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Sunshine Over Lunoxia - The ULTIMATE Modern Timeline [WIP]

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    Age of Revolutions

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    American Revolutionary War

    An armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army. The conflict was fought in North America, the Caribbean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris (1783), which resulted in Great Britain ultimately recognizing the independence of the United States of America.

  • United States gains independence

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    Meridian War of Independence

  • The United States of Meridia gains Independence

  • Colombia Gains Independence From Spain

  • Columbia Renames itself to Maynilakyo

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    World War I

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    The Great Transition

  • Cetus launches the "Steelpot," a revolutionary warship.

  • Annexation Of South Corvus

    Cetus annexes the southern region of Corvus, sparking turmoil between the two countries. Corvus needs its southern regions for mineral deposits and iron mines, but the area was taken by force by the Cetans.
    - Cetus’s justification for the annexation was to “civilize” the Corvuns, as the living conditions of Corvus cities were horrid and its people were compared to barbarians.
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    Riaan Civil War

    Nationalist parties begin to revolt against the Imperialist government. The Nationalists quickly gain support from the Tucanese, who help push out Imperialist forces.

  • Riaan Civil War Ends; Nationalists Won

    The Nationalists have complete control of Riaa. The country of Vulpa is established by the Imperialists.

  • Libratum International Zone established

  • Hydrus gains independence

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    Grease Wars

    The Grease Wars or the Canis War of Independence was a pivotal war in Hydra's history, bringing about the end to traditional Ursan northern dominance and the birth of 3 new nations on the continent. Its effects shifted Ursan policy into a period of revanchism, culminating in the SIC Incident, which ended up starting the Forman War. The conflict is nicknamed the "Grease Wars" due to the ecological disasters brought about from the ignition of oil rigs during the war.
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    Southern Corvus War

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    Centauran War; Antares conquers the Centauran Continent

    The Antares Imperium begins their conquest of Centaura.
    - Corvus sends a telegram to Antares agreeing to be subjugated.
    - Antares sieges from the south of Cetus, successfully taking the southern half of the country within weeks, as most of the Cetan army was focused in the north.

  • Cetus is conquered by Antares and Corvus forces.

  • Corvus is annexed by Antares

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    World War II

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    Interwar Period

    The interwar period (1918-1939) was a tumultuous era between World War II (1914-1918) and World War III (1939-1946). The Roaring Twenties saw an economic boom, technological advancements, and increased social mobility. However, this prosperity was abruptly halted by the Great Depression, a global economic crisis that plunged the world into hardship and uncertainty.
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    The Great Depression

    Worldwide economic crash, leaving thousands poor, Maynilakyo was also affected by it as well.

  • Germany and USSR invades Poland, sparking World War III

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    World War III

    World War III (1939-1945) was a global conflict involving all major powers. The Allies and Axis powers engaged in total war, utilizing tanks, aircraft, and devastating nuclear weapons. The war resulted in 70-85 million deaths, including civilian casualties from bombings, genocides, and starvation. Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and war crimes tribunals were held for Axis leaders.

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, leads the entry of US, Maynilakyo, and Meridia to WWIII

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    Battle of France

    The Battle of France started with the German invasion of Benelux and France. The invasion plan for the Low Countries and France was called Case Yellow (German, Fall Gelb). Fall Rot (Case Red) was planned to finish off the French and British after the evacuation at Dunkirk. The Low Countries and France were defeated and occupied by Axis troops down to the Demarcation line.

  • Italy & Spain Declares War on Britain & France

  • France Surrenders to Germany

  • The German "Blitz" Begins

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    The Blitz; German bombings of London

  • Germany failed to bomb Britain; ending the Blitz

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    Operation Fanafahana

    Following victories in Congo, Malagasy forces spearheaded a major offensive in Africa, liberating Cameroon, Chad, and other territories. They supported British forces in Egypt and launched amphibious assaults in French West Africa. The capture of Rommel and the discovery of Nazi concentration camps galvanized the fight against fascism

  • D-Day: Allies attack on Normandy, France

    Also known as Operation Overlord, this battle is famous for being the third-largest amphibious military operation in history. U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower launched 6,000 landing craft, ships, and other vessels carrying 176,000 troops from England to France.

