inspired by Tanzania's Nyerere and Mao in China, he began adopting socialist policies and the economy quickly crashed. Discontent among government prompted his Prime Minister, Sir Milton Nganda (1929) to conspire with the army to overthrow Banki. In July 1967 Banki was arrested in his holidaying house and the capital city, Gogat was taken over by the army who propped up Nganda (Banki died in prison in 1968).

Communist insurgency
While the coup was denounced by several nations Banki supporters responded by forming communist militias that began a prolonged war against the regime. Supported in the countryside, they began to take control of rural lands. Soon enough they were behind bombings in the cities, murdering of anyone not supporting them and carrying out violence against whites.

With a number of Lovian, Traspesians, Brunanters and Kemburgers living in Tagog and/or involved in business there, governments from those countries began discussions with the Nganda government to assist in security. These countries pledged financial support for Tagog but by March 1968 it was clear that the government would be unable to fight the communists on their own, as they were losing ground and the military lacked much organization. A number of countries pledged military assistance as Nganda demanded intervention.

Intervention and escalation
The threat of violence against foreign nationals and innocent civilians, and especially the leveraged use of such a threat by the government led several countries to prepare to send troops to Tagog. In July 1968 Brunant send 40 military advisers to the country, having previously sent a ship to evacuate most Brunanters from the country. Later that same month Kemburg sent over 150 soldiers...