United Republic of Tedesu

Tedesu - 2023

Vice President

* Tommy Lawson

Deputy Chancellor

* Mathew T. Lewis

The **United Republic of Tedesu** or more commonly referred to as **Tedesu** is a country in the Isle of Sheaman that gained independence on the 1st of June 2023. Tedesu consists of six regions which are: the North Region, South Region, East Region, City of Onoira, City of Brexilton, and City of Samprier. Tedesu's population is 2,286,550 via the 2023 Census and there are three cities in the country which are Onoira, Brexilton, and Samprier, who share 935,600, 813,400, and 164,800, respectively. The country is largely white with a 68% of all people being white in the country. Tedesu is also very religious, with 84% of all people regarding themselves religious and only 16% regarding themselves as irreligious. Tedesu is currently engaged in a war that begun on the 9th of September 2023. The war has led to Tedesu receiving a large amount of support in the effort to defeat the opposition country, North Tedesu.

### Before Statehood: 1689 - 1950

The earliest known mention of Tedesu was in 1689 when the area was discovered by French explorer Jean Armen who called the place the Southern lands which in French is Terres de Sud which after only a couple decades the land began to be called Tedesu by the people who lived there. The land gained lots of attraction quickly in that time and soon many settlers came and established many towns across the shore which would soon become larger and larger. Although it remained unimportant in its early years and had little recognition as a territory it seem became more well known and in 1692 the land officially came under the French Colony of Sheaman. When it became a part of the colony it was quite disorganized and thus no governance was established for Tedesu leaving it as open country. This led to a lot of crime and towns being pillaged due to no government and a police force. This problem would be resolved in the 1700s but throughout the 1690s crime would be an affective way to source income.

In 1701 Sheaman was conquered by the Kingdom of England after a war lasting between 1700 and 1701. The island was promptly handed over to the English and very quickly provinces sprung up in areas so that they could be properly governed. one of these Provinces was the Province of Tedesu that was established on the 1st of February 1702 and a governor was appointed, Henry Mason Stuart who became government the same day that the province was established. The governor of the Province of Tedesu the following year would fund a private local police force that could be hired by rich folk to guard their homes, streets, land etc and it soon became popular for rich folk to hire these local police.

Throughout the early 1700s Tedesu began being settled by farmers alike and became known for its farming and produce. The District ended up becoming the country's best place for high quality food and soon gained a worthy competitive economy in the districts nearby. After the French had lost its colony in Sheaman many British people settled Tedesu and although the English were largely protestant Catholicism remained the most followed religion in the region which upset many English settlers who hoped for Protestantism to become the leading religion in the district. This led to an attack on Catholics, mainly French Catholics called the Night of the Murdered Catholics in 1748 when around 20 to 50 Catholics were murdered by Protestants who were upset by the amount of Catholics that were living in the district. The night was considered a triumph for the murdered Catholics as it gave them a justified reason to call out the Protestants. From then on Protestants lost any control that they previously had on the region and Catholic only became more prominent.

In the late 1700s the district continued to take shape with many governors making different changes throughout their times such as Sir Arthur P. Morgan who decided to establish a local police force in the district to handle law and control it. The local police force was established in 1789 and was mostly unwelcome due to the underdevelopment of the district, being full of farmers and those who felt there was no need for a police force. Most farmers would end of changing their minds about the police force after they all experienced major theft and crimes on their land leading to them welcoming the local police force.

Throughout the Maxifolian wars the Province of Tedesu remained as neutral in the matter as possible as the majority of the population did not support the ideals of Maxifolianism but in the 3rd Maxifolian Uprising they recognized the seriousness of the wars and joined in against the Maxifolians. Although at first they were successful in their war against the Maxifolians it soon became a problem and by the mid 1830s they began losing the war, something they hadn't done before in the previous wars. Eventually in 1840, the government of the colony of Sheaman soon started to collapse and government went to war with itself. In 1841 the government was overthrown by the Maxifolians and a provisional government was established. After the government was overthrown the British got involved as it was their colony and soon the Maxifolian rebellion became a war for independence against the British. the British used naval bases and constructed naval bases in Tedesu and used them as invasion ports. Many troops were stationed their and plenty of battles fought there including the Battle of the High Port which led to the death of over 300 soldiers on both sides in total. The war ended in a victory of the Maxifolians but independence was never secured for Sheaman instead gaining a level of autonomy within the United Kingdom being given their own parliament, prime minister etc but under major restrictions from the UK government.