  • Antares conquers all of Centaura

  • The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    At 8:26 a.m. Japanese time, a B-29 bomber plane flew over the Japanese city of Hiroshima and dropped the world's first atomic bomb. The blast directly killed about 80,000 people and injured 35,000. At least another 60,000 would be dead by the end of the year from other effects of the bomb... Unfortunately, Japan didn't surrender leading to the world's second-largest amphibious landing in history.

  • Japan refuses to surrender; Operation Downfall begins

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    Operation Downfall

    Operation Downfall was the second largest amphibious landing in history, with the invasion of Japan on the north being held on Soviets, Cathies, and the Hatsunese coming down the north and northeast to invade Hokkaido, and the US, Meridia, China, and Maynilakyo on the south in Kyushu. But halfway to Tokyo, Japan unconditionally surrendered on the 31st of August 1946.
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    Start of Independence of European Colonies in Africa

  • First Meeting of the United Nations

  • End of World War III, Beginning of the First Cold War and the Anthropocene

  • Korea divided between North and South

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    The First Cold War

    The First Cold War (1947-1991) was a period of global tension between the US, Franco-British Union, ROC, Bharati Federation, Maynilakyonese Federation, and the USSR. While there was no direct warfare, proxy wars erupted globally. The competition manifested in the nuclear arms race, space race, propaganda, espionage, and economic rivalry, shaped the 20th century.

  • Philippines & Argatiya join Maynilakyo via referendum, US & Meridia claim fraud

    The Philippines, a longstanding ally between the US, Maynilakyo and Meridia was war-torned. A referendum was held. With Argatiya and the Philippines successfully joins Maynilakyo at a 83.4%. The United States and Meridia claims that the referendum was fraudulent.

  • Formation of the Translantic Defense Treaty Organization (TDTO)

  • Maghreb Forum Established

  • Japan was Divided into North and South

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    The African Bush War

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    Forman War

    The Forman War was a 13-year-long worldwide conflict on the planet of Forma that was considered by many contemporary historians to be one of the most massive, large-scale wars in Forman History, alongside the earlier Centauran conquest by Antares in 1908 and the later Nine Year War in 2007. The conflict spanned multiple continents including Centaura, Libra, and Ursa, and focused on the Orion/Antares war on Libra, and the subsequent liberation of Centaura by Orion, and forces outside of Forma.

  • London Compact forms the Franco-British Union

  • Germany divided between East and West

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    First Korean War; Ends in Stalemate

    The First Korean War (1950-1953) pitted North Korea (backed by China USSR) against South Korea (backed by UN forces led by the US). This First Cold War proxy war resulted in an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving Korea divided.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Maynilakyo purchases Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tang Kang, and Macau from the ROC, the UK, Portugal, and Spain via the 1950 Treaty of Paris

  • European Community Formed

  • Atlantis divided between East and West

  • Milan Accord sets 30-year timeline for European decolonization

  • Turkey joins the TDTO

  • First Satellite, ARAWIN, launched by Maynilakyo

  • Cebucheng Pact Formed

  • Moscow Accords Formed

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    Indochina War

    The Indochina War was a Cold War proxy war between North Vietnam (supported by the USSR and the PRC), Central Vietnam (supported by the ROC), and South Vietnam (supported by the US). US involvement escalated in 1965, leading to the Vietnam War. The conflict spread to Laos and Cambodia, ultimately resulting in the unification of all three countries under Maynilakyo.

  • The Maynilakyonese Ixchel-1 lands the first human on Luna

  • The Great Children of Gaia Discovery

    Homo Sapiens on Earth also found other surviving homo sapiens of the Earth-like planets of Forma and Odessa in the Solar System, with the nations of Antares Imperium and the Orion Republic on Forma, and the United States of Apollosaka, the People's Republic of Laudetius, the Tikaren Empire, and the United Technates of Kyshiaki on Odessa, which later they all teamed up on their suited sides with the First Cold War, making it a Four-Planet Cold War event.
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    Nusantara War

    The Nusantara War (1960-1975) was a Cold War proxy conflict in Southeast Asia. The US, Maynilakyo, the ROC, the PRC, and the Franco-British Union backed opposing sides. Shifting alliances and advanced weaponry shaped the war, which ended with Maynilakyo's annexation of Indonesia in 1975.

