1968 Tsengian protests

The 1968 Tsengian protests (Chinese: 1968年曾國反政治抗議活動; pinyin: 1968 Nián Zēngguó fǎn zhèngzhì kàngyì huódòng) were part of the and the Dazhuo Era in the Tseng Republic, which ultimately ended the Dazhuo, a period of political violence in Tseng since 1962.

Background
The protests were originally left-wing-oriented. It started after the killing of student Guo Wen-jie under the hands of American exchange students on April 16, 1968. Later many right-wingers and everyday civilians joined the protests against far-left and far-right extremists.

Events
Many universities in Tseng were occupied in an effort to call the government to end its 1965 decision to declare martial law, along with the end of police brutality, political extremism, and military abuse.

The protests spilled over to sports and culture too. On June 6, 1968, a NAF soccer game was played between the Tseng City Tigers and Huanzhou FC team. The Tigers won 5-2, and since Tseng City was where the government was located, Huanzhou FC players started to fight Tiger players, and fans traveled to Tseng City to protest. On June 8, NAF suspended the 1968 season.

Following the declaration of the fascist Tsengian military junta on November 11, 1968, the protests started to become more violent. Some moderates started to assassinate far-left and (more) far-right leaders, and strikes were called. Although it was not as extreme as the Long Summer of 1966-67, it was more significant since it wasn't left vs right, it was everybody vs the government and the extremists. Famous far-right leader Lin Sheng was iconically pictured holding the red flag of the Tseng Federation of Students.

The protests reached a climax on December 15, 1968, when riots started in Tseng City, the country's capital. The entire city was in chaos as people tried to enter the Presidential House and assassinate president and leader of the junta Han Cheng-weng. On December 20, Han was arrested by Tsengian police, who were also against his government. The group known as the Twenty-Four Liberators, who led the riots, replaced the Tsengian junta flag on the House with the current Tsengian flag. Soon after, protests decreased sharply, and ended by New Year's Eve 1968.

Aftermath
Almost immediately after the arrest of Han Cheng-wen, Stephen Yang, one of the liberators, announced that the military dictatorship had ended and he declared himself president, saying the oath of office over the television/radio. Yang was officially confirmed as president by the National State Assembly on January 16, 1969.