Baileneu Ma

Baileneu Ma is a nation in central Avalonia with an area of 'x'km2. Formerly an 'x' colony, it gained independence in 1967. Ruled by a decentralized agrarian socialist government called the Sowan Workers Union, the majority of decision making is made by council of representatives of the seven largest tribes in the nation. However, the actual power of the government is questionable as due to Sowan beliefs, there is deep-rooted distrust with political organisation. Because of this, tribal chieftains and community leaders are responsible for local collectivization and infrastructure planning. The official religion is Sowani, which led to many laws being created by the SWP to enforce its principles, such as a strict adherence to peace, which is why the nation has no official armed forces. The capital and largest city is Masazi, however, the majority of the population lives in rural areas, as the dense rain forest that covers most of the nation restricts the size of urban settlements.

Williamson's Rule
After Baileneu Ma gained independence, Sir Williamson Robertson III became the new president of the nation, coming from a family of rich land owners of 'colonizer ethnic group' descent. During his rule he imposed several laws restricting the rights of native ethnic groups, such as the 'Native Legal Restriction Act' which prevented Sidr and Nam people from prosecuting 'colonizer ethnic group'. Williamson was very unpopular with the majority of the population, appealing only to the colonial elite, this led to mass protests against his rule. The largest demonstration was held in 1979 where nineteen thousand people took part in protests outside the presidential palace, during the demonstration seven people set themselves on fire to protest his most recent law passed which preventing Sidr people from owning property. The mass civil unrest led to a huge military crackdown against the protesters, where roughly four hundred people died as a result of police and military personnel attempting to break apart the demonstrators. Despite attempts to create a media blackout surrounding the protests from the government, footage of the brutality reached international news channels and there were calls across the globe for the resignation of Williamson, however, no official action was taken until June 12th 1985, when Albaterriano forces, during a military intervention ordered by Leonardo H. Sapateiro, deposed Williamson due to his oppression of the Catholic minority in Baileneu Ma. Initially, there was lots of celebration surrounding the arrest of Williamson and a national holiday was created on June 12th to celebrate the incarceration of the tyrant.

Albaterran Rule
Following the deposition of Sir William Robertson III, the Albaterran government created a new regime in Baileneu Ma, with Pedro Oliveira as the new president. The forces also continued to occupy regions in the east of Baileneu Ma that contained the majority of the nation's gold mines.This continued until an official treaty was signed on November 3rd 1985 between Oliveira and Sapateiro that gave the land to Albaterra. Oliveira became unpopular with the majority of the population as he began to reform and create new laws that reflected on his Catholic beliefs, representing the will of a small minority. This led to the eventual change in national religion to Catholicism in 1987, despite only 2.4% of the population being Catholic. This led to more civil unrest, particularly in Masazi, where an attempted assassination on Oliveira led to a police lock down of the city until the perpetrators were caught and publicly hung. Militant groups from various folk religions began to operate across the nation, lynching catholic priests and bishops and sabotaging local infrastructure. This led to increased paranoia from the Government and Oliveira imposing martial law in villages suspected of housing insurgents, however, the army would often act with extreme prejudice against the locals and there were many mass killings of natives. The Seronbana Temple Massacre is the most well-known incident, where members of Oliveira's Palace Guard stormed a Sowani temple and killed over six hundred people with chlorine gas on the 26th of January 1991. Oliveira's reign of terror continued for several years until he was killed by a car bomb outside his palace, planted by the Nam militant group 'The Red Brotherhood', on the 18th of August 1994.

An Age of Prosperity
Following the collapse of Oliveira's regime, the Sowan Workers Union was voted in by a national election, promising to repeal the discriminative laws created by Williamson and Oliveira. The party offered compensation for those who had been badly affected by the former regime, as well as introducing a local collectivization scheme, where local representatives, mainly tribal chieftains, would be responsible for the distribution of resources in their area. The excess resources that were not needed were then given to the government to be redistributed to others in need, this policy was very effective as it made sure that everyone was fed and provided with the resources they needed. Several infrastructure policies were also enacted, such as the creation of national roads and motorways to ensure that isolated regions could stay connected with the rest of the nation and enjoy the benefits of the collectivized resources. The abolition of the armed forces was also another popular decision made by the new government, instead giving power to local authorities power through the creation of Municipal Militias, which helped build trust with a nation that was weary from the last two tyrants, as well as followed in the beliefs of Sowani. In the early 21st century the Sowani Workers Union began a policy of conservation, creating 63 new national parks and 104 conservation parks, as well as converting almost entirely to green energy, using hydroelectric power from the vast river networks that span across the nation.

Politics & Government
Baileneu Ma is an agrarian socialist nation, led by the Sowan Workers Union made up of a council of representatives from each of the seven largest tribes in the nation, who are elected every 4 years. Due to the distrust in the government from the majority of the nation, the SWP avoids making internal decisions, instead giving power to local authorities to make decisions. No parties run against the SWP, due to their popularity and the religious teachings of Sowani, which instructs people to avoid involvement in politics and to instead look to God for guidance. The SWP is unwilling to get involved in international affairs, favoring an isolationist approach, this