Zaire

**Zaire**, officially the **State of Zaire** is a nation located on the African Continent. It is the third-largest country on the African continent behind Algeria and Greatland and it shares land boundaries with 5 different countries with the Atlantic Ocean on it's small Western Coast. It is the seventh most populous country in the world and boasts the second strongest military in Africa only behind Greatland. Major cities include the capital Kisangani, Lubumbashi, Mbandaka, Isiro, Kananga and Kindu. Kinshasa was the former capital and cultural center but after the total annihilation of the city in World War 6, Kisangani replaced Kinshasa as the cultural center and capital.

In the aftermath of World War 6, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was left utterly annihilated and ruined from almost 7 years of constant warfare. For the next 5 years after the war's conclusion, nationalist and revanchist sentiments dominated the nation as the Congolese Front for Justice and Salvation gained large popularity and launched a coup d'état with the support of the population and military. Zaire was later established shortly after the coup as they solidified their rule over the country and went on to rebuild the economy and army.

The country later invaded the two countries of Ituri and Hukololand which became known as the Zairean Bush War to reclaim their lost territories after World War 6 and to test their military capabilities. The war lasted for 2 years and ended in a Zairean victory, however the army went through drastic reform as it had performed poorly during the early stages of the war and many officers and generals were purged in favour of new ones.

Zaire continued with their war hawk policy, annexing the Free City of Kinshasa and Brazzaville and the Republic of the Congo which they faced little to no challenge internationally for with only minor backlash coming from Greatland and S.F.R Yugoslavia as a policy of appeasement was proclaimed against Zaire. Zaire later established the African Union in 2150 to promote Pan-Africanism and cooperation between all independent African Nations against outside invaders and colonizers, kickstarting what many call the African Cold War.

On June 30th 2155, Zaire and the African Union declared war on the World Treaty Organization after the unjustified bombings of Uganda by S.F.R Yugoslavia, with the Chairman of the African Union Raoul Gildas declaring that the liberation of Africa had started and that colonialists will be driven out forever. This made the African Union involved in World War 7 on their own side as no alliance or agreement had been made between France nor Russia against the World Treaty Organization.

In the modern day, Zaire stands as a rising global superpower, owing to their large military and economic leverage over the African continent. The formation of the African Union helped to solidify their position on the world stage as it got the entire continent under its thumb with the chairmanship of the alliance being the current President of Zaire, Raoul Gildas.

## History

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### Aftermath of World War 6

At the end of World War 6, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was replaced by a puppet government headed by S.F.R Yugoslavia as infrastructure and cities had been leveled to the ground during the war. Due to these harsh terms imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the Treaty of Titograd, revanchism and nationalism sentiment quickly rose as the Congolese Front for Justice and Salvation (CFJS) gained more and more popularity. With the fear of being banned from the country by the Yugoslavians to maintain their influence over the Congo, the CFJS launched a coup d'état with support of the army and proclaimed the State of Zaire in 2143.

### Remilitarization & Leadup to the Zairean Bush War

After the seizure of power through the coup d'état, the new nation quickly began rearming the nation as possible war with S.F.R Yugoslavia seemed possible as they still had thousands of troops stationed in the Greatlandish Cabinda Colony. Political purges were also carried out to rid the nation of any large political opponents or anyone opposed to the new regime established in the wake of the coup.

The army of Zaire went from 200k men to 2,6 million in 2 years as the country's new leader, Raoul Gildas did not hide his intentions and embarked on a war hawk policy. He regularly called the countries of Ituri and Hukololand "rebel groups" and "fictional countries made by the Treaty of Titograd" and called for the reintegration for both of them into Zaire. Raoul Gildas later stationed his army on the borders of both the nations with the pretext of military exercises.

S.F.R Yugoslavia also later withdrew from the Cabinda colony amidst international pressure to withdraw, giving Zaire it's first diplomatic victory.

### Zairean Bush War

On April 3rd 2145, Zaire declared that Ituri and Hukololand were still under occupation of rebel groups, stating that Raoul Gildas ordered for the launch of a special military operation into the areas to reintegrate them into Zaire and end the rebellions. This started the Zairean Bush War which met heavy backlash from the rest of the international community, with economic sanctions being imposed aswell as Zaire being banned from multiple international events and conferences.

The war took a heavy toll on the nation with it suffering 135,000 casualties against the supposed inferior armies of Ituri and Hukololand, the war dragged on for 2 more years as Operation Hammerslam ended the war and saw the two nations annexed into Zaire.

### Kinshasa Crisis & Subsequent Events

In the immediate aftermath of the Zairean Bush War, the army underwent yet another purge as Raoul Gildas marched into the Free City of Kinshasa and Brazzaville carved up after the Treaty of Titograd unopposed and declared the free city annexed. This crisis almost led to war with Greatland and the wider World Treaty Organization, however, the crisis was resolved before the tensions escalated too far with the free city split between the Republic of the Congo and Zaire.

In 2149, the Republic of the Congo was annexed into Zaire as apart of a popular referendum amidst concerns that the Republic of the Congo, having been driven to the state of poverty after World War 6 destroyed Brazzaville and the country failed to recover from the aftermath. This allowed Zaire to grow larger and share a direct border with the Greatlandish Nigeria Colony.

The African Union was founded in 2150 to promote Pan-Africanism, economic prosperity across the continent and the fight against imperialism in Africa. This alliance later expanded to include every single independent nation on the African continent as all African nations adopted a single currency called the African Shilling and worked together militarily aswell.

### Modern Day

In the modern day, Zaire is apart of World War 7 on the side of the African Union against the World Treaty Organization. The rise of Zaire to the status of a rising global superpower has been dramatic and full of crises and tensions.

Zaire advocates for the total decolonization of Africa from foreign powers and promotes Pan-Africanism and Nationalism all across the continent, it stands as a formidable foe as it's army is one of the strongest in the world and is very modernized. Zaire also possesses a space fleet and strong airforce with it's only weakness being in the naval sectors.

## References

1. ↑ The Defense Minister is second to the line of succession as the role of vice-president does not exist in Zaire.