Euronian Civil War

From top to bottom, left to right: Euronian president Steven Hawkeye during his nationwide rant on the WPO's proposed partition of Eurono, INE leader Muhammad Al-Azan proclaiming glory to Northern Eurono moments after shooting Hawkeye and just before being shot himself, deposed Euronian vice president Jason Nouw shortly after being detained in the United Middle East by Sultan Omar Aza Uzair, a Euronian soldier on the battlefield

### Result

Inconclusive
• Steven Hawkeye is overthrown by Leonard
• Fall of the Republic of Eurono
• The Democratic Republic Of Lenonoder is declared
• Africa is partitioned
• Two new African states are declared: The Emirate of the Maghreb and the Principality of Guinea
• Leonard is very quickly overthrown with the proclamation of FR Eurono taking place.

## Paticipants

Eurono
Military support:
Achaemenid Empire
Incognitoland

The Maghreb
∟ Independent North Eurono
Lenonoder

## Commanders and leaders

Steven Hawkeye
Military support:
Sepehr
Artist Incognito

(unknown)
∟Muhammad Al-Azan (deceased)
Leonard

## Casualties and losses

35,430

42,380 (including Al-Azan)

The **Euronian Civil War** (Arabic: الحرب الأهلية اليورونو) was an armed military conflict fought between the Republic of Eurono and the self-proclaimed breakaway state of Northern Eurono during the Fourth World War between 10 - 21 April 2023. North Eurono, lead by the terrorist organization Independent Northern Eurono (INE). The group was in hold of the regions of the Sahara, the Sahel and parts of central Africa, splitting three Euronian provinces into two and also held the territories of the then-proposed states of the Emirate of the Maghreb and the Principality of Guinea.

The war began in response to Euronian president Steven Hawkeye's negative reaction to the WPO Great Powers Partition Initiative, which included splitting Eurono into three smaller nations. Hours after the nationwide rant Hawkeye delivered on 10 April 2023, INE leader Al-Azan (who was the de-facto leader of Northern Eurono), attempted to assassinate Hawkeye during a speech in Juba, Eurono, in which the former pledged to retake Northern Eurono. Azan proclaimed glory to Northern Eurono and promised its official secession before being killed by then vice president Jason Nouw, who was removed from office the following day for fraudulent reports of Hawkeye's condition after the assassination attempt.

On 15 April 2023, following many unsuccessful attempts for a cease fire or surrender to be called, Hawkeye was overthrown by Lenonoder commander/leader Leonard, who the next day declared North victory and formally dissolved Eurono, declaring the Democratic Republic of Lenonoder in its place. The already existing Lenonoder in Europe was dissolved with its power being transferred back to Stack Stackerton, who had previously ruled over some of its territory under the name Stacksland. The 11th Partition was officially put into place, creating the two new states of The Maghreb and Guinea, but despite this, many close allies of Eurono declared war on Lenonoder the same day as the proclamation. Many Euronian soldiers fought off the OPL soldiers in an attempt to retake the land. Although their plans were unsuccessful, Leonard was overthrown during a coup d'état led by newly elected vice-commander Matthew Hawkeye (younger brother of Steven) on 21 April 2023, effectively ending the civil war and the proclamation of the Federal Republic of Eurono in Lenonoder's place.

## Pre-war

### Proposed partition of Eurono

*Main article: WPO Great Powers Partition Initiative*

In April 2023, the World Peace Organisation proposed partitions of the three "Great Powers" of the roleplay world - Eurono, Incognitoland, and Greenedland. The partition was made in an attempt to free up land and allow more users to claim land. Upon several redrawings on a divided Eurono, an eleventh partition was finally proposed. This proposal would create two new states: The Emirate of the Maghreb and the Principality of Guinea, and would cause the already existing Republic of Eurono to lose more than half of its territory, dethroning it from the largest country in the roleplay world, and causing the loss of Eurono's only land border with the United Middle East.

The partition plans were heavily criticized by Euronian president Steven Hawkeye, who considered the partition as unnecessary. Then-vice president Jason Nouw reacted to the partition in more of a mixed away, stating that he agreed with Hawkeye on the partitions being unnecessary, but if they had to, would be willing to co-operate with the WPO.

