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Hollona and Diorisia was a founding member of the [[Deric States]] organization which was established in 1953. The country's economy liberalized between [[1955]] and [[1985]], growing it from one of the poorer least dynamic economies in [[Levantia]] to a modern democratic society in the span of a few decades. | Hollona and Diorisia was a founding member of the [[Deric States]] organization which was established in 1953. The country's economy liberalized between [[1955]] and [[1985]], growing it from one of the poorer least dynamic economies in [[Levantia]] to a modern democratic society in the span of a few decades. | ||
[[File:MS Hollona ixwiki.png|thumb|left|200px|The [[sinking of the MS | [[File:MS Hollona ixwiki.png|thumb|left|200px|The [[sinking of the MS Hollona]] was the deadliest non-war event in the history of Hollona and Diorisia and inaugurated several years of national decline.]] | ||
The [[Sinking of the MS Hollona|MS ''Hollona'' sank]] on Thursday, 18 February 1993 as the ship was crossing the [[Vandarch|Vandarch Sea]], en route from [[Carlshaven]], Hollona, to [[Gabion]], [[Yonderre]]. The disaster claimed the lives of 852 people, being one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. In 1995, several wineries in Hollona and Diorisia were found to have [[1995 Vandarch Republic wine scandal|illegally modified their wines using the chemical diethylene glycol]], a toxic substance frequently found in antifreeze. The incident became an international scandal which all but destroyed wine export from Hollona and Diorisia for almost two decades. Taken together, the 1993-1995 epoch has been called the "''{{wp|annus horribilis}}'' of the Vandarch Republic", affecting thousands of families both with personal loss and economic devastation. | The [[Sinking of the MS Hollona|MS ''Hollona'' sank]] on Thursday, 18 February 1993 as the ship was crossing the [[Vandarch|Vandarch Sea]], en route from [[Carlshaven]], Hollona, to [[Gabion]], [[Yonderre]]. The disaster claimed the lives of 852 people, being one of the worst maritime disasters of the 20th century. In 1995, several wineries in Hollona and Diorisia were found to have [[1995 Vandarch Republic wine scandal|illegally modified their wines using the chemical diethylene glycol]], a toxic substance frequently found in antifreeze. The incident became an international scandal which all but destroyed wine export from Hollona and Diorisia for almost two decades. Taken together, the 1993-1995 epoch has been called the "''{{wp|annus horribilis}}'' of the Vandarch Republic", affecting thousands of families both with personal loss and economic devastation. For the next decade, the general reputation of Hollona and Diorisia was tarnished worldwide and the Vandarchine economy was gravely affected, leading to loss of confidence by the Vandarchine people. | ||
===21st century=== | ===21st century=== | ||