Johanian Republic

**Johanian Republic***Johanska Republiken* (Swedish)2020–2020                            Flag                           Coat of Arms
**Motto:**Miners of the world, unite under the flag of democracy!
**Anthem:**The Johanian Spirit
The Johanian Republic at its peak in 2020

### Capital

*De jure*: St. John
*De facto*: Odessa

### Government

* **(May - June 1 2020)**
Unitary presidential republic
* **(June 1-December 25 2020)**
Federal presidential libertarian socialist republic
* **(November 1-December 25 2020)**
*De facto*: Libertarian socialist confederation

### Historical era

* Establishment of the second Johanian Republic
* Adopts a libertarian socialist constitution
* Expansion into the new world
* Deteriorated tensions with Axis
* Ninja-Johano War
* Myohani coup d'état
* Dissolution

### Ethnic groups early 2020 census

Johanians, White Johanians, African Johanians, Myohanians, Taiwanese, Malagese, Caucasians

### Ethnic groups late 2020 census

Johanians, Native New Worldians, Myohanians, Taiwanese, Ninjagoans, Slavs, Jews, White Johanians, African Johanians, Asian Johanians, , Africans, Hawaiians, Tatars, Mexicans, Indians

### Succeeded by

  Vaushist State
  Formosan Republic
  Ukraine Free Territory
  Myohanian People's Republic

The **Johanian Republic**, known historically as the **Second Johanian Republic** was a country that existed from the Vaushist uprising in April 2020 which overthrew the Johanian Empire, to its eventual dissolution by Myohani in December 2020. Its borders were transcontinental, stretching to various parts in Afro-Eurasia, and later also North New World. Its capital, St. John was located on the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea in Eastern Europe. Odessa, the country's largest city was situated directly north of the capital. The Johanian Republic was a federation and was therefore divided up into thirty various states and autonomous republics. It was a libertarian socialist republic, which according to the Johanian People's Constitution, meant that Worker cooperatives was the only acceptable model of work places, and the republic's future goals was to abolish the state in favor of an anarcho-syndicalist society.

A founding member of the Allied States, much of the Johanian foreign policy revolved around dealing with acts of agression from Axis member states and the Kurenjingu refugee crisis. For most of Shitcraft IV, the Johanian government adhered to what was known as the non-aggression foreign policy. Which meant that the republic would only interfere in other countries' affairs if they were a direct threat to the Johanian citizens. This policy was highly controversial as it was both revered and despised by the Johanian population.

The first democratically elected president was Gallus Chickenman III, a member of the Vaushist Party, who ran against the Marxist-Myohanist Myohani. The election of June 2020 resulted in a Vaushist victory, the government was compromised of both the victorious party and the Myohanian Communist Party. The parties had similar ideologies, although disagreed on some core issues.

Most states had a great deal of autonomy, the two without that right were; St. John, which was the *de jure* capital. Odessa, located directly north of St. John was the country's biggest city and additionally the *de facto* capital and was thus, like St. John, controlled directly by the Johanian Government.

Johanian Taipei was a state located in East Asia, mainly on the island of Formosa, but also on the Sino-coast nearby. Johanian Taipei was disputed with Ninjago, who claimed the Formosan Island as the Taihoku Prefecture. This dispute was the source of several conflicts and controversies, such as the illegal blockade, sanctions and the Ninja-Johano war.

## Early history

The Johanian Republic derives its name from the historical figure St. John, who was a political leader during the middle ages in Europe. The various Johanian tribes often belonged to different kingdoms and never had a state of their own, since being a Johanian, at that time meant that you subscribed to certain ideals such as egalitarianism and multi-culturalism.

It was not until modern times, when Gallus Chickenman II founded the first Johanian Republic in 2017. It was initially a mere city-state, the republic quickly expanded and gained other territories, such as the Yautja Clan. The first republic was not particularly democratic since the president was not elected. The country was then transformed into the Johanian Empire, ruled by emperor Gallus II. The empire had tense relations with its neighboring states, Orochi and Arvidland. Although trade and cooperation was still commonplace between the three countries. It was later revealed that the empire had allegedly built a secret underground international road in order to spy on its neighbors. The emperor denied these claims and asserted that the road was in fact just a mine, which had happen to cross into foreign land.

