ATC Civil War/April Revolution

The April Revolution was the first phase of the ATC Civil War. It occurred on April 9, 2021 as a result of Alpha's attempt to return to the Alternate Territories Wiki a few days earlier and Finolian's suppression of democratic votes. It ended following the deposition, demotion, and banning of Finolian and Leo's securing of control on the wiki.
== Prelude ==
=== ATC Opposition ===
People such as Freecoder and Leo had opposed the rule of Finolian on the Alternate Territories Wiki for a while for various reasons for a good amount of time after Finn banned Alpha near the end of 2020. Finn's government of the ATC became known as the "Finolian ATC" by Patriot, showing how much Finolian made the ATC based all around themself.
=== Revolutionary Users ===
In March, 2021 Patriot joined the ATC. By this point, the opposition to Finn's government led to the ATC being brought to the brink of death. Patriot made several pages and became commonly active, which multiple users credit as restarting activity on the ATC. With Freecoder and Leo back on the wiki and new users like Patriot holding revolutionary beliefs, Finn's control was on the brink of collapse already.
=== Alpha's Return ===
On April 7, 2021 Alpha returned to the Alternate Territories Wiki and was quick to put up a poll on whether or not he should return to the wiki. The poll ended up going 83% in favor of Alpha's return. This led to Finolian declaring the poll invalid and establishing a de facto state of emergency on April 8, 2021. This was met poorly by Freecoder, Leo, and Patriot.
== History ==
=== Freecoder-Leo Uprising ===
Over Discord and with a few replies on the wiki, Freecoder and Leo revolted against Finolian. This led to people protesting Finolian's rule and the Freecoder-Leo Uprising began. The people of the ATC and even the SMC joined Freecoder and Leo, leaving Finn trapped in a corner.
=== Patriot's Revolution ===
Shortly after the Freecoder-Leo Uprising, Patriot proclaimed a revolution on the Alternate Territories Wiki against Finolian. This became known as Patriot's Revolution and, as a full post on the wiki, stirred a larger revolt against Finolian. The ATC went into civil war with the majority of active users at the time revolting against Finolian.
=== Alpha Coup ===
Seeing the revolting wiki, a mod named Liuan333 sided with the revolutionaries. Alpha then contacted Liuan, asking him to demote Finn and be the one to finalize a coup. Liuan agrees and Finn is demoted and deposed from their positions. Alpha comes to power and leads the final fighting on Discord. Finn refused to surrender, resulting in Liuan banning them.
== Aftermath ==
=== Finolian Terrorists ===
Following the end of the April Revolution, many people viewed the Finolian Loyalists as a terrorist organization. Patriot made an article for the Finolian Loyalists, using the "Terrorist Organization" infobox for it as well.
=== ATC Republic ===
Main article: ATC Republic
The ATC Republic is a term that Patriot used to refer to the political era created after the April Revolution on the Alternate Territories Wiki.
=== Leo Conflict ===
Main article: ATC Civil War/Leo Conflict
In the aftermath of the war, Alpha's new de facto interim administration appointed Leo as the new president of the Alternate Territories Wiki. He founded the first political party: Popular Revolutionary Leonidasian Party (PRLP). Patriot was quick to split from the one-party system and founded the ATC Jacobin Club. Leo reacted by declaring a state of emergency, banning all parties other than his, and became an effective dictator by abolishing all elections and accussing all who spoke out against his actions with verbal abuse. This led to an uprising against Leo and the start of the Leo Conflict.
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