Magisteria

Magisteria (French: Magistere), officially the United Magisterian Socialist Cooperative Republics (French: Républiques Coopératives Socialistes Unies Magisterais), is an island country in the North Atlantic Ocean located east of the United States and south of the island of Newfoundland. It is the world's fifth-most populated country and tenth-largest country by land area, with a total land area of 2,559,772 km2 (988,333 sq mi) and a population of 234.6 million. The national capital is Annesia City, and the largest city in the nation is Dayton, both of which are located in the country's most populous republic, the Atlantican SCR.

For thousands of years, indigenous peoples have lived in what is now Magisteria. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later colonized along the Atlantic coast, including the island of Magisteria. As a result of numerous violent conflicts, France lost nearly all of its North American colonies in 1763. Magisteria gained dominion status in 1878 and formed the Magisterian Commonwealth via the British Atlantica Act of 1878.

The country's modern roots lay in the Magisterian Revolution of 1920, which saw communist revolutionaries under the leadership of William Plamondon overthrow the commonwealth government. The new government, led by William Plamondon, established the Magisterian Socialist People's Republic (MSPR), the first constitutionally guaranteed socialist state in the Americas. Plamondon's growing paranoia drove him to conducting the 'Mass Extermination of Counterrevolutionaries,' a series of killings of several political figures labeled 'counterrevolutionary' by Plamondon. Following Plamondon's death on 12 February 1936, Charles Edgar Garnier came to power. Garnier inaugurated a period of gradual industrialization and collectivization that led to significant economic growth and dramatic improvements in the average standard of living, particularly in urban areas. In addition, Garnier implemented de-Plamondization reforms, such as the drafting of a new constitution and reforming the Communist Party to increase public participation, ushering in a less repressive era in Magisteria, and Garnier became famous for his massive education and science plan, which raised his vast nation to technological supremacy.

Magisteria is one of a few extant communist states, and is the only Marxist-De Leonist state in the world. Magisteria has a very strong, advanced economy and a strong civil rights record with average political freedoms. Magisterians have no unemployment problems and enjoy one of the best standards of living in the world. It is a developed country with one of the largest economies in the world. Magisteria performs well in international rankings of education, health care, life expectancy and human development. It remains a great power in global affairs, being one of the six permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. Magisteria is one of the founding members of the Non-Aligned Movement, as well as a key member of the United Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and La Francophonie.

Etymology
The term "Magisteria" is derived from the Latin word for "master." Magisteria means "master of lands."

Indigenous peoples
The First Nations, Inuit, and Abenaki are the indigenous groups still present in Magisteria. The latter group, which is of mixed ancestry and emerged in the middle of the 17th century when First Nations people married European settlers, went on to forge its own identity.

Permanent settlements, agriculture, intricate social structures, and trading networks were traits of Indigenous cultures. By the time European explorers arrived in the late 15th and early 16th century, some of these cultures were already extinct; they were only rediscovered via archeological research.

Between 100,000 and 1.5 million people were thought to be Indigenous at the time of the first European colonies; Magisteria's Federal Commission on Indigenous Peoples acknowledged a value of 450,000. The Indigenous population decreased by 40% to 80% as a result of European colonialism. The decline is attributed to a number of factors, including the introduction of diseases from Europe, such as measles, smallpox, and influenza, to which they lacked natural immunity, disputes over the fur trade, disputes with colonial authorities, and the loss of Indigenous lands to settlers, which led to the subsequent collapse of the self-sufficiency of several nations.

French rule: 1617-1792
With the establishment of Port Champlain, which would eventually become Annesia City, in 1617, the nation was ruled by France throughout the first half of the country's colonial existence as a part of the New France region in North America. Due to the colonial dispute with Great Britain, the French occupation came to an end, and by 1792, Magisteria was a British colony.

British rule: 1792-1878
The colonial battle with France, which was a major factor in Magisteria's conversion to a British colony, marked the beginning of the British era in 1792.

The 1783 Treaty of Paris established the conditions of the peace after the victorious American War of Independence and acknowledged the independence of the newly created United States. British North American territory south of the Great Lakes and east of the Mississippi River were given to the new nation. The Loyalists, or settlers who had fought against American independence, also emigrated in great numbers as a result of the American Revolutionary War. Numerous people emigrated to countries like Canada and Magisteria, where their presence altered the demographic makeup of the local areas.

