Southern Seperatist Movement
This article refers to the Seperatist Movement of Southern Niploma
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Southern Niploma
Southern Niploma is a term used to describe the southern half of Niploma but is used more often to describe the the area of seperatism.
The area that seperatists claim to be theirs is about 7.5% of Niploma itself but some groups argue that the whole of Southern Niploma is theres (roughly 30% of Niploma).
There is one key city in Southern Niploma, Khurun, a industrialised area which the Governemt advises foreigners to steer clear of. The largest town in the deep south is Cáplva, a town now effectively run by the paramilitary organisations. Failegn, Niploma's capital, is located geographically centrally but is still reasnobly close to the south. Failegn itself has been attacked on numerous occasions. Seperatists regard Failegn as the centre of unionism and as a key enemy.
History
The Niplomian Communist Army sparked off the famous civil war in the late 1920's and looked certain to overthrow the Oligarchy until the Socialist Resitance outsmarted the NCA and won the civil war. The SR then installed a government.
Meanwhile the NCA, now very small, fled to the south and began to stir up trouble. However by 1967 - when the army dissolved and signed peace with Niploma - the NCA had completely dissapeared. A political party was created instead, called the Official Communist Workers Party. The Party was a representative for all Niploma's workers and only 30% of the party was, and still is, considered seperatist. A breakaway group called the Revolutionary Workers Union was created as a Communist seperatist party. It achived limited sucess and is now considered minor. Many seperatists do not vote in elections and sympathists simply vote OCWP.
For almost thirty years the seperatist movement was considered social-democratic and peaceful. Indeed, Niploma could fight the small groupings of seperatists with police for most of the thirty years. However, seperatism ignited once again in 1993 when a huge bomb exploded in Failegn. This was followed until the current day with a huge seperatist movement. Analysts explained that the movement was simply underground and that the sudden attack had been planned over several years.
Current suggestions claim that up to 20% of Niploma is sympathetic to the seperatists. Southern Niplomians is considered marginally seperatist as a whole. 30% is sympathetic to the seperatist cause, 20% is loyal to the government, 30% is neutral and 20% is actively engaged in the seperatist movement (either democratically or militarily).
Politics
Upon the Failegn attack of 1993 all southern councils were dissolved by the government in a harsh counter-attack. Southern Niplomians hold the least authoritave power in Niploma although many are suportive of a legislature (like Failegn City Council) to govern the south.
Politically, the south is split into three. The largest group is the neutrals, who support the Government. The second largest is the seperatist movement. The smallest are the hardcore unionists who support either th Government, or more conservative options. Unionists are fiercly against seperatism.
Political Parties
National
Unionist
- Libertarian Reform Party - a centre-right party which lightly favours unionism.
- Grand Conservative Party - a unionist supporting party
- Industrial Nationalist Party - a heavily nationalist/ unionist party.
Centre/ Sympathetic
- People's Coalition - supports seperatism on a small scale if peace is ensured.
Seperatist
- Official Communist Workers Party - seperatist
- Revolutionary Workers Union - agressive seperatist.
Regional
Of course none of these parties have anywhere to express their opinions since councils were demolished.
Unionist
- Southern Unionist Party (SUP) - the unionist party
Peaceful Centrists
- Peace - a 'cross community' party
- Democratic Freedom (DF) - supports a southern legislature but still government protection.
Seperatist
- Southern Niplomian Voice (SNV) - a front to the SNFF, fiercly pro seperatism.
- Southern Seperatist Communist Party - a front to the RNCA.
- People's Southern Niplomian Party (PSNP) - a semi-seperatist party.
Paramilitary Organisations
Unionist
Southern Fox - A small but smart paramilitary organisation. Has no interest in peace.
Southern Unionist Defence Organisation - Large Unionist movement. Close ties with SUP.
Seperatist
Real Niplomian Communist Army - Claims to be the NCA. Small and communist. No interest in legislature/ peace, fights for a Communist Republic of South Niploma.
Southern Niploma Freedom Fighters - A large organisation that will fight until peace is ensured. Close ties to SNV.
Southern Front - An organisation that is interested in 'freeing the south'. Although small it is renowed for its smart actions, such as attacking key unionists and key governmental figures.
