The Ember Revolution

The Ember Revolution was a well-planned, swiftly executed political upheaval that occurred in Asanon in Av of 4652. A group of revolutionaries known as the Ember Gang, led by Jack Callahan, presented a lidt of demands and reforms for the ruling monarchy and noble class. When these were refused, a violent riot of the working class broke out. The police force and army were not equipped to handle the riot, and many government establishments were ransacked. Meanwhile, the upheaval was used as a cover for the Embers to capture or assassinate a large number of the prominent nobility who had reputations for oppressing the poor or weak. The riots raged for several days, during which the king and his family were publicly executed. 
When the rioting settled, the remaining nobility were willing to recind their power in exchange for an end to the violence. The Embers took interim command of the government while a new fully-democratic system was developed and established. Mr. Callahan was voted to be the first president of the new government structure.
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