  • The Maynilakyonese Tala-5 lands the first humans on Mars, Phobos, and Deimos

  • Forman War Ends; Forman nations joined the First Cold War

  • Non-Aligned Movement Formed

  • Pretoria Declaration ends the African Bush War

  • The International Antarctic Convention comes into effect

  • Suez War between Israel and Arab states

    Israel goes to war with it's neighboring nations, primarily Egypt, over control of the Suez Canal, Sinai Peninsula, and Jordanian West Bank. The war ends after 11 days with an UN-facilitated joint-administration area over the Suez Canal and the Israeli annexation of the West Bank.

  • Partial Test-Ban Treaty Signed

    Unlike the OTL where it banned nuclear weapons and militarization in outer space, the Partial Test-Ban Treaty instead allowed nukes and military stuff in space.

  • Commonwealth of Oceania formed by Franco-British holdings in Australasia

    The former Franco-British commonwealths of Australia and New Zealand are merged into the Commonwealth of Oceania, including Franco-British holdings in the South Pacific.

  • Lagos Treaty merges Maghreb Forum in UAS under Regional System

  • Franco-British Protectorate formed from the Franco-British Trucial States, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar

  • Project Tholia lands the First Humans on Venus

  • Outer Space Treaty Signed

    The OTL's OST establishes that space shall be free for exploration and use by all nations and that no nation may claim sovereignty of outer space or any celestial body, this timeline’s “Evil” OST instead establishes a legal regime for space law which is inclusive of sovereign states claiming celestial bodies.

  • Project Kronos lands the first people on Jupiter's Moons

    A full grand tour of the Jupiter system by the US, USSR, and Maynilakyo, sending crew to the major moons of Io, Europa, Ganymede, Dnane, Ezar, Callisto, Thalassa, Depressium, and Callio with a handful of danger lurking there

  • Apollo 11 lands the first humans on Auer

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    Atlantis War

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    Second Spanish Civil War

    The Second Spanish Civil War (1971-1978) pitted the Falangist government against republicans, socialists, separatists, and African rebels. Foreign powers intervened, including the UAR, USSR, US, Meridia, Maynilakyo, and the EC. The war became a First Cold War proxy conflict. The Republicans ultimately prevailed, establishing the Federal Kingdom of Spain.
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    African Intervention in the Portuguese Colonial Wars

  • Soviet Luna-1 mission lands on Oxylus and Physis

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    Persian Gulf War

  • Yuwa-3 lands first humans on Chloris and Elysia

  • Luna Accords signed, with the Mass Colonization on Earth's Moons

    The Luna Accords are signed, officially authorizing and setting terms for large-scale civilian colonization on all of Earth's moons. Within two decades, thousands would flock to cislunar space and establish colonies.

  • Stockholm Accords; ends the Nusantara War with Maynilakyo annexing Indonesia

  • Franco-British Gallia-1 lands the first people on Lilith

  • The Indochina War ends with the cession of the three to Maynilakyo

  • European Space Agency Formed

  • Project Othrys lands the first people on Saturn's Moons

    The Othrys program has officially been approved by NASA. Seven brave astronauts embark on a mission to the Saturnian system, landing on six of its moons and returning safely back to Earth.

  • Andorra Memorandum ends the Second Spanish Civil War

  • Federation Act of 1978; Thailand and the rest of SE Asia joins Maynialkyo

  • The Soviet Union lands the first people on Huilu (OTL Venus)

  • Failed Iranian revolution, Islamist Government exiled to Queshim

  • Creation of the Atlantis Union, ending the Atlantis War

  • Shangri-La Agreement establishes Israel-Palestine

    A diplomatic summit between the Israeli government and various Palestinian political leaders in the United States results in the creation of Israel-Palestine.

  • Ares Concordat

    20 years following the first manned Mars landing, the Ares Concordat is signed, establishing the rules and setting a plan for the mass colonization and terraforming of the planet. As well as the mass colonization of Minerva, Oceanus, Phaethon, Apollo, Artemis, Crius, Hygeia, and Icroseia, as well as the Asteroid Belt and their moons.

