1982 Makohiro protests and massacre

The Makohiro protests were student-led demonstrations that was held in Makohiro, the capital of the Northern Vlokozuian State of El Kadsre during 1982.

The uprising was the biggest threat of Vlokozuian control and national security and the nationwide revolution movement inspired by the Makohiro protests is sometimes called the Taraist Movement of 1982. The protests started on April 23 following the death of Tara Fujimoto and was suppressed on July 24 when the Vlokist government declared the martial law and sent the military to occupy some of the streets in the city, in what has become known as the Makohiro massacre, when troops with assault rifles and tanks fired at the demonstrators and those who were trying to block the military's advance into Makohiro.

Official Vlokozuian death toll estimate was around several hundred to couple thousand with thousands more wounded while the official North El Kadsreian death toll is over 12,000

The massacre is considered to be a turning point of the Vlokozu Union, as it caused the economic recession that would last for three years. The massacre went on to become one of the most controversial topics in the Vlokozu Union, and it wasn't until January 1983 that Michael Vlokozu apologized to the families of the victims of the massacre.

Background
On April 16, 1982 when then-president of the Union Kouki Minami informed Michael Vlokozu that Tara Fujimoto was planning a coup against him and the Labor party and dissolve the union, he ordered the SSV to arrest him and his wife Kotone Fujimoto out of anger, taken to a secret trial, where he and his wife were convicted of political sabotage, conspiracy and treason against the Union and were immediately executed via firing squad led by Alonso Ursúa.

Protests
Shortly after, the Union announced that Tara Fujimoto had died of complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which angered many North El Kadsreians since Tara had no signs of the disease days before his death and they believed the Vlokozuian government executed him and lie to the people about his death. After Fujimoto’s funeral in April 23, North El Kadsreians begin rallying in the streets, calling for a more freer truly democratic Vlokozu Union.

As the demonstration progresses, the Makohiro police use excessive force against the protestors and the police’s inaction during the attack at the Yomotori station in June 18 caused the protests to escalate. This was followed by the siege in the Makohiro University in June 30 and the storming of the North El Kadsreian legislative council in July 14.

Massacre
On July 20, the students and democracy activists led the nationwide rally, demanding for the end of Vlokozuian Labor Party’s oppression of the political opposition, the biggest demonstration since it first began. This alerted the Vlokist government and they see the demonstration as the national security threat. On the following day in July 21, Michael Vlokozu convened the assembly at the parliament house, where he announced the protests are the “greatest threat of the Union” and declared marital law, which only allowed state-owned companies to operate. He allowed Kouki Minami to order the military to head to Makohiro to intervene violently.

On July 23, the military entered Makohiro and on approximately 10pm, began encircling the protests and shot any citizens who were in their way. Some protesters revolted, battling the military with stones, Molotov cocktails and weapons they retrieved from soldiers they killed, which only led to more deaths. Tanks ran over whole lines of students, killing many in a span of a few seconds. Any persons attempting to save the lives of students were shot on sight. To the extent, the military shot the family members of the protestors.

The massacre lasted until afternoon of July 24, when all students were either dead or fleeing. Several of the fleeing students hijacked British Airways Flight 555 to escape North El Kadsre, and attempted to divert it to the, hoping to seek asylum in. However, the pilots disobeyed orders and instead flew the plane to in the United States, where the students were arrested.