Timeline of the New Oportian State

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Current emblem of the National Salvation Council of Oportia; 1744 AN.

The Timeline of the New Oportian State chronicles the political, social, and institutional developments in Oportia following the 1744 Oportian coup d'état and the establishment of military rule under the National Salvation Council. The timeline documents the transformation of Oportia from the democratic Second Oportian Republic into an authoritarian corporatist state based on the "Four Pillars" policy framework introduced by Council President Joseph Fouche.

The New Oportian State represents a fundamental departure from the constitutional democracy that had governed Oportia since 1722 AN. Under the leadership of the National Salvation Council, the country has undergone systematic political restructuring aimed at eliminating what the military government characterizes as the corruption, inefficiency, and instability of democratic governance. This transformation has encompassed comprehensive reforms to media, education, economic organization, and civil society, all designed to create what Fouche terms a "disciplined democracy" under enlightened authoritarian leadership.

The timeline begins with the immediate aftermath of the coup on 19.XII.1744 AN onwards, and traces the evolution of military rule through the implementation of major institutional reforms. Key developments include the establishment of state media control through the Department of Public Information, the systematic purge of democratic institutions via the Vermian Recalibration System, and the creation of corporatist economic structures designed to subordinate individual and class interests to national objectives under state guidance.

The period has been marked by the National Salvation Council's efforts to legitimize military rule through a combination of propaganda, economic relief measures, and appeals to patriotic sentiment following the successful conclusion of the Corsair Resurgence. The government has presented its actions as a necessary intervention to save Oportia from the failures of the Administration of Marcel Vermeuil, while promising eventual restoration of constitutional governance under a reformed system that would prevent the return of democratic chaos and corruption.

International reaction to the establishment of the New Oportian State has been mixed, with CATO allies maintaining diplomatic relations while expressing concern about democratic governance. The timeline reflects both the domestic consolidation of military power and the ongoing challenges posed by international pressure and internal resistance, particularly from the underground Democratic Restoration Committee and other opposition movements that emerged following the coup.

Timeline

XII.1744

Scenes from Vanie, with the Oportian Security Forces deploying in the streets the morning of the coup.

Commodore Joseph Fouche speaks to the Oportian people, delivering the Port de Huile Declaration and announcing the 1744 Oportian coup d'état.

