Laupan Resistance Movement

The **Laupan Resistance Movement** (LRM) was a separatist movement founded by Valen Lacha and Beduor Lecil in 1913 in response to the continuation of the GRW's persecution of the Laupan people by not allowing them to enter higher education than elementary and the suppression of the Kocist religion.

## Laupan Resistance Movement

### Leader(s)

* Valen Lacha
* Beduor Lecil

### Ideology

* Laupan Nationalism
* Laupan independence

### Allies

* Kingdom of Moyonas
* Laupan National Militia

### Opponents

* Grand Republic of Waritania
* Kingdom of Fracia

### Battles/wars

* Battle of Repoli
* Laupan Guerilla War
* Battle of Warifim Mountains

### Designated as a terrorist group by

* Grand Republic of Waritania
* Kingdom of Fracia

### History

#### Early activity

The LRM at its start, mainly armed Laupans with cheap pistols, to protect their businesses from robbers in exchange for a small amount of money to fund the organization. In 1914, the LRM signed an agreement with the Laupan Knowledge School, the LRM would also educate Laupans and the LKS would fund them. This program lasted until 1916 when it was expanded. Beduor and Valen, alongside countless illegal Laupan teachers, formed the Laupan Community School (LCS) and were starting to educate a large number of Laupans in illegal schools. The program continued for some time until the government began cracking down on those schools. Around 30 illegal schools were closed down by government forces and countless teachers were arrested. The LKS and LCS would later say '*it is most unfortunate, that we are persecuted in a supposed 'democracy', where personal liberties should be a priority but aren't.*' After the schools were closed down, the LRM begun using unconventional methods of achieving their goals. They begun planning assassinations, and handing out more efficient weapons.

#### Late activities

It continued like this for a while until Nel Travibron, who promised the Laupans more freedom in a better Republic. But only 2 months after the beginning of his term, he was killed by the nationalist Vas Augusto. Fearing the collapse of the Republic, the Waritan National League chose the pro-Yuran candidate Erani Orant to be the next president. When asked if he was going to keep Nel's promise, he said no, stated that he wishes to continue the persecution of the Laupans. The LRM then looked for funds outside of Waritania's borders. They first asked the Fracian King Petaru II for aid, which was declined, but then they asked the Moyonasi King Louje II for funds, which was agreed, and so a hefty amount of weapons and money was smuggled to the LRM and the LKS through the unprotected Warifim Mountains in southeastern Waritania (country).

#### Waritan-Moyonasi War

When the Waritan-Moyonasi War begun, the LRM helped the Moyani Royal Army achieve victory in the battle of Warifim mountains, letting the Moyonasi army capture it. They then begun a guerilla war against the Waritan Military, which would require the Waritan government to spend a lot of money on security. And on 1921, Valen Lacha and the Laupan National Militia's leader Colith Debien agreed to merge their two organizations into the Laupan Resistance Army and beginning the Laupan Rebellion, which saw the rise of poor Laupan peasants who were sick of Yuran persecution.

### Legacy

What the LRM achieved was something the pro-Yuran government were afraid of, a Laupan national identity and the rise of an independent Laupan state. The LRM's fight against the Waritan government led to the start of the Yuran-Laupan rivalry after the end of the Waritan-Moyonasi War and the dissolution of the Grand Republic of Waritania into the Republic of Laupa and the Republic of Yuras.