Second Sapinish Civil War
Second Sapinish Civil War
The Second Sapinish Civil War on 19 December 1997, on the eve of the Christmas truce
Date
Location
Result
18 July 1997 – 20 December 1997
Sapin
IUN-brokered tripartite armistice
- Fascist movement destroyed
- Interim Unity Government of Sapin (IUGS/GUIdE) formed by remaining factions
- Various armed groups incorporated into reunited Sapinish military
- Castelorra and Mondragon self-administered pending formal referendums
Main belligerents (18 July – 15 September)
Constitutionalists (Republic of Sapin)
- Castelorra Autonomous Region
Nationalists (Kingdom of Sapin)
- Mondragón Autonomous Region
Main belligerents (15 September – 20 December)
Socialists (People's Republic of Sapin)
- Castelorra Autonomous Region
Republicans (Republic of Sapin)
Monarchists (Kingdom of Sapin)
- Mondragón Autonomous Region
Fascists (Sapinish State)
Commanders and leaders
The Presidium
- Sara Reyes
- Ramon Guerrero (POW)
Armando Rojas (X)
Estebán Palas
Nancy Peluda (POW)
Don Marcos III de Belka
Alfonso de Belka (KIA)
Isabella de Belka
Armando de la Vega
Armando Santoro (PKIA)
Juan Astray y Monserrat (#)
The Second Sapinish Civil War (Sapinish: segunda guerra civil esapiñol) was a multi-sided civil conflict fought in the former Kingdom of Sapin from July to December 1997 between various claimants to national government and regional militias, with four major ideological blocs— the Fascists, Monarchists, Republicans, and Socialists— eventually emerging. Of these factions, the Fascists and Monarchists were descended from conservative, anti-democratic coup forces initially aligned with King Don Marcos III, while the Republicans and Socialists represented the left-leaning Constitutional government of President Armando Rojas. Large ethnic minority militias formed by the Mondraconusz (Ustians) and Castelorrans took effective control of their respective regions early on in the conflict, with the former initially under Monarchist protection before achieving effective autonomy and the latter aligned to the Socialist bloc. The International Union Sapinish Peacekeepers (IUN-SPK)— a nominally neutral organization formed by Sapinish Army general Edmundo Rafael under the aegis of the International Union (IUN) but composed primarily of local Sapinish volunteers— attempted to protect civilian lives (especially in the national capital of Gran Rugido) and negotiate a ceasefire among all factions. The Peacekeepers eventually succeeded in bringing major fighting to an end in late December, establishing an informal truce and later armistice between the Socialists, Republicans, dissident Monarchists, Castelorrans, and Mondraconusz.