[sup][h1] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/1PEQlS3.png][img]https://c4.wallpaperflare.com/wallpaper/958/966/512/argentina-country-argentina-flag-abstract-other-hd-art-wallpaper-thumb.jpg[/img][/url][/center] [b][center]THE REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA[/center][/b][/h1][/sup][hr] Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen wins the election of 1928, promising extensive reforms to labor rights. His victory agitates the fractured conservative factions in Argentina, who begin plotting to overthrow his presidency for the first time since the Argentine Constitution of 1853. In 1930, a military coup, supported by the Argentine Patriotic League, forced Hipólito Yrigoyen from power, and replaced him with José Félix Uriburu. Support for the coup was bolstered by the sagging Argentine economy, as well as a string of bomb attacks and shootings involving radical anarchists, which alienated moderate elements of Argentine society and angered the conservative right, which had long been agitating for decisive action by the military forces. During his brief tenure as president, Uriburu cracked down heavily on anarchists and other far-left groups, resulting in 2,000 executions of members of anarchist and communist groups. The most famous (and perhaps most symbolic of anarchism's decay in Argentina at the time) was the execution of Severino Di Giovanni, who was captured in late January 1931 and executed on the first of February of the same year. On March 30, 1931, Uriburu was assassinated by an anarchist gunman while enjoying a glass of wine along the boulevard in Buenos Aires. Several bombings in the following days killed multiple politicians and military leaders, leaving the country temporarily leaderless as anarchists declared a New Republic. Many Argentines failed to take the declaration seriously and street fighting between various factions broke out across Buenos Aires. Sensing weakness in its neighbour, Chile moved to seize the disputed Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands in the far south and quickly overran the demoralized local garrison. A collection of military officers, led by Admiral José Luis Villán, moved to reassert control over the country as things began to spiral out of control. Military checkpoints were setup at strategic points and Buenos Aires essentially placed under siege by the armed forces. The countryside, largely oblivious to the goings on the if the city-folk carried on as they might normally do. Several weeks of street fighting ended with over a thousand dead and the military firmly in charge of the country with Villán at the helm. A number of anarchists were arrested and exiled, most of them to Chile. From 1932 to 1942 Villán steered the country deftly through crisis after crisis. Argentina fought a brief war with Chile, retaking the disputed island in the south, and purchased the Falklands from a cash strapped and fading British Empire. In 1941 the Galapagos Islands were purchased from Ecuador, under the noses of an interested Chile, allowing Argentina to spread its influence into the southern Pacific. During this time he strengthened ties with Spain and modernized the countries military. Tensions continued to climb with Chile as the anarchists exiled during the 1931 coup began to rebuild their support in Argentina with the quiet support of the Chilean government. In 1944 Chile and Paraguay announced an mutual military aid pact and made not secret of their ambition to curtail Argentine power in South America. 1946 saw several Brazilian ministers who had showed sympathy for the Chilean-Paraguayan Alliance were assassinated during this period and Argentina found itself at the brink of war with virtually all of its neighbours. To ease tensions, Villán stepped down as President in 1947, a position he had never been elected to in the first place, and was replaced by Miguel Juárez Celman who began to try and mend relationships with neighbours. For two years there was a marked decrease in tensions throughout the region as Celman sought to strengthen diplomatic ties and economic relationships. All the hopes for a peaceful future were dashed in 1950 when Celman was killed by a roadside bomb, along with a dozen Argentine civilians. Links between the bomber, anarchists, and Chilean intelligence, led to a savage response from Argentines. The Chilean embassy burned even as shots were fired over the border. The small-arms fire turned into artillery shells, and before anyone could really put a stop to it, planes were pounding positions on either side of the border. Paraguay and Chile declared war on Argentina in the fall of 1951. Brazil declared neutrality even as troubles festered within her own borders. Fierce fighting broke out along the border, ultimately an opportunity for the Argentine to flex their relatively small but increasingly modern and well trained military. Fighter bombers, acquired from Spain, hammered Paraguayan forces even as light armour and mechanized infantry pushed aside any real resistance. Chilean forces failed to provide any of the promised support for their allies and in 1953 Paraguay surrendered after nearly a third of the population had been killed. By the end of 1954, Argentine paratroops, in conjunction with Naval elements, captured the city of Puerto Montt, effectively severing southern Chile from the rest of the country. A few isolated garrisons would surrender in early 1955 and Argentina would consolidate all of Chile south of Puerto Montt. The war with Chile drags on, and tensions with the Empire of Brazil continue to increase around Uruguay and the extensive shared border. As Brazil sits poised to find its way in the world, Argentina will stop at nothing at ensure her own place as South Americas dominant nation. [hider=IMPORTANT CHARACTERS] [u]IMPORTANT CHARACTERS[/u]: [b]President General Dictator for Life Hipólito Yrigoyen [/b] Current leader of Argentina. An uncompromising political genius, he has been making large steps to neuter the popular military class by replacing key members with his own people. Not one to waste much time on the common citizen, he has however done what he can to prevent unrest, suggesting he is smarter than his enemies give him credit for. [b]Colonel Pedro Brieger[/b] Spymaster and head of the Argentine Secret Police, he is a staunch loyalist to the president. As brilliant as his employer, and far less forgiving, he has built his organization into a continent spanning entity that controls the fate of people far beyond the borders of his homeland. [b]Lieutenant Osvaldo Soriano[/b] A military doctor who considers Ernesto Guevara among his friends. A decent young man with dreams of a political future in Argentina. Currently dating a Journalist by the name of María Laura Santillán. [b]María Laura Santillán[/b] One of the few female Journalists in Argentina. She works for a major paper on the Old Folks beat, a less than glamorous assignment. She began seeing Osvaldo Soriano with dreams of finding a major scoop inside military circles; she had gotten far more than she bargained for. - Sister of Sergeant Menem Santillán [b]Lieutenant Roberto Alemann[/b] Son of a career army man, Roberto has begun to resent the political interference of the President on the military and his attempts to draw them into inter-issues. Close friends with Francisco de le Cal Delgado, he shares a glorious vision of Argentinas future and is willing to die to accomplish it. [b]Lieutenant Mariano Moreno[/b] Army pilot, ladies man, devout Catholic, and champion of Argentinas military rugby league, this man is a force to be reckoned with. Wildly popular with pretty much anyone who meets him, he has built a broad friend circle across the military. United in a vision of Argentinas future, free of political dictatorship, he is faithful to friends and dangerous to his enemies. [b]Lieutenant Francisco De Le Cal Delgado[/b] A relatively unknown Naval officer until recently, Francisco is born to a Spanish mother and Argentine father. His friends are in Spanish military circles, a place he first learned his trade. Well aware of Spains current and past glories, he sees no reason why Argentina cannot have its own and will do whatever it takes to help bring Argentina into the modern age. [b]Sergeant Menem Santillán[/b] Serving in the Chilean Campaign, the young Sergeant serves under the command of Lieutenant Fernando Niembro, an artillery officer who is just getting the hang of his trade. Estranged from his parents, but devoted to his sister, he wants nothing more than for the war to end so he can return home. - Brother of María Laura Santillán [b]Lieutenant Fernando Niembro[/b] A Forward Observation Officer for the artillery, Fernando is a passably handsome man, a terrible cook, but an outstanding officer. Well liked by the men under his command, indeed by all he meets, he has been in the Chilean campaign from the beginning and intends to bring as many of his countrymen home alive as possible. [b]Commodore Teodoro E. López Calderón[/b] Commander of the Galapagos Naval Squadron, Calderón has served in the Navy for nearly thirty years. Once a friend of the President-General, the two men no longer see eye to eye and Calderón has been sent somewhere far away where he can do little harm. Keen to return home, he is adverse to risks that might mar his command and give his enemies an excuse to have him removed in disgrace. [/HIDER] [hr] [sup][h1] [center][url=https://i.imgur.com/1PEQlS3.png][img]https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/k/kn_gov.gif[/img][/url][/center] [b][center]SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS[/center][/b][/h1][/sup][hr] A Spanish expedition under Christopher Columbus arrived and claimed the island for Spain in 1493. The first English colony was established in 1623, followed by a French colony in 1625. The English and French briefly united to massacre the local Kalinago, and then partitioned the island, with the English colonists in the middle and the French on either end. In 1629, a Spanish force sent to clear the islands of foreign settlement seized St. Kitts. The English settlement was rebuilt following the 1630 peace between England and Spain. The island alternated repeatedly between English (then British) and French control during the 17th and 18th centuries, as one power took the whole island, only to have it switch hands due to treaties or military action. Parts of the island were heavily fortified. Since 1783, Saint Kitts has been affiliated with the Kingdom of Great Britain, which became the United Kingdom. During the Great War, the region remained loyal to the British Crown and served as a coaling station for allied warships, as well as a place of rest and relaxation for injured soldiers. When the war ended little had changed for the Caribbean paradise save its newly cemented status as a travel destination for those seeking some peace and quiet. In recent years, however, troubles have begun to appears as various forces make their intentions in the Caribbean clear. With the British government largely seeking to stem inflation and raging debt, the Island nation increasingly finds itself having to deal with matters once dealt with by Whitehall. Rumours of Mexican, American, and even Argentinean agents, are rife and the government knows it needs to take steps to secure its future lest they pass from one master to another. [hider=IMPORTANT CHARACTERS] [u]IMPORTANT CHARACTERS[/u]: Inspector Runako Morton The man in charge of the St Kitts Detachment of the Royal St Christopher and Nevis Police Force ("RSCNPF"), Morton is a burly Rugby player who has called the island home his entire life. The descendant of slaves brought to work the sugar plantations, he dearly loves his home and would do anything to protect it. [/HIDER] [hr] [center][h3]POST CATALOGUE[/h3] * Argentina * [color=red]St Kitts and Nevis[/color] *[/center] 1. [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5181159]Battle of the Caribbean[/url] (A fiasco of epic proportions pits American and Argentine warships against each other.) 2. [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5183369]Revolution: Part I[/url] (Young revolutionaries realize their drinking conversation is deadly serious.) 3. [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5246774]Tales from the Front: Part I[/url] (An artillery officer serving in Chile brings the rain.) 4. [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5255342]Revolution: Part II[/url] (The lover of a would-be revolutionary becomes a pawn in the political future of Argentina.) 5. [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5258447]The Pacific: Part I[/url] (The Galapagos Squadron returns home.) [color=red]6. [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5258145]The New Man: Part I[/url] (A new Staff-Sergeant is due to arrive on the island and his superior wonders what the future holds.)[/color] 7. [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5259956]Tales from the Front: Part II[/url] (Argentine forces advance through the ruins of Osorno.) 7. [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5266409]Money talks[/url] (Argentine business interests are in danger in the Dominican. )