2060 Tri-Coup

A riot in Trench during the coup

### Territorial changes

* Governments of Ibrahim Shahub Johnson, Gage Flutch, Harold Kroos, and Nikol Korshyjan overthrown

## Belligerents

### Side

Team Runt
National Loaetian Army
Lost Legion
Banditos
Loae Liberation Movement

Anti-Government Protesters

### Side

Governments of Artsakh, Minecraftia, Ontario, Watterson

### fatalities

≈10,000

The **2060 Tri-Coup** occurred between 8-10 April 2060, and followed a feud between Minecraftian President Ibrahim Shahub Johnson and the *de facto* leader of the armed forces, Runt Ironfurnace. The feud had been violent, with a mutiny occurring in February and an uprising in March, as well as regular clashes between Ironfurnace–aligned militias Lost Legion, National Loaetian Army, Banditos, and Loae Liberation Movement. The coup also overthrew the Johnson–allied governments of the Triple Alliance and replaced them with Ironfurnace–allied military leaders.

The coup occurred during a flareup of violence domestically in Minecraftia, and followed the Erdogan Massacre and a mobilization of the Banditos. Following the massacre at Erdogan, Team Runt–led forces began a rebellion against Johnson's government. The Banditos and other allied militias swiftly overran Shadowbrook, Dema, and Loae, with Icerahn, Trench City, Aetheria City, and Mosul falling later that day. In the south, Ironfurnace's rebels overran Booneville, Essex, and Churchill within 8 April while the Western militias linked up with them in Trench. By night, a large convoy was sent barreling towards Villagetown. By predawn on 9 April following the convoy's passage through Kipling and Baymax, the convoy reached Villagetown, where heavy fighting was reported. Johnson fled to Mahomes at first, while the coup began in other countries. In Watterson, Khan Miggy I dismissed Prime Minister Gage Flutch, while Harold Kroos was assassinated and his cabinet dissolved. Following the events of the coup, all four countries declared themselves in a military junta, with Runt Ironfurnace consolidating power via democratic backsliding and the passage of several laws that restricted liberties.

The coup is generally seen as the end of the state of war in Minecraftia and Watterson following the Great Herobranian War in which the Triple Alliance was still recovering from. The coup was widely supported by the general population of Minecraftia and Watterson and while those in Ontario and Artsakh were heavily divided.

## Background

*Main articles: Minecraftian schism, Valentine's Mutiny, and March 14 Insurrection*

In the aftermath of the Surrender of Herobrania, the Triple Alliance continued fighting in the Great Herobranian War against Marxia which refused to surrender. Initially supportive of the invasion, Minecraftian President Ibrahim Shahub Johnson eventually began to take a pragmatic position and then outright condemn the invasion, which caused tension between him and Runt Ironfurnace, de facto Leader of the armed forces. Ironfurnace also opposed several domestic economic reforms proposed by Johnson, calling them 'radicalized' and 'harmful', which caused more tension. Furthermore, Ironfurnace and his inner circle had formed a personal alliance with several militias that fought alongside the Triple Alliance in the Battle of Villagetown. The Banditos, Lost Legion, National Loaetian Army, and the Loae Liberation Movement were among the most prominent of the militias, having an essential role in the defense of Villagetown and backing Ironfurnace's statements. In particular, the Banditos were heavily opposed to Johnson's policies. Following a rise in tensions and clashes in December 2059 and January 2060, the Banditos, supported by the NLA, staged a mutiny against Johnson, which has quelled with harsh force. Following the aborted mutiny, Ironfurnace and his allied militias began to mobilize, with the Banditos mobilizing over 50,000 servicemen. Ironfurnace also began to use mercenaries in order to 'lead a mutiny'. Violence continued between the two sides as the infamous March 14 Insurrection, which left both Johnson's and Bandito Deputy Leader Tyler Salih Dun's reputations tarnished.

