Longtan Coup

The 1962 Tsengian coup d'etat, popularly known as the Longtan Coup (Chinese: 龍潭政變; pinyin: Lóngtán Zhèngbiàn), the March 11 Incident or Longtan Incident, was a major event in the history of the Tseng Republic. In the morning of March 11, 1962, armed people dressed in black entered the Longtan Complex located in the resort town of Longtan, Tseng, and killed President Jack Lin. It was later revealed that the people in black were members of the illegal Communist Party of Tseng and the far-left militant group Red Saviors. After Lin was murdered, the assassins left the complex and drove to Tseng City, where they informed Frederik Bao of the incident. At 9am, Bao proclaimed himself as President of Tseng, which caused polarizing reactions. There was outrage and celebrations, and later that day, the first attacks of the Luanzheng Era occured as the country was now divided.