Dominion: 1878-1920
Following three constitutional conferences, the British Atlantica Act of 1878 formally established the Magisterian Commonwealth on November 15, 1878, with three provinces: Corelli, Kilmarnock, and Glendrissaig at the time. Magisteria took control of the Eastern Magisterian Colonies, where Abenaki complaints sparked the Abenaki Rebellion.

As the Communist Manifesto's fortunes rose, copies of the manifesto were smuggled through Magisteria and were distributed throughout the dominion. By the dawn of the 20th century, communist ideas begin to rise in Magisteria.

Rise of communism
By the turn of the twentieth century, socialist ideals were on the increase in the country, and the ruling class saw them as a threat. As an act of countering the rise, the government began to arrest many communist sympathizers and confiscated books that promoted communism. The People's Red Magisterian Liberation Army, with William Plamondon as leader, reacted by igniting a violent riot in the capital of Annesia City, then known as Rupert. This event would later be officially known as the start of the Magisterian Revolution.

Magisterian Revolution
The Rupert riots of November 1919 were largely regarded as the official start of the Magisterian Revolution. The riots exacerbated countrywide social instability, and riots broke out in numerous major cities across the country. The Revolution quickly led to the battles of March-July 1920, which resulted in the revolutionary victory in the Battle of Dayton between the government and the revolutionaries.

Plamondon's rule: 1920-1936
The Magisterian Socialist People's Republic (MSPR), the first North American constitutionally guaranteed socialist state, was founded shortly after the People's Red Magisterian Liberation Army declared victory, and William Plamondon was chosen Chairman of the MSPR. Initially, executive powers were shared via collective leadership, but Plamondon gradually consolidated his power, isolated and outmaneuvered his rivals inside the party to become the nation's undisputed leader.

Plamondon, who had grown increasingly paranoid, launched the 'Mass Extermination of Counterrevolutionaries' in 1922, in which anyone who opposed Plamondon were killed or exiled from the country, killing 10,000-15,000 people and deported more than 20,000. Plamondon came up with an economic plan in 1923 that was comparable to Lenin's New Economic Policy. Plamondon's economic strategy was successful in revitalizing the economy after it had suffered during the Revolution.

Magisteria was guilty for severe human rights violations throughout his time in power. Plamondon conducted purges to punish both genuine and believed dissent, including public executions and enforced disappearances. These camps, which were part of Plamondon's large network of brutal penal and forced labor facilities, were gated and strongly guarded colonies in the country's mountainous highlands, where convicts were forced to perform back-breaking labor like as logging, mining, and crop harvesting. The majority of convicts were confined in these camps for life, and their living and working circumstances were frequently lethal. For example, detainees were nearly starved to death, refused medical treatment, denied basic shelter and clothing, sexually abused, humiliated, tortured, and killed on a regular basis by guards.

On February 12, 1936, William Plamondon collapsed from a sudden heart attack at his residence in Havering, Kollontai SCR. After several hours, the doctors from the capital arrived, but despite their efforts to save him, William Plamondon died at 6:30p.m. at the age 61.

Plamondon's death resulted in nationwide mourning and a ten-day mourning period was declared by Deputy Chairman Jefferson Patenaude. His funeral was held on February 22, 1936 in the capital of Annesia and was attended by hundreds of thousands of people who flew into Annesia City.

Many from the party expected Jefferson Patenaude would succeed Plamondon but a fast-rising Charles Edgar Garnier soon gained immense popularity from the party. Garnier eventually won the Communist Party leadership election in 1936, and Garnier was officially the Chairman of the country.

Garnier's rule: 1936-1980
During his early years, Garnier condemned William Plamondon and went on to dismantle his personality cult through 'de-Plamondization' reforms that signaled a less repressive period in Magisteria. Garnier kept the country out of the issues of the world's superpowers at the time, adopting a stringent neutral approach. He additionally ordered the creation of a new constitution, with revisions aimed at increasing public participation and democratic representation.

