2021

2021 (MMXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2021st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 21st year of the 3rd millennium, the 21st year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade. It was preceded by 2020 and succeeded by 2022.
== Events ==
=== January ===
* January 7th: 2021 Jonathian general election - Jonas Albert of the Liberal Party wins with 49.4% of the vote. Donald Trump, leader of the Republicans, cites voter fraud.
* January 14th: Riots break out in Fortland. Police struggle to quell rebellions in the capital.
* January 22nd: Re-Cola releases a new caramel variant, to mixed reception from fans.
=== February ===
* February 12th: The Linswust anomalies occur. Several noises are heard in the Canadish section of the Linswust desert.
* February 20th: Commolacia's government blocks all ACIMA services, Cycloweb included.
* February 26th: The Linswust anomalies continue. A purple aurora occurs over Lynskip. Several photos of the anomaly show a purple moon.
=== March ===
* March 1st: Jonathia elects a Secretary of Anomalies and forms the Ministry of Anamolytic Activities, also known as MAA.
* March 15th: Fortland tests their first nuclear bomb, causing panic among world politics.
* March 17th: 2021 Dutlese parliamentary election - Brian Humphrey and the VKVP win a majority in national elections. Advance sees their highest result in decades.
=== April ===
* April 7th: Crystal Night takes place in Commolacia; several opposition members end up executed or behind bars.
* April 9th: The fourth season of BFDI, Battle for BFB, concludes. Flower wins all three prizes, but donates the BFDI to the Announcer, hands over the BFB to Gelatin, and shares the "Grand Cake" with several other characters. BFDI creators Jacknjellify go on a break for roughly a month.
* April 10th: Commolacia's state court finds Labour Party MP Megan May guilty of several accounts of supposed treason, and sentences her to be executed, sparking international outrage.
* April 11th: In a historic moment for Jonathian-Canadish relations, Canadia is admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations.
* April 27th: The 2021 Fortlese riots cease. Jayden Albert returns to St. Henderson.
=== May ===
* May 15th - 22nd: 2021 Maiderian federal election - Edmund Fernsby and the Conservatives breeze through the election, winning majorities in both the parliament and the prime ministerial vote.
* May 22nd: Tapavision Song Contest 2021 - Lucelunare wins the contest for Auritadia.
* May 29th: William de Berg is transferred to Newranthia City Hospital in critical condition after a food poisoning incident leaves him with a severe headache. Suspicions arise that Commolacia may be launching terrorist attacks.
=== June ===
* June 4th: Blostia tests nuclear weapons awfully close to their border with Reuland.
* June 12th: Lyvena, Jonathia, and Canadia experience a Purple aurora.
* June 20th: Logos for the 2022 Summer Olympics and Paralympics are released.
* June 25th: Jonathia launches an anti-drug campaign targeted at teens.
=== July ===
* July 26th: Private mining companies from Jonathia are found illegally mining uranium under Canadia and Reuland. Canadia suspects government involvement; this is quickly proved wrong.
* July 27th: The War on Terror begins. Jonathian Union (flag pictured) members start infighting over miscommunication.
* July 29th: Fortland goes to a Code 3 emergency and orders all troops to descend on South Canadia.
=== August ===
* August 14th: Jonathian decoders find and intercept a Jonathian Union television station.
=== September ===
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== Deaths ==
* January 23rd: Louis Colton, television personality (b. 19 Nov. 1933)
* March 19th: Jack Ainsworth, court justice (b. 2 Jul. 1935)
* April 10th: Megan May, politician (b. 28 Jun. 1986)
* August 21st: Franz Kertfoll, major rebel group leader (b. 6 May. 1974)
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