Union State of Ocraita

The Union State of Ocraita, commonly known as the Union State or abbreviated as the USO, was an unrecognised breakaway state which seceded from the Federation of Ocriata. It existed from June 12th, 1859, to May 21st, 1862.

History
The Union State of Ocraita's leader, Henrik Hansen McMillan, founded the Unitary Party. He argued for a Unitary State with a strong and capable leader such as himself. Seeing the political and social instability following the 1858 Ocraitan Earthquake, he pointed out the Federation of Ocraita's lack of care for effected areas, saying that the de-centralised country could not last long into the future.

The Union State of Ocraita seceded in parts of Sturbritannia, Shetland and Vikkandia. A bloody conflict known as the Ocraitan Civil War started. The Union State initially was supported by a few countries around the world, such as Prussia, but their support was withdrawn after reports of forced labor.

The Union state eventually lost the civil war and was reintegrated into the Federation.

Legacy
Neo-Unionist sympathies were popular the following years but eventually died out, though they reignited in the Interwar period, encouraged by parties such as the National Authamphist Front. Neo-Unionism as an ideology has since survived through far-right communities and are a part of Dark Humour on the internet, in the form of Memes.