In the later 1800s Tedesu continued being against the idea of independence and when Martin Von Coloras was elected in 1851 many Tedusians were upset by this as he was well known for his support for independence in Sheaman. Although Coloras never pushed for independence, he did note that he thought Sheaman would have independence by the end of the century which majorly upset Tedusians. Coloras also thought of building an entirely new city in Tedesu in the early 1850s but ended up building it in nowadays Greater Coloras as Tedusians were very unhappy about the idea and saw it as threat to farmers and rural folk. When Coloras left office in 1865 he was replaced by Brody Halls who was part of CBSP which generally left the population of Tedesu happy because of his conservative nature. Whilst Halls was Prime Minister he supported Tedusian ruralness and attempted to respect it however many Tedusians were fiercely against the expansion of the police force and industrialization which seemed to be the focus of Halls who continued to support those policies during his premiership however they did support Halls' decision to completely close the country's borders to commonwealth countries now only accepting British citizens. Halls was then replaced by Ashton White who had grown up on a farm when he was younger so much of Tedesu were supportive of his premiership; Under his premiership he would support local economic trade, local business and farms leading to a much more stable life in the countryside rather than a lacking one. This however led to many outsiders marking Tedesu as a great place to start a business and so Samprier which was a small town at the time started to become a place for business as well as Onoira and Brexilton which started to grow rapidly. Around this time as well many farmers started to lose their businesses due to major imports of crops such as wheat from America as well as meats from countries like Australia and New Zealand. because of the agriculture economy starving itself and easier ways to produce food were found Tedusian farmers began losing business and the cities began to grow.

When Ashton White lost the 1880 Parliamentary Election in Sheaman he was replaced by FSP leader Edward Taylor who was strongly in favour of independence and was a big industrialist. Taylor paved the way for the 2nd Industrial Revolution to hit Sheaman and was a major threat to Tedesu. Taylor began encouraging people to move to two up-and-coming cities in Tedesu as well as a new rail network that would pass through all three cities in Tedesu; this led to the end of agriculturalism in Tedesu and farmers were forced to downsize or pick another career, possibly in the cities. When Sheaman gained independence in 1889 many Tedusians were unhappy about this development and called for Tedusian autonomy in a form of devolution or statehood but to no avail they were silenced electorally until the 1892 Parliamentary Election when CBSP won a majority government and Albert Murphy became Prime Minister of Sheaman. Murphy only lasted a year in office until he was replaced by FL's Sir Charles Porter who would lead as Prime Minister until 1897 when he was once again replaced by Christian Grandis who was the leader of CBSP; Grandis was not what Tedusians expected and was instead an Industrialist who supported the expansion of cities in Tedesu but as the 19th century ended and the 20th century began much of Tedesu were now living in the cities and the economy had been changed into a modern economy leaving Tedusians with a new Tedesu in the wake of the 20th century.

In the early 1900s Grandis remained Prime Minister but due to the failure of his government that followed he was elected out of office in 1905 and replaced by Sir Charles Porter, once again becoming Prime Minister until losing the election in 1907 to CBSP once again. Tedusians were still quite upset and wanted compensation by means of power and in the 1910s there were a few protests for devolution in Tedesu that were largely unsuccessful. As the cities grew so did the workers and many began adhering to socialist views which aided LRA as the party began to grow. Oliver C.B Sar was a profoundly popular politician in the heart of the Tedusian cities and soon Unions would sprout up around the country including Tedesu. After WWI Tedesu would embroil into a major civil war between Monarch loyalists who supported a more authoritarian government and Leftist anti-monarchists. The civil war would end in a victory by the anti-monarchist leftists who would call an election leading to a minority for LRA but then they would call another election later that year and achieve an outstanding majority government. Tedesu were hopeful that LRA and Oliver C.B Sar would deliver a supportive government that would tolerate Tedesu and give them what they wanted and in 1920 they introduced an act that would create local governments for district and city councils which was supported very well in Tedesu. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s the coal industry would grow in Tedesu and the local governments in Tedesu would support initiatives to further expand the coal industry which led to a lot of workers joining the coal industry. Throughout WWII many Tedusian cities were bombed which led to many families leaving to the countryside except from essential workers like factory workers an emergency services but in 1940 the bombings would end when Nazi Germany conquered all of Sheaman taking it under Nazi control. While Tedesu was under Nazi control there was little that could be done and inflation rates rose leading to problems within the cities and workers being laid off.

