Maphilindo

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National flag of Maphilindo.

## Description

The Republic of Maphilindo is a large nation that appears in Ascendancy: Millennium Dawn. While it controls most of the Malay Archipelago, it only places third in the GEACPS economic rankings. It is the southernmost country in the Greater East-Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere with Vietnam, China, and Japan all to the north. To the Southeast, there is the Imperial Realm of Oceania.

Politically, Maphilindo used to be led by a junta, which was then replaced with a fascist government which kept the same leader--Nathaniel Reyes. It has good relations with the Republic of Japan and the Republic of Indochina. However, the government does not seek to establish relations with the Imperial Realm due to problems surrounding territory.

## History

In 2022, President Bongbong Marcos re-proposed the Union of Maphilindo with the representatives of Malaysia and Indonesia. All three leaders agreed on having closer relations which would call for unity.

This utopia of a civilization soon became a thing of the past, as Bongbong Marcos was using his power to make authoritarian actions. Demographers have studied the population of homosexuals, which they found have dropped ever since the formation of Maphilindo.

Very soon, Maphilindo suffered from a communist civil war. The rebellion was likely caused by poor working conditions, (minimal pay; unsafe working conditions; long working hours) but all this is just a speculation. Attempts to inquire the communist rebellion had failed. During this time, Rodan was elected president of Maphilindo after Marcos. Unfortunately for the democratic Maharlika, an exhausted military was causing the country to get smaller and smaller, as the communist revolution was beginning to see victory. Soon, the second Maphilindian Republic collapsed, in favor for the third republic.

Under Sarah Elago, Maphilindo would surprisingly remain conservative, with the only change being in the structure of economy, which distributed the means of production among the people. After the death of Elago, Sasha Tabuni would be in power, continuing the policies of Elago. Soon after Tabuni came to power, a second civil war happened. A fourth republic had emerged. Nathaniel Reyes led a nationalist revolt against the communist state and immediately crushed it.

Now, Maphilindo was under a nationalist junta. After the civil war, infighting within the government was common for a while. A few squabbles until it stopped. Maphilindo had to change from a junta before the infighting worsened. As a result, Reyes formed the Unyong Kristiyanong Pilipino party, which required all Christians to work together for a better Maphilindo. This was a success. After the junta, Maphilindo was more united under a falangist government.

In 2024, the Imperial Realm of Oceania demanded that Maphilindo give up New Guinea for unknown reasons. In order to prevent a war, Maphilindo gave up New Guinea. While Reyes complied, he did not take giving up the island so softly. He mobilized the army and navy and threatened to declare war on Oceania to recover the lost island. However, Akito Horikawa discouraged him from declaring war.

### Current Situation

Maphilindo has growing tensions with Oceania and has a justification of war against Oceania.