2020s in Tedesu

The 2020s in Tedesu saw many advancements for peace as well as many atrocities committed along the way. The 2020s begun with the continuation of the 2nd Tedusian War for Independence with major gains for Tedesu and since summer 2022 a ceasefire has been called. After the ceasefire the Independence of Tedesu Act 2022 was passed in parliament, setting the date of independence for Tedesu on the 1st of January 2023. This date was pushed back to the 1st of April in December 2022 and once again to the 1st of June 2023 in March 2023.

Tedesu is to see three sets of elections to take place in 2023 that include: the 2023 Tedusian Presidential Election, 2023 Tedusian Senate Election, and the 2023 Tedusian Local Elections.

## Government, Politics & War

### Independence War: 2020 - 2023

The Tedusian War for Independence was at its height during the early 2020s. The ceasefire that was called in 2013 ended in July 2019 and the war once again begun. The Tedusian army saw major gains during the latter part of 2019 and began majorly pushing the Sheaman military back.

As 2020 began, the Tedusian military continued to penetrate the front line, making gains everywhere. Once the Covid-19 Pandemic started spreading to Sheaman and Tedesu, it managed to infect many troops on the front line. It happened after a new batch of Tedusian soldiers came to the front line from Brexilton, including one soldier who had secretly contracted Covid-19. The disease quickly spread around an area of the front line and led to that soldier being expelled from the army. In March 2020, both the Sheaman and Tedusian governments came to the agreement that the war should be put on a temporary hold until the virus was at a safer point in both countries.

Throughout the rest of 2020, political discussion was at an all time low due to travel being extremely limited between the countries. A meeting between Hazel Willow and Jean Caddam was held on the 14th of November 2020 - the first meeting since May 2019 - and led to political progress between the two nations. An independence referendum was discussed between the two as Willow had "Had enough of this war over bickering boundaries." Her party, the Conservative & Unionist Party, were mostly against here decision to allow a referendum and her bill called the Tedusian Independence Resolution Bill 2020 was struck down by her party. Willow then faced a vote of no confidence in early 2021 but after a successful bid, she managed to win the election. Like previous no confidence votes, she ended up resigning on the 19th of February 2021. She was then replaced by a younger and more conservative Prime Minister called Jarl Novechaevar.

Novechaevar wanted to pursue a deal with Jean Caddam that would clear Caddam of all war charges and give the state of Tedesu every power that a nation would but they would still be a part of Sheaman. The deal was struck down quickly and Novechaevar would resign not long after the incident on the 15th of September 2021. He was then replaced by his younger brother who was even more right-wing than Jarl Novechaevar. He planned to demand that Jean Caddam surrender his armies and submit to becoming a state with equal powers as every other state in Sheaman. His plan was similar to that of Wojchiech Govindaram's and was completely rejected by President, Jean Caddam. After failing to strike a deal with Caddam, Novechaevar attacked Caddam's forces without warning in December 2021, leading to Callum Novechaevar being named a war criminal. The rest of 2022 was filled with conflict that was being easily won by Caddam's forces.

After P&D won the 2022 Sheaman Parliamentary Election, a secret armistice was signed between Luthando Kuran and Jean Caddam sometime between the 30th of July and the 5th of August. After suspicion was raised over the armistice that was unknown to the public, Luthando Kuran and Jean Caddam began having public meetings about the independence of Tedesu. Tedesu was meant to gain independence on the 1st of January 2023 but because of coalition problems in Sheaman as well as an unclear route to independence, it was postponed to the 1st of April. It was then finally postponed to the 1st of June 2023 after more complications but after all of that, Tedesu gained independence on the 1st of June 2023.

### Independence & Conflict: 2023

The country was established on the 1st of June 2023 and was officially named the United Republic of Tedesu. Three elections were held: a senate election, presidential election, and local elections. The senate election led to the Progressive Alliance winning the election and forming a government around a week later. The Progressive Alliance included the People's Socialist Party (PSP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and the Radical Party (RAD). The presidential election led to Jean Caddam winning the election by a slim margin, elected via FPTP electoral districts. The local elections led to three Progressive Alliance councils being formed, two Conservative councils being formed, and a Radical - Unionist council.

Fraud claims about Jean Caddam's victory in the presidential election were apparent from the final results of the presidential election. The election led to over 143,000 people signing a petition for the police to investigate fraud claims. The police began investigations on the 5th of June 2023 and on the 18th of July 2023, the police found text messages between a friend of Caddam's called Martin Walker that included Caddam joking about cheating the election. The text messages were not taken seriously in court and they believed that there wasn't sufficient evidence for the fraud claims to be true. On the 3rd of August, police were granted permission to investigate Caddam's homes. On the 4th of August, an associate of Caddam's stepped forwards and confessed their involvement in helping Caddam cheat in the presidential election. This claim was taken seriously and led to an immediate search of Caddam's house on the 6th of August. The investigation of Caddam's house led to the police finding evidence of Caddam conspiring the attack the capitol if Karl Reese had won the election. Police also found evidence of Caddam setting up polling booths around the country that were controlled by Caddam. The staff of the polling booths would intentionally switch around lots of voters' votes in an attempt to give Caddam a better chance at winning.

