A chronology of Briekish Modern Age History
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1699: The southern parts of modern day Brickston are annexed under the Bricksvvad Empire through a 22 year bloody war. Long guns and explosive bombs are developed for usage.
1702: The Kingdom of Bricksvvad expands its territory to span parts of Northern Europe. The Furtyr (King Nikolas II) and the Furtystär (Queen Jennifer IV) (King and Queen respectively) live extravagant lifestyles, while 91% of the Briekish Population lives with wages under one coin a month.
1704: The Furtyr is assassinated by Sir Felix Ardwin, an intellectual. Shortly after, Sir Ardwin is sentenced to death and a new Furtyr comes to power, who is crowned as King Anderrsen the 1st.
1709: The Furtyr introduces a set of dictatorial laws called the Anderssen Passages. These passages put the population of Bricksvvad into three systems of taxation: the Church, the Nobles and the Peasants. The church and the nobles are exempted from paying taxes. The Church of Brickston is the only religion to be practiced.
1710: Rushafter (the capital of Bricksvvad) experiences an uprising for a democratic system. Every protester is beheaded.
1711-1713: The nobles, who all live in Doh Tin Mah City are assassinated, including the Furtyr and the Furtystär over a period of 3 years with massive uprisings.
September 12th, 1713: A new national assembly is formed which works somewhat democratically, with the only difference being that the church is the supreme authority.
1714: The Anderssen Passages are officially abolished but the church is still exempted from paying taxes.
1715: Leaders are elected for the first time, but with only Men of Property being allowed to vote. Sir Walter is elected to be the leader of the country.
1716-1717: The Battle of Terrista (under Bricksvvad) takes place in river Terrista, which is a river between modern-day Brickston and Belarum. Bricksvvad reaches its extent peak, at more than 456,000 square kilometres of land.
1718: A radical religious group riots and kills everyone with affiliation with the democratic system. The Church of Brickston is now the supreme authority, and leaders are no longer elected. All non-believers are killed or imprisoned and symbols of other religions are banned.
1721: The Briekish Monarchy comes to power with approval of the Church. King Rwesta XI comes to power.
1724: The Briekish Colonial Empire is established through the Briekish Trade Company.
1756: The country is now named "Brixton". All members of the commonwealth (colonized territories) must abide by the rules of Brixton.
1789: The Briekish Trade Company is removed and Queen Rwestus XI is now the direct ruler, with the King dying on the same year.
1803: The Brixton Commonwealth reaches its extent.
1804: A small island called Samoros is granted semi-autonomy, but many in the territory suggest freedom.
1833: The treasury of Brixton is empty amid outrage of increasing taxes.
1845: Thousands of colonies gain independence as Brixton has no money to subsidize the empire.
1846: The leader is overthrown by a tyrannical and religious leader who has to be called "The Messenger of God".
1867: The leader is overthrown and an entirely democratic republic is formed.
1877: The Republic of Brickston is formed.
1888: Corruption is at its peak with an almost empty treasury. Brickston's citizens live in worse conditions.
1891-1907: An Inflation Crisis, with only the richest being able to afford bread.
1908-1916: Famines take place amid reports of Brickston being the poorest country in Europe.
1918: Brickston reaches the lowest point in its economy, with 96% of the population having an income of lesser than 20,000 Dubbehs (it is important to note that back then, 1 Dubbeh's exchange rate was 0.0027, while today's rate is 1 Dubbeh = $1.74)
1921: A fascist and communist regime is developed under Schneider Van Maduro, who removes the democratic constitution.
1922: All Briekish businesses are now owned by the government; all multinational and international trade is destroyed.
1923: Maduro establishes the "Maduro Passages" (a propaganda-based book based on self-reliance and destroying capitalism).
1926: Secularism is deemed compulsory. Leaving the country is banned.
1927: A new group of business owners, mostly from the Northern parts of Brickston, start creating trade unions to remove communism from Brickston. This movement couldn't spread to the southern parts of Brickston due to there being more Maduro supporters there.
1929: The rising tensions between the North and the South resulted in a war breaking out, with many European Capitalist nations backing the North, and communist nations backing the South.
1931: A partial peace treaty is signed between the North and the South, making the two regions sovereign countries, with the capital being split equally between the two countries.
1932: Instability rises in Edgemorta due to it being a part of South Brickston (also the largest city and the capital of the country).
1933: South Brickston officially named, "The Briekish Democratic Republic", or BDR.
1934: North Brickston is 3 times richer than South Brickston by income, and is an industrious member of Europe. Infrastructure in Southern Brickston is outdated and the BDR asks North Brickston for a 2 billion dollar loan. North Brickston declines.
1935: Maduro dies due to a heart attack; the peace treaty is no longer in effect.
1936: Edgemorta is nuked by North Brickston, officially ending the war. The North and the South are reunited to form the Republic of Brickston on the 3rd of November, 1936.
1938: A democratic constitution is officially executed on June the 20th, 1938.
1940: Brickston undergoes a socialist mixed economy, where banking, finance and transport sectors are owned by the government.
1942: Doh Tin Mah City is replaced by Hugoslavia to be the capital of Brickston.
1945: An lingual conflict in Edgemorta, where civilians riot due to the government mandating English as an official language. The Government fires at the protesters, symbolizing that Brickston needs more free speech (the actually functional constitution was dismantled unofficially due to the government's corruption). This significant event, taking place on April the 16th, is known as Symbol für Verfassungsänderangen, or "Constitution Modification Symbol".
1946: Maduro found to not be dead; the current government favoured him for a reason.
1947: Radicals come to power, who assassinate Maduro and every human associated with him.
1948: A parliament is established; heavily monitored
1949: A new actually democratic constitution is established, with a Supreme Authority (S.A) having impartial candidates, and legislation being monitored by the S.A. It is thought by economists that this was when Brickston opened up to the world.
1951: Brickston is officially a constitutional democratic republic.
1953: The Republic of Brickston sees immense growth, and is no longer the poorest country in Europe.
1956: Brickston establishes a neutral policy, which seeks impartiality in military and foreign relations. Trade is not included in this policy.
1957: An attempted invasion from another offshore nation in Doh Tin Mah City ends with a certain win on Brickston's side.
1962: First airport built in Brownhill, Vauxhavzen (this province no longer exists; Brownhill has been incorporated into the Special Administrative Territory of Portovo)
1964: Large explosion kills hundreds in Portovo Parliament; the Briekish Presidency for Security Headquarters is used for 12 years.
1965: The mind behind the Parliament Incident is found and arrested; the data extracted suggested that he was a foreign spy.
1967: Parliament reconstructed 2 kilometres away from the original - a memorial to commemorate the original parliament is built.
1969: Marked 20 years of the democratic and sovereign Brickston.
