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This prosperity was not to last, however. While Edalavia generally remained only mildly affected by the Vistari Times of Crisis, they could not avoid the aftermath of the overthrowal of Emperor Bairnt I by the Vistari Nobility of the Suddsekaap Coalition, which kicked off a Suvan invasion of eastern [[Vistaraland]] in order to restore Bairnt, as he was a member of the House of Suvania. Being a border region between the two nations, Edalavia was the first to be ravaged by the Suvan force, with the city of Adelstad almost razed to the ground by Suvan forces. The Edalavian subculture began to fracture once more on Western and Eastern lines, with many fleeing west to the Duchy of Tarwebroeke to avoid Suvan rule. The main purpose of the operation in Edalavia was the capture of the Hëtzer, with the belief that cutting off the supplies going down the river would allow for a swift assault on Central [[Vistaraland]]. However, the war dragged on far longer than either side had expected, with the eventual breakthrough towards Boershol being halted by a Vistari force before getting near the City itself. In the following treaty, Edalavia, as well as Autern, was annexed into Suvania, beginning the failed attempted at Suvanization of the two, including the renaming of Adelstad to Adelkhota, as well as Autsburg to Tsurgudbyerg.

Following the outbreak of the Second Suvani War in 1969, general consensus in Adelisia was a passive opposition to the war. While not sympathetic to the Communist cause, the war was unpopular in Adelisia, with [[Katyunon|Katyunion]] Political Scientist Dr. Lev Helsinov noting, {{quote|While my collegues may insist the divide between Suvania and Adelisia was inevitable based upon only the cultural differences that underpinned them, the war inarguably was the moment in which the line was drawn between Adelia and Tugrikhota. It was not in the wills of the Adelisian Proletariat to fight for the cause of a monarch which did not represent them against a revolutionary movement which sought to further their goals at the expense of their masters. As such no efforts of socialization could truly allow the war to be anything but an impossible sell to the Adelisian People, sparking the resistance that would cause the region to divide.}}The Resistance began in moderation, with a majority of anti-war leaders invoking passive action, such as the distribution of underground newspapers such as ''De Witte Fakkel'' ('The White Torch') and Onze Waarheid ('Our Truth'), as well as the granting of asylum to draft-dodgers. Many of the Adelisian Civilian Government issued their resignations, citing opposition to the pro-war stance their government was being expected to take by Tugrikhota, only to be replaced by unelected pro-war members of the AENN, leading to strikes. These strikes were rallied by former member of the Mannenraad and Deputy Leader of the Free Socialists (''Vistarian: Vrije Socialisten'') Sem van de Westhuizen. Westhuizen was a Marxist Academic and Trade Unionist who stood as a major figure of Anti-War Opposition. During the 1970 strikes, Westhuizen was shot during a speech he gave to a group of trade unionists. According to Adelisian sources, he reportedly mocked the shooter, referring to them as a 'zielloze klootzak' (Meaning 'souless bastard') before continuing his speech, dying of his wounds later that day. Contrary to the goals of the shooter, the death of Westhuizen caused only further instability and ethnic tensions between the majority anti-war Vistari and the more government sympathetic Suvan Population.