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Posted: 23:47:42 Tuesday, 07 August, 2018
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-AFRICA-
*Amid a wave of terrorist attacks from Spear of the Nation and other black groups, P.W. Botha extends a deal for the freedom of Nelson Mandela. This is promptly rejected, and numerous demonstrations for the anti-apartheid leader's unconditional release follow, most of which result in the arrest -and sometimes death- of the protesters.
*Under pressure from the Soviet Union and Cuba, Angola de facto annuls the Lusaka Accords and resumes military action in the South African Border War. South Africa, meanwhile, retaliates with several raids against Angolan and SWAPO forces alike.
*American conservative activists, as well as leaders of the Hmong community and the Nicaraguan Contras, meet with Jonas Savimbi and other UNITA figures, expressing support for the formerly-Maoist movement.
*Famine continues to grip Ethiopia. While the Derg government mostly responds with a policy of relocating civilians to villages, Western charities raise millions of dollars in aid. Most notable of these is the star-studded single “We Are the World”, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie.
*The Eritrean People's Liberation Front accuses the Ethiopian government of perpetrating yet another massacre, this time in the city of Asmara, where they claim 27 prisoners of war were unlawfully killed.
*The conflict between Zimbabwean factions continues to rage, with alleged massacres on both sides and a rise in gang violence in areas populated by the Ndebele people. Western sources label the so-called Gukurahundi a genocide.
*The Basic and General People's Congresses of Libya vote overwhelmingly to release the British citizens taken hostage in the aftermath of the murder of WPC Fletcher in Westminster a year prior.
*As American and French support for the Habré government in Chad continues, Libya intensifies their operations in the Aozou Strip, nearly doubling the amount of present military personnel since last year.
*The war in Western Sahara continues to remain a stalemate, as construction of the Moroccan Wall proceeds apace and Polisario forces find themselves as boxed in as the rest of their Sahrawi brethren.
*FRELIMO discovers an opposition headquarters in Gorongosa, after a fierce battle for it. They find what the African liberation movement has long detected: South Africa has been providing military and intelligence support directed towards RENAMO.
-AMERICAS-
*Greenland is withdrawn from the European Economic Community, due to their new home rule policy.
*Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term following a landslide election in which his Democratic opponent, Walter Mondale, only takes Washington, D.C. and his home state of Minnesota.
*Coca-Cola releases “New Coke”, an update of their classic recipe. Incredibly sweet, the expensive marketing campaign proves to be a total flop, prompting outrage in the public when Coca-Cola Classic can't be found in stores.
*With public awareness of the disease growing, the Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test in hopes of alleviating the spread of AIDS.
*Rumours of a new, inexpensive form of cocaine prevalent in American ghettoes begin to worry medical professionals and law enforcement, as well as many leaders of the African-American community.
*Proving that leftist infighting will likely outlast the winding-down of Mexico's Dirty War, militants of schoolteacher Lucio Cabañas' Party of the Poor kidnap former Communist Party Secretary-General and PSUM legislator Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo, as part of an ongoing feud between the Mexican Communists and the remnants of the peasants' movement.
*The body of American DEA agent Kiki Camarena is found beaten and battered in rural Michoacán. The United States government launches an investigation into his murder, believed to be a result of information he gave the Mexican military as regards a large marijuana plantation.
*While the Nicaraguan countryside continues to be marred by violence from both sides of the Contra War (although the brutality of the right-wing insurgents is notable even among Westerners), the Contadora Group continues to seek an end to the Central American crisis. Without American support, however, it seems doomed to fail.
*Two decades of military rule in Brazil come to an end as the government relents and allows the Electoral College to vote for a new president. Tancredo Neves is elected, but falls gravely ill a day before his inauguration and soon passes away.
*Josef Mengele's remains are exhumed in Brazil, where the Nazi physician known as “the Angel of Death” eluded capture at the hands of West German officials and Mossad agents for 19 years.
*Following massive protests by the human rights organization known as the Mutual Support Group, the Guatemalan government cites security issues and begins a general crackdown. It is predictably violent and repressive, despite calls from the international community -including the United States- for the war-torn nation to begin a process of democratization.
*In Argentina, the “Trial of the Juntas” begins in April. The first major war crimes trial since Nuremberg, it is marred by protests, bomb threats, and the occasional actual bombing by supporters of the former military dictatorship.
*Three Communist Party members are killed in Chile, prompting a handful of resignations among officials in the Pinochet government.