### Immediate prelude

In the prelude to the coup, the NLA and LLM both promoted civil unrest in Loae while the Banditos did the same in Trench. Meanwhile, troops were seen patrolling streets in the Western Minecraftian cities of Shadowbrook and Dema. On April 7th, a battalion of troops pledging allegiance to Ironfurnace engaged in a shootout with police in Essex, killing 10. That same day, at 4 PM local time, a brigade directly under Ironfurnace's command was deployed to Erdogan. Later that evening, they attacked the city and began a massacre, killing 2034. Later on that night, the section of the Erdogan Trail located between Shadowbrook and Villagetown was closed, with another blockade being reported in the highway between Mahomes and Tarmac.

## Timeline

### April 8th

On the morning of April 8, at 7 AM local time, Ironfurnace, alongside close associates Breeze Nightcrest, Max Whitecloud, and Stump Goldenfeather, released a recorded message declaring Johnson's 'inability to function as [a] leader' and declared a rebellion. At 7:32 AM, fighting was reported in Erdogan with several tanks seen crossing from Watterson into Minecraftia. At 7:40 AM, fighting was also reported in Idris, another border city located north of Mahomes. The Banditos and NLA were jointly seen entering the city of Icerahn at 8:43 AM, however, fighting wasn't seen around Icerahn. Between 9 and 11 AM, fighting was reported in Booneville, Danzig, and Essex, all southern Minecraftian cities that served strategic importance to the army. At 11:43 AM, guerilla members allegedly of the LLM were seen in and around Trench City, however, fighting wasn't reported in Trench City until later. Johnson was briefed of the rebellion at 12:30 PM, while the Banditos announced that they had officially rebelled alongside Ironfurnace at the same time.

News of the rebellion spread rapidly, which led to civil unrest occurring in the early afternoon hours before settling down. At 3 PM, it was reported that the Loae-Icerahn area had fallen under NLA control, while Essex, Churchill, Booneville, and Burnaby had fallen to Ironfurnace's direct army. At 4 PM, heavy fighting was also reported in Shadowbrook, Mosul, Dema, and the Brujas neighborhood of Aetheria City, while Trench City had fallen to Lost Legion control. Between 6 and 8 PM, all of the Isle of Loae and Trench had fallen under Ironfurnace's control via militias, while most of Southern Minecraftia was also under his control. At 10 PM, troops and tanks were seen around Villagetown and Baymax, patrolling the streets following riots that occurred earlier. At 10:45 PM, it was reported that Aetheria City had fallen. At this time, Johnson's force crossed the Loae Lagoon via boat in order to attack Mosul. At 11 PM, the attack on Mosul occurred, which not only failed miserably, but led to heavy casualties. At the same time, a massive convoy was reported to be headed towards Villagetown from Aetheria City as Johnson ordered the city's harsh defense.

### April 9th

At midnight, Johnson's forces began to defect, while the convoy was seen just south of Kipling, where a deadly battle occurred. By 3 AM, fighting was also seen in Pasadena, a northern suburb of Villagetown. Street fighting in Pasadena and Aliyev Rayon awoke many residents. At 4:55 AM, Kipling reportedly fell as a Bandito flag was placed over the city hall and the convoy was moving north. At 5 AM, a part of the convoy was reported to have reached Outer Baymax, with Bandito and NLA militants allegedly hiding in the Ravensong Forest. Th events led to Johnson ordering troops to use the Bezos Skyway as a line of defense against the convoy. As the convoy pushed through Baymax, an ambush occurred in the city, killing 100 troops loyal to ISJ. At 5:30 AM, the convoy was reported to have entered Ironfurnace Rayon as Johnson prepared to flee. At 6 AM, he fled to Mahomes. Fighting was still reported in the cities of Tarmac, Rinconada, Kipling, and Redpool, however, only the clashes in Tarmac and Kipling were described as damaging and deadly.

At 8:36 AM, a loyalist faction of the army took members of the Banditos and Ironfurnace's arm hostage in Tarmac, which led to a confrontational crisis. Johnson was briefed of the hostage situation while in hiding in Mahomes, as he prepared to go to Marxia to evade capture. At 9:45 AM, members of the Lost Legion and Ironfurnace's army raided the compound were the hostage crisis was taking place and began to fire indiscriminately, beginning the Tarmac coup massacre. During the massacre, Bandito leader Clancy Joseph, who had led the earlier Valentine's Mutiny, was killed alongside 366 other people, including 72 civilians. At about 10:18 AM, Bandito second-in-command Tyler Salih Dun was also killed in a friendly fire incident with the NLA, which caused a minor riot in Dema. After the Tarmac massacre ended, it was reported that fighting and unrest still occurred in the southern cities of Churchill, Middlesex, Booneville, Essex, and Burnaby, which were Johnson's stronghold. However, most fighting either ceased by early afternoon or was quelled violently by Ironfurnace's army.

