Dangou

* President Tiso Masalas
* Prime Minister Abde Nososh
* Speaker of the Assembly Jalang Tes

**Dangou**, officially the **Republic of Dangou**, is a state in eastern Akrifa. It is bordered by Mesambitu, with which it has several border disputes. The capital and most populous city is Andaye.

## Background

Beginning in the 9th century, during its late Iron Age, the Bantu people (who would become the ethnic Chenga) built the city-state of Great Timasu which became one of the major Akrifan trade centres by the 11th century, controlling the gold, ivory and copper trades with the east Akrifan coast, which were connected to Koorfurta and Europan states. By the mid 15th century, the city-state had been abandoned. From there, the Kingdom of Andaye was established, followed by the Muntesa Empire.

The Araucanía Akrifan Company demarcated the Guinea region in 1533 when they conquered the southern coastal portion of modern-day Dangou. The company's claim on the whole of the territory was recognized by most Europan powers in 1552. Company rule ended in 1735 with the establishment of Araucanian New Guinea under a colonial administration. In 1945, the October Protests escalated into a riot and eventually a conflict between anti-apartheid activists and government forces, otherwise known as the Guinean Civil War. The country officially gained independence in 1948 under an apartheid regime headed by Rafael Picado. He was overthrown by a military junta in 1965 and a state of emergency was declared in the wake of anti-apartheid insurgencies. The junta was forced to negotiate with the major resistance movements: the National Liberation Front, the People's Democratic Party, and the Red Sun Movement. While initially engaging in negotiations, the Red Sun Movement abandoned the talks in 1966 while the PDP and NLF formed a coalition government. As a result of negotiations, apartheid-era landowners were given compensation for seized territory. The RSM rejected this agreement, holding the position that the managerial class needed to be purged from society via a revolutionary national program.

The First Guinean Republic was officially established in 1970. The RSM continued to struggle against government forces, even as natives were enlisted in the military. Conflict quickly escalated between the RSM and the coalition government, which fell out of favor with the country's newly independent peasantry that continued to toil the land. The coalition government proceeded to resell the seized land back to the private sector, which was dominated by businessmen who made their money during the apartheid era. The RSM considered Dangou's economic condition an "advanced form of apartheid" and managed to garner even more support from city dwellers by 1974. In 1975, students led by some defectors from the armed forces, all associated with the Red Sun Movement, launched the Red Revolution. In 1976, government forces lost control of the capital, Ciudad Laberinto, which was promptly renamed to Andaye by the RSM. As the movement proceeded to consolidate territory, Naye proclaimed the **Republic of Dangou** in 1977.

In 1980, President Naye launched a political program called the National Program. The purpose of the initiative was to "reorient Dangou towards traditionalist self-reliance, against the grain of liberalization" according to the Code of the National Program. Secret societies, witchcraft, tribalism, socialists, liberals, and Dangouans of Europan descent were all heavily persecuted. Citizens of urban background were also subjected to 'reeducation' and forced labor. The National Program officially ended in 1985.

## Government and politics

Dangou is a unitary republic with a dominant-party, semi-presidential system of government. According to the constitution, the ruling party (which has remained the Red Sun Movement since 1977) directly appoints the head of state. The prime minister is appointed by the president. The current president is Tiso Masalas (since 1991) and the current prime minister is Abde Nososh (since 2010).

While Dangou is officially a "multi-party system", the Electoral Commission, the body tasked with approving parties, remains loyal to the Red Sun Movement. In practice, the parties legally permitted to operate all accept the RSM's domination of the system and advocate for representing a specific community as opposed to contesting the ruling party.

The National Assembly is a unicameral legislative body headed by the speaker of the assembly, which is currently Jalang Tes (since 2009).