*Peruvian Maoists belonging to Shining Path trigger a blackout when they attack electricity transmission towers in Lima. The group also tries, but fails to assassinate the president of Peru's Electoral Council amid elections.
*Despite losing the popular vote, the National Congress of Bolivia elects neo-liberal Paz Estenssoro to a fourth term as President.
-ASIA AND OCEANIA-
*The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency becomes the third space agency, and first outside of the United States and Soviet Union, to launch a deep space probe.
*A bomb intended for Air India Flight 301 explodes at New Tokyo International Airport, killing two baggage handlers and injuring four others. An hour later and halfway across the world, Air India Flight 182 falls into the sea from an explosion of its own, leaving no survivors. The attacks are believed to be linked to the Sikh nationalist group Babbar Khalsa.
*Pop duo Wham! takes a break from recording their next album to pioneer a first for any major Western musical group – with the Communist Party's approval, they embark on a much-anticipated 10-day tour of the People's Republic of China. Maybe China is going to dance again.
*Chinese ecconomic growth is projected to drop from a 13 percent increase in agricultural and industrial output to 7 percent by the end of the year. While this matches Party goals for Deng's reforms, fears of inflation continue to worry both Chinese planners and the cadre of Western officials since the opening-up of the country, particularly as the renminbi continues to depreciate in value and outbreaks of corruption are flaring up in special economic zones such as Hainan Island.
*The instruments of ratification for the Sino-British Joint Declaration are exchanged, formally entering into force in May, with the United Kingdom declaring it will return Hong Kong by July 1997 and the People's Republic of China promising to uphold a principle of “one country, two systems.”
*Further bolstering China's non-aligned credibility, an agreement is signed by the PRC and the European Economic Community.
*South Korean voters turn out in unusually large numbers for the National Assembly elections in February. While President Chun's Democratic Justice Party manages to hold on to power, radical student opposition -often labelled as socialist, with or without reason- to the authoritarian president continues to grow.
*The left-wing Nepal Janabadi Morcha (Nepal Democratic Front) detonates a series of bombs throughout the country, prompting the arrest of hundreds known or believed to be opposed to the Panchayat government.
*Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq gives in to political pressure and authorizes his government to hold general elections in February, albeit without political parties. Muhammad Khan Junejo organizes the general's supporters under the extant Pakistan Muslim League, but Pakistan's Constitution is soon amended to establish that despite the lifting of martial law, the Islamist Zia still reigns supreme in the country.
*In the fortress of Badaber, home to camps for both refugees and alleged prisoners-of-war captured by Afghan mujahideen, Soviet and Afghan Communist fighters launch a revolt against their captors. Seizing weapons, supplies, and a few key areas of the fortress, mujahideen and Pakistani forces soon arrive on the scene and reject calls from the prisoners to speak to the Red Crescent and their respective ambassadors. The fortress is soon destroyed, escalating tensions between the Soviet Union and Pakistan.
*In January, Soviet-Afghan troops launch two major offensives against mujahideen supply routes, one in the eastern provinces against the new, Pakistani-backed Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen, and one in Nowruz and Herat, where groups with ties to Tehran and even Maoists fight alongside the Sunnis.
*The United Nations, meanwhile, reports that Communist forces in Afghanistan have been found "bombarding villages, destroying food supplies, massacring civilians, and disregarding the Geneva convention." Denied by the Afghan government and their Soviet benefactors, sentiment against the Soviet war effort continues to grow internationally, particularly after National Geographic releases an article on the war with a haunting photo of a young Afghan girl.
*The anti-nuclear movement in Australia secures two major victories, forcing Prime Minister Bob Hawke to cancel the country's involvement in American MX missile tests and coordinating a 300,000 strong rally on Palm Sunday in favour of nuclear disarmament. Anti-nuclear policy in nearby New Zealand prompts the United States to cut military and intelligence ties.
*Haruo Remeliik, the first President of Palau, is assassinated by unknown gunmen outside of his home. The Vice President is currently abroad. Roman Tmetuchl, a former Japanese collaborator and prominent rival politician, is blamed by many.
*The engine of the century-old SS Xantho is discovered off the coast of West Australia.
-EUROPE-
*The border between Gibraltar and Spain opens for the first time in 16 years.
*Margaret Thatcher becomes the first post-war Prime Minister to be refused an honorary degree by Oxford University.
*Meanwhile, the Her Majesty's Government assists the National Coal Board in ending the coal miner's strike led by Arthur Scargill. Polarization of the involved unions and heavy government intervention seem to be the root causes, although Scargill himself declares to miners who continue to picket at the end of the affair “I never cross a picket line,” and ends the procession behind him.
