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First existing as a small confederation of the people living near the western edge of the Danvreas Plateau, the confederation was pushed towards the coast due to orcish raids from the east. The confederation ultimately brought other indigenous groups into the fold, eventually beginning to reconquer lost lands starting in 1253. Conflict with orcs occurred until about 1274, when the Danvreas closed itself off to all foreigners and allowed Esteira to expand. Naval raids from neighboring [[Ni-Rao]] led to the centralization of power in the Confederation, with King Reinaldo I forming the Kingdom of Esteira in 1398.
The Kingdom of Esteira survived until the 1918 with the beginning of the [[Esteiran Civil War]], which resulted in the creation of the Republic of Esteira. This multi-party republic was relatively stable and eventually transformed into a two party system, with elections contested between the [[Esteiran People's Party]] (PPE) and the [[National Liberal Party of Esteira]] (PLN). With the election of [[Luis Souza]] in 1991, the country began seeing an increase in corruption and oppression. Souza was heavily supported by both the PPE and conservative Esteirans, while he was decried by those on Esteira's left. In what is now largely considered a {{wp|false flag}} operation on dissidents within his own party, Souza seized total control of the government with the support of the PPE through a
Today, the country has a single-party authoritarian regime where political opposition is not permitted. There are elections in Esteira, however they are not considered to be democratic. Censorship is extensive across both printed media and the internet, with independent journalism heavily surpressed.
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