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As the Great War increased in intensity, moral and living conditions began faltering in Sorentavia which kindled a growth of dissatisfaction and resentment for the monarchy. Protests and strikes picked up throughout 1905 which led to clashes with police and soldiers, leaving 746 dead by the end of the year. Opposition groups, such as the Garbon Socialist UnionSociety and the Alvyda Students Association, further consolidated together to organize protests across Sorentavia and set collected demands. The general demands of the opposition included a more representative civil government, an end to the conscripting of young Sorentavians to fight in the war, and improvements to workplace conditions.

The demonstrations reached their breaking point in March 1906 when demoralized troops stationed in Alvyda deserted in mass and officers declaring their support with the opposition. Barracks across Sorentavia were either left emptied or overrun by opposition forces armed with captured weapons. Fearing for their lives, the governor and his officials of the provincial government departed the island on 27 March, leaving Sorentavia to opposition forces who quickly established an interim government. ThisThe wascollective onlybody of republican and left-wing groups assembled and officially formed the beginningAutonomous Provinces of furtherSorentavia conflictCommittee (APSC) to represent the state. Making up a majority of the party were moderates and royalist sympathizers who intended to end hostilities with Packilvania and negotiate a deal where Sorentavia remained a part of Packilvania but with greater autonomy. To the dismay of the opposition, asthis requestswas foronly negotiationsthe withbeginning of the monarchyconflict as attempts at negotiation were denied by the monarchy. Instead, Sorentavia was declared a rogue state by Packilvania and an invasion force was formed to retake the island.

Through the end of 1906, Packilvanian troops regained control of northern Sorentavia, pushing rebel forces into the Beyra Desert and Alvyda surrendering on 11 December after a three -month siege. Regularly the Packilvanian Army undertook offensives into the Beyra Desert but were never able to openly engage rebel fighters who actively avoided combat. Dissent in occupied territory between 1907 and 1912 further drew out the conflict, leading to the Packilvanians taking a brute force approach in quelling uprisings. The continuation of the war practically ended the monarchist movement on the island which allowed for the recently formed Garbon Socialist Party of Sorentavia (GSPS) and its socialist alliance to take full control of the APSC and its resistance forces.

By 1912, the opposition forces, with the indirect support offrom the Pacific Coalition, increased their raids on Packilvanian positions along the Beyra Desert. These attacks and endless civil unrest forced the Packilvanians to fall back to the port cities. The opposition would gain their first major victory in 1914 with the joint attack of the port city of Rabayra.

1915 would see the greatest gains for the opposition as they continued to push the Packilvanian army further east. In August 1915, Alvyda was recaptured after a week-long fight and opposition leaders were met with cheers by the city residents. The conflict concluded after a decade when a ceasefire was agreed to in 1916 and the final Packilvanian troops were withdrawn from Sorentavia. In August, a new provisional government was formed, setting the groundwork of a new political system and post-war elections with the first held on 15 October 1916. With little opposition, the GSPS swept the election with over 90% participating votes nationally and at least 70% for each province. Under the GSPS, the Socialist Republic of Sorentavia became the official name of the nation and the government later allied itself with the PCP during the [[Packilvania#First Packilvanian Civil War|First Packilvanian Civil War]] in 1918. An official recognition of Sorentavia's independence would not occur until January 1919 following the conclusion of the First Packilvanian Civil Warwar and the Packilvanian People's Republic under [[Gideon Muktan]] was formed with whowhom the Sorentavian government negotiated with.

===Socialist Republic of Sorentavia===