*Football hooliganism begins to gain the attention of British government officials, as a match between Luton Town and the ever-controversial Millwall turns violent. Surprisingly, perhaps, it is Luton that receives most of the sanctions.
*Three British scientists publish their findings from a study done in Antarctica last year. Published in Nature, the trio appears to have found a recurring springtime ozone hole in the southernmost continent, as well as a 10% reduction in January ozone levels.
*Meanwhile, the New Age group calling itself “the Peace Convoy” clashes with British police during the Stonehenge Festival, with the constabulary claiming that the protestors initiated it by ramming through a blockade, whilst Convoy members and The Observer allege that the police attacked women and children.
*13 members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary have been killed in Provisional Irish Army attacks in the past six months, the worst escalation of violence directed at the RUC in living memory.
*Italy takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Communities. The first European passports are issued in most member states.
*The Greek legislative elections see another victory for the Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement over their rivals in New Democracy. The Communist Party of Greece takes a distant third.
*World Bank Chief Economist Anne Krueger comes under heavy fire for her comments that the Third World countries are little more than “rent-seeking states”.
*Unknown perpetrators continue a series of bombings in Luxembourg. Some conspiracy theories point to disgruntled royal family members.
*Despite a strong showing from the Socialist Party and the Communists, conservative parties in France secure 69 out of 95 departments.
*François Mitterrand announces the eponymously-named Mitterand Doctrine, promising that those convicted of terrorism (with significant caveats) during the Italian Years of Lead will not be extradited to Italy. This does little to alleviate European fears, but still strong anti-government, often socialist terrorist movements.
*18 deaths and many more casualties ensue as the El Descanso restaurant is bombed, including 15 Americans. Groups claiming responsibility include the Basque nationalist ETA -well known for their tactics of street-fighting in Basque cities-, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – Special Command, the First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups, and the Islamic Jihad Organization.
*Konstantin Chernenko, already plagued with pneumonia, passes away due to the effects of a combination of chronic emphysema, an enlarged and damaged heart, congestive heart failure and liver cirrhosis. Mikhail Gorbachev, former number two for Chernenko and the youngest member of the Central Committee, is elected the next General Secretary.
*The new General Secretary embarks on a series of changes to Russia's socialist system, attempting to fight the growing rates of Russian alcoholism, dismissing conservative cabinet members, and promising further -if not detailed- reforms.
*American pilot Arthur D. Nicholson is shot down over East Germany by Soviet defences, during a joint exercise. Both sides, predictably, blame the other.
*Alongside Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Ronald Reagan attends a controversial ceremony in Bitburg, honouring 2000 Germans - some of which were former SS officers. While Reagan's speech is conciliatory and the German chancellor can be seen in tears, thousands of rabbis and German anti-fascists condemn it.
*41 years of rule under the incorrigibly independent Enver Hoxha ends with his death.
-MIDDLE EAST-
*Despite significant political and strategic differences, Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan join to form the Economic Cooperation organization, designed to promote trade and development between the three industrialized Muslim countries.
*The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia takes credit for attacks on the Turkish embassy in Ottawa. While Canadian officials imprison the captors, Turkish prestige drops significantly as the memory of the Armenian Genocide remains fresh in the minds of the West.
*A flight from Cairo makes a re-fuelling stop in Athens, only to be hijacked by a group Western sources claim to be from the nascent Hezbollah movement. The plane is forced to fly to Algiers, then to Beirut, and finally back to Algiers. Demanding the release of Shia political prisoners in Israel, the situation is soon resolved by the Jibril Agreement, even if Israel claims the release was not a result of the attack.
*After seeing much success in military matters, but with a significant setback towards their regional prestige, Israel withdraws to the Lebanese Security Zone alongside their Christian allies. They take and inflict casualties in equal measure, with many Shia Lebanese placed under arrest. These forces are themselves emboldened by the measures of the newly-formed Hezbollah and a story of a young Arabic girl driving a car into an IDF barricade.
*Fighting meanwhile breaks out in Palestinian refugee camps as the “War of the Camps” enters a new phase, as the Amal Movement spearheads a Syrian-backed coalition to reassert control over the disparate Palestinian groups, not all of which follow the Damascus line of rejectionism.
