Salovian Civil War
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| Salovian Civil War | |||||||||
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| Belligerants | |||||||||
 Salovia (1985-1992) |
 Nilovian Coalition (1985-1989) |
 Volovan Independence Front (1985-1997) |
 Lovian Liberation Front (1985-1992) | ||||||
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File:BaykaliaArF.png Baykalian Armed Forces (repl. Salovia 1992-2005) |
Nationalist Socialist Party of Salovia (repl. Nilovian Independence Coalition 1990-1997) File:KostromNilovi.png Kostro-Nilovian Independence Front (repl. NSP of Salovia & Volovan Independence Front 1998-2002)  Kostrom Independence Front (repl. Kostro-Nilovian Independence Front 2003-2005) |
File:TACoalition.png Tuva-Altai Coalition (repl. Lovian Liberation Front 1993-2005) | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ivan Strovani | Small General | Red General | Blue General | ||||||
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Small General 2 Electric Boogaloo Oh Shoot Another Small General Woah Another One | Blue General 2 Electric Boogaloo | |||||||
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20K 18K |
30K | 10K | 5K | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 10K | 15K | 5K | 2.5K | ||||||
The Salovian Civil War was a series of conflicts and battles related to the collapse of The Grand Republic of Salovia. Spanning over twenty years, the civil war included a variety of belligerents, primarily ranging from small guerilla forces, the Salovian government itself, and the revolutionary forces of the Lovelian and Khermali regions. The war is often split into three primary phases: The Revolutionary Phase, categorized by the final years of Salovia and the rise of the Lovelian and Volovan forces, this phase seeing the most bloodshed; the Post-Collapse Phase, marked by the fall of the Salovian government and the replacement of which by Baykalia, and the military intrusion by Oscrelia into the northeastern portion of Salovia; and the Stabilization Phase, a period of decreasing military action and a realization of the modern borders officially established by the Treaty of Astravili.
There is no singular catalyst for the civil war, considering the wide range of sociopolitical and geopolitical variables that preceded the war by centuries. However, the events often used as the prelude to the civil war are a series of events known as the Novugdidi Crisis, which culminated with the assassination of Chancellor Ivan Strovani on 18 June 1985. His assassination marks the beginning of the war proper, resulting in a string of uprisings focused around the Shagonar metropolitan region and the cities straddling the Khermali River.
The civil war has had long-lasting and consequential effects on the geopolitical landscape of Aurora, most notably the debate on which nation would become the legal successor nation, mainly concerning the existence of Salovian colonies in Gondwana and the question of ACA membership.
Background
For most of Salovian history, unity was maintained through the existence of the Boliari, a collection of influential individuals whose personal interests (be it commercial, political, or otherwise) relied on the existence of Salovia and most importantly the uninterrupted connection between the northern and southern coastlines of Aurora, Salovia's most important asset. Barring a few periods of instability, the Boliari and the Salovian Monarchs held the nation together. This stability would permanently fracture with the advent of the Era of Unrest in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the Posolic Wars marking the shift away from a unified nation and the drift towards a collection of unique cultural identities. Though the Grand Republic eventually coalesced into a working replacement for the monarchy and the Boliari, the cultural differences first instilled during the Salovian Interregnum had been magnified during the Era of Unrest, resulting in an irreversible cultural drift that was exacerbated by the unpopular involvement of Salovia in the Auroran Imperial War. Additionally, the outsized influence of Baykalian individuals in Salovian politics further complicated the question of unity.
Pre-war Events
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