Republic of Sunseva

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The **Confederal Republic of Sunseva,** formerly known as Free Paradise (changed in 2020 in the July referendum) is a micronation located in Canada. Originally a critique on the Canadian system, it has now become a fully fledge micronation that's been reformed again in 2020, it is now working well as an active nation and it is currently establishing itself in the micronational community. The Confederal Republic of Sunseva works very hard at establishing itself as a Successionist nation and strongly distances itself from Simulationist nations.

While entertaining Foreign relations, the region is not officially recognized as autonomous by the government of Canada or any international state or organization. In 1837 an American-Canadian revolutionary named William Lyon Mackenzie created the Republic of Canadaon Navy Island Ontario, near Niagara Falls. The first Republic fell in 1838 when the monarchist British domain of Canada took it over scattering all its members (200 at the time), mostly to the thousand islands. In 2017 it was reinstated by William Lyons which acted as an interim leader. Corruption went ramped as William Lyons eventually became the dictator, and in late 2019 the Republic saw a rough transition to democracy with Sylvie Vaux serving as acting president (2020).

The Republic of Sunseva is enjoying steady but slow growth after transitioning back to democracy. It lost most of its citizens during the reign of Mr Lyons but has gained 10 members since June 2020. It quickly joined the LIN (League of Independent Nations) and allied very closely to the Nexan Republic. It has since adopted some directionist policy in order to make more progress in the areas of citizenship and land acquisition.

## Etymology

### Usage of the name "Republic of Canada (1837-1838)

Main article: Name of Canada

While a variety of theories have been postulated for the etymological origins of Canada, the name is now accepted as coming from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning "village" or "settlement".[11] In 1535, Indigenous inhabitants of the present-day Quebec City region used the word to direct French explorer Jacques Cartier to the village of Stadacona.[12] Cartier later used the word Canada to refer not only to that particular village but to the entire area subject to Donnacona (the chief at Stadacona);[12] by 1545, European books and maps had begun referring to this small region along the Saint Lawrence River as Canada.[12]

### Usage of the Name Valdieuria in its second iteration (2017-2019)

In 2017 when William Lyons revived the Canadian republic idea he named it Valdieuria, after a video game character he made called Valdrscycn. This name stuck for a long time changing a tiny bit in form, from Valdieuria to Valdolsca in its transition to authoritarianism. The final usage of Valdieuria was in march of 2019 as the Second Republic of valdieuria fell inactive due to its authoritarian policies with deterred any new citizens

### Usage of the Name Sunseva (2020-present)

Sunseva (Occasie in french) was chosen out of a few choices, coming from "Sunset Valdieuria" it was chosen to show a sunset on the valdieurian idea of authoritarianism, and the rising of the new ideal of democracy and human rights. Other choices included Occasia, Sunseca, stadaconia, doneca and others based around the idea of new ideals. Sunseva was chosen due to the easily decoded meaning and the aesthetic. Sunseva is the name used in the constitution, it isnt final due to the constitution not being printed yet.

## Geography

The region mainly lies in northwestern Ontario, specifically near Sunshine Creek, Ontario. As the civil flag of sunseva has 3 stars, sunseva has 3 districts, with 2 states each. The three districts being Saborrow, Livier, and Nabiscowa. the states being Monowa, Araval, Arcada, Vincentia, Nafage, Abramio. seen below is the organization of all states into their respective districts, along with current district praetors.

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## History

### Founding as the Republic of Canada in 1837

Original Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic\_of\_Canada

In the latter days of the Rebellions of 1837 in Upper Canada, after Mackenzie and 200 of his followers retreated from Toronto to Navy Island, he declared a separate republic. He established an independent currency, and supplied his camp using the American supply steamer *Caroline*.He recruited followers by promising Template:Convert of land to any man that supported his cause. He later included in his promise $100 in silver to his supporters, payable on May 1, 1838. On December 29, Royal Navy Commander Andrew Drew and seven boatloads of Colonial militia in Canada|Canadian militiamen crossed the Niagara River to Fort Schlosser. They captured the *Caroline* used by William Lyon Mackenzie and his rebels on Navy Island. Drew's forces set the ship alight and sent it adrift towards Niagara Falls, resulting in the death of one American. It was falsely reported that dozens of Americans were killed as they were trapped on board, and U.S. soldiers retaliated by burning a British steamer while it was in U.S. waters, triggering what became known as the *Caroline* affair.

On January 13, 1838, Mackenzie abandoned Navy Island under heavy fire from British troops. He and his force retreated to Buffalo, New York, where they were captured by the U.S. Army and sentenced in the U.S. to 18 months' imprisonment for violating neutrality laws between the United States and the United Kingdom, ending the prospect of a Canadian declaration of independence/secession and ending what the British authorities described as an inconsequential and unsupported colonial rebellion.

