Altapine Republic

**The Serene High Peaks Republic** (Hasbani: **La Serena Altapine Respubliko**), more commonly referred to as simply **Altapine**, is an autonomous region of Hasbana, located in the Altapine Mountain Range in north-central Hasbana.

The region acts almost entirely independently of Hasbana, with its own economy, regional symbols and traditions, its own elected government (though those in charge hold little actual executive power; the role is mostly ceremonial), its own currency (though the Oroto is still the official currency and is used just as much as the Monto dollar within Altapine), and its own laws (within the limits of the Hasbin Constitution). The Altapine Republic's seat of government is the small, historic, mountain town of Holtden.

# History

## Modern history

### Altapine militia

During the Coup of the People, people of the Altapine region fought as a single unified militias, and unlike other militias of the then People's Republic, they weren't looking to overthrow the current government, they wanted secession. The region had always been culturally and historically different from the rest of Hasbana. So on April 2, 1972, the region ratified its own constitution, creating La Serena Altapine Respubliko, and militia General Bennet Stillwater was unanimously appointed acting President.

### First government (1972-1975)

Altapine established a government similar to the United States wherein a president is elected every four years by means of preferential voting, with a two-term limit for an individual elected. Elections were scheduled to begin as soon as the Coup of the People concluded. The powers of the president would be balanced by the Common Council (Oftakonsil). The Oftakonsil is the only other branch of government. There is no national judicial system and all crimes go through local due process.

After the success of the Coup of the People, the nation collapsed into poverty, as its leaders found that the small logging-based economy of Altapine could not support independence. Acting President Stillwater tried to combat this by revitalizing the region's mining sector, ecouraging citizens to purchase stock, and postponing elections until stability could be reached. However, these reforms were slow going and the nation struggled to find international sponsors.

Meanwhile the newly formed Second Hasbin Republic was shocked to learn of Altapine's independence, as many had assumed Hasbana would keep all its borders or borders and territories after the Coup, and Altapine had been considered a part of Hasbana for a little over 150 years at that point. Public opinion in Hasbana on whether to let Altapine remain independent was sharply divided. Hasbin President John Sues Duggard, seeing the destitute state of the small new nation and the public's holding on to the region, decided to negotiate.

Stillwater and Duggard, through numerous compromises, reached an agreement in late 1975 where "in exchange for financial stability and protection under the title of 'autonomous region', the Altapine Republic is to be granted full independence within the guides of the Hasbin Constitution". It was also at the request of Duggard that the title of 'President of Altapine' be changed to 'Governor' as a reflection of the nation's status. Stillwater reluctantly agreed.

After these negotiations, a revised version of the Altapine Constitution was inacted on November 20, 1975, and elections for governor began.

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