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The [[Praça da Colônia massacre]] (1886) in Natalia, where thousands of Indigenous and working-class protestors were shot dead by government forces, prompted the establishment of the [[National Revolutionary Army]] (NRA) - whose chapters quickly popped up across both colonies. Under [[Melvyn Kalma]], a prominent advocate for independence and decorated former general in the [[Kiravian Foreign Legion]], a [[Capetian War of Independence|War of Independence]] was waged starting March of 1887 to overthrow both colonial governments and to unite the peninsula under a new state.  

By June of 1887, following major uprisings in Cape Town, Kiravia exited the Cape. The NRA’s provisional government was recognized provided the new state remained a Kiravian ally and allowed the continuation of Kiravian trade. The transition of statehood from Cape Colony to the NRA's Cape Town government (subsequently known as the Government of the Supreme National Assembly) was formalized on June 22, 1887. By 1888, Natalia’s Indigenous population was in open revolt, with most local chiefs and leaders pledging allegiance to the NRA. “Liberating the peoples of Natalia” became official policy at the first convocation of the [[Supreme National Assembly]]. The invasion of Natalia, the [[Great Offensive]], would conclude in February of 1891. On October 7, the newly formed Federacy of the Cape was declared the successor state to both Cape Colony and Natalia, with Melvyn Kalma serving as the first [[Prime Executive of the Cape|Prime Executive]].