Some of the supporters retreated to the Thousand Islands, and "caused Canadian authorities much anxiety" in mid-1838.
In the United States, Hunters' Lodges were established along the frontier border, some also operating in Upper Canada. The organization of these societies was headquartered in Cleveland, and its principal mission was to "emancipate the British Colonies from British Thraldom".On 16 September 1838, a convention attended by 160 delegates of the organization was held in Cleveland, during which it elected Abram D. Smith the first president of the Republic of Canada. The organization also defined plans for a Republican Bank of Canada, which would use gold, silver, and its own currency as money, and pledged "the whole wealth, revenue, and resources" of Upper Canada as collateral for loans. Its first banknotes were to feature Samuel Lount, Peter Matthews, and James Morreau, all of whom were executed for their part in the rebellion.

### Years of Silence

The years of silence are the 179 years between 1838 and 2017 (reinstatement) where no activity was held, no new presidents where elected, no new citizens join (in fact all left or died over time) and no progress was made. These years of silence ended in December of 2017 when William Lyons founded Valdieuria under the same principles of the Republic of Canada

### Valdieurian Dictatorship

Valdieuria was formally started December 7th 2017 by William Lyons. It began as a satirical criticism of Canadian monarchy but grew into an authoritarian dictatorship by 2018. William Lyons remained the only leader of the Federal Republic of Valdieuria, which mostly followed left-wing economics. The collapse of Valdieuria quickly lost most of its citizens and shut down internally for a few months of inactivity and silence.

Valdieuria was reinstated for a second time in early 2019, this was the first taste of democracy for the country. The very first election in Valdieuria was rigged by William Lyons and he won and remained leader. The economy was once again in a free fall due to inactivity, which lead to all but 2 citizens leaving the nation, in this zombified state William Lyons transitioned Valdieuria into the Republic of Drinastoka, which also failed due to economic turmoil. A significant action made by William Lyons and drinastok was contacting both the governments of Luhansk and Donestk, neither responded. Drinastok ended shortly after it joined the LIN, firmly ending this chapter in Sunsevan History.

### Rebirth in Democracy

After a turbulent first few years after complete inactivity, a democratic system was set up with heavy influence from Rojava. The ideas of building the Republic from bottom-up again was lead by Sylvie Vaux, who leads the Sunseva First Party today and is also the current President of the Confederal Republic of Sunseva. Sunseva formally becomes reinstated on Jun 16th 2020 after another few months of silence from drinastoka. Sunseva rebirthed as Free Paradise, which soon changed its name due to citizens concerns on it possibly being egotistical. Sunseva was born on human rights, democracy and libertarianism and that's how it has continued.

Sunseva is now in its most prosperous state since 1837, and its growth can largely be given to the fact that corruption dropped significantly, and democracy was introduced, allowing all citizens voices to be heard.

## Politics

### Political Parties

As of August 2020, there are only 2 parties, Sunseva First (Lead by Sylvie Vaux) and the Vincentist Party (Lead by Vincent P.).

### Elections and Approval Rate

Sylvie Vaux won the interim elections in July 2020, with a 79% victory and currently enjoys 80% approval from her peers. There will be a second election in September 2020 to decide the final leader until 2024. With the new elections, a midterm election will take place, filling the vacant positions in Representative Lodge and Praetors as well as Regulors. The government will be filled by September as part of the Directionist Doctrine passed by President Vaux and her current Administration.

### Political Postitons

 Prime Minister
 Minister of the Department of Strategy

## Economy

The currency of sunseva is the sunsevan Pecun, worth about 0.003 USD. It is currently in a state of recovery from all the damage done in the valdieurian days and is currently 134% stronger than the valdieurian Valdurr. Banknotes below:

  File:1000 pecuns.jpg   | 1000 Pecuns 2020 banknote
  File:2500 pecuns.jpg   | 2500 Pecuns 2020 banknote
  File:10000 pecuns.jpg   | 10000 Pecuns 2020 banknote

## Esperanto Usage

Esperanto is an official language in sunseva from the National Languages Act (c-6). it is currently being implemented in schools and the communtiy

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## Two Flags, One Nation

Sunseva has decided to use both State and Civil Flags equally, both can be seen below.

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## References

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1. ↑ Chapter 78: Mackenzie as an Exile.
2. ↑ Shaun J. McLaughlin, The Patriot War Along the New York-Upper Canada Border: Raiders and Rebels, The History Press, Charleston, SC, 2012, p. 87.