### Statehood and rise of Independence support: 1950 - 1979

*See Also: 1950 - 1969 in Tedesu, 1970s in Tedesu*

In 1950 Sheaman would officially become a federation and the long awaited autonomy for Tedesu was delivered. Soon legislation was being made that Tedusians preferred over national laws and generally Tedusians were happy in the current state of Sheaman with no major movements for independence or further autonomy. Generally in the 1950s the economy was very stable and growing which led to major economic freedom for most families allowing people to go on holidays and enjoy the comforts of spending money in city centers and being economically independent. This all began to change in the 1960s when Joseph Jacks was assassinated and Sophie White became Prime Minister. Her right-wing social & economic policies were generally considered unpopular in Tedesu and the longer SWLDP was in government, the worse the economy got with inflation reaching past 60% in the mid 1960s. Throughout the 60s the demand for independence rose and in the 1966 Tedusian State Election they elected Colt Caddam who was the leader of a right-wing pro-independence party in Tedesu called the Tedusians for Freedom Party or TFP which won a landslide majority in the state election. Tedusians were largely unhappy about the government and many protests would take place in the late 60s until 1976 in an attempt to accept the independence of Tedesu. Sophie White would attempt to remove Governor Colt Caddam in 1972 due to believing that he was "A threat to democracy" but her own one-party parliament rejected her proposal fearing an uprising because of the action and so it was forgotten. Governor Caddam was against the ban on elections in 1970 and passed an illegal piece of legislation in the state legislature that permitted another election to take place but it was struck down by Sophie White who threatened legal action. Eventually in 1975 under an even more authoritarian leadership Governor Caddam would establish the Tedusian Freedom Army in protest against the Jacks rule and their authoritarianism.

#### 1st War for Independence & further powers: 1976 to 1979

*Main Article: 1st Tedusian War for Independence*

On the 13th of March 1976 Governor Caddam would proclaim the independence of Tedesu which was rejected by Sheaman which led to Sheaman declaring war on Tedesu on the 20th of March 1976. Governor Caddam would become President Colt Caddam and he would call for the military to march on the borders and fight. President Caddam would also call the first election since 1966 in 1976 that would lead to another major landslide just like the 1966 state election and would be seen as a mark of support for the government in charge and for the war for independence. The war for independence was largely stalemated in in 1976 and half of 1977 until a turn around in the Battle for Opierdefa when Tedusian soldiers encircled Sheaman forces in the city, captured the city and forced all of the soldiers to surrender. The soldiers were part of the most experienced and powerful division in the Sheaman forces and because of Sheaman's small army this was a massive blow to Sheaman and because of economic turbulence at the same time it marked the beginning of the end for Sheaman. As 1977 came to an end gains had been made all round the border and the Tedusian military had pushed the faltering Sheaman army and victory was near. Ivan Jacks promised Sheaman citizens that he would lead the war (in 1978) to victory and that Tedesu would face the consequences but as 1978 came around Sheaman continued to see loses and saw them for the entire year. At the beginning of 1979 in line with the government of Sheaman starting to fall Ivan Jacks would sign an armistice on the 20th of February 1979 and negotiations would begin. In 1979 because of the government of Sheaman coming to an end Ivan Jacks began to lose care for the future of the country and so many believe that was why he decided to sign an armistice so that he could give Tedesu many powers that would only pose a problem for the government that would replace Ivan Jacks. This was backed up by many sources and "possible" inside officials and on the 22nd of August 1979 an agreement was reached between Tedesu and Sheaman that gave Tedesu powers such as: being able to form/retain a military in Tedesu, allowing Tedesu to rewrite parts of the Sheaman constitution specifically for Tedesu, allowing Tedesu to control certain fiscal and monetary policies, power of employment legislation, social security/welfare, and certain aspects of trade. The Treaty of Tedusian Freedom was signed on the 10th of October 1979 welcoming Tedesu back into Sheaman with special powers/privileges.