At 2:31 PM, a televised address was made by Khan Miggy I, in which he dismissed Prime Minister Gage Flutch of his post and criticized his government for his support of the 'dictatorship of [Ibrahim Shahub] Johnson and [Harold] Kroos'. Following the statement, Flutch was seen being handcuffed and being driven towards Tegel Wick Airport (as he was in Tegel during the coup). At about 4 PM, Generals Joaquin R. Pereyra, Greg Heffley, and Nico Gannon were seen entering Ulanbataar and Opadton. The Watternese army was also seen patrolling Tegel, Cypress, Yafo, and Tampico following the address made by the Khan. At 4:32 PM, Pereyra was formally tasked with forming a new government by the Khan, while Flutch was flown to a prison in Ulanbataar. The action of Miggy I and Generals Pereyra, Heffley, and Gannon were supported heavily by Ironfurnace, the Banditos, and the LLM, while being criticized by Harold Kroos. A 6 PM, troops of the Watternese army were seen crossing the border into Ontario, while rebel troops in Gouldenville led an uprising against Kroos, among them Roland Jefferson, a high ranking member of the elite 6th army guard. Unrest was later reported in Lancaster.

As Ontario was (and still is) sparsely populated and remote, much of it wasn't subject to violence, as only the capital Lancaster, Gouldenville, Jelton, and Pemberton reported civil unrest or violence. At 6:42 PM, rebels were seen crossing the Watternese-Ontarian border in large number, with Minecraftian troops and mercenaries spotted among them. Much of southern Ontario was quickly captured by these rebels except for Jelton, in which loyal troops were seen holding off rebels. Kroos was briefed of the situation at 8:30 PM, and was also notified of the ouster of Johnson and Flutch.

Later that night at about 11 PM, troops were seen leaving their barracks in Mirak and Baguli in Artsakh, and fighting was reported in the outskirts of Banguli at 11:30 PM.

### April 10th

At midnight, deadly clashes were reported in Lancaster as more troops began crossing the border into Ontario. During this time, Ironfurnace publicly released a statement in support of rebels in Ontario, comparing their situation with his. Following the release of that statement, rebels managed to break into the Presidential Palace, where Kroos and his family hid in a bunker. Jefferson, who was still in Gouldenville leading a mutiny, released a statement declaring himself president at 3:15 AM, after which Kroos's bunker was raided by the 6th army guard. Kroos and his family were captured, with Jefferson departing Gouldenville to Lancaster later that morning at about 6 AM.

The situation in Artsakh had also become violent as deadly clashes were reported in Mirak and Baguli, as well as Farjen overnight. By 6 AM, Baguli had been overrun by rebels as troops from Allied-occupied Marxian territory crossed into the border, while President Korshyjan fled the country for his safety, fleeing to Marxia, where he was eventually captured by the Marxian government. With Korshyjan gone, loyalists surrendered at 11 AM that morning and military commander Robert Korshinyan was declared President, with support from the newly-installed governments of Ontario and Minecraftia.

## Aftermath

*Main article: Aftermath of the 2060 Tri-Coup*

The aftermath of the coup was marred with violence from pro-Johnson factions within the army, which continued to fight the new government. The groups launched an insurgent campaign in the south, a strongholg for Johnson's loyalists, with Burnaby and Middlesex seeing the most violence. At about the same time following the coup, Johnson went into hiding in Marxia, near the Minecraftian border.

## Gallery

Violence in Villagetown during the events of April 8Protesters throw pieces of pavement at riot police in Trench City during the events of April 8A sniper into position in Baymax during the coup on April 9A riot in Pasadena on the evening of April 8A riot in Trench City during the coup, April 8A large riot in Villagetown, April 8. Damage from the previous March 14 Insurrection can be seen