### Hawkeye's nationwide rant

At 1:30 AM Kinshasa Time on 10 April 2023, Hawkeye jammed all Euronian television and radio networks to rant about the WPO's partition plans, stating:

> "This may look like a relatively decent idea on paper, but there's just one problem: the only reason Eurono is a very stable nation is because of the unification of Africa. If one were to divide Eurono into a smaller nation, it could cause both an economic and political crisis in this country and could cause this nation to collapse entirely. And none of you want that, right? You don't want colonisers or whoever to take over our safe and unified land, right? Exactly what I thought. Just because Greenedland and Incognitoland are both being partitioned doesn't automatically mean that a partition of Eurono is necessary. Besides, who is going to claim parts of Africa anyway? If this southern bit of Eurono does break away, there will be an economic crisis in that region. As previously mentioned, the only reason the Euronian economy is stable is because of the unification of Africa. However, if we do have to get rid of something, I am willing to give up Israel or Madagascar."
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Hawkeye's nationwide rant triggered backlash from many Islamic extremist groups in Northern Eurono who disagreed with being a part of the country and began calling for a separation of Northern Eurono from the nation.

## Outbreak

### Declaration of Northern Eurono

Around seven hours after the nationwide rant, by around 8 AM Kinshasa time, one of theese Islamic extremist groups, Independent Northern Eurono (INE), lead by Muhammad Al-Azan, successfully managed to capture 15 of Eurono's 27 provinces and partially capture 3 of them, and unilaterally declared independence as Northern Eurono, effectively beginning the war.

### Attempted assassination on Hawkeye and death of Al-Azan

*Main article: Second attempted assassination of Steven Hawkeye*

At around 10 PM GMT+2 on 10 April 2023, Hawkeye was delivering a speech in Juba, Eurono, and pledged the recapture of Northern Eurono and its reintegration back into Eurono. During this, INE leader Al-Azan ran onstage and fired at least eight shots, striking Hawkeye three times (once in the neck, chest, and thigh), before proclaiming:

> "الله أكبر! الله أكبر! Northern Eurono shall secede from the union. Hawkeye is a ruthless dictator, and had to have been stopped. Glory to Northern-!"
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As Al-Azan proclaimed glory to Northern Eurono, Euronian vice president Jason Nouw fired back and shot him in the head, killing him instantly. Nouw attempted to calm the crowd down before rushing Hawkeye to a local hospital.

#### Erroneous and intentionally manipulated reports on Hawkeye's condition

Official reports as to where Hawkeye was hit and status on his condition were intentionally manipulated by Nouw in an attempt to gain more power in the Euronian government. Hawkeye was officially reported to have been hit in the back of the forehead by one of the bullets, and that he was in critical condition, which was later proven false. At 4:30 a.m. Juba Standard Time, Nouw reported to the press that Hawkeye had died forty-four minutes prior at 3:46 a.m JST, and proclaimed himself as president, promising to continue Hawkeye's policies and do his best to keep the nation stable. Following the reported death of Hawkeye, all regular programming in the nation was to be suspended until 14 April to mourn his loss. Most notably, Eurono One replaced its programming with a video of the Euronian flag waving in the air, with the text "PRESIDENT STEVEN HAWKEYE" appearing on the screen, and "1991 - 2023" below it, while the national anthem played in the background. The broadcast lasted for approximately three hours before being taken off the air entirely.

Despite Nouw having reported Hawkeye as dead, many spectators outside of the hospital where Hawkeye was being held at reported seeing him roaming around his hospital room outside of the window. Eventually, an official for the hospital confirmed Hawkeye was alive. The fraudulent reports prompted eight sovereign nations to issue warrants for Nouw's arrest.

### Removal of Jason Nouw from power and his apprehension

As the fraudulent reports were proven false, and news of it spread throughout Eurono, Nouw fled the nation in attempt to escape being detained by Euronian authorities. After Hawkeye overheard about what Nouw had done, he subsequently removed him from office. Fifteen hours later, Nouw was apprehended in the United Middle East by Sultan Omar Aza Uzair, who had spotted Nouw travelling throughout the Arabian desert. He was detained by Middle Eastern authorities shortly afterwards.

#### Trial

At his trial on 12 April 2023, Nouw testified his innocence, proclaiming that he had been set up by first Hawkeye and later the hospital officials to lie. This was very quickly debunked by an official for the hospital Hawkeye was being held at. The official, who appeared in court on an online video, stated that Nouw had requested to go out to announce Hawkeye's condition alone, and never stated what he had actually said to the press outside upon re-entering the hospital. Nouw was found guilty on eight counts of fraud, and was exiled to Siberia in Incognitoland.