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The '''Ano | The '''Ano Vermelho''' ({{lang-en|Red Year}}) was a confrontation that began on 4 September 1697 in which the Cartadanian lower-class murdered and exiled over two-thousand upper class citizens. This continued until late August 1698 when the military finally stepped in and ended the massacre. It is, to date, the bloodiest incident to occur on domestic soil. | ||
Amid tense relations between the lower and upper class, the government, then in the hands of the upper-class elite, began to collapse, along with the economy and other sectors. The event began when approximately 200 civilians from south-central [[Alexandria]] kidnapped and executed six corporate magnates in the former capital, [[First Cartadanian Republic|Meridia]]. Things escalated when similar events occurred in [[Verona]], [[Santiago]], and [[Milan]]. Eventually things continued to worsen until the national majority began actively murdering or exiling the upper class. | Amid tense relations between the lower and upper class, the government, then in the hands of the upper-class elite, began to collapse, along with the economy and other sectors. The event began when approximately 200 civilians from south-central [[Alexandria]] kidnapped and executed six corporate magnates in the former capital, [[First Cartadanian Republic|Meridia]]. Things escalated when similar events occurred in [[Verona]], [[Santiago]], and [[Milan]]. Eventually things continued to worsen until the national majority began actively murdering or exiling the upper class. | ||
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
The conflicts that would lead to the Ano | The conflicts that would lead to the Ano Vermelho began in the city of [[Calaine]], the capital of Alexandria and the financial capital of Cartadania. It is often cited that the true beginning was the failure of Alexandria to create laws for discrimination when it ratified its original constitution on 30 October 1680. Many of Alexandria's financial executives began to exploit this lack of legislation by denying the majority of the state's population access to certain goods and services. Some historians argue that this was a remnant mindset of Cartadania's provincial past. | ||
Things began to crumble when Alexandrians began to protest in front of the [[Alexandria#Government|Alexandria State Capitol]] in August of 1697. Tensions escalated to a point where one protestor was shot and killed on the steps of the capitol building. This caused a chain reaction across Cartadania's most populous states where a man was also shot near Verona's capital, [[Sevilla]], at the hands of a wealthy businessman. | Things began to crumble when Alexandrians began to protest in front of the [[Alexandria#Government|Alexandria State Capitol]] in August of 1697. Tensions escalated to a point where one protestor was shot and killed on the steps of the capitol building. This caused a chain reaction across Cartadania's most populous states where a man was also shot near Verona's capital, [[Sevilla]], at the hands of a wealthy businessman. | ||
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== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
{{See also|Dia | {{See also|Dia Vermelho}} | ||
The legacy of the Ano | The legacy of the Ano Vermelho lives on in a national holiday, the aptly named Dia Vermelho or Día Rojo, which is celebrated on the 4th of September each year to remember the events of the conflict. It is typically celebrated, ironically, by a festival, similar to Carnival. The color red is typically worn and Cartadanians will flood the streets of the country, dancing and celebrating. Larger cities, like [[New Venceia]] and [[Sierra]] will typically shut down city streets as a result, and it is not uncommon to hear large crowds of people excitedly chanting ''"Libre"'', something also associated with Independence Day, celebrated on the 30th of October. | ||
=== Contribution to Luson Rebellion === | === Contribution to Luson Rebellion === | ||
The Ano | The Ano Vermelho was the only violent conflict of the Luson Rebellion and to date, other than minor events of the [[Second Great War]], is the most violent event to occur in Cartadania proper. It was the height and end of the rebellion, bringing it and the century to an explosive close. Many historians believe it put a great deal in perspective for the upper class of Cartadania, and those that conformed to the demands of the lower- and middle-classes prevailed. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||