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The increased autonomy in the colonies bolstered independence movements, and calls to make Northrenpynt fully independent from Tretrid slowly grew. As a result, a referendum was held in 1980, and Northrenpynt voted to become independent from Tretrid. Talks ensued, and the request for Northrenpynt independence was granted in March of 1981.
===Early 21st Century===
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Wulfricson's government was eventually revealed to be highly corrupt and more focused on enriching the cabinet ministers than actually governing the country. The scandal would implicate companies in several other countries, including Volscina, the [[Union of Free Cities]], Lapinumbia, and [[Nuova Volscina]]. The most damning evidence turned out to be a ''Cynebury Herald'' article comprehensively documenting systematic bribery and embezzlement within the goverment. After Wulfricson refused to resign, the Witan removed his government through a [[w:vote of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] in December 2016. Snap elections were instituted, but to keep the instruments of state operating, the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the SDÞ [[Eoforwine Æthelstanson]] agreed to form a caretaker government in coalition with the ADÞ and the MWP. The LDP was purposely left out of this new arrangement.
The snap elections concluded in mid-January 2017, leading Æthelstanson's SDÞ to form a government with the ADÞ. The new Prime Minister swiftly instuted sweeping corruption probes into the LDP and companies implicated in the scandal. Several leading figures in the LDP ended up convicted for various corruption charges, including Wulfricson himself.
Æthelstanson also started to re-evaluate Tretrid's global position, which had grown precarious from years of neglect. Under the early months of his government, Æthelstanson would start engaging Volscina, Aponivia, Kuthernburg, and Nacata more actively.
===Auroran-Pacific War===
''Main article: [[Auroran-Pacific War]]''
In 2017, the [[Ethalria (Republic)|Republic of Ethalria]] was seized in a military coup lead by General [[Erwina Pipenz]], who declared the formation of the Empire of Uspalria in the stead of the Ethalrian republic, with most of the army supporting her. The government, including President [[Ositha Boracova]], was forced to flee into exile in [[Sani Bursil]]. The [[Ethalria (Matriarchy)|Ethalrian Matriarchy]] was swift in recognizing Uspalria and started to secure an alliance with the nacent state.
In response, [[Great Morstaybishlia]] called a summit of several Auroran nations, along with delegations from Tretrid and [[Vistaraland]], to meet in Sani Bursil to discuss the developing crisis crisis. During the meeting, [[Stratarin]] was couped by [[Mikhail Starikov]]. While in the Sani Bursil summit, Great Morstaybishlia, [[the Oan Isles]], Vistaraland, [[Axdel]], and Tretrid agreed to work towards restoring Boracova's government in exile, in a seperate meeting, Ethalria, Uspalria, Kostromastan, Gemica, and Stratarin formed an alliance called the Rivendale Pact. After returning to Tretrid from Sani Bursil, Prime Minister Æthelstanson swiftly published a statement condemning Ethalria and Uspalria for destabilizing Aurora and "endangering the lives of civilians by toying with war."
War broke out swiftly after that, as the Bursil Alliance formed in the summit fought with the Rivendale Pact. Tretrid would significantly boster the Third Fleet, its fleet in the Pacific and in the Morstaybishlian Sea, as it ended up bearing the brunt of the conflict. Tretrid would ultimately contribute a significant amount of forces to the Pacific theater of the war, helping to combat Strataric forces and nearly having invaded Stratarin itself had the country not surrendered.
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===Post-Auroran Pacific War===
The SDÞ-ADÞ coalition would break apart in late 2017 when Æthelstanson began outreach to [[Meagharia]], which was fresh out of civil war. The government's decision triggered a mass resignation of ADÞ ministers in government. Æthelstanson ended up forming a coalition with the MWP instead to keep himself in government. Tretrid started sending aid to Meagharia and even worked to secure an alliance with the state, something that ended up massively alienating the nominally friendly Norgsveldet.
In June 2020, when [[Rodenia]] supported a coup d'etat in the neighboring country of Puntalia, the [[Union of Commonwealth Alliances|UCA]] and the [[NSTO]] acted immediately, [[2020 Puntalia Military Intervention|deploying forces in Puntalia]]. Tretrid worked with the NSTO in deploying forces, including 30,000 Tretridian soldiers and a naval task force that included an aircraft carrier. Tretrid also successfully petitioned the [[League of Novaris]] to condemn Rodenia. However, the seemingly inevitable war was halted when Great Morstaybishlia's Prime Minister, [[Franklin Barvata]], threatened both sides in the crisis with sanctions unless they would sit down and talk. Tretrid was one of the signatories of the [[Puntalian Compromise Treaty]], as it would become known.
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The two nations likely would have come to blows as a result of brinkmanship had the [[League of Novaris]] not interceded. The LN ordered that Karolingia hold a referendum to determine its future. However, heavy election interference delegitimized the results, and Karling's harsh crackdown on protests only escalated instability further. Ultimately, Karling was forced to flee to [[Gräntierik]], and Karolingia collapsed. The LN authorized the [[Occupation of Karolingia|occupation of the formerly Karolingian lands]], which was once again named Ostarkeland.
Around this time, the Witenagemot passed the Resolution Concerning Schlesia, which formally ended the [[Occupation of Schlesia]]. Prime Minister Eoforwine Æthelstanson immediately approached [[George Gray]], the last president of the Arkian Confederation, and he agreed to head the new [[Schlesia|Schlesian state]].
The Karolingian crisis had shown how unexpectedly delicate Tretrid's position was, and
[[File:Mark 77 bomb loaded on FA-18.jpg|200px|thumb|A Tretridian crew loads an incendiary bomb in Ballistria.]]
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Tretrid was also extending its feelers into Arcturia around this time, having publicly supported the Alksearian King [[Eldras VI]] in a power struggle against nobles who opposed the democratization of [[Alksearia]]. When Eldras was murdered on live television on October 16, Tretrid was one of the many nations to declare war on [[Balistria]]. In the resulting [[Balistrian Coalition War|war]], Tretrid soon came under heavy criticism for its use of [[w:incendiary weapons|incendiary weapons]], especially [[w:white phosphorus munitions|white phosphorus munitions]], and was even accused of attempting to carpet bomb industrial targets with no regard to civilian casualties.
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