*With the most recent offensives by Iraq are defeated by an Iranian army that happens to be in the process of retraining their military to modern standards, two “wars” of their own continue apace: one, the “War of the Tankers”, results in a de facto landlocked Iraq forced to export their oil through neutral Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Many of these foreign ships are themselves shelled or attacked by the new anti-ship missiles Iran has received through North Korea, as well as their fleet of armed speedboats.
*A second quasi-war, the “War of the Cities”, sees less success for either side of the war, and tragedy for those civilians nearby. Iraq's technologically superior air force scores several major victories, including a hit on Tehran. Peace continues to seem unlikely; Iraq refuses to renounce its territorial ambitions, Iran demands the deposition of Saddam Hussein and the Ba'ath, and both nations reject pleas for mediation from the Soviets, Americans, and Saudi Arabia.
-AFRICA-
*Amid a wave of terrorist attacks from Spear of the Nation and other black groups, P.W. Botha extends a deal for the freedom of Nelson Mandela. This is promptly rejected, and numerous demonstrations for the anti-apartheid leader's unconditional release follow, most of which result in the arrest -and sometimes death- of the protesters.
*Under pressure from the Soviet Union and Cuba, Angola de facto annuls the Lusaka Accords and resumes military action in the South African Border War. South Africa, meanwhile, retaliates with several raids against Angolan and SWAPO forces alike.
*American conservative activists, as well as leaders of the Hmong community and the Nicaraguan Contras, meet with Jonas Savimbi and other UNITA figures, expressing support for the formerly-Maoist movement.
*Famine continues to grip Ethiopia. While the Derg government mostly responds with a policy of relocating civilians to villages, Western charities raise millions of dollars in aid. Most notable of these is the star-studded single “We Are the World”, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie.
*The Eritrean People's Liberation Front accuses the Ethiopian government of perpetrating yet another massacre, this time in the city of Asmara, where they claim 27 prisoners of war were unlawfully killed.
*The conflict between Zimbabwean factions continues to rage, with alleged massacres on both sides and a rise in gang violence in areas populated by the Ndebele people. Western sources label the so-called Gukurahundi a genocide.
*The Basic and General People's Congresses of Libya vote overwhelmingly to release the British citizens taken hostage in the aftermath of the murder of WPC Fletcher in Westminster a year prior.
*As American and French support for the Habré government in Chad continues, Libya intensifies their operations in the Aozou Strip, nearly doubling the amount of present military personnel since last year.
*The war in Western Sahara continues to remain a stalemate, as construction of the Moroccan Wall proceeds apace and Polisario forces find themselves as boxed in as the rest of their Sahrawi brethren.
*FRELIMO discovers an opposition headquarters in Gorongosa, after a fierce battle for it. They find what the African liberation movement has long detected: South Africa has been providing military and intelligence support directed towards RENAMO.
-AMERICAS-
*Greenland is withdrawn from the European Economic Community, due to their new home rule policy.
*Ronald Reagan is sworn in for a second term following a landslide election in which his Democratic opponent, Walter Mondale, only takes Washington, D.C. and his home state of Minnesota.
*Coca-Cola releases “New Coke”, an update of their classic recipe. Incredibly sweet, the expensive marketing campaign proves to be a total flop, prompting outrage in the public when Coca-Cola Classic can't be found in stores.
*With public awareness of the disease growing, the Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test in hopes of alleviating the spread of AIDS.
*Rumours of a new, inexpensive form of cocaine prevalent in American ghettoes begin to worry medical professionals and law enforcement, as well as many leaders of the African-American community.
*Proving that leftist infighting will likely outlast the winding-down of Mexico's Dirty War, militants of schoolteacher Lucio Cabañas' Party of the Poor kidnap former Communist Party Secretary-General and PSUM legislator Arnoldo Martínez Verdugo, as part of an ongoing feud between the Mexican Communists and the remnants of the peasants' movement.
*The body of American DEA agent Kiki Camarena is found beaten and battered in rural Michoacán. The United States government launches an investigation into his murder, believed to be a result of information he gave the Mexican military as regards a large marijuana plantation.
*While the Nicaraguan countryside continues to be marred by violence from both sides of the Contra War (although the brutality of the right-wing insurgents is notable even among Westerners), the Contadora Group continues to seek an end to the Central American crisis. Without American support, however, it seems doomed to fail.
*Two decades of military rule in Brazil come to an end as the government relents and allows the Electoral College to vote for a new president. Tancredo Neves is elected, but falls gravely ill a day before his inauguration and soon passes away.
*Josef Mengele's remains are exhumed in Brazil, where the Nazi physician known as “the Angel of Death” eluded capture at the hands of West German officials and Mossad agents for 19 years.