### 2nd Statehood & War for Independence: 1979 to 2022

See Also: 1980s in Tedesu, 1990s in Tedesu, 2000s in Tedesu, 2010s Tedesu, 2020s in Tedesu

On the 10th of April 1980 Tedesu would call the 1980 State Election as it had been four years since the last and the election led to a minority government by the newly rebranded Tedusians for Freedom Party that no longer stood for independence but rather to preserve the high autonomy that Tedesu had. The election was seen as the beginning of the end for TFP with the opposition party (the People's Socialist & Unions Party (PSUP) winning only 4 seats less than TFP. The 1984 State Election would say otherwise to the end of TFP giving TFP a small majority government and restoring their place in the government and wining back the peoples trust. Throughout the 1980s Tedesu would continue to have a somewhat stable economy and President Caddam remained and even gained popularity by the late 80s. Tedesu was seen as quite peaceful and functioning in the 1980s and saw FTP become a slightly more moderate party as a centre-right conservative party by the 1988 State Election; one of the main reasons for the party's shift was because most Tedusians lived in the city and were somewhat progressive and left-wing and so voting for a right-wing conservative party wasn't seen as the "right decision."

In the 90s TFP would continue to see major success and the economy would improve with the national government by in 1992 a threat was posed to Tedusian sovereignty when then Prime Minister Lethabo Doema questioned the unbalanced powers of states pointing to Tedesu and showing his support for reducing the special powers of the government of Tedesu. Tedusians took this as threat and a pro-independence party in Tedesu called the Tedesu Independence party or TIP won a lot of seats in the 1992 State election; this led to Tedesu having to form a coalition with the Democratic Party of Tedesu (DEMOT) and leading to a less powerful government. Doema would however go back on his decision in the 1995 Parliamentary Election and decide to allow Tedesu to hold its status and powers but the damage was already dealt and TIP would once again win even more seats in the 1996 State Election and once again TFP entered a coalition with DEMOT. In 1999 President Caddam's wife would die leading to Caddam being seen as more depressed and inattentive and in 2001 he would be medically diagnosed with depression and because of that a referendum on allowing or disallowing the President to continue was called. 52% would vote in favour of disallowing his Presidency to continue and so he resigned as President on the 19th of September 1999 and he was replaced with Vice President Martin Truman who was quite different from his predecessor as he promised that independence was something that could never benefit Tedesu and began being more open and friendly to Lethabo Doema; He would show his more progressive nature in early 2000 by accepting and supporting the Marriage & Equality Act that was passed in Sheaman's parliament. Independence supporters took this as a threat and in the 2000 Tedusian Presidential Election on the 5th of June he was replaced by Jean Caddam, the son of Colt Caddam.

