All-Zelgar Congress

## All-Zelgar CongressWisesalgarski SowedskaAllselgarische Kongress

Proposed flag of "Zelgaria"

Fengelian:

* Allselgarische Kongress

The **All-Zelgar Congress** is a Fengelian opposition organization that calls for the creation of an independent nation for the Zelgars.

## History

### Background

The Zelgars are an Orelic ethnic group related to the Krans of Kranowska, and the Weletz peoples that are now extinct. They inhabited much of southern Fengelia prior to the Südlsiedlung, where the Vengels migrated to and settled the Orelic lands. Even then, the Zelgars remained a large minority spread across much of southern Fengelia and the Lorlands. However, the Bloody Forties of the 940s saw large-scale discriminatory mass movements and violence targeting and attacking Zelgars, relegating the majority of the Zelgar population to Zansburg and the Brats region of Ruharberg.

Since Fengelian Unification in 1012, many southern Fengelians were dissatisfied with the new system and Heinese domination, and many anti-Fengelian Zansburgers formed political groups. The All-Zelgar Congress, founded in 1014, was initially a political association for Zelgar nobility and entrepreneurs. However, with the reconciliation policies of Emperors Ferdinand and Friederich II, the Zelgar middle and upper class grew more supportive and less hostile towards the Fengelian Empire, and the WSS slid further to the left, adopting republican and socialist ideologies.

### War

When the Sixth Fengelo-Aulmierrese War broke out, like with the Social Democratic Party, the WSS was split on whether or not to support the war. Wolechimir Wiatroff, Klonimir Kubitschek and the increasingly radical and militant Zelgar nationalists supported the war, as they believed that it would give Zelgars the knowledge, experience and equipment for waging a war of independence. Anti-war elements of the WSS were criticized, condemned and ostracized, allowing the WSS to fall to the leadership of radical nationalists like Kubitschek

### Crisis

As the Fengelian Revolution broke out, the WSS relocated to the city of Wiatroff, a Zelgar city located near Zansburg. Wolechimir Wiatroff was sent to lead the "**Free Army of Zelgaria**", the WSS' military wing, into Zansburg. Many ethnic Zelgars joined their ranks, and other pro-WSS uprisings broke out across the Zelgar lands. However, Colonel Ferdinand von Braun organized the **Zansburger White Guards**, freikorps units of ethnic Fengelians alongside some middle and upper class Zelgars, and fought back against the Free Army. Fighting lasted for months, with both airships and armored vehicles getting involved in the conflict.

However, the freikorps offensive into Wiatroff forced the WSS to flee to Vinchen, held by the VDP-led Republic of Ostoryern. Vinchen soon fell as well, forcing the WSS into exile in Kranowska, the closest and major Orelic nation. The Free Army hijacked a train to the city of Koporberg, located near the Kranish border and held by the VDP-led Republic of Koporberg. There, they helped fight against the freikorps' attempt to take the city, but were eventually forced to abandon the city and went into exile in Kranowska, thus ending the Fengelian Revolution.

### Legacy and Exile

The All-Zelgar Congress and the Free Army of Zelgaria were declared terrorist organizations and banned by Emperor Franz August. The Free Army's major opponent, Ferdinand von Braun, became Minister President of Zansburg in 1062, and continues to hold that role to this day. For their attempt at independence, many of the Zelgars' rights were eroded under Braun's rule. At least 10% of the Zelgar population in Fengelia left the country post-1054, many of them moving to Kranowska and the Lorlands.

At the Kranish border, the Free Army and Fengelian revolutionaries were forced to disarm and the Free Army disbanded in exchange for entrance. The influx of Fengelian arms helped Kranowska modernize its military, and Wolechimir Wiatroff was hired as a military advisor. Disgraced by bringing the WSS into a failed revolution, Klonimir Kubitschek was forced to resign as the WSS' leader. The All-Zelgar Congress transitioned back into a moderate group that champions the rights of Zelgars in Fengelia, as well as the Zelgar diaspora in Kranowska. It has attended several pan-Orelic events since then.