*Following massive protests by the human rights organization known as the Mutual Support Group, the Guatemalan government cites security issues and begins a general crackdown. It is predictably violent and repressive, despite calls from the international community -including the United States- for the war-torn nation to begin a process of democratization.
*In Argentina, the “Trial of the Juntas” begins in April. The first major war crimes trial since Nuremberg, it is marred by protests, bomb threats, and the occasional actual bombing by supporters of the former military dictatorship.
*Three Communist Party members are killed in Chile, prompting a handful of resignations among officials in the Pinochet government.
*Peruvian Maoists belonging to Shining Path trigger a blackout when they attack electricity transmission towers in Lima. The group also tries, but fails to assassinate the president of Peru's Electoral Council amid elections.
*Despite losing the popular vote, the National Congress of Bolivia elects neo-liberal Paz Estenssoro to a fourth term as President.
-ASIA AND OCEANIA-
*The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency becomes the third space agency, and first outside of the United States and Soviet Union, to launch a deep space probe.
*A bomb intended for Air India Flight 301 explodes at New Tokyo International Airport, killing two baggage handlers and injuring four others. An hour later and halfway across the world, Air India Flight 182 falls into the sea from an explosion of its own, leaving no survivors. The attacks are believed to be linked to the Sikh nationalist group Babbar Khalsa.
*Pop duo Wham! takes a break from recording their next album to pioneer a first for any major Western musical group – with the Communist Party's approval, they embark on a much-anticipated 10-day tour of the People's Republic of China. Maybe China is going to dance again.
*Chinese ecconomic growth is projected to drop from a 13 percent increase in agricultural and industrial output to 7 percent by the end of the year. While this matches Party goals for Deng's reforms, fears of inflation continue to worry both Chinese planners and the cadre of Western officials since the opening-up of the country, particularly as the renminbi continues to depreciate in value and outbreaks of corruption are flaring up in special economic zones such as Hainan Island.
*The instruments of ratification for the Sino-British Joint Declaration are exchanged, formally entering into force in May, with the United Kingdom declaring it will return Hong Kong by July 1997 and the People's Republic of China promising to uphold a principle of “one country, two systems.”
*Further bolstering China's non-aligned credibility, an agreement is signed by the PRC and the European Economic Community.
*South Korean voters turn out in unusually large numbers for the National Assembly elections in February. While President Chun's Democratic Justice Party manages to hold on to power, radical student opposition -often labelled as socialist, with or without reason- to the authoritarian president continues to grow.
*The left-wing Nepal Janabadi Morcha (Nepal Democratic Front) detonates a series of bombs throughout the country, prompting the arrest of hundreds known or believed to be opposed to the Panchayat government.
*Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq gives in to political pressure and authorizes his government to hold general elections in February, albeit without political parties. Muhammad Khan Junejo organizes the general's supporters under the extant Pakistan Muslim League, but Pakistan's Constitution is soon amended to establish that despite the lifting of martial law, the Islamist Zia still reigns supreme in the country.
*In the fortress of Badaber, home to camps for both refugees and alleged prisoners-of-war captured by Afghan mujahideen, Soviet and Afghan Communist fighters launch a revolt against their captors. Seizing weapons, supplies, and a few key areas of the fortress, mujahideen and Pakistani forces soon arrive on the scene and reject calls from the prisoners to speak to the Red Crescent and their respective ambassadors. The fortress is soon destroyed, escalating tensions between the Soviet Union and Pakistan.
*In January, Soviet-Afghan troops launch two major offensives against mujahideen supply routes, one in the eastern provinces against the new, Pakistani-backed Islamic Unity of Afghanistan Mujahideen, and one in Nowruz and Herat, where groups with ties to Tehran and even Maoists fight alongside the Sunnis.
*The United Nations, meanwhile, reports that Communist forces in Afghanistan have been found "bombarding villages, destroying food supplies, massacring civilians, and disregarding the Geneva convention." Denied by the Afghan government and their Soviet benefactors, sentiment against the Soviet war effort continues to grow internationally, particularly after National Geographic releases an article on the war with a haunting photo of a young Afghan girl.
*The anti-nuclear movement in Australia secures two major victories, forcing Prime Minister Bob Hawke to cancel the country's involvement in American MX missile tests and coordinating a 300,000 strong rally on Palm Sunday in favour of nuclear disarmament. Anti-nuclear policy in nearby New Zealand prompts the United States to cut military and intelligence ties.