The court decided that the evidence was more that sufficient for an arrest of Jean Caddam and on the 8th of August he was taken by police and arrested. Caddam's arrest led to most of his party disregarding him, shaming him, and denouncing him. Caddam was temporarily removed as President the same day and Vice President, Chris O'Reilly, was granted the position of Temporary President. O'Reilly later assumed full presidency on the 27th of August 2023.

On the 7th of September 2023, Jean Caddam supporters held a protest against his imprisonment, believing him to be completely innocent. The protest soon became a riot and led to a group of protesters killing three police officers. In retaliation, more military police were called in and a civilian was killed because he was attempting to strangle another police officer. The riot was quickly broken up but the event spread like wildfire. Caddam condemned the actions of the rioters but also condemned the police officers for killing a civilian. Another riot was held the next day on the 8th of September, but this time, the rioters were deemed terrorists after they began firing on innocent civilians and even other protesters. The police were disregarded and a group of 100 soldiers were called in to fend off against the 500 terrorists. The terrorists began overrunning the soldiers so backup was called but after many casualties and injuries on the side of the terrorists, they fled the scene. Some terrorists were captured and then subsequently tortured for information. None of the captured terrorists told the interrogators who they were or who they worked for.

On the 9th of September, the government responded to the situation by promising a major increase of protection and military in the country . Deputy Chancellor, Mathew T. Lewis, claimed that Jean Caddam was behind the attacks and that his arrest was orchestrated so that people would get riled up in defense of Caddam. Later that evening, a terrorist group called the Brotherhood of Tedesu announced that they were behind the terrorist incidents on the 7th and 8th of September. They group then announced a declaration of war on the government of Tedesu.

### War in Tedesu

#### September 2023

After the declaration of war from the Brotherhood of Tedesu, the Tedusian government responded by deploying their military, locking the nation down, and enacting martial law. The country then went into a state of panic as streets were cleared of civilians and the government urged people to stock up on food and hide. On the 10th of September, Elijah Jonsie, a suspected high ranking official in the Brotherhood, marched on the capitol with an army of 5,200. His army met 9,600 government soldiers who defended the capitol during a session in the Senate. The Senate had an emergency evacuation whilst the battle was ongoing. The battle led to 800 government soldiers dying and 700 BOT soldiers dying, becoming one of the most deadly battles in Tedesu since the 2010s. The battle ends when Elijah Jonsie retreats suddenly and quickly disappears.

President, Chris O'Reilly, calls a code red in the country and hides the Chancellor as well as relocates the Senate in an attempt to keep the government running during the war. President of Sheaman, Robbie Twen, announces his that he supports the Tedusian government and that he will urge the Parliament of Sheaman to consider aiding the Tedusian government in the war. A 2nd attack on the Capitol happens on the 15th of September 2023 and leads to capitol being overtaken quickly due the dispersed troops around the city of Brexilton. Troops are relocated to Capitol on the 19th of September 2023 and the Capitol Recapture Conflict begins. 2,600 government troops engage the just under 2,000 BOT troops and lay siege on them. On the 24th of September, the Senate holds a vote on whether President, Chris O'Reilly, should be given extra temporary powers. The vote leads to a strong majority agreeing to give him extra powers which he receives immediately. O'Reilly established a 12-person war council to control the conflict aspect of the war, entrusting them in allocating resources, attacking, defending, and helping civilians to safety. On the 30th of September, BOT troops continue making gains in Brexilton, beginning to majorly push back government forces, On the same day, Jean Caddam is put on trial and after a quite short session, the judge finds Jean Caddam guilty of inciting terrorist plans and committing electoral fraud. Caddam is sentenced to prison for prison for 14 years for planned terrorism and 4 years for electoral fraud.

#### October 2023

Both the United Kingdom and Sheaman agree to send aid to the Tedusian government, starting sometime in late October. On the 3rd of October, BOT troops invaded both Onoira and and Samprier with 2,000 soldiers each. President, Chris O'Reilly sponsors 10,000 new recruits on a 2 to 6 month training course in an attempt to increase the number of soldiers on the battlefield. On the 14th of October, the North Region is completely taken over by the BOT and the following day on the 15th of October, the North Region is officially annexed by the BOT under the newly established country called the State of Tedesu.