All these controversies made the empire and its emperor unpopular. Revolutionary ideas such as socialism and vaushism became more and more acceptable as the situation in the empire worsened. This culminated in the Vaushist uprising in mid 2020, lead by the former imperial military strategist Gallus III. The Vaushists quickly garnred support from the Marxist-Myohanists, together they successfully overthrew the emperor and forced him into exile. The revolutionary government then proclaimed that the second Johanian Republic had been established. Elections were later held on June 1 2020.

## Politics

### Government

*Main article: Politics of the Johanian Republic*

The Johanian Federal Senate was made up of four political parties, the two forming the government being the Myohanian Communist Party  and the Johanian Marxist-Kropotkist-Chomskist-Vaushist Party. These two parties had the common goal of expanding workers’ rights and establish a proper socialist state. The remaining two parties were the Myohanian Independence Party, and the Taipei National Democrats. The two main chambers of the Senate was the People's Council, for representatives from various communes, and the Congress, for representatives of each political party.

### Administrative divisions

*Main article: States of the Johanian Republic*

Each state of the Johanian Republic had their own constitutions, many of whom adopted Vaushist ideas, although some slanted more towards capitalism, such as Juliengrad. The states were divided up into several smaller communes, who retained local governance over the means of production and additionally elected representatives for the People's council. These representatives did not belong to any political party, as that was reserved for senators.

## Dissolution

*Main article: Crisis of the Second Republic*

The dissolution of the second Johanian Republic was the process of internal disintegration within the country, which began in late October 2020 with growing unrest in the various constituent autonomous republics and states, and ended on November 26, 2020, when the newly formed Supreme People's Council granted the right for Johanian states to legally secede from the republic against the wishes of then President Gallus and his allies.

The dissolution began with the 2020 October Coup, when Johanian Deputy President Myohani ordered the Myohanian Autonomous Army to occupy St. John and to overthrow President Gallus and stop the recent “Imperalist and anti-revolutionary" actions. The announcement of Calleastic’s death is said to have been the "straw that broke the camel's back’, since it directly motivated Myohani to overthrow the government. Gallus was captured on October 25 2020 and was forced to resign as President. Which made Myohani the successor due to his position as Deputy President. Myohani's first presidential action was to form the Supreme People’s Council, which resulted in 32 out of the 37 Johanian states leaving the republic. Which left Johania as a rump state. On December 25, Myohani resigned, declared his office extinct, and also the second republic to have been formally dissolved.

## Legacy

The legacy of the second Johanian Republic remains a debated topic. The socio-economic nature of the country, especially under Gallus, has generally been praised by humanitarians, varyingly being labelled a form of socialism and direct-action. Though its economy has been critized by some as being too weak for its size, resulting in a relatively low developement level when compared to other great powers at the time. The population's levels of wealth varied, though through grants, all citizens were entitled to basic necessities. The libertarian socialist economic system has been praised by leftists as they agree it did give the workers control over the means of production, and it was a decentralized democracy. Others have been critical to the economic system of the Myohanian Autonomous Republic, as it has been widely described as being state-capitalist. More controversly, the Myohanian Republic's leader; Myohani, owned a private company which had colonies of its own in Southern Africa. Which has been labeled by anti-imperalists, and anti-colonialists alike as being repressive and oligarchical.

Anarchists and left-communists generally express issues with the Johanian Republic's presidential system, while others argue that the federal government was needed in order to protect the country from outside military agression. The non-agression foreign policy (NAFP) has been heavily criticized as many claim that it prolonged the Taipei blockade crisis, which for three weeks cut off supply chains to the island. As many considered the construction of the wall to have been a blatant violation of Johania's sovereignty and a threat to citizens' lives. The decision of not placing sanctions on Ninjago for the Kurenjingu has also resulted in many levying critiques against the NAFP. The republic's expansionism was also generally disliked by anarchists.

### In the former Johanian states

Many Johanians and other former Johanian Republic citizens have nostalgia for the second republic, pointing towards most infrastructure being built during these times, increased job security, increased literacy rate, increased caloric intake and supposed ethnic pluralism enacted in the Johanian Republic as well as political stability. The nostalgia is prominent in the Myjohanian Union, especially among Johanians in the Johanian Autonomous Republic, who believe the second republic's government was more aligned with their beliefs of democracy and libertarian socialism.