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The '''Salovian Civil War''' was a series of conflicts and battles related to the collapse of [[Salovia|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 (2005)|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]]. Though most of the riots were anti-Salovian in nature, there were a few pro-Salovian protests that had begun in cities like [[Chita]], Neril'stkeli, and Volutsku. By 1990, most loyalist civilian militants had been quashed by Volovan and Lovelian forces, and in that same year a second wave of uprisings and riots began in the northern Salovian strongholds of Chita and Irkula. By 1992, these revolutionary forces had captured the majority of strategic Salovian locations, and in 21 September of that year, Salovia officially collapsed with the exodus of its major governmental officials to the surviving military forces. By 2001, the new political landscape had reached its modern arrangement, and in 2003 all infighting ended with the MBE-EPTO Ceasefire. Two years later, the Treaty of Astravili was signed, officially declaring the end of the war and the formation of [[Baykalia]], [[Kostromastan]], and [[Tuvaltastan]].
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, this debate mainly concerning the Salovian colonies in [[Gondwana]] and the debate on which nation, if any, should replace Salovia's [[Auroran Continental Assembly]] membership. After months of deliberation, a trilateral agreement between Baykalia, Kostromastan, and Tuvaltastan had been reached wherein Tuvaltastan would gain the Salovian colonies and the southern islands, Kostromastan would replace Salovia in the ACA, and Baykalia would gain all remaining Salovian assets, including the right to claim ''de jure'' historical succession. Over time, Tuvaltastan would be seen as the ''de facto'' successor to Salovia, especially after its military operations to re-assert control over the small island kingdom of [[Avutili]], and its successful defense against Kostromastan in 2009 and 2010 after an invasion attempt to gain coastline.
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==Revolution (1985-1992)==
After the assassination of Ivan Strovani, Grand Minister [[Lara Tarasovna]] inherited the Chancellery, though only from a strictly constitutional sense; no official confirmation vote ever took place during her seven years as the ''de facto'' Chancellor. Despite this, the people still loyal to the Salovian government rallied around Tarasovna, who declared war on the three revolutionary forces. Still maintaining the significant military infrastructure and thus the advantage, Tarasovna led a counter-insurgency focused around the Khermali region and the [[Sea of Tranquility]] coast, deeming these two regions to be the most strategically important by her military leadership. This intentionally neglected the Shagonar-based Lovelian insurgents, who took the opportunity to expand their territory eastwards towards the major city of [[Akhalibisi]], their primary military objective. It is believed by many that the decision to neglect military action against the Lovelians was in part due to an agreement reached in secret between the Salovian government and Lovelian insurgency wherein the Lovelian region would gain similar political footing as the Baykalians had in 1816. Such an agreement has not been confirmed nor denied since the war's conclusion, and no participants on either side have expressed knowledge of such. It is believed that part of this agreement survived to the present day in the form of amnesty for any belligerants deemed to be enemies of Salovia or Lovelia. As a result, the Salovian military focused efforts towards the Nilovian Coalition and the Volovan Independence Front during the final years of its existence.
===Nilovian Campaign===
The less significant of the three revolutionary forces, the Nilovian Coalition, sandwiched between the southern end of the Sea of Tranquility and [[Lake Nilovi]], saw its initial gains in the Great Uprising reduced relatively quickly by the Salovian military. Having significant military forces stationed in Akhalibisi allowed for effective air and land campaigns to recapture the Nilovian gains, with a naval blockade preventing sea-based retreats. By 1990, internal disagreements about the direction to take the Nilovian Coalition led to the usurpation of the Coalition by Tamaz Ghuridze and his followers, resulting in the formation of the Nationalist Socalist Party of New Salovia (NSPNS) and its replacing of the Nilovian Coalition. The NSPNS had control of only three major Salovian cities at the time (Neriveli, Vorkumi, and Xeli), and was nearly eliminated by the Salovian military. However, in 1991 the Volovan Independence Front and the NSPNS formed an agreement to share military intelligence and strategies to prevent each other's collapse. This new agreement allowed the NSPNS to gain coastline along the Sea of Tranquility northwards.
===Volovan Campaign===
The Volovan Independence Front headquartered itself along the fringes of the Salovian territory, even utilizing outposts in the Caltharusian settlements of Koriva and Turigham to acquire weaponry and armor from the black market to fuel their supply chain, thus fairing better than the Nilovian Coalition. This however would only so much stability, as the Independence Front struggled to gain much strategic ground in the Khermali region, only controlling three of the nine major cities straddling the Khermali river (the rest of which controlled by Salovia). Seeing an opportunity to form an alliance after the usurpation of the Nilovian Coalition, the Volovans made an agreement to share intelligence and strategy, which further stabilized their hold on territory. Additionally, and without the knowledge of either the Nilovians or Salovians, the Volovans made an agreement with the Lovelians to refrain from capturing territory south of the town of Alinovi, and in exchange the Volovans would receive resources and intelligence from the Lovelian forces.
===Final Years of Salovia===
By 1989, the Salovian government had been increasingly successful in their efforts to eliminate the Volovan and Nilovian insurgencies, almost entirely removing them from every major strategic location. However, as 1990 rolled around, new uprisings in Irkula and Chita threatened the Salovian government more directly than any prior riot or revolt that preceded it. The populist uprising quickly spread throughout the northern Suvolic region, and eventually engulfed the whole area, resulting in the total collapse of the Salovian government and its subsequent surrender to the newly-formed Baykalian government. A handover treaty was signed by Lara Tarasovna and Baykalian leader Hugo Durgaliuri that symbolically ended the reign of Salovia over Chita, which was signed on 21 September 1992. This date is often used as the official end of Salovia.
==Post-Collapse (1992-2001)==
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