Colt Caddam was the first TIP President and was very popular in the late 90s and early 2000s allowing for the election to be a success as well as a minority in parliament which (at the time) was sufficient. Caddam would begin to implement right-wing policies that were rather unpopular with young folk in Tedesu leading to a shift in independence opinions with younger people in Tedesu. LGBTQ+ were discriminated against the the state legislature with President Caddam forcing the resignation of Mathew T. Lewis, a gay MTSL who would later form PSP in December 2022. In 2003 President Caddam would raise the age of consent, age of marriage and age of voting up to 23 in the Voting and Marriages & Consent Act which would lead to Karl Reese who was 22 at the time to call for young and even old people to protest against the act whilst it was currently in the legislating process; His protest was a massive protest that included over 10,000 protesters at one time against the Tedusian government and called for Lethabo Doema to take action against the Tedusian government for trying to pass an unconstitutional law. Doema's government feared that tampering with the special privileges that Tedesu held could lead to further support for Independence and so Lethabo Doema told the public in an interview in January 2004 that he did not intend to rewrite the constitution of Tedesu and that he would not take away the powers that Tedesu held. Doema's opinion was unpopular by young people in Tedesu and so centrist progressivism became a popular ideology for young people in Tedesu. President Caddam would attempt to supress protests as well as strikes in 2005 by introducing the Protests & Strikes bill that would see Lethabo Doema taking action for the first time to block the bill calling it "unconstitutional and completely wrong." Doema once again change his opinion of Tedusian sovereignty in his party's campaign for 2005 Parliamentary Election by strongly supporting equal states rights using his famous slogan "We've had enough" to show his opposition to Tedesu's special powers. Although Doema was unpopular in 2005 that part of his campaign was very popular to young people in Tedesu as well as the older people in Sheaman who supported tended to support keeping the country united. Doema would once again be supported by young people in Sheaman and even see some older conservative voters vote for him the 2005 Parliamentary Election leading to a hung parliament but it was initially not expected that Doema's party would even be able to form a government in 2005. Although Doema promised to crack down on the unconstitutional activity in Tedesu and reduce their powers he was instead blocked by SOCS between 2005 - 2008 and couldn't fight it. When Lethabo Doema left as Prime Minister he was replaced by leader of SOCS and the party made no efforts to continue Doema's legacy. In 2009 Hazel Willow was elected as Prime Minister and began with reversing the Protests & Strikes Act 2009 and forcing Jean Caddam to resign as President for "unconstitutional acts." After that war would be declared on Sheaman for in the independence of Tedesu which was backed by the state legislature passing the "War declaration of Sheaman act."

#### 2nd War for Independence: 2009 to 2022

*Main Article: 2nd Tedusian War for Independence*

In 2009 Tedesu would declare war on Sheaman in retaliation to Sheaman's government stripping away the powers of Tedesu and soon President Caddam would send thousands of soldiers to fight on the front line. President Caddam would initially make a push for gaining as much land as possible which failed by 2010 being practically back to square one. President Caddam would sign a ceasefire and there would not be a conflict until May 2012 and between January 2010 - May 2012 both countries tried to negotiate for peace but to no avail they would both threaten to resume the conflict every time. In May 2012 the conflict reignited and by August Tedesu had made some considerable gains but by November they were pushed back again and their gains were useless. An armistice would once again be signed in July 2013 and efforts for reintroducing Tedesu into Sheaman only worsened and Govindaram was generally blamed for this but for 6 years little to no conflict would arise and both nations would be in a state of constant negotiations.

The 6-year negotiation period would begin with President Jean Caddam refusing to negotiate in 2013 due to the current Prime Minister of Sheaman being "too aggressive" as Caddam described her. This changed in 2014 when Hazel Willow became Prime Minister once again and President Caddam decided to open up to negotiations; initially Willow was not willing to give Tedesu independence but did promise to allow a 2nd constitutional change in Tedesu if they accept joining the union once again. This was not accepted by President Caddam and a long period of failed negotiations would take place but in 2017 for the first time, Hazel Willow would accept the independence of Tedesu as long as there is an independence referendum and that the referendum is controlled by Sheaman and although President Caddam refused to accept this deal, it still showed that Hazel Willow had changed her mind.

In July 2019 the war would once again begin as Hazel Willow became more and more unpopular and by March 2020 Sheaman had suffered bad loses and lost considerable amounts of land they hadn't lost before. Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Tedusian resources being completely exhausted they both agreed to a non-negations ceasefire which would last until December 2021. Between December 2021 to July 2022 Sheaman would further experience major loses and battles lost and when P&D was elected in 2022 both sides signed an armistice illegally in September and would later be revealed to the public in December 2022 and a legal armistice signed. In this time an agreement was reached and Tedesu was to be granted independence on the 1st of January 2023 but because of disorganization the date was pushed back to the 1st of April 2023 and then once again to the 1st of June. Now less than a month away from independence, this is the furthest that negotiations have gotten to and most politicians and journalists agree that this time independence was realistic.

