History of Tocan Isle

## Ancient History

The first humans to arrive on Tocanesle were explorers who called themselves Tokari, in 190 BCE. They developed kingdoms which were for the most part egalitarian. The Tokari revered nature and always took care to protect the environment. The Kingdom of Baidar was the largest and longest-lasting Tokari kingdom, with the Buric Kingdom in a close second. The first Norican explorers found Tocanesle in 1564, and claimed the entire island for the Kingdom of Norica.

## Foreign control

Tocan Island has been occupied by many foreign powers over its history, mainly the Noricans and Afics. When a wave of democratic and anti-monarchist sentiment spread over the planet, the Norican Empire (the country that Tocanesle was currently controlled by) fell in 1843 and was split several republics. Tocan Isle was part of the Telend Republic, despite its geographic separation from the mainland. Over the next century, Tocan Isle was granted more autonomy, but the indigenous Tokari population was discriminated against and corporations exploited the workers and the land.

## Tocanian Revolution

### Result

Victory by the pro-independence militias, establishment of the Republic of Tocan Isle

## Belligerents

### Side 1

Various pro-independence groups including:* Tocan Republican Army
* United Communist Army
* Tokari Liberation Movement

Oversees support by:

* Sierra Grand

### Side 2

* Telendic Republic
* Telendian Province of Tocan
* Tocanian loyalists

In 1962, pro-independence Tocanians declared independence from Telend, declaring the Republic of Tocan Isle. The Telend government refused to recognize the new nation, and sent troops to the island. A bloody war ensued, with Sierra Grand, a socialist nation, aiding the pro-independence side. The Republicans, a center-right pro-independence group, and the Communists, a left-wing pro-independence group, reluctantly allied to fight against the Telendians. The war ended in a Tocanian victory, and the Republic of Tocan Isle was established.

## Post-Revolution and Civil War

As the new Republic was established, the Tocanians struggled to organize a new government amidst the post-war chaos. An election was held, with the Republican Party and Communist Party both gaining a significant amount of seats. Despite being reluctant allies during the revolution, the Republicans and Communists had bitter disputes over the future of the young republic. The Tocanian economy grew in the 1970s, with some support from Sierra Grand. The 1980s, however, saw an ideological split between Tocan and Sierra Grand, with relations between the two nations severing.

### Tocanian Civil War

#### 1982 coup

In 1982, a coup ousted the democratically elected socialist government with a conservative and nationalistic government supported by the capitalist power Sysillia. The communist president Adelano Codersica was assassinated in November 1982 by Sysillian forces, with General Irimèn Gadoran of the Tocanian military taking his spot. The Tocanian military supported Gadoran and pushed out the legitimate government, which would operate in exile in Celestial Wave until the end of the civil war. The New State of Tocan Isle (Novare Estadron Tocan Ésle) was established, and the Communist Party of Tocan Isle was banned.

## Tocanian Civil War

### Result

Victory by the Republicans, restoration of the legitimate Republican government

## Belligerents

### Side 1

Republicans* Republic of Tocan Isle government in exile
* Communist Party of Tocan Isle
* Left wing of the Republican Party
* Sierra Grand (limited support)

### Side 2

Nationalists* New State of Tocan Isle
* National Conservative Party
* Sysillia
* Nationalist militias

Guerilla warfare began, with the illegal Communist Party taking up arms against the New State government. Many more left-wing members of the Republican Party joined reluctantly with the Communist Party. Sierra Grand became involved with the war in September 1983, and a full-scale proxy war between Sierra Grand and Sysillia started. Both sides committed atrocities and war crimes which hurt civilians. It quickly became an imperialist war, with the underground Communist Party splitting into a side that favored Sierrese intervention and a side that opposed it, fighting against both Sierra Grand and Sysillia. The Sysillians eventually declared defeat and left the island in 1985, but the New State of Tocan Isle government was still in power, but severely weakened. Even though Sysillia had left, Sierra Grand continued to bomb major population centers and commit other war crimes. Most anti-Nationalist militias then turned against Sierra Grand until they were pushed out of the country in August 1987. In December 1987, the weakened New State government fell once and for all, and the legitimate government in exile returned to Tocan Isle.

#### Aftermath

The civil war officially ended in December 1987 with the restoration of the legitimate Republican government. Communist leaders were re-elected after the war and a period of rebuilding commenced. At this point, Tocan Isle had no allies and was economically devastated by the war.

## Contemporary history

Tocan Isle allied with the growing power of Sun burst, another democratic socialist nation. Tocan Isle embraced more free market solutions, which grew the economy but economically destabilized the lower class. In 1996, the current government collapsed due to the growing unpopularity of the free market reforms and several other factors, and a left-wing government retook power. The Green Party led the coalition, a party based on the ideals of environmentalism and indigenous rights.

In recent decades, the Tocanian economy has rebounded and has been pushing towards a "more egalitarian, just, and flourishing democracy" in the words of President Emily Loren.