History of Fortuna: Difference between revisions

With Fazio Viscardi's rise to power in Toscani in 1937, he made it clear that his goal was for communism to further spread to the rest of the Fortunan states. This caused a scare in Emili and Ancona, fearing this would lead to further dissent within their borders. In 1940, the governments of Emili and Ancona entered into a military alliance with each other along with both increasing embargoes and tariffs on Toscani. Further pressure from the international community against Toscani would lead to an increaseeconomic downturn and greater shortages on the island. Corruption also became more rampant under Viscardi's administration with many government officials accused of embargoesinvolvement in multiple offenses from the trafficking of illegal goods to foreign cooperation. Large demonstrations and protests were held between 1944 and 1945 regarding the many social and economic issues that the island faced. In response, Viscardi immediately clamped down on Toscanithe protests, leading to increased imprisonment and the conducting of unfair trials against dissenters and political opponents. The repression of basic rights by the Viscardi regime would only lead to more dissent and calls for the Head Secretary to step down. In a surprising turn, disgruntled high-ranking military officers commenced a coup on 7 March 1946, leading to the overthrowing and mass arrest of Viscardi and his cabinet.