  • The Gold Yellow Revolution begins in Maynilakyo

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    The Gold Yellow Revolution in Maynilakyo

  • Gold Yellow Revolution Ends; Maynilakyonese Association formed

  • Perestroika program begins in the Soviet Union

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    Magenta Summer in Australia and New Zealand

  • Shuttle-Buran-Adarna-Skylon mission between the US, USSR, Maynilakyo, and the Franco-British Union

  • Australia and New Zealand gains independence

  • Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Prussia declared independence from the USSR

  • Keishu and Shukishi joins Maynilakyo

  • Reunification of Japan

  • Reunification of Germany

  • Christmas Day Coup in USSR Failed

  • Yakutia and Siberia declared Independence from USSR

  • Yakutia and Siberia joins Maynilakyo

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    Second Korean War

    The Second Korean War in 1993 saw North Korea, backed by China, invade South Korea. A US-led coalition, including Meridia and Maynilakyo, repelled the attack, culminating in Pyongyang's capture and Kim Man-il's arrest.

  • Stratsborg Treaty creates the European Union

  • The Malta Summit officialy resets the relations between the East and the West, ending the First Cold War

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    The Great Interlude

    The Great Interlude (1993-2022) bridged Cold Wars. Renewable energy rose, but the 2010 recession slowed progress. The internet revolutionized society, ushering in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Global cooperation increased, but authoritarianism and nationalism resurged. Major conflicts erupted. Space exploration expanded, with Inner and Outer Solar System settlements and the first crewed mission to Pluto. This period laid the foundation for the 21st century.

  • Operation Yongbul

  • Australian Space Development Office formed

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    Kashmir War

    War breaks out between an increasingly nationalist India and neighboring Pakistan. The war is more-or-less a stalemate, with both sides refraining from using their nuclear arsenals under threat of outside intervention and global consequences. The war ended in 1999 with India annexing parts of Kashmir subsequently proclaiming the Bharat Republic.

  • End of the Second Korean War; Korean Confederation formed

  • PRC's Hóngxīng-8 lands the first people on Lilith

  • Great Eurasian Party formed in the USSR

  • Miraikyo Accords establish the MPAEDC

  • Chinese Democrats Revolution in the PRC Failed

  • USSR reformed into the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics

  • Bishkek Agreement ends the Kashmir War

  • National Federation of Bharat established

  • Coelus Program lands the first people on Uranus' Moons

    In 1990, the main goal of the Othrys program - landing humans on the moons of Saturn - had just been accomplished. A new, even more ambitious goal has just been set for NASA. Landing astronauts on each of the 8 moons of Uranus: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Thalia, Uralia, and Bruner.

  • 9/11 Attacks on America

    Four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001. Nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and the third into the Pentagon (headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania during a passenger revolt.
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    Second Chinese Civil War

    The Second Chinese Civil War (2003-2012) pitted the PRC against the ROC, separatists, and foreign allies. Fueled by dissent and human rights abuses, the war saw widespread violence and a PRC nuclear strike. President Li Peng's assassination ended the war, leading to the formation of the Chinese Union, later joining the Maynilakyonese Association.

  • Addis Abba Treaty Reforms the UAS

  • Cipanguan Space Research Institute Formed

  • Panamerican Cooperation Association Formed

  • Ankang Nuclear Disaster

    The misfire of a Chinese nuclear missile resulted in the detonation of a 4.2-megaton nuclear warhead near Ankang, China. The first nuclear weapon used in warfare since World War III kills an estimated 60,000 civilians and injures another 250,000.

  • Alexander Malyshkin and Great Eurasia Party come into power

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    Global Financial Crisis

    The collapse of the housing bubble in the United States sent the world into a recession that lasted roughly 15 months. At this time, global economic growth dropped by approximately 2.5%.
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    The Upheaval

    Economic recession, the destruction of infrastructure systems all over the world, growing political tension between the two global blocs, and the movement of millions of people as the result of global warming result in social and political unrest worldwide.

  • An Authoritarian Turkish State grows

    An increasingly authoritarian and militarist Turkey begins to withdraw from the Western Bloc. In 2012, Turkey occupied most of Syria and Lebanon and in 2015 withdrew from TDTO, seeking closer ties to the USSR.

