Middlekafrica

**Middlekafrica** (Strelkan, *Middekafrika*) Officially the **Strelkan State of Middlekafrica**, is an apartheid authoritarian democracy situated in Central Kafrica. With an area of 53,729 square kilometers, it is bordered by the Tau Sea to the east, Celeste to the west, Kurtzland to the east and north, Orion Vocavium to the southeast, and Diosca, and Grestin and Celrapan to the south.

## History

#### Early History

Strelka was formed in the year 1764 after the Vaughten dynasty inherited the throne of nearby kingdom of Egerce. With newfound resources, the Vaughten dynasty moderately expanded throughout the area until encountering such nations as the Kingdom of Vieno, whom they had good relations with for some time. Known in the era for it's ruthless discipline in battle, and a refusal to accept other cultures within the nation, Strelka struggled considerably for some time due to unrest within its military conquests. Strelka expanded to small territories in Kroman majority areas, as Middlekafrican trade cities and ports. This led many Strelkans to move into Kroman lands, being a minority in the area.

The Kingdom slowly lost land over time, until the nation was pressed to inhabit only the territory of Dinsmark in 2053, after considerable land losses to Vieno. Strelka experienced considerable economic strife in this period, and has remained a backwater nation in international politics ever since. In the late 2060s, the Tau Coalition was formed in order to combat the threat of the recently resurfaced Arcadian Union. Strelka was able to sell some designs to the Charlestonians and Zokesians, such as the F-156 Chickadee, who were both participating in the short Arkadii-Zokesian war at the time.

Following the Kroman Crusade of the late 70s and collapse of Vieno in 2078 the Kingdom experienced an expansion of its territory, coming to control Erkrol, Gdarski, and Algrachtus in only a matter of months. At the end of hostilities and with Oured now beyond Kroman control the nation took over administration of the area in 2079.

This was enough to give the country a small economic boost needed for development, and modern infrastructure was implemented throughout the country. Coal was switched to fusion, and the country has thrived since, opening its borders to the world recently in 2083.

#### The Great Kerbin War

Nearly immediately after its introduction to the international stage, Strelka joined the pan-national organization known as NEOCON in order to ensure that the nation remain secure until more secure footing could be gained. However, NEOCON shortly after declared itself to be the Greater Kerbin Union, and the Great Kerbin War began, thrusting Strelka directly into the middle of it as one of the sole NEOCON members in central Kafrica.

Immediately war plans were drawn up, and officers from Aenia were sent to Strelka through Karlandic airspace, before a blockade could be set up by the hostile powers. Strelka's land-locked status meant that the military didn't have to spend resources on a navy, and so the Royal Strelkan Army (RSA) and Royal Strelkan Air Force (RSAF) were deployed in defensive stances along all hostile borders, making it clear that the armed forces had no intentions to attack.

Following the open moves of the war, the nation of Greater Karland stated its intentions of defecting to the hostile powers, placing Strelka directly into the firing line of every single country around it. War Plan Tango was drawn up, and government continuity programs were established, as all Strelkan citizens prepared for the worst. War Plan Tango consisted of an immediate blitzkrieg through Karland in order to reach the ocean so that Aenian supply ships could reach Strelka before it was too late. Tanks began advancing through Karlandic land at a rapid pace, encountering no resistance, as the Karlandic military had retreated to defensive positions along their mountain ranges.

As this happened, The Third Way Alliance launched an asteroid attack against Aenia, hoping to deal an early blow against the superpower in the war. The Karlandic air-force took off, flying across the Tau Sea to Belasirov in order to help a combined TWA operation with the hopes of destroying the Aenian air force, and securing air supremacy over the Doren front of the war. However, Aenian forces retaliated, launching operation "Shadow Realm," and the two air-forces, consisting of over 2,000 air superiority fighters combined, clashed in the great blue skies above. The battle resulted in a decisive Aenian victory, and obliterated the entire TWA airforce, resulting in a humiliating retreat.

Following this catastrophe for TWA, all nations within it immediately surrendered unconditionally, including Karland. Three provinces were ceded from Karland to Strelka, including Karland's capital of Neu Burlen, and the process of integration into the country was started immediately. Following this, Strelka signed peace with KATO and the remaining allied powers, resulting in a somewhat hostile white peace.

#### Post War

Following the war, Neu Burlen was ceded back to Karland by the Strelkan government, who had been threatened with war by the newly formed Arkadii-Zokesian Federation should they not comply. This resulted in a loss of relations between Strelka and its NEOCON allies, as well as resentment from the people for dragging them into a massive war. Strelka promptly left NEOCON, and became one of the four founding members of KSAT, a new alliance between Kafrican nations, including Vocavium, Floracia, and Arad. The Zolkepakt directly instigated the first Strelkan civil war, supporting multiple extremist politicians from the shadows. Multiple sides clashed in an increasingly escalating conflict over the future of the country. Little did they know, however, that the end of the conflict had been planned from the beginning. With the republicans, the side that was majorly made up of Strelkans, emerging victorious from the war. While free elections had been scheduled 3 months after the end of the war, the Zolkepakt acted quickly, blaming the other ethnicities of the country for the civil war, and driving many Strelkans into a nationalist frenzy. Before the election could take place, a vote in the Nasionaalcoensil declared that all non Strelkans in the country were not to be entrusted with the right to vote until their loyalty to the Strelkan regime could be trusted. This ensured Strelkan dominance in the nation’s politics, while retaining a strong industrial base of disenfranchised peoples in order to compete internationally.

#### Strelkan Naval Junta

A syndicalist revolution swept through the south of the country, depriving the country of its foundational industrial base. While the remnants of the Strelkan Defense Force were able to conduct a guerilla warfare campaign against superior odds in the north, the south had been lost to what was now know as “Kurtzland.” An uneasy peace was signed, but the country had fallen into a seemingly permanent state of decline. The monarchy, which had regained control after the war, is currently the only political institution holding the state together, and a newly found powerful ally in the south.

#### Foundation of Middlekafrica

With the end of NEOCON and the collapse of Strelka, the spread out Strelkans were left without a country. The Strelkans that didn’t migrate formed a new Zolkepakt in Central Kafrica (Middlekafrica), with control of what was parts of Krome, Solaria, Eureka, Vocavium. Strelkans were once again a minority in their own land. The Zolkepakt formed a state of what was Middlekafrica centuries ago, the Strelkan State of Middlekafrica, known as “Middlekafrica”. Middlekafrica became a very authoritarian state with an emphasis on apartheid, as only Strelkans were to vote in accordance with the constitution.