2023 Roscami coup d’etat

2023 Roscami coup d’etat
	Part of the Front era, 2023 Roscami civil war, protests against Thomas Jacobs
	; The announcement of the coup, announcing the dissolution of the Parliament.
Date	16–18 January 2023
Location	First coup; Roscamistan@Discord, Greater Roscam, Galway City; Second coup; Roscamistan@Discord, Greater Roscam, Mervustan
Result	First Coup executed and aborted; Patriotic Front government collapses Ali Farrokhzad placed Acting President by Jacobs; ; Province of Connemara secedes, becoming the Connemara Republic and intensifying the 2023 Roscami civil war; Roscami Government in Exile established.; Second coup: Government in Exile dissolves on 17 January. Acting President Farrokhzad concedes office in second coup to Thomas Jacobs.; ; Connemara re-integrates with Roscamistan to restore the status quo.;
Belligerents
Roscami Democratic Patriot Front; Castillomale Republic; Connemara Republic (until 18 January)	Constituent Assembly; Pro-Constitutionalists
Commanders and leaders
President Thomas Jacobs ; Minister Matthew Tonna; First Secretary Culann Burke ; Governor Conor Newman	Chamber President Esty Carpentieri; Senator Tobey Wyles; Senator Devin Purcell; Ali Farrokhzad
Strength
8+	7

The 2023 Roscami coup d'état was a self-overthrow of the government of the Republic of Roscamistan which started 16 January 2023, in which the Executive Committee of the Roscami Democratic Patriot Front, an underground organisation dedicated to the removal of the Constitution made by the Constituent Assembly and the Democratic Action Party, announced the temporary dissolution of the National Assembly and the dissolution of all parties but ones approved by the executive committee.^{[citation needed]} Ludwig Collins and the Roscamistan Republican Socialist Party stated that they would not back the coup d'état or actively fight against it, and instead hoped to keep decent relations with both parties.^{[citation needed]}

Background

In the months and weeks preceding the coup, political polarisation within Roscamistan had reached its peak, with multiple politicians broke from the Republican Bloc tent, which controlled the majority of the government. In those months, the Constituent Assembly created by an Act of the National Assembly, was forming a new constitution since the abolition of the one made by former president Adam Flannery. The proposed document was attacked by the Republican Bloc, who claimed that under the new document, the President would be a "puppet to the legislature", among other concerns.

After receiving over seventy percent of the vote in support of the proposed constitution, Thomas Jacobs and Matthew Tonna,, who had conspired with others to disrupt the democratic process and block the installation of the document, began to begin their coup.

Coup

First Coup

During the morning of 16 January 2023, exactly a day after the referendum polls opened, the Patriot Front launched a coup with Matthew Tonna announcing the "overthrow of parliamentary Roscamistan" and also banning all parties outside of the Patriot Front. This was met with confusion and anger by Roscami citizens, many of whom banned from the official discord server by server admins loyal to the Front. In the afternoon of that, multiple micronations condemned the coup and called for the restoration of democracy. Excelsior also broke relations with Roscamistan due to the issue.

Aftermath

The coup had caused a massive amount of instability and protests. The majority of Republican Bloc were in favour of the coup, with senators Joseph Montgomery and Samuel Newman delighted by the news. Multiple micronations had expressed distaste for the nation and President Jacobs, with threats also launched against the Roscami president and other participants in the coup. The first coup’s failure resulted in President Jacobs granting the powers but not the office of President to Ali Farrokhzad, and semi-retiring from micronationalism.

Hours after the coup ended, the Province of Connemara seceded from the Republic of Roscamistan, forming the Connemara Republic and joined the People's Republic of South Galway in fighting against Roscamistan in the still ongoing Roscami Civil War. The Kingdom of Fontasia immediately backed the young republic and denounced its support for the new Roscami government.

Second Coup

A meme created Thomas Jacobs celebrating his victory on the 17th of January, saying "When your coup fails and the next day you do the greatest comeback in history", poking fun at both Pedro Castillo and the Roscami left wing.

On the 17th of January 2023, after seeing what he saw as witch hunting and general distaste in the left wing, acting President Ali Farrokhzad conspired with the Government-in-Exile to commit a second coup, aimed at returning Jacobs. Titled the "RETVRN", Ali first removed the Cabinet, then resigned, and in his last act, concede the office to Thomas Jacobs. As soon as the coup happened, outrage from other micronations happened, though not give any attention by Jacobs.

February speech

On the 2nd of February 2023, on the eve of President Thomas Jacobs' 15th birthday, he released a speech from the presidential office. In it he discussed the coup, and called out the leaders of the opposition pre-16 January, blaming them for the issues Roscamistan faced. By the end he unveiled plans to prevent the events of January 2023 again.