### Independence & Troubles: 2023 - Present

*See Also: 2023 Tedusian Senate Election, 2023 Tedusian Presidential Election, 2023 Tedusian Local Elections*

Tedesu is set to gain independence on the 1st of June 2023 with the Presidential, Senate, and Local Elections all taking place on the 1st of June 2023 with voting beginning on the 1st of May until the 31st to allow a long period of time for families that have been affected by the war to vote. Currently 6 political parties have been created that include: the People's Socialist Party (PSP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Radical Party (RAD), Moderate Party (MOD), Unionist Party (UNION), and Alternative For Sheaman Party (AFT) which are all spending a lot of time campaigning as all three elections have been described as "Momentous and game-changing elections" which was backed up by mostly Tedusian journalists and some Sheaman journalists.

In May, James Jacks the previous King of Sheaman met with President Jean Caddam in an effort to "reinstate" James as King but for Tedesu. Caddam initially rejected the proposal but has since said he is in the "decision stage" and that a king could "strengthen Tedesu. The talks eventually failed and a monarchy in Tedesu was thrown off the table.

On the 1st of June 2023 the Presidential, Senate, and Local Elections were held in Tedesu. The Presidential Election led to Jean Caddam narrowly winning the election with 118 districts won compared to Karl Reese's 106 districts and Jean Caddam being set to be inaugurated as President on the 1st of August 2023. The Senate Election was relatively close as the polls in May shifted exponentially from a predicted large majority for the progressive alliance to a predicted small majority for the alliance with some even speculating a possible conservative alliance majority. Although the Unionist Party won 101 seats (the only party get over 100 seats) Prog-All won 185 seats and Con-All won 165 seats leading to a coalition between PSP, SDP, and RAD. The Local Elections was electing 6 councils, 3 regional councils and 3 city councils leading to all 3 regional councils to form RAD - SPD coalitions; two of three of the regional councils elected a UNION - AFT - MOD coalition except from the South Region which was stuck in a predicament as Prog-All and Con-All both won 16 seats. Eventually UNION and RAD came to an agreement and formed a coalition hours before midnight.

### Climate

Tedesu has a Humid Subtropical climate and the region's weather is as follows: Dec - Feb: 17.5 - 27.0, Mar - May: 13.0 - 21.0, Jun - Aug: 6.5 - 19.5 and Sep - Nov: 12.0 - 24.0 which is similar to weather in humid subtropical regions of Australia. Tedesu experiences very bad earthquakes all year round particularly in the Eastern regions and has led to many terrible natural disasters in Tedesu.

## Government & Politics

*See Also: Politics of Tedesu*

Tedesu is a Semi-Presidential Republic under a Premier-Presidential system, meaning that the President holds considerable powers, appoints the Chancellor (with the approval of the Senate), but isn't allowed to dismiss the Chancellor.

### President

*Main Article: President of Tedesu*

The President of Tedesu was a position established after the 1st Tedusian War for Independence (1976 - 1979) tot try to curb the growing support for independence. Originally the post was appointed via indirect elections with elections such as: the 1980 Presidential Election, 1985 Presidential Election, 1990 Presidential Election, 1995 Presidential Election, and the 2000 Presidential Election. After the 2000 Presidential Election President Jean Caddam would ban the elections, only allowing state elections.

Since then the 2023 Presidential Elections is scheduled to take place between the 1st of May to the 1st of June 2023, with voting ending on the 31st of May. Currently the President's powers are:

* Commanding the Army with all decisions made by the President
* Setting a direction for the President's party
* Approving or Vetoing bill's in the Senate
	+ Bill's can only be vetoed to be sent back to the Senate to amend the bill
	+ A Presidential Veto can be overridden by the Senate if two thirds of the Senate votes for the passing of the bill

* Appointing many positions such as: appointing the Chancellor (who is put forward by the winning party/parties), appointing the Secondary Chancellor from any of the winning parties and other positions
* The power to pardon any individual without a reason and their pardon cannot be stopped
* Controlling foreign policy and being able to call a summit without the approval of the senate
* Propose Legislation to the Senate
* Negotiate deals with foreign powers before being sent to the Senate for approval

### Chancellor

*Main Article: Chancellor of Tedesu*

The Chancellor of Tedesu is a position in the Tedusian Government that is the head of government. The current Chancellor is Karl Reese of the Progressive Party and although the Chancellor is less powerful than the President, they still hold some powers that include:

* Appointing members of the Chancellor's cabinet and then presenting them to the President for approval
* Informs the President of current affairs in the Senate
* Sets the cabinet's direction
* The Chancellor is approved by the President for appointment but can only be removed by the Senate

### Senate

The Senate of Tedesu or the Tedusian Senate is the sole legislative body in Tedesu. The Senate is made up of 350 Senators who are elected every two years via a Senate Election. The current Senate is made up of 101 Unionist Senators, 89 Radical Senators, 52 People's Socialist Senators, 44 Social Democratic Senators, 33 Moderate Senators, and 31 Alternative for Tedesu Senators. The current government in the Senate included the Radical Party, People's Socialist Party, and Social Democratic Party, that makes up 185 out of 350 seats in the Senate.

### Foreign Relations

Tedesu first declared its independence in 1976 but did not receive major recognition as a country with only countries such as Taiwan, Ireland, South Korea, and South Africa recognizing the independence of Tedesu. After the country became a state once again all of the countries that recognized Tedesu retracted their recognition. Although Tedesu would not declare independence in 2009, they did start the 2nd Tedusian War for Independence which led to backlash from many foreign leaders around the world such as: Gordon Brown, Barack Obama, Stephen Harper, Angela Merkel, and Nicolas Sarkozy with Gordon Brown calling Jean Caddam an "attention seeker" and Barack Obama simply calling for a diplomatic solution to the problem.

Since the 21st of February 2023 there has been countless nations that have accepted the sovereignty of Tedesu such as: Russian, China, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Poland, Serbia, Greece, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

### Military

The Tedusian Independence Military (TIM) was formed in 1975 as a part of Project TIM in retaliation to Sophie White's previous government and Ivan Jack's current government. The military saw a massive military spending of 20% of the state's budget on military spending. The creation of TIM was a major threat to the government of Sheaman and illegal so Ivan Jacks demanded the dissolution of the military force which Colt Caddam refused to do.

In 1976 Caddam would proclaim the independence of Tedesu leading to another increase in expenditure from 20% to 40% of the government's budget. This would raise even further to 44% in 1979 and after the end of the war Tedesu was allowed to keep their military as long as the military budget did not exceed 15% and the military was reestablished. They did this, dropping the budget from 44% to 12% and reorganizing the military as the Tedusian Armed Forces.

The Military would exceed the 15% budget limit in 2008 with and increase from 14% to 16% which led to Aeron Cobius to call for a change the the constitution of Tedesu to ban the military. President Jean Caddam refused to do so and called Cobius a "traitor to the constitution" and only a year later war would be declared on Sheaman. The Military saw major funding from Russia, China, and North Korea as well a budget increase once again from 16% to 28% in 2009, once again in 2012 to 30%, 2016 to 31%, and finally in 2020 to 35%.

## Culture

*Main Article: Culture of Tedesu*

Tedesu is not very well known for its music but of the artists from Tedesu some of the most famous are *The Working Men* and *Deep Under* which are both pop bands. The Working Men were famous from the late 60s to the mid 70s before the band's popularity dipped with controversy and its failure to evolve from Rock N' Roll. Deep under are a pop band that was formed in 1979 that released their first album in 1984 that was a synth-pop/Space rock album called *In Space*. The album became incredibly popular leading the band becoming a staple name in the Sheaman music industry and the band's success would continue throughout the 80s as it evolved into an alt-rock band by their 1989 album *Petrified Act*. The band would remain popular until the early 90s after which they broke up and lost popularity.

In terms of art there has been many notable people in the field of art such as: John James Hammond, Gerald Cartunas, Kylie Verone, Daniel Smith, and Isabella Stuarts who have all contributed to the arts in Tedesu. John James Hammond was known for his films which have been described as "masterpieces" by Derek Haudi. Gerald Cartunas is well known for his modern art and political themes such as the rejection of capitalism and embrace of socialism. Kylie Verone is known for her feminism and literature in 1890s until the 1920s after which she died in 1927 via suicide. Daniel Smith was known for his humanitarianism and theatre work which he began in 1989 and still does today. Isabella Stuarts was well known for architecture work in cities such as Sator, Jose, and North Shriel.