The Troubles

The Troubles refer to a period in Discordio-Kramerian History that lead to the emergence of the Kramerian Republic and the beginning of the Pax Discordia.
== Background ==
The Troubles is a term that has been granted to the era retroactively and was not one used at the time commonly. The period of the Troubles began with the end of the National Guard Riots of December, and the exile of Mcl5 from the Fourth Republic.
Romulus had promised to pardon Mcl5 when elected, and riots were common in the streets of Discordia due to his unpopular election. As a result of the chaos, Mcl5 and members of the NAP Paramilitary returned to the Republic in full force, to back the election of Romulus as President.
== The Romulus Presidency ==
The Romulus Presidency can be traced as the source of the Troubles. With Romulus elected, he sought to enact sweeping reforms, granting the Presidency much power in contrast with the other branches of government. The Executive Amendment passed, officially granting the President authority to issue executive orders as a direct, not implied, power.
However, his dictatorial posturing was too much. With support from elements within the National Guard, Logan lead a coup'd'tat against the Romulant Presidency, instating Mcl5 as interim President. This was soon lost to Suda in a contested special election.
== Exile of Romulus ==
Romulus, now exiled from the Republic, vowed to form a new nation, forming "Micronation" in response, and beginning posturing against the Republic of Discord. An outraged Logan and Mcl5 moved to form a Discordian Army to counter this threat, beginning a large scale mobilization of Discordian Society. The Republic Intelligence Agency also saw its first significant action during the Troubles.
With both sides mobilizing, the Micronation Crisis escalated into an all-out-war, with both sides launching raids on each other's server, and with doctrines of war being formulated for the first time in history.
== Micronation Crisis ==
Micronation and ROD faced off, nation against nation, Logan against Romulus. By all means, this was not only a civil war in Discordia, but a civil war in the community, and one that would decide the fate of the community. 
The Pentagon under Mcl5 continued to amass authority, with the Discordian General Staff and military soon encompassing 20% of the Discordian Population, even assuming de-facto control over the National Guard and domestic civilian functions.
Mcl5's leadership in the Micronation Crisis and employment of the so-called "New Colenian Doctrine" eventually lead to the collapse of Micronation, and the Kramerian Revolt.
== Kramerian Revolt ==
The exact details of the Kramerian Revolt are not known, but in a similar fashion to how Logan threw off Romulus, Kramer leads a revolt against Romulus, soon usurping his power, and becoming the de-facto leader of a new Kramerian State. Krameria would later go on to conflict with the Republic of Discord, especially upon the re-installment of Romulus as owner. The two Discord States would be in a constant state of conflict, as ROD slowly emerged as a regional power, and then as a superpower.
== Military Coup in the Republic ==
However, things on the domestic front soon evolved into open conflict. The newly instated General of the Army Mcl5 had been acclaimed as a war hero domestically, but with a massive Discordian Army without a use after the Micronation Ceasefire, conflict arose between the civilian leadership and the Army. Mcl5 argued that the military must be funded and take a front-and-center role in ROD, while President Suda disagreed, and sought the dismissal of Mcl5.
This culminated in an executive order dismissing the authority, but not the position of Mcl5. Without funding for the military, and with loyalty to their general, the Discordian Army disregarded these orders and began taking commands only from the General of the Army. In the last days of Suda's Presidency, the military had taken a much more prominent role, despite his attempts to clamp down.
== End of the Troubles ==
The troubles came to an end with the isolation of Krameria, the formation of Albania, and the election of a new President in the Republic.
With the lame-duck President gone, General Mcl5 slowly demobilized the armed forces, maintaining an army reserve that would not be re-activated until needed.
The Troubles brought valuable intelligence and experience for the security services of the Republic, as even the veterans of the Republic had not seen service since the short Astral-Discordian War (or 24 Hour Conflict) - and had little to no experience.
The Troubles is marked as the only use by the ROD of the unmodified Colenian Doctrine, with it being replaced with more modern doctrines later on