*Haruo Remeliik, the first President of Palau, is assassinated by unknown gunmen outside of his home. The Vice President is currently abroad. Roman Tmetuchl, a former Japanese collaborator and prominent rival politician, is blamed by many.
*The engine of the century-old SS Xantho is discovered off the coast of West Australia.
-EUROPE-
*The border between Gibraltar and Spain opens for the first time in 16 years.
*Margaret Thatcher becomes the first post-war Prime Minister to be refused an honorary degree by Oxford University.
*Meanwhile, the Her Majesty's Government assists the National Coal Board in ending the coal miner's strike led by Arthur Scargill. Polarization of the involved unions and heavy government intervention seem to be the root causes, although Scargill himself declares to miners who continue to picket at the end of the affair “I never cross a picket line,” and ends the procession behind him.
*Football hooliganism begins to gain the attention of British government officials, as a match between Luton Town and the ever-controversial Millwall turns violent. Surprisingly, perhaps, it is Luton that receives most of the sanctions.
*Three British scientists publish their findings from a study done in Antarctica last year. Published in Nature, the trio appears to have found a recurring springtime ozone hole in the southernmost continent, as well as a 10% reduction in January ozone levels.
*Meanwhile, the New Age group calling itself “the Peace Convoy” clashes with British police during the Stonehenge Festival, with the constabulary claiming that the protestors initiated it by ramming through a blockade, whilst Convoy members and The Observer allege that the police attacked women and children.
*13 members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary have been killed in Provisional Irish Army attacks in the past six months, the worst escalation of violence directed at the RUC in living memory.
*Italy takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Communities. The first European passports are issued in most member states.
*The Greek legislative elections see another victory for the Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement over their rivals in New Democracy. The Communist Party of Greece takes a distant third.
*World Bank Chief Economist Anne Krueger comes under heavy fire for her comments that the Third World countries are little more than “rent-seeking states”.
*Unknown perpetrators continue a series of bombings in Luxembourg. Some conspiracy theories point to disgruntled royal family members.
*Despite a strong showing from the Socialist Party and the Communists, conservative parties in France secure 69 out of 95 departments.
*François Mitterrand announces the eponymously-named Mitterand Doctrine, promising that those convicted of terrorism (with significant caveats) during the Italian Years of Lead will not be extradited to Italy. This does little to alleviate European fears, but still strong anti-government, often socialist terrorist movements.
*18 deaths and many more casualties ensue as the El Descanso restaurant is bombed, including 15 Americans. Groups claiming responsibility include the Basque nationalist ETA -well known for their tactics of street-fighting in Basque cities-, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – Special Command, the First of October Anti-Fascist Resistance Groups, and the Islamic Jihad Organization.
*Konstantin Chernenko, already plagued with pneumonia, passes away due to the effects of a combination of chronic emphysema, an enlarged and damaged heart, congestive heart failure and liver cirrhosis. Mikhail Gorbachev, former number two for Chernenko and the youngest member of the Central Committee, is elected the next General Secretary.
*The new General Secretary embarks on a series of changes to Russia's socialist system, attempting to fight the growing rates of Russian alcoholism, dismissing conservative cabinet members, and promising further -if not detailed- reforms.
*American pilot Arthur D. Nicholson is shot down over East Germany by Soviet defences, during a joint exercise. Both sides, predictably, blame the other.
*Alongside Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Ronald Reagan attends a controversial ceremony in Bitburg, honouring 2000 Germans - some of which were former SS officers. While Reagan's speech is conciliatory and the German chancellor can be seen in tears, thousands of rabbis and German anti-fascists condemn it.
*41 years of rule under the incorrigibly independent Enver Hoxha ends with his death.
-MIDDLE EAST-
*Despite significant political and strategic differences, Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan join to form the Economic Cooperation organization, designed to promote trade and development between the three industrialized Muslim countries.
*The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia takes credit for attacks on the Turkish embassy in Ottawa. While Canadian officials imprison the captors, Turkish prestige drops significantly as the memory of the Armenian Genocide remains fresh in the minds of the West.
*A flight from Cairo makes a re-fuelling stop in Athens, only to be hijacked by a group Western sources claim to be from the nascent Hezbollah movement. The plane is forced to fly to Algiers, then to Beirut, and finally back to Algiers. Demanding the release of Shia political prisoners in Israel, the situation is soon resolved by the Jibril Agreement, even if Israel claims the release was not a result of the attack.