  • European Spring

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    Black and White Revolution in the UAE

    The Black-and-White Revolution of 2011-2012 abolishes the monarchies of the Union of Arab Emirates, establishing a parliamentary democracy in its place. The Union of Mashriq Republics is born.

  • Turkey occupies parts of Syria and Lebanon

  • Week of Anger

  • Manila Agreement ends the Second Chinese Civil War; forming the Chinese Union

  • Chinese Union joins the Maynilakyonese Association

  • CNUD establishes the Union of Mashriq Republics

  • Turkey leaves TDTO

  • Bharat absorbs Assam, Bengal, and Sri Lanka

  • 26/6 Attacks on the EU

    Simultaneous terror attacks across the European Union plunge the continent into chaos for nearly 24 hours. Attacks in 14 European cities kill nearly 2,300 civilians and injured over 4,000.

  • Project Andoria lands on Pluto

    Andoria touches down in the Tombaugh Region, bringing the first five humans to the surface of Pluto, to find a mysterious alien archive called "The Archive," from aliens from TRAPPIST-1. Andoria also landed on Charon the following year.

  • All-African Space Organization Founded

  • United Nations Space Administration chartered

    The United Nations Space Administration is chartered between NASA, MNSA, MSA, the ESA, Soviocosmos, and many other space agencies promoting increased cooperation and partnership in space.

  • Mashriq Aerospace Program formed

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    Global Warming Crisis

    Between the late 2010s and late 2020s, large parts of Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets would break off into the sea. This along with increasing global temperatures would result in harsher weather and the slow rise of sea levels worldwide.

  • Kadita Program lands the first people on Neptune's Moons

    The objective of the expedition was to collect scientific data about Neptune and its moons. And to learn about the formation of the system, its history, and its geology. Potentially also to discover more moons that have not been detected yet. Manned landings on three of Neptune's moons - Triton, Nereid, and Sobel - were carried out. While 4 secondary probes as well as 10 commercial smallsats peered deeper into other places.

  • Federation of Cipanguan Republics becomes MPAEDC associate

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    COVID-19 Pandemic

    The COVID-19 pandemic emerged in late 2019, originating in Wuhan, Maynilakyo. Caused by SARS-CoV-2, it quickly spread globally, leading to lockdowns, travel restrictions, and widespread disruption. The pandemic strained healthcare systems, caused economic downturns, and led to the development of vaccines and treatments. The Pandemic was successfully suppressed before the end of the first half of 2024.

  • The 2022 Soviet Elections turned sour, beginning of the Second Cold War

    Many consider the 2022 State of the Union address in the United States, which heavily criticized Soviet, and Maynilakyonese actions and called for greater American military diplomatic cooperation with US allies, as the unofficial beginning of the Second Cold War.
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    The Second Cold War

    The Second Cold War (c. 2022-present) is a period of geopolitical tension between the United States, the Maynilakyonese Association, and the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics. This "Little Cold War" features proxy wars in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, mirroring the 20th century's Cold War. The three superpowers compete in space exploration, with a focus on the Outer Solar System and beyond.

  • World Climate Change Summit

    Representatives from most nations on Earth meet in Paris to discuss coordinated action against Global Warming. The Paris Convention results in all signatories agreeing to phase out dirty energies and to go carbon-neutral or carbon-negative within 45 years.

  • Nuclear Rearnament

    2025 is the first year since 1985 in which the number of nuclear weapons on Earth increased, totaling 16,291. Nuclear rearmament (primarily in the United States, the Maynilakyonese Association, and the USSR) would reach an estimated peak of 20,370 in 2045.

  • Bharat absorbs Nepal and Bhutan

  • Cipanguan Cooperative Unites

    The Kitaichi Treaty establishes common foreign policy, law, trade policy, and defense between all MPAECD members in Cipangua and Magellania, effectively creating a single country - the Associative Union of Mu.

  • Cebucheng Conference strengthens and reforms Maynilakyo

  • Kra Canal opens in Thailand, Maynilakyo

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    Piracy in the Strait of Malacca

    The opening of the Kra Canal in 2028 led to an explosion of piracy throughout Malacca and the South China Sea, partially facilitated by a slightly increasingly stressed Maynilakyo.

  • Large Scale Piracy begins in the Strait of Malacca

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