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| Anthem | "March of the Volunteers" | ||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Sonoda | ||||
| Other cities | Caracas, Sogamoso, Ibazawa, Panama City, Cartago | ||||
| Language | Japanese, Chinese, Spanish | ||||
| Religion main |
Atheism | ||||
| others | Shinto, Taoism | ||||
| Government | Socialist Federal Republic | ||||
| President | Xi Jinping | ||||
| Premier | Delcy Rodríguez | ||||
| Currency | Koishi Yuan | ||||
The Socialist Federal Republic of Koishi is a nation in South Vinland. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, Kagiyama to the southwest, and Brazil to the southeast.
Etymology[]
The name Koishi (小石) literally means small rock. It was named after explorer and navy admiral Koishi Nobukata (小石 信方). The name was later adopted by the Republic of Koishi in 1819, after declaring independence from the Soga Shogunate.
History[]
Prior to independence and unification, modern day Koishi was split into three colonies: the Spanish whom controlled Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Guyana and the Southern Caribbean; the Chinese whom controlled Zhangye; and the Japanese whom controlled Colombia (Koishi). Both the Spanish and Japanese clashed with one another starting from 1530 with on and off conflicts over the colonisation and claims over most of the area, which later escalated to a major war from 1640 until 1660. The war ended with the Treaty of Caracas which saw the coastal parts of Colombia going to Japan but Spain keeping Costa Rica and Panama.
In the nineteenth century, Koishi and Venezuela launched their wars for independence after a series of unsuccessful uprisings. Japan and Spain had some successes towards reclamation, with Spain defeating Venezuela twice and Japan defeating Koishi in 1816. The end of the French invasion of homeland Spain in 1814 allowed the preparation of a large expeditionary force to the American provinces under general Pablo Morillo, with the goal to regain the lost territory in Venezuela. As the war reached a stalemate on 1817, Simón Bolívar reestablished the Third Republic of Venezuela on the territory still controlled by the patriots, mainly in the Guayana and Llanos regions. This republic was short-lived as only two years later, during the Congress of Angostura of 1819, the union of Venezuela with Koishi was decreed to form the Republic of Koishi. The war continued on, and Simón Bolívar launched campaigns to liberate the rest of Koishi along with Zhangye. Following the victory against Spain in the Battle of Carabobo on 24 June 1821 and the Battle of Lake Maracaibo on 24 July 1823, the independence of Koishi was secured. Panama (with Costa Rica) voluntarily joined the country at the end of 1821. After the war, Koishi enjoyed an era of stability throughout the rest of the 19th century and underwent federalisation, with Venezuela, Koishi, Panama, and Zhangye all having equal representation in the government.
The era of stability would not last, as it was interrupted by a bloody conflict that took place between the early 1940s and the mid 1950s. Its cause was mainly mounting tensions between the two leading political parties and the rise and popularity of the communist party. Following the assassination of political candidate Tetsu Katayama and an attempted coup by the communists, Koishi fell into civil war. Both the leading political parties saw defeats by the more successful communists from 1949, with Mao Zedong leading strategic victories against federal forces leading all the way to the Battle of Sonoda in 1959. Following victory in the civil war, Mao Zedong became the first president of the new socialist republic.
Mao's rule was fairly authoritarian, and only had close relations with neighbouring Brazil while both Mexico and Kagiyama had shut down their borders with Koishi. The economy had transitioned into a mixed private/public economy, and saw many major industries being under control of the government, including oil. Following Mao's death, Tetsuzo Fuwa succeeded in becoming the second president. During Fuwa's term, the country saw some reforms, including the diversification of the economy and less dependency on oil, along with encouraging the growth of green energy. The first democratic elections were held again in 1987, which saw the re-election of Tetsuzo Fuwa.
The election of Hugo Chávez in 1999 saw the country steering away from green energy and putting more of a dependence of oil. Also under Chávez, Koishi experienced democratic backsliding, as he suppressed the press, manipulated electoral laws, and arrested and exiled government critics. His use of enabling acts and his government's use of propaganda were controversial. Chávez's presidency saw significant increases in the country's murder rate and growing corruption within the police force and government. Significant protests against Chávez had emerged from 2003, and later saw Chávez being ousted from power following the 2004 Venezuelan recall referendum. Hu Jintao filled in as acting president until the 2006 elections. In 2006, Kazuo Shii was elected president and had reversed many of Chávez's unpopular policies along with a greater return to the promotion and expansion of green energy. Also during Kazuo Shii's term, he reopened and formalised relations with Mexico and Kagiyama, which previously was suspended back in 1959.
After the 2018 elections, the current president is Xi Jinping, who continued on many of Kazuo Shii's policies.
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