*After seeing much success in military matters, but with a significant setback towards their regional prestige, Israel withdraws to the Lebanese Security Zone alongside their Christian allies. They take and inflict casualties in equal measure, with many Shia Lebanese placed under arrest. These forces are themselves emboldened by the measures of the newly-formed Hezbollah and a story of a young Arabic girl driving a car into an IDF barricade.
*Fighting meanwhile breaks out in Palestinian refugee camps as the “War of the Camps” enters a new phase, as the Amal Movement spearheads a Syrian-backed coalition to reassert control over the disparate Palestinian groups, not all of which follow the Damascus line of rejectionism.
*With the most recent offensives by Iraq are defeated by an Iranian army that happens to be in the process of retraining their military to modern standards, two “wars” of their own continue apace: one, the “War of the Tankers”, results in a de facto landlocked Iraq forced to export their oil through neutral Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Many of these foreign ships are themselves shelled or attacked by the new anti-ship missiles Iran has received through North Korea, as well as their fleet of armed speedboats.
*A second quasi-war, the “War of the Cities”, sees less success for either side of the war, and tragedy for those civilians nearby. Iraq's technologically superior air force scores several major victories, including a hit on Tehran. Peace continues to seem unlikely; Iraq refuses to renounce its territorial ambitions, Iran demands the deposition of Saddam Hussein and the Ba'ath, and both nations reject pleas for mediation from the Soviets, Americans, and Saudi Arabia.
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-United States of America-
President: Ronald Reagan (acecipher)
Popularity: Somewhat High
Military Units: 10/13 [-30, 2 in W. Germany, 1 in South Korea, -130 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 7/7 [-70 credits]
Economy: +390 credits [-20 World Bank]
Debt: 3500
Credit Income: +430 [+30 Panama Canal Control, +50 Saudi Oil, +20 South African Uranium, +10 Kuwait Oil, +10 Venezuelan Oil, +10 Brazilian Coffee, +10 Colombian Coffee, +10 Liberian Rubber, +10 Salvadoran Coffee, +10 Argentine Livestock, +10 Brazilian Iron, +10 Chilean Copper, +5 Thai Opiates, +10 Nauruan Phosphates, +150 international trade, +110 allied trade, -175 debt]
Conflicts: Minor Terrorism
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Ku Klux Klan
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: White Supremacist, anti-Communist
Units: 0
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Jewish Defense League
Sphere: Israeli
Ideology: Far-right Zionist
Units: 0
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics-
General Secretary: Mikhail Gorbachev (Serenissima)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 12/15 [-30, 1 in E Germany , 2 in Afghanistan, -150 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 7/7 [-70 credits]
COMECON Subsidies: 60 [Wanted: 120]
Economy: +300 credits
Debt: 0
Credit Income: +350 [+10 Cuban Sugar, +10 Libyan Oil, +20 Romanian Oil, +10 Czechoslovak Industry, +10 Polish Shipyards, +10 Malian Gold, +10 Congolese Timber, +10 Angolan Coffee, +10 Mozambican Coal, +10 Malagasy Vanilla, +20 Turkish Straits, +120 Warsaw Pact, +50 international trade, +60 allied trade]
Conflicts: War in Afghanistan
-People's Republic of China-
Paramount Leader: Dèng Xiǎopíng (Smyg)
Popularity: Somewhat High
Military Units: 16/16 [-160 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 2/7 [-20 maintenance]
Economy: +220 credits
Deficit: 0
Credit Income: +180 [+10 Zambian Copper, +10 Tanzanian Gold, +80 international trade, +40 allied trade]
Conflicts: Sino-Vietnamese Border Conflict
-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-
Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher (Flaming Bolshevik)
Popularity: Mediocre
Military Units: 6/6 [-60 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 3/7 [-30 maintenance]
Economy: +200 credits [-10 World Bank]
Debt: 1800
Credit Income: +230 [+20 Hong Kong Shipping, +10 Omani Oil, +10 UAE Oil, +10 South African Uranium, +10 Botswana Diamonds, +10 Malaysian Tin, +10 Qatari Oil, +10 Bahraini Oil, +80 international trade, +50 allied trade, -90 debt]
Conflicts: The Troubles
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Provisional Irish Republican Army
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Irish Republican
Units: 1
=
Irish National Liberation Army
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist, Irish Republican
Units: 0
=
Ulster Defence Association
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Ulster Loyalist, British Unionist
Units: 1
=
Ulster Volunteer Force
