Coup of '92

The **Coup of '92** was a coup d'état in Quelpart staged on BLAH, 1992, by numerous conglomerates (Chai Tseng) with the assistance of the Sil Wo against the military government led by THIRD SERIOUS GUY. The coup led to the assassination of many high-ranking military officials and the overthrow of the government, ending 45 years of military rule.

## Background

After SECOND SERIOUS GUY's death in 1989, THIRD SERIOUS GUY was chosen to be the next Chairman of Quelpart. Shortly after, the First East Asian Financial Crisis occurred, in which the economy collapsed, numerous *chai tseng*s were dissolved or otherwise were financially unstable, and many people lost their jobs. THIRD SERIOUS GUY planned to use the instability to reduce the power of the *chai tseng*s by strengthening anti-trust and anti-corruption laws and nationalizing or splitting some businesses. Rumors quickly reached the CEOs of the *chai tseng*s, who began plotting countermeasures. One of the *chai tseng*s was the Shuengjeong Group, the largest defense contractor of the Quelpartian Armed Forces; they pledged their support of an ousting of the government as long as they would be granted a monopoly over arms manufacturing and a guaranteed voice in the new government. This second condition influenced the planning of the Second Quelpartian Charter, which would practically turn the government into a corporation with publicly traded shares.

At the same time, a rift grew between the Sil Wo, the Quelpartian intelligence agency, and the other branches of the military. The Sil Wo's funding had been repeatedly cut as relations with other East Asian countries like the Republic of Japan and Shunreng grew warmer, and thus the necessity of "special operations" against them lessened. The head of the Sil Wo, AGENCY GUY, contacted the Shuengjeong Group and offered their aid in exchange for additional funding and freedom.

## The Coup

In the early morning of BLAH, 1992, mercenary forces controlled by the Shuengjeong Group stormed The Bolig and The Handelshal, while Sil Wo agents roused the top commanders of the military at Camp BLAH, alerting them of the attack. There was barely any resistance in The Bolig and The Handelshal, as THIRD SERIOUS GUY's security forces were easily subdued; THIRD SERIOUS GUY himself was sleeping in the Bolig at the time and was quickly apprehended. At Camp BLAH, in the middle of the briefing on the coup, Sil Wo agents suddenly shot and killed the generals at the meeting table, destroying the top-tier leadership.

In the morning, the mercenary forces continued patrolling the buildings above as well as Lee Keuan-De International Airport (with aerial support) and PUBLIC PARK. CEO of COMPANY SUPERGUY appeared on the morning news announcing that THIRD SERIOUS GUY was under his custody and that the government will be restructured but people's daily lives will not be affected. Other news agencies were said to be "under surveillance" though no changes took place except, mainly due to the fact they were run by the same *chai tseng*s that staged the coup.

## Aftermath

The new leadership quickly imposed the Second Quelpartian Charter, reorganizing the government especially on the local level. *De facto*, however, not much changed since they already had significant sway over the government.

Fears of the Sil Wo gaining more power led to the *chai tseng*s ordering the Assassination of AGENCY GUY and conducting numerous raids on Sil Wo offices and safehouses, destroying their power.