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In [[1945]], the Provisional Republic adopted the Federal Agreement, which functions as the constitution of the Union State. It established a federal system with two "republics" intended to maintain the historic legal and cultural distinctiveness of Hollona and Diorisia, respectively. The constituent republics retained significant degrees of autonomy but the new agreement ultimately enshrined the Union Government as the supreme political authority within the state. The new Union State of Hollona and Diorisia was formally established on 1 January 1946. | In [[1945]], the Provisional Republic adopted the Federal Agreement, which functions as the constitution of the Union State. It established a federal system with two "republics" intended to maintain the historic legal and cultural distinctiveness of Hollona and Diorisia, respectively. The constituent republics retained significant degrees of autonomy but the new agreement ultimately enshrined the Union Government as the supreme political authority within the state. The new Union State of Hollona and Diorisia was formally established on 1 January 1946. | ||
====Post-Great Wars==== | ====Post-Great Wars==== | ||
Hollona and Diorisia was a founding member of the [[Deric States]] organization which was established in 1953. | 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. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
===21st century=== | ===21st century=== | ||
The dawn of the 21st century would see [[Thinkpages]] established within the Union State, precipitating the rapid growth of the high-tech sector and the development of Hollona and Diorisia as an innovation leader within the [[Levantine Union]]. | |||
On March 8 [[2023]], Hollona and Diorisia formally informed the [[Levantine Union]] of its intention to leave the [[Deric States]] organization and become a standalone member of the Union, effective immediately. This decision triggered the first stages of the [[Dissolution of the Deric States]]. | On March 8 [[2023]], Hollona and Diorisia formally informed the [[Levantine Union]] of its intention to leave the [[Deric States]] organization and become a standalone member of the Union, effective immediately. This decision triggered the first stages of the [[Dissolution of the Deric States]]. | ||
====Reform movement==== | ====Reform movement==== | ||