Calumnius

Calumnius

Flag of Calumnius
Motto: Working together equally for a better future for all
Region	The Spectrum
Capital	Capital (Calumnius)
Official Language(s)	Calumnian, IKBTYish and English
Leader	No Nation Leader, National Assembly
Population	1.8 billion
Currency	Calumnius ERM nick-el
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Calumnius is massive nation, it represents one of the extremes of the Spectrum. Calumnius was the second member of the Spectrum and takes pride in traditional Spectrum values while exploring new Spectrum ideas. Calumnius is highly vocal nation in regional politics, currently Calumnius is pushing for the Representative Democracy Act 2007 to be made law.

Geography

Calumnius lies on the west coast of The Spectrum with outlying territory known as the Socialist Colony of Calumnius on an island towards the east of The Spectrum. The mainland is bordered to the east by I Know Better Than You. Calumnius's monorail has extended across many of the Spectrum's nations and prides itself on its service and affordability.

History

Calumnius's existence can be traced back to around 647BC, although it may be much older. The famous discovery of Emperor Heroticus's tomb in 1932, revolutionised modern Calumnius historical thinking. The Emperor's tomb contained dates suggested to be the dates of his reign, converted to the Gregorian calendar as 647BC - 660BC. The ancient Calumnians appeared to have had an advanced society for the time. They may have had contact with the Romani empire but any contact is likely to have been minimal as the Romani empire centered on an area more to the east of The Spectrum. The first proper records of Calumnius come from around 356AD, Emperor George XI started to record decisions on paper, much of the original text has survived. It describes a Calumnius very much different to the Calumnius of today. The politics of the time were autocratic, with the Emperor as head of state. The first great revolution in 1378 changed that, a popular uprising led by the now famous Egbert Ilsworth led to the exilement of Emperor James XXVI. Ilsworth established the first Calumnius Council and became elected as the first President of Calumnius during the first elections of the Calumnius Council. His administration lasted 40 years, before the Council decided to limit term lengths to two 4 years terms at a maximum. Calumnius prospered as a republic, it played a large part in the exploration of the east of the Spectrum. Modern signs of Calumnius's colonial past is the Socialist Colony of Calumnius. In around 1876, the second great revolution began which eventually formed Calumnius as it is today. The Socialist Party formed in 1869 and quickly rose to become the second biggest party in Calumnius after the ruling republican party. The Calumnius president at the time was Ogden Ford. At the 253rd election of the Calumnius Council the Socialist Party overtook the Republican Party in the polls to become to largest party in Calumnius, but before a new Socialist Party government was established, Republican Party agents assasinated Socialist party leader, Frederick Hanson. The Socialist Party was thrown into disarray and a militaristic branch of the Republican party siezed control of Calumnius by force. A popular uprising began against this renewed autocracy, led by the Socialist Party deputy Liam Yule. The uprising split the Calumnius military, a civil war broke out across Calumnius which lasted for 4 years. In 1880 the Republican forces were defeated and a victorious Liam Yule walked into the Calumnius Council building famously declaring "The revolution is over, but the revolution has just begun" to the recently elected representatives. In a short period of time in office, President Liam Yule - the last president of Calumnius, transformed Calumnius' political system and economy. He established the Calumnius Council as Calumnius's executive with no head of state and abolished currency.

Politics

Calumnius values political freedom highly. Current issues at debate in the Calumnius Council are Edirothi terrorists and monorail security.

Trivia

• Calumnius was Spectrum UN Delegate for a day due to administrative error.