French Revolution of 2052

## French Revolution

- Ispirium/Impor/NAU Peacekeeping missions- French Sovereignty Front- French Student Union

* Pro-communist

- Group of Soviet Forces in France (GOSFF)- French People's Militia- Communist government/Worker's Party

## Casualties

### Status

- Revolution successful; communist government overthrown after UN resolution.- Sixth French Republic founded

### Deaths

* Pro-communist forces:

- 23 French People's Militia officers- 12 Soviet officers- Unknown amount of vehicles and equipment damaged/destroyed

* Anti-Communist forces:

- 29 armed civilians- 19 protesters

### Injuries

* Pro-communist forces:

- 18 Soviet officers injured during unrest- 5 French Militia injured

* Anti-Communist forces:

- 35 civilians injured- 4 Ispirian troops injured, 1 critically

The **French Revolution of 2052** was a series of both confrontations between French communist forces and French democratic forces. The revolution also saw tensions rise between the NAU and the USSR; as well as the first deployment of Ispirian and Imporian forces since the Karorian War.

## Demonstrations start

Walkouts and marches occurred throughout France unexpectedly and soon marches of more than 20,000 people in Paris begun, all calling for the complete resignation of the Communist government. The communist French government immediately scrambled their forces to cut off the protester's access to government districts of France, as well as the Communist headquarters which saw considerable damage during the last Paris uprising. Eventually confrontations between French riot police and protesters began at the National Palace. The government, effectively under Soviet control, ordered their troops to fire on the protesters. This resulted in multiple shootouts between French protesters and French Police. Demonstrations and rioting continued afterwards, with government being unable to do anything. Poland continued to support protesters with guns and explosives until ordered to stop by United Nations officials.

## International response

The international response was intense, with Ispirium, Impor, and the NAU all calling for democratic elections and for Soviet forces to pull out of France. As things intensified, an emergency meeting of the United Nations was called in New York. Meanwhile Ispirium and Impor put forces in France to help secure the situation and restore order, disagreements occurred with the ever powerless communist government, meanwhile the NAU blockaded the English channel to prevent Soviet fleets from replenishing their Forces in France. After multiple arguments the resolution IMPOR-1 was passed calling for all Forces to pull out of France. The Soviets later demanded a peace treaty be signed with Ispirium before they withdrew, Ispirium agreed. Many political scientists have viewed the move as merely symbolic, however.

## Establishment of the Sixth Republic

The establishment of the sixth Republic was aided by elections overseen by the United Nations Electoral Assistance Mission in France (UNEAMF) in which the Communist Party, Democratic Party, Union of Conservatives and the French Sovereignty Front all ran. The Union of Conservatives narrowly won the elections, with the FSF taking the opposition cabinet. Throughout the streets citizens celebrated the establishment of the Republic, after many years of France being subject to another power. Fireworks were common place and the French anthem was played throughout the Paris loudspeaker system. As Ispirium and the USSR signed their treaty, the NAU and Impor all took their forces out of France. The USSR and Ispirium were the last to do so, with bystanders throwing bricks and stones and Ispirian and Soviet tanks alike.