West Kesh

The Unitary Republic of West Kesh (Gataba: Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Kasha Magharibi (JMKM)), informally as West Kesh or Tabora is a country located in western Kesh spanning an area of 1,020,296 km2. It is bordered to the north by Aftarestan, to the south-east by Paseiwa, Siwi West Kesh and (unknown), and to the north by (unknown) and (unknown).

The land that is encompassed by West Kesh's modern boundaries was home to a number of tribal chiefdoms with the earliest dating back to around the 11th century CE. Most prominent among these tribes was the Greater Chiefdom of Gatabanga that occupied the land along the coast with the Iapetus Ocean. Through interactions with Avalonian and Artemian explorers and traders, the Gatabanga would begin to adopt technologies such as firearms and would go on to expand their territory, majorly waging wars against the Paseiwan people to the south-east as well as inland chiefdoms.

In the early 1810s, after an attack and ensuing siege against (unknown city), an (unknown country) treaty port due to trade disagreements, the 1st Gatabangan Expedition would see a sizable (unknown country) force march against the Gatabangan capital at the time, leading to it's destruction and the death of Grand Chief Mosi. His succesor, Grand Chief Khaidi would retaliate and start off the 2nd Gatabangan Expedition. Gatabangan forces would lose again, leading to the loss of their coastal stretch of land and the subsequent signing of a protectorate treaty.

As a (unknown country) protectorate, they would focus on inland conquests and between 1860 and 1880, a series of campaigns with (unknown country) aid would see the Gatabanga Protectorate's boundaries expand towards the foothills of the northern mountain ranges. Colony status would be granted in 1899 and the Gatabanga Protectorate would be renamed to Colonial West Kesh. It would gain independence in 1938, after which the nation would be faced with various secessionist movements, mainly Paseiwan and Aftarestani militia groups seeking reunion with their home countries. This period of turmoil would end in 1942 after a military coup placed Colonel Juma wa Vitame in power, who would sanction escalated military action against secessionist and rebel groups.

wa Vitame would reform the independence government into a federal one-party socialist dictatorship and would rule with an iron fist across his time in office from 1942-1977. His assassination in 1997 would plunge the nation into a civil war which lasted for until 1981 when another army officer, General Wayakama wa Menza would seize control. Another government reform would be instituted which would temporarily place the nation under the control of a military junta. wa Menza would organize a civilian government under the reinstated Socialist Union of West Kesh (a political party) to which he would transfer power to in 1994 after the end of an extended state of emergency.

Currently, West Kesh remains a unitary, one-party presidential republic under the SUWK with it's capital at Mastawa. It is divided into xx high-level divisions (which includes 2 autonomous regions) with an estimated population of 98.4 million as of 2022.

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