Republic of Herrich

This article is about the Republic of Herrich see a list of Herrich nations here.

the Republic of Herrich was a nation that existed from 120AFG-141AFG that resided on the Western and Southern Fire Continent.

Geography
The Republic of Herrich is split into two sections. Its capital sits in the middle of the Western Continent while its largest and most important city of Gargantia(prior to 125AFG) resides in the Southern Fire Continent.

An Empire in two
President Muller’s re-election of the 2nd Herrich Empire in 120AFG brought with it accusations of election manipulation. This coupled with the new Empire’s restrictive laws and military spending caused a political divide between the two main parties (Traditionalist & Republicans) which quickly turned violent as the majority of Republican-held provinces declared independence from the Empire to form the Republic of Herrich.

Military
While the Republic modernized its uniforms and did away with the traditional Imperial design, its firepower was either on par or lacking compared to its Imperial counterpart. Most soldiers used the Imperial weapons that were plentiful on the continent.

Later after the war, many troops used modified Type 65's called the "Model 130 R.A.R" as they were cheap to mass produce.

Politics
The Republic of Herrich was founded on the idea of restoring to Republic and the freedoms that it afforded to its citizens. This ideal was reflected with the election of the Republic's first President Thomas Paterson.

President Paterson was a staunch Republican and despite being an instigator of the Herrich Civil war, was a proponent of peace and stability. He continued his policies of freedom and justice during his "New De-Imperialization" up until his slim defeat in the 140AFG Republic elections to Vengence Party candidate Adolf Veichstein.

President Veichstein ran on the premise of revenge on the Empire for its harsh retributions following the Herrich Civil war, which had crippled the young nations ability to gain resources.

Re-unification
After a year into his presidency, the newly elected Imperial President Bradford approached Veichstein with an offer. Re-join the Empire in exchange for the resources they so desperately needed to survive.

With his back against a wall, President Veichstein agreed to the proposal and signed the Republic of Herrich into the Empire as the puppet state Republic of Errise. Veichstein became the 1st senator of the Republic of Errise on the Imperial Council.

Riots broke out into the streets of Errise City as it was seen as a complete backtread on Veichstein's promise of revenge, but the rioters were quickly quelled by the influx of Imperial troops.

Notable People
-Thomas Patterson (89AFG-149AFG)