Terrorist Attack on the Hadelgasy Council of Princes

* Kingdom of Adilandia

* Commune of Briayon
* Arogaland Socialist State

## **History**

After seizing independence in 1954, the Lindoncian turned Mrassian colony of Hadelscar gained independence as a kingdom. Under the newly crowned Boniface I, a new constitutional monarchical government was established by the end of the year, and Mathéo Zakaheloy was elected as its first prime minister. However the nationalist conservative ministry would see Hadelscar rejoin the Berufspakt in 1960, and under the pretense of “protecting democracy in Africa,” his government would officially intervene in the Congo War in defense of Paytasia. This action would be contested by the left wing youth, and in 1962, he would be shot in the head by a radical socialist while attending a presidential speech outside the Hadelgasy Palace.

In a snap election, Stéphane Raharvel would become the new prime minister, and would continue with conservative reforms. Succeeding prime ministers would continue to promote the status quo at the expense of the socialists and other left leaning youth. Things would worsen during the 2nd Weltkrieg in the 1990s, when the Thibault Andriamalala ministry sent 500,000 men to the mainland African front, meanwhile the government would censor anti-war media and propaganda, which would only take a worse toll on the stability of the incumbent leadership.

After the war ended in Africa by 1995, Hadelgasy troops returned home to find their cities destroyed by riots and violence. The entire military was shunned by the populace and former supporters, making Hadelscar’s entry into the post-war reconstruction era more difficult. The next elections would be held in 1997, and it would see the social democrats win handily, with Florent Ravelonanosy leading the war. The remainder of the 1990s and 2000s would see the economy recover, however under the new left wing administrations, conservatives and the military would see themselves facing censorship for “betraying the people of the nation.” This would see the popularity of the conservatives rise once again, and in 2013, Jaona Rakotobezanahary would be elected as the first conservative since WW2. This would outrage the left, and many would become more and more extreme. In 2014, they socialists and communists rallied behind former exile, Igor Razafiarison, who in a speech declared that the only way to save the people of Hadelscar was through an armed takeover of power.

For the rest of 2014, he and his followers would plan an all-out coup against the right. They would attempt to sabotage conservative media outlets and communication between military commanders, as well as conducting several raids on military forts. Propaganda would spread quickly, hoping to gain more and more support from the people with mixed results. Then by January 2015, the government began to hunt down the group’s leaders, which pushed them to act sooner than planned. On January 27th, 2015, at 10:11 AM, the members of the Council of Princes were interrupted by sounds of explosions and flying debris. Fighting broke out between the communists and the royal guard. The king was escorted away to safety, and most princes managed to escape as well into nearby cities, however some would unfortunately lose their lives in the attacks.

Fighting would last for five hours before reinforcements from the army arrived and put down the dissent. Igor Razafiarison and his comrades would later be arrested in various parts of the country, leading to the Tranorabe Trials which would last for another month. Razafiarison would be sentenced to death while his underlings would be locked in prison for 20 years to a lifetime, with the length varying from each person depending on the severity of the offense. Shortly after the incident, incumbent PM, Jaona Rakotobezanahary would resign and would be replaced by Maurice Raharinaivo, who would lead and later finish the job of reconstruction.