Garnier unveiled the first five-year plan for establishing a socialist economy in 1938. Garnier's emphasis on equality resulted in the eradication of private property in means of production, with resources allocated using a mix of democratic decision-making and expert analysis. Rapid economic growth led in remarkable increases in everyday quality of life, particularly in urban areas throughout this time. The first five-year plan was a major success owing to Garnier's consistent and cautious execution on the plans, with Magisteria beginning its journey to become an economic and industrial giant being the biggest success of the first five-year plan.

The second plan was the first and only eight-year plan under Garnier's administration; it also featured social reforms, particularly targeting women's rights, in response to rising domestic abuse reports during that time period. The primary objective of the eight-year plan was to strengthen rural infrastructure while also expanding agricultural improvements to sustain food security. While strengthening rural infrastructure had mixed results, everything else surpassed the eight-year plan's indicators.

The second five-year (third overall) plan under Garnier's administration focused on achieve the expected results of strengthening rural infrastructure and sought decentralization and prioritized "small scale, indigenous, and labor intensive" development projects. By 1956, all major economic indices had been fulfilled or exceeded, making it the year with the fastest economic growth.

The fourth overall plan saw a major change in Magisteria's economic planning. In 1958, Garnier announced the introduction of decentralized planning which allowed decision-making power to be distributed among workers' cooperatives in the country. It also saw the formation of the Federal Economic Planning Administration (FEPA), who is responsible for formulating the overall economic plan. The fourth plan was an enormous success, widely considered as the one that "cemented Magisteria's claim as an economic and industrial superpower."

On November 30, 1980, Charles Edgar Garnier died as a result of injuries sustained in a car crash that took place the day before; he was scheduled to have a meeting with then-Minister of Education Jean-Philippe Gabriels in Krupskaya. Garnier's death was sudden and unexpected for Magisterian citizens who were minding their usual weekend activities. In the evening of the key day, TV stations were broadcasting normal programming on television until it was interrupted with a black screen for 30 seconds. After that, MBC head anchor Milton Prescott read the following statement live:


 * Dear comrades, it is difficult to express in words the feeling of great sorrow that i am feeling after i've received this news. Earlier today, Charles Edgar Garnier, the great revolutionary and reformer that led us to great prosperity, the father of the Motherland, has passed away. The closest and dearest friend to everyone, not only to all Magisterian citizens but also to millions of workers around the world, has left us.

Grief for the statesman's death was largely based on his contributions in the country; he reformed the country and dismantled his oppressive predecessor's personality cult, his successful economic plans that led to Magisteria's drastic improvement, stood for self-determination and political independence from both Western and Eastern Bloc, co-initiated the Non-Aligned Movement at the time of peak tensions of possible nuclear warfare between the blocs; all of which contributed to his general popularity in the country and abroad.

Garnier's funeral drew many statesmen to Annesia City. Two notably absent statesmen were General Secretary of the CPSU Leonid Brezhnev and President of the United States Jimmy Carter; Jimmy Carter visited Magisteria in December 1980 in one of his last state visits and made a visit to Garnier's grave.

Contemporary era: 1980-present
Déborah Reynolds made history after she succeeded Charles Edgar Garnier, as she is the first female leader in the country's history, as well the first highest-ranking female leader in North America. In her rule, she expanded women's rights and passed the first-ever nationwide LGBT+ anti-discrimination law in 1984. In her economic plans, her five-year plans focused on growth in capital-good manufacturing (1983-1988), on growth in telecommunications, education, and transportation infrastructure (1988-1993), and on infrastructure to support foreign investment (1993-1998). She stepped down from power in 1998, with Jean-Louis Archambault, the first African-Magisterian leader in the country's history, succeeding her as Chairman.

Jean-Louis Archambault was a notable left-wing nationalist, and focused on national self-determination. He increased funding for the military, and made military service mandatory for men and women. He also signed the Compulsory Health Insurance Act of 2001, which implemented a universal health care system in the country. He also implemented reforms to the country's anti-corruption force, where individuals convicted of corruption charges must be sentenced to either hard labor or death. Archambault stepped down from power in 2012, and Alexander Middleton succeeded him.

The nation's commercial relations also shifted more in favor of Latin America and East Asia, with Japan becoming as the country's dominant trading partner. In an effort to stop the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic that started in Magisteria in 2020, some of the country's biggest cities were shut down for protracted periods of time and unrestricted travel between provinces was limited.