• 04:30, 19.XII.1744 AN – Elements of the 3rd Marine Battalion establish checkpoints at major intersections throughout Vanie's government district.
• 05:15, 19.XII.1744 AN – Ships from Naval Carrier Group Fouche initiate a "security perimeter operation," effectively blockading Vanie harbor.
• 06:00, 19.XII.1744 AN – Joint Special Operations Command secures the headquarters of the Oportian Broadcasting Corporation, the Vanie telecommunications hub, and other critical communications infrastructure.
• 06:30, 19.XII.1744 AN – Power is briefly cut to the Oportian National Gendarmerie headquarters, neutralizing their communications; when emergency generators activate three minutes later, the building is already surrounded by the 3rd Marine Battalion.
• 08:00, 19.XII.1744 AN – Commodore Joseph Fouche delivers the "Port de Huile Declaration" on national television, announcing the formation of the National Salvation Council and suspension of the Constitution.
• 08:30, 19.XII.1744 AN – Troops from the 1st Armored Division enter the Palais Federal; naval infantry simultaneously secures the Department of State and Department of Finance headquarters.
• 08:45, 19.XII.1744 AN – Special operations team surrounds Vermeuil's official residence and places him under "protective custody" along with Chancellor Julien Moreau and five other officials.
• 09:15, 19.XII.1744 AN – Special forces units secure the Oportian Central Bank; director Marie-Louise Dubois is compelled to freeze government accounts and authorize emergency funding for military operations.
• 10:00, 19.XII.1744 AN – Military troops enter the Chamber of Deputies and Senate buildings, ordering all legislators to return to their residences.
• By nightfall, 19.XII.1744 AN – Military control established over all 33 city-state governments; coup achieved with only five fatalities reported.
• 20.XII.1744 AN – National Salvation Council formally established with Commodore Fouche presiding over its inaugural session in the Palais Federal.
• 20.XII.1744 AN – Green Party of Oportia issues statement strongly condemning the military takeover, with party leader Felicia Belanger declaring that "replacing democratic failure with military rule is not progress but regression."
• 21.XII.1744 AN – NSC issues Emergency Decree No. 1, freezing all government contracts issued during the Corsair Resurgence; establishes the Emergency Economic Stabilization Committee.
• 21.XII.1744 AN – Veterans Association of Oportia releases statement declaring support for the coup; Vanie Bar Association issues strong condemnation of the suspension of the constitution, with 215 lawyers signing a public letter opposing the coup.
• 21.XII.1744 AN – Military units occupy Liberty Now! Movement and Federal Conservative Union of Oportia headquarters; Department of Public Information established under Commander Philippe Leclerc, issuing Media Directive No. 1 requiring all news organizations to submit content for approval.
• 22.XII.1744 AN – Military forces seize headquarters of Vanguard Construction and six other companies implicated in corrupt reconstruction contracts; Fouche announces the "Four Pillars" policy.
• 22.XII.1744 AN – NHP leader Fatima Al-Khamenei issues statement expressing "conditional support" for the NSC; entire senior editorial team of the Vanie Herald replaced with military-approved journalists.
• 23.XII.1744 AN – Formation of the Coastal Defense Command, unifying naval and coast guard operations under Vice Admiral Dufort with emergency funding of 2.7 billion Mérite.
• 23.XII.1744 AN – Students at the State University of Vanie organize first public protest against military rule; military police disperse the demonstration, detaining 137 students and four professors.
• 23.XII.1744 AN – NSC implements the Digital Communications Security Protocol, blocking access to foreign news sites and requiring all internet service providers to comply with content review requirements.
• 23.XII.1744 AN – Oportian Chamber of Commerce issues statement welcoming the NSC's economic policies; Alexandrium sector executives publicly endorse the new regime.
• 24.XII.1744 AN – Essential government services resume normal operations under military supervision.
• 25.XII.1744 AN – NSC announces the Harbor Reconstruction Initiative, providing immediate compensation to fishing communities affected by Dispossessed attacks.
• 25.XII.1744 AN – Five newspapers, including the liberal Vanie Tribune, shuttered for publishing "destabilizing content."
• 26.XII.1744 AN – Implementation of systematic purges of government institutions begins under the "Vermian Recalibration System".
• 26.XII.1744 AN – Oportian Federation of Labor attempts to organize a general strike; security forces preemptively detain all seven members of its executive committee.
• 27.XII.1744 AN – Council dissolves the Federal High Court of Oportia and establishes the National Judiciary Committee; schools reopen with modified curriculum including "national security awareness".
• 27.XII.1744 AN – LPP's secretary-general Philippe Moreau and fourteen other senior party officials detained.
• 28.XII.1744 AN – Liberty Now! Movement leader Sofia Laurent and FCU leader Felipe Perez y Garza moderate their positions, acknowledging the NSC as the "interim governing authority."
• 28.XII.1744 AN – Five international correspondents expelled for "distorted reporting."
• 29.XII.1744 AN – Leadership of Oportian Farmers Alliance replaced by military appointees after expressing opposition to the coup.
• 30.XII.1744 AN – Over 400 senior officials detained nationwide as part of administrative purges.
• 30.XII.1744 AN – All major universities placed under direct military supervision, with administrators required to report "dissident activities" to security forces.

XIII.1744

Felicia Belanger addresses the nation during her clandestine broadcast on 7.XIII.1744 AN, moments before the transmission was cut.

The symbol of the Democratic Restoration Committee.

