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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]] (
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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=== Early Republic ===
[[Leonardo Menezes]], head of the [[National Liberal Party of Esteira]], was elected to be the country’s first president on March 31, 1921 and took power on May 1, 1921. While the peace was shaky, many within Esteira had hope the republic would last and bring stability to the territory. Menezes would go on to win a second term as president in 1926; he ran for a third term in 1931 election and lost to [[Isac Bastos]]. Bastos was inaugurated on May 1, 1931 and became Esteira’s second president. Esteira’s republic continued successfully for decades, evolving into a two-party system where elections were contested by the right-wing [[Esteiran People's Party]] (PPE) and left-wing National Liberal Party (
=== Souza Era ===
The country began experiencing {{wp|democratic backsliding}} in the early 1990s with the election of populist strongman [[Luis Souza]], a high ranking member of the PPE. His [[1996 Esteiran presidential election|reelection in 1996]] was marred with claims of voter fraud, intimidation, and a marked increase in political violence. Souza’s time in office saw the weakening of the [[Constitutional Court of Esteira|Constitutional Court]], attacks on journalists and media Souza perceived as “anti-Esteira,” and the weakening of civil liberties nationwide. Terrorist attacks by “internal enemies of the state” became relatively common in the 1990s, which prompted several states of emergency and the creation of special powers by the [[National People’s Assembly of Esteira|National People's Assembly]] to give Souza nearly unchecked power during these states of emergency. Souza [[2001 Esteiran presidential election|won a third term in 2001]] with 82% of the vote in an election many international observers described as "totally fraudulent."
On April 3, 2002, a blast occurred at the Esteiran People's Party headquarters in Porto Verde which killed 12. Over the next hour, PPE representatives were targeted across the country for assassination. In total, eight were killed and 13 were wounded in coordinated attacks. Souza and the PPE claimed the attacks were committed by left-wing terrorists sympathetic to the National Liberal Party though these claims went unsubstantiated. The morning of April 4, the [[Esteiran National Police]] arrested
The emergency session was made up of PPE representatives and was headed by Souza, who gave a fiery speech claiming that the opposition parties were plotting a coup to seize control of the government. Souza received a standing ovation from his party in the legislature, who subsequently passed the [[National Security and Stable Leadership Act of 2002]]. The act outlawed opposition parties and established the PPE as the country’s only legal political party. Souza was granted sweeping powers that he used to further strengthen his and the PPE’s grip on Esteira. The actions of Souza and the PPE following the attacks on PPE members has been widely described as an [[2002 Esteiran self-coup d'état|autocoup]].
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