Colonial Consortium of Guffingford

At a glance

Before The Colonial Consortium of Guffingford was created a smaller and less powerful similar organisation was present, namely the Colonial Society of Guffingford (founded in 1855). Both of these organisations can be explained as an universal body to govern the lands beyond colonial control. The Colonial Society of Guffingford was mainly concerned with dealing with internal affairs, and when the Colonial Consortium was founded, both were merged to increase effiency.

While this was a very good idea, and played a major role in bringing civilization to the far corners of the continent, they failed to curtail the rapid expansaion of independent peoples, who sought wealth for themselves or farmland without a governor to bother them with taxes. These people (mostly German) journeyed through Guffingford's heartland, reached fertile plains to the east and settled there. One of the earliest settlements was Masapa.

In 1870 when the colonial empires of Europe climbed to the greatest heights of power, a conflict about Guffingford was going on. Great Britain wasn't very keen on disturbing the delicate balance between the Dutch and German colonies while the Germans sought to expand eastwards, where they met the French colony Cerfonlande. To the south for the Germans (and north for the Dutch) the independent ex-slave Kingdom of Luambo was located, so it was a territorial stalemate.

To overcome these difficulties, a meeting was called between the Dutch, Germans, British, French and Spanish. The little Norse town of Haakon was excluded, since it did not have a colonial status. This meeting discussed various subjects ie slavery, economy, free trade, borders and territorial disputes. After six days of negotiation, the Colonial Consortium of Guffingford was a full fact. Their objective was to seek out injustice in the ungoverned areas, level the anti-free trade sentiment and to make Guffingford a more open society for new colonists. The Colonial Consortium of Guffingford lost face after the Luambo War and various other happenings. The Colonial Consortium of Guffingford was disbanded in 1969, when most of the former colonies gained independence.