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Ulster Loyalist, British Unionist
Units: 0
=
Red Hand Commando
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Ulster Loyalist, British Unionist
Units: 0
-French Republic-
President: Francois Mitterand (Flamelord)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 7/7 [-70 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 3/7 [-30 maintenance]
Economy: +205 credits [-10 World Bank]
Debt: 1000
Credit Income: +250 [+10 Nigerien Uranium, +10 Ivorian Cocoa, +10 Central African Diamonds, +10 Moroccan Phosphates, +15 Guiana Space Port, +95 international trade, +65 allied trade, -50 debt]
Conflicts: Fighting Separatists, Minor Terrorism
=
National Front for the Liberation of Corsica
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Corsican Nationalist
Units: 0
=
Breton Revolutionary Army
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Left-wing, Breton Nationalist
Units: 0
=
Charles Martel Group
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Far-right, anti-Arab
Units: 0
=
Direct Action
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Autonomist
Units: 0
-Syrian Arab Republic-
President: Hafez al-Assad (Doctor of Oblivion)
Popularity: Mediocre
Military Units: 2/4 [-20 2 occupying Lebanon, -40 maintenance]
Economy: +85 credits
Debt: 100
Credit Income: +100 [+30 International trade, +30 Allied trade, -5 debt]
Conflicts: Israeli Occupation of the Golan Heights, Occupation of Lebanon, South Lebanon Conflict
-Republic of Iraq-
President: Saddam Hussein
Popularity: Somewhat High
Military Units: 4/8 [-40 4 units deployed against Iran, -80 maintenance]
Economy: +115 credits
Debt: 300
Credit Income: -15 [+30 Iraq Oil bonus going to self, +50 international trade, +40 allied trade, -15 debt]
Conflicts: Iran-Iraq War, Fighting Separatists
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Iraqi Popular Army
Sphere: Iraqi
Ideology: Iraqi Ba'athism
Units: 1
=
Kurdish Democratic Party
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Kurdish Nationalist
Units: 2
=
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
Sphere: Iranian
Ideology: Shia Islamist
Units: 0
-Islamic Republic of Iran-
Supreme Leader: Ruhollah Khomeini (Gesar)
Popularity: High
Military Units: 3/7 [-40 4 units deployed against Iraq, -70 maintenance]
Economy: +125 credits
Debt: 200
Credit Income: +100 [+40 Iranian Oil bonus going to self, +55 international trade, -10 debt]
Conflicts: Iran-Iraq War, Fighting Rebels
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Basij
Sphere: Iranian
Ideology: Vilayat-e Faqih
Units: 2
=
People's Mujahedin of Iran
Sphere: Iraqi/Soviet
Ideology: Islamic Marxist
Units: 1
=
Baluchi Autonomist Movement
Sphere: Iraqi
Ideology: Balochi Nationalist
Units: 0
=
Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (Majority)
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
=
Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (Minority)
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
=
Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
=
Peykar
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
-State of Israel-
Prime Minister: Shimon Peres (Hugo Strange)
Popularity: Somewhat High
Military Units: 6/7 [-10 1 in South Lebanon, -70 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: ¿?
Economy: +145 credits
Debt: 500
Credit Income: +175 [+85 international trade, +50 Allied trade, -25 debt]
Conflicts: Arab–Israeli Conflict, Occupation of Palestine, Occupation of the Golan Heights, Fighting Palestinian Resistance, South Lebanon Conflict
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Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah)
Sphere: PLO (Neutral)
Ideology: Palestinian Nationalist
Units: 1
=
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Sphere: PLO (Soviet)
Ideology: Arab Nationalist, Marxist-Leninist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Sphere: PLO (Soviet/Chinese)
Ideology: Maoist, Palestinian Nationalist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command
Sphere: PLO (Syrian)
Ideology: Palestinian Nationalist, Arab Socialist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Palestine Liberation Front
Sphere: PLO (Neutral)
Ideology: Palestinian Nationalist, Anti-Syrian
Units: 0
=
Fatah - Revolutionary Council (Abu Nidal Organization)
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Violence, Rejectionist
Units 0
=
As-Sa'iqa
Sphere: PLO (Syrian)
Ideology: Syrian Ba'athist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Arab Liberation Front
Sphere: PLO (Iraqi)
Ideology: Iraqi Ba'athist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
Sphere: Syrian (Iranian)
Ideology: Islamism, Palestinian Nationalism
Units: 0
=
Palestinian Popular Struggle Front
Sphere: PLO (Syrian/Libyan)
Ideology: Socialism, Palestinian Nationalism
Units: 0
=
Local fedayeen