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On 30 April 1994, a group of younger officers belonging to an underground anti-Pascualist organisation, the [[Democratic Rebirth Society]] (''Sociedad del Renacimiento Democrático'', SRD; ''Kasikasgau des Reneisensa Demaukrata'', KRD), overthrew the Torres regime, and Quintero emerged as at least the titular chief executive of the new government. The uprising succeeded within hours with virtually no bloodshed. Torres and other high-ranking officials of the old regime were arrested and exiled, many to [[The Cape]], while [[Maximilian I of Rumahoki|Emperor Maximilian I]], who from 1976 until 1996 served as the ceremonial head-of-state, declared his support in favour of the revolutionaries. The military seized control of all important institutions. | On 30 April 1994, a group of younger officers belonging to an underground anti-Pascualist organisation, the [[Democratic Rebirth Society]] (''Sociedad del Renacimiento Democrático'', SRD; ''Kasikasgau des Reneisensa Demaukrata'', KRD), overthrew the Torres regime, and Quintero emerged as at least the titular chief executive of the new government. The uprising succeeded within hours with virtually no bloodshed. Torres and other high-ranking officials of the old regime were arrested and exiled, many to [[The Cape]], while [[Maximilian I of Rumahoki|Emperor Maximilian I]], who from 1976 until 1996 served as the ceremonial head-of-state, declared his support in favour of the revolutionaries. The military seized control of all important institutions. | ||
Quintero regarded the military's action as simply a military uprising aimed at reorganising the political structure with himself as the head, a "''revitalización''" (revitalisation), in his words. Within days, however, it became clear that the uprising had released long pent-up frustrations when thousands, and then tens of thousands of Delepasians spontaneously poured into the streets celebrated the downfall of the regime and demanding further change than | Quintero regarded the military's action as simply a military uprising aimed at reorganising the political structure with himself as the head, a "''revitalización''" (revitalisation), in his words. Within days, however, it became clear that the uprising had released long pent-up frustrations when thousands, and then tens of thousands of Delepasians spontaneously poured into the streets celebrated the downfall of the regime and demanding further change than what Quintero had been hoping. The coercive apparatus of the Estado Social – secret police, National Men-at-Arms Regiment, official party, censorship – were all soon overwhelmed and abolished. Workers began taking over shops from owners, peasants seized private lands, low-level employees took over hospitals from doctors and administrators, and government offices were occupied by workers who sacked the old management and demanded a thorough housecleaning. | ||
Very early on, the demonstrations began to be manipulated by organised political elements, principally the Marxists and other groups farther to the left. Radical labour and peasant leaders emerged from the underground where they had been operating for many years to escape Pascualist reprisal. [[Francisco Carvalho]], the leader of the nascent [[People's Democratic Party]], and [[Manuel Ruiz]], former general and member of the Pascualist regime who converted to Marxism during his exile, returned from exile to Delepasia within days of the revolt and received heroes' welcomes. | Very early on, the demonstrations began to be manipulated by organised political elements, principally the Marxists and other groups farther to the left. Radical labour and peasant leaders emerged from the underground where they had been operating for many years to escape Pascualist reprisal. [[Francisco Carvalho]], the leader of the nascent [[People's Democratic Party]], and [[Manuel Ruiz]], former general and member of the Pascualist regime who converted to Marxism during his exile, returned from exile to Delepasia within days of the revolt and received heroes' welcomes. | ||
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* [[Assumption Accords]] - what led to the Estado Social becoming increasingly isolated | * [[Assumption Accords]] - what led to the Estado Social becoming increasingly isolated | ||
* [[Lushan Square Massacre]] - an attempt at a similar event in [[Daxia]] that was repressed | * [[Lushan Square Massacre]] - an attempt at a similar event in [[Daxia]] that was repressed | ||
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