Socialist Republic of Lindonce

Formed in the aftermath of the Lindoncian Civil War and Revolution, the SRL was formed as a syndicalist federation, being one of the first major nations in Western Europe to do so. Throughout the Cold War, the SRL was on the side of the Pendel Internationale, led by the Commune of Briayon.

## History

A 1921 workers’ riot in Clacton turned violent, as the military was called in, killing several men and women. This is used as a justification for a large-scale rebellion. Major syndicalist figure, **Roland Lindonçois**, led the charge against the provisional government. Beginning the **Lindoncian Civil War**. The battle would be quick, and by 1924, the syndicalists were victorious in the civil war. The **Council of Supreme Syndicates** took over the country and formed the **Socialist Republic of Lindonce** with **Roland Lindonçois** elected as its first chairman. The Lindonçois cabinet began talks with the Commune of Briayon to increase economic cooperation to help recover from both of their civil wars. In the meantime, the new government would begin to support global syndicalist movements. For example in 1930, Lindonce sent military and volunteer aid to the communist militias in Sanada in partnership with the **JFSSR**.

In 1944, chairman **Raymond Poullain**, authorized a secret mission, led by the leader of the Lindoncian Revolutionary Airforce, **Nathan Rouchette** led a secret operation, flying planes over the Mrassian border, dropping socialist propaganda papers into Western Mrassia in an attempt to radicalize the people. This failed, and a confrontation between the two sides began. Diplomacy soon prevailed, and Rouchette was forced to stand down. **Dimitri Chevalier**, who was elected as chairman, sought further industrialization and modernization of the military to keep up with Mrassian technology. The **Chevalier Development Plan** was successful by 1950, the Lindoncian economy began to rapidly improve, and trade with socialist states around the world began to boost the economy even more.

As the Mrassian and Destburgian colonial empires in Africa and Asia began to dissolve, Lindonce began to supply communist and other radical leftist groups in former European colonies, seeing mixed results by 1959. **Maxime Bescond** was elected as chairman in 1960. The new Bescond cabinet sought to reform the country away from radicalism and adopted a more moderate form of socialism to better fit the peace time the country entered in the 50s. Bescond began to hold diplomatic talks with the progressive president of Garecia, **Tristan Lopez**, which struck fear in both the Internationale and Berufspakt Blocs. The **Commune of Briayon** under **Dexter Burns**, began to infiltrate Lindoncian politics, in an attempt to get the “pro-Garecian hermit” out of power. This would succeed in 1972 with the election of **Porthos Boulet** becoming chairman. Boulet initiated a purge of all those who are considered an enemy of the syndicalist revolution, seeing several military generals and political opponents either being shot or fleeing to safer shores. Later in 1975 with Jayassian help, Lindonce staged a communist coup in Fascist Lonada, further expanding its own influence in South America.

**Rémy Pomeroy** was elected as chairman in 1984. He began to adopt a more peaceful foreign policy, much to the annoyance of his allies. With Pomeroy’s pacifism, support for the red rebels in Yuchakia was withdrawn, leading to their ultimate defeat in the war, escalating tensions. When the 2nd Weltkrieg started in 1990, Pomeroy’s government was caught completely off guard and as a result, the country was occupied in a year.

1991, mainland Lindonce surrendered and the government went into exile. Embarrassed  by his defeat by the hands of the Mrassian Empire, Pomeroy resigned in 1993, and **Julien Berlioz** took over as the head of the Lindoncian government in exile. Mainland Lindonce was liberated in 1994 by the Commune of Briayon and **People's Republic of Laurada**, reopening the Western front of the war. The Mrassian Empire surrendered, ending the war in Europe. Other forces in Asia gave up soon afterwards. The Garecian Republic surrendered in September 1996, ending the 2nd Weltkrieg with a Pendel Internationale victory. With Lindonce leaving the war as a victorious power, the people were jubilant and morale for the future increased massively.

As the 1990s came into the year 2000, cooperation with the JFSSR entered a decline over ideological concerns and differences between Western Syndicalism and Eastern Communism. Lindonce’s infrastructure and economy fully recovered from the damage of the 2nd Weltkrieg by 2010. **Laurine Bettencourt** was elected as chairwoman by 2020, and her new government made plans to make Lindonce a great power in the 21st century as an equal to the Commune of Briayon. The **Second Cold War** era began as the JFSSR and **Mrassian Soviet Republic** began to rapidly remilitarize the border. After the **Summer Crisis of 2023**, Lindonce joined the Western **Caul Accord**.

## Politics

### Heads of State (1924-PRESENT)

1. Roland Lindonçois (1924-1936)
2. Raymond Poullain (1936-1948)
3. Dimitri Chevalier (1948-1960)
4. Maxime Bescond (1960-1972)
5. Porthos Boulet (1972-1984)
6. Rémy Pomeroy (1984-1993) —> Resigned from his political position willingly while in exile in the Commune of Briayon, and he would be replaced by the more militaristic Julien Berlioz in 1993.
7. Julien Berlioz (1993-2008)
8. Maxime Caillat (2008-2020)
9. Laurine Bettencourt (2020-)