Republic of Soggi

"In the people, our hearts shall lie, not the land, not the home we build, but the people in it."- Marcos De Flopel ,circa. 1740
The Republic of Soggi, officially the The Peoples Republic of Soggi, is a country in Africa, previously located at the southernmost point, until a civil war caused the southern portions to govern themselves as The Republic of Southern Soggi. It was a Capitalist Fascist Dictatorship before 1905, when it became a liberal-Socialist Republic. The country was discovered with a series of Flopain expeditions where they mapped the lands, before Flopitalian conquest in 1572 before governing itself in 1830. It has a completely mixed population, with Soggas, and Binguses living there, along with the extremely unknown ethnic group of native Shiny Floppas . It also hosts a wide array of ethnic groups and cultures calling Soggi home.
== History ==
=== Flopptu-Expansion ===
The Flopptu Expansion is a period of time which most historians say is before Flopain explorers mapped the land, and before Flopitaly conquered the lands. Not much is known about the people who lived there before the exploration of it. The one thing we know about the people is that they were a set of nomadic cultures, with three main cultures being known. Firstly, The Corcul Culture, found near the capital of Gouflop, then the Sognam culture, which is believed to have immigrated from Flopkey. Then the Flopson culture, which we don't know anything about apart from their basic existence. In the expansion, basic hierarchies began to form, along with (temporary) villages and basic tools.
=== Flopain Exploration ===
In the January of 1539, Flopain sent explorers to document the geography of africa, the explorers documented many landmarks and geographical locations, but Soggi was a particular piece of their interest due to the large amount of sea that it had. They had fully mapped the land under the guide of Christopher Polflop lll, a Flopain explorer and cartographer. However though, Christopher died after contracting rabies from a wild dog. He spread the disease to his companions, who all died, except for a unknown storage counter, who survived and took the notes and maps back to Flopain in the summer of 1553. 
=== Flopitalian Colonization and Conquest ===
At a unknown time in 1572, the Flopitalian king heard of the Land of Soggi, and sent pilgrims to colonize a northern point only known as "Puont De Hope" which roughly translates to "Point of Hope". The new colonists were killed almost immediatly upon entering northern Soggi, most likely due to roaming tribes of natives. After hearing that his colonists were killed, the Flopitalian king sent a group of soldiers to help "Tame the wilds". This resulted in the killing of thousands of natives and the enslavement of natives who weren't killed. Flopitalian colonies quickly grew, and the enslaved natives language of "Somag" and Flopitalian mixed together creating the first instance of what is now modern day Soggili. Also, the capital, Gouflop, was established in 1632.
=== The Great War of Gouflop ===
In the summer of 1732, enslaved Soggas in southern settlments, had revolted against their captors, and had reclaimed the area around southern Soggi. The Soggas then freed the captive Shiny Floppas, creating the first Sogga ran settlement in Soggi. The freed Shiny Floppas and Soggas then attempted to rally more Sogga friendly settlements, with mild success. The friendly settlements then went to Gouflop and attempted to start a riot, leading to the death of seventeen people, and more injured. The riots were successful, with Gouflop instituting more Sogga and Shiny Floppa friendly laws, but still enforced segregation.
=== Independance ===
In the summer of 1797, the leader of Gouflop had sent a courier to Flopitaly to request that Soggi be recognized as a self-autonomous kingdom, but was rejected due to the extreme economic possibilities of Soggi. The headmaster of Gouflop then personally went to Flopitaly to request self-autonomy, but was once again denied. According to historians, the headmaster of Gouflop then sent a delivery of 17,000 flintlocks and black powder rifles to Gouflop, and told the Flopitalian king that, if they continued to reject the independence of Soggi, that they would become independent by force, which apparently threatened the king so much he granted Soggi independence in 1830. The new ruler of Soggi, then renamed his kingdom to, "The African Kingdom of Soggi".
=== Beginning of Apartheid ===
In 1865, The ruler of Soggi declared a law that Soggas and Shiny Floppas may not use any utensils, water wells, or restrooms that any Binguses used, or be fined 500 Rend. This led to Soggas and Shiny Floppas being treated incredibly horrible by authorities and Binguses, who, despite being less than 20% of the population, had been given the majority of the power. Following the death of the previous of the ruler of Soggi, the new ruler had added a new law in 1884 that Soggas and Shiny Floppas had to live on reservations, which modern historians compare to concentration camps, with the amount of abuse and mistreatment that went on there. Along with the general mistreatment of Soggas and Shiny Floppas, they would also dump diseased bodies near living quarters, and feed the people there spoiled food, some of which already had maggots in it. 
=== Republic ===
In 1901, The ruler of Soggi had been facing large amounts of disapproval from the citizens in it, as they felt that the ruler would run Soggi into the ground. Eventually, they went to Gouflop, on the 15th of March, 1902, to demand a fair way for the citizens to choose their leader, and thus, in 1905, The kingdom of Soggi held it's first election, impeaching their former ruler, and electing their first president, A Shiny Floppa named Surnal Flopsir. Under the presidency of Surnal, the reservation law was removed, and Soggas and Shiny Floppas were each given 15,000 rend to help them re-establish. Also, under their new president, They renamed themselves, "The People's Republic of Soggi".
=== End of Apartheid ===
In 1906, the President of Soggi passed a law, making the segregation of Binguses,Soggas, and Shiny Floppas illegal, and any person who subjects any of these groups to segregation or racism be fined 1500 Rend. This led to all previously segregation-era monuments be worked on to include the history behind them. This caused many Soggas being more well included in society, while the Native Shiny Floppas being allowed to see family that they couldn't see for years under segregation laws.
=== 1960's and South Soggi Civil War ===
In the 1960's southern cities in Soggi began to trade goods normally regulated by The Soggi Board of Commerce. When the board of commerce began to crack down on the illegal trade,due to fears of selling goods to terrorists. The southern cities, and more specifically Sogg-Town, the so called "capital of the South". This led to Sogg-Town being given a federal fine, for disregarding federal laws of the nation. The southern cities then sent small brigades of soldiers to guard the borders, fearing that The President would send government officials to enforce the laws. Then, Gouflop sent tanks to Sogg-town to enforce the laws, but the tanks were destroyed by disgruntled citizens, cementing the conflict as official. To try and calm the tensions, the southern cities asked the UN if they could be a official nation, to which the UN allowed them to be independent, and thus, The Republic of Southern Soggi was formed, and tried to stay neutral with Soggi.
=== Modern Era ===
Currently, Soggi is going through a economic crash, due to the prices of alcohol and fruit, Soggi's biggest exports, dropping drastically. This caused many Soggi citizens to go into poverty, and many turning to crime to feed their families. This caused a massive spike in crime rates, especially in Gouflop. during this time, there was a scandal with the current president, in which it was discovered that he has been supplying drugs and weapons to South-Soggi cartels, and more specifically, the Maru-Ka Cartel, leading to the presidents impeachment.
== Politics and Government ==
=== Political System ===
The Republic of Soggi was a Capitalist Fascist Dictatorship when it gained it's independence from Flopitaly in 1830. Under this system, The Soggas in the Kingdom were heavily persecuted due to the lack of Bingus-nes, which where the upper class people in the kingdom, prior to the democratic elections in 1905. From 1905 onwards, Multiple bills and laws have been passed to make sure all citizens are treated equally. Under the new Socialist-Liberal "Republic" system, all citizens where given universal income, but in recent years, the prices for the main exports of Soggi have gone down, causing more people to turn to crime.
=== Law and Justice System ===
Throughout the history of Soggi, many laws have been passed, be they barbaric, or realizing the aforementioned. Currently, historians say that there have been 11 laws passed that have altered the course of Soggi history,
* The Independence act of 1830-Declared "The African Kingdom of Soggi" as a independent nation
* Treaty of Trade between The Kingdom of Soggi and Flopitaly-1834, Allowed Soggi to trade resources with Flopitaly
* Bingus Citizens Tax-1842, Allowed Bingus citizens tax exempts if they had proper merits, not for Soggas or Shiny Floppas
* Communal Storage Act of 1863-Passed in Sogg-Town, all citizens had to "donate" a portion of food and necessities to a communal Storage Shed, where people to donate and withdraw resources.
* Shiny Floppa and Sogga Anti-Contact Law-1865, Soggas and Shiny Floppas may not use any utensils, water wells, or restrooms that any Binguses used, or be fined 500 Rend.
* Shiny Floppa and Sogga Reservation Act-1884, all Soggas and Shiny Floppas had to live on reservations, usually within horrible conditions and abuse
* 1905 Fair Election Act- Passed in 1905 which allowed the first election for presidency in Soggi
* Shiny Floppa and Sogga Reservation Removal Act-1907, removed all Sogga and Shiny Floppa reservations and gave all survivor 1500 Rend as compensation
* Republic of Soggi Act-1907, Renamed "The African Kingdom of Soggi" to "The People's Republic of Soggi"
* Soggi Citizen Equality Act-1906, made segregation of Shiny Floppas,Soggas,Binguses Illegal.
* South Soggi Independence Act-1964, Made South Soggi its own country, under the name of "The Communist Republic of Southern Soggi", or The Republic of Southern Soggi.
=== Military ===
Soggi has been known across the world for its legendary Coast Guard, and its almost non-existant Marine Corps.
The Soggi National Defence Force was created in 1994, only hosting the Army and Coast Guard, with other branches being added in the 2010's. In recent years the Soggi National Defence force has been a major peacekeeping force in Soggi, especially during the South Soggi civil war. Currently, Soggi is the only African country* to have developed nuclear weapons of mass destruction. They tested these weapons in 1956 in a unknown part of the Indian Sea, deeming them a success, and making them viable for warfare in 1989.
Please Note, that this counts Soggi and The Republic of South Soggi when they were still one, South Soggi no longer has any nuclear weapons.
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