• 7.XIII.1744 AN – Former Green Party of Oportia leader Felicia Belanger interrupts state television with the "Belanger Manifesto"; broadcast cut short when military forces arrest Belanger and four technicians.
• 8-10.XIII.1744 AN – First significant protests since the coup occur in Vanie, Port de Huile, and Kalexisse following Belanger's arrest; demonstrations quickly suppressed by security forces.
• 9.XIII.1744 AN – Assault on Naya: Coordinated attacks by Babkhan raiders target multiple sites in Naya, including the assassination of the mayor and his family at the mayoral palace and a hostage situation at the trolley station in the commercial district. The dawn-to-dusk assault represents the most significant security breach since the 1744 Oportian coup d'état, exposing vulnerabilities in the National Salvation Council's security apparatus. Oportian Security Forces respond with heavy-handed measures, deploying the 2nd Mountain Infantry Battalion and implementing strict martial law throughout the city. Colonel Jean-Baptiste Rousseau is appointed as military governor, replacing civilian administration with direct military rule. The attack galvanizes resistance activities across other federal cities and prompts enhanced security measures nationwide.
• 15.XIII.1744 AN – Formation of the Democratic Restoration Committee (DRC) announced through clandestine manifesto; graffiti reproducing Belanger's phrases appears throughout major cities.
• 17.XIII.1745 AN – National Salvation Council establishes the Department of Internal Security by Emergency Decree No. 47, consolidating domestic surveillance and intelligence functions under centralized command to monitor political opposition and investigate threats to state security.
  • Construction begins on Detention Center 7.
• 20.XIII.1744 AN – DRC claims to represent 47 organizations including 12 political parties, 18 labor unions, 8 professional associations, 6 student organizations, and 3 religious groups.
• 25.XIII.1744 AN – National Youth Service of Oportia established requiring mandatory civil and military training for citizens aged 16-25.
• 28.XIII.1744 AN – Department of Public Information implements comprehensive media guidelines; all remaining independent journalists required to register with military authorities.

I.1745

• 3.I.1745 AN – National Economic Chambers of Oportia established replacing traditional trade unions and business associations with corporatist structure.
• 5.I.1745 AN – Televised broadcast shows detained Vermeuil administration members in comfortable quarters to counter execution rumors; Vermeuil appears composed stating he is "treated with appropriate dignity".
• 7.I.1745 AN – Estimated 1,200 individuals detained nationwide; rumors emerge about summary executions of former officials in Kalexisse.
• 8.I.1745 AN – Detention of DRC co-chair retired General Ricardo Vega eliminates Committee's primary military contact and forces complete leadership restructuring.
• 10.I.1745 AN – Approximately 1,673 Oportians flee to neighboring countries, primarily Nouvelle Alexandrie, Natopia, Constancia, and Zeed.
• 12.I.1745 AN – Great Patriotic Works Program launched with announcement of Trans-Oportian Railway project and National Alexandrium Initiative.
• 15.I.1745 AN – Oportian School of Public Administration established to train new generation of loyal civil servants.
• 15.I.1745 AN - A clandestine broadcast by the Oportian Defense Consortium's leader Lucien Baudin announced the ODC's formal alliance with the Democratic Restoration Committee and pledged the company's resources to the cause of restoring constitutional government.
• 18.I.1745 AN – Moral Renovation Campaign begins promoting traditional family values and civic virtues through public education programs.
• 22.I.1745 AN – NSC announces Constitutional Revision Commission of Oportia to study alternative governmental models for eventual implementation.
• 25.I.1745 AN – Patriotic Education Initiative restructures university curricula incorporating mandatory courses on national culture and political philosophy.
• 28.I.1745 AN – National Cultural Federation of Oportia established coordinating activities of writers, artists, teachers, and intellectual workers under state supervision.

II.1745

• 1.II.1745 AN – Oportian Industrial Development Corporation created to coordinate investment in strategic industries and promote economic autarky.
• 5.II.1745 AN – University and student resistance networks establish connections with secondary schools creating pipeline for recruiting activists and distributing opposition materials.
• 8.II.1745 AN – 12 DRC resistance members arrested due to military intelligence infiltration of at least three Committee cells; organization forced into deeper underground operations
• 10.II.1745 AN – National Emergency Reserves System announced establishing strategic stockpiles of essential goods and raw materials.
• 12.II.1745 AN – Construction begins on first model industrial town under the Great Patriotic Works Program near Kalexisse.
• 15.II.1745 AN – NSC implements comprehensive surveillance system in major cities using network of civilian informants and electronic monitoring.
• 18.II.1745 AN – Religious institutions required to register with Department of Public Information and submit weekly reports on activities and attendance.
• 22.II.1745 AN – Underground resistance cells report increased difficulty in communications due to enhanced surveillance; several safe houses compromised.
• 25.II.1745 AN – National Alexandrium Initiative receives initial funding of 12 billion Oportian Mérite for expanded mining operations and processing facilities.

See also

• 1744 Oportian coup d'état
• National Salvation Council
• "Four Pillars" policy
• New Oportian State
• Second Oportian Republic
• Joseph Fouche
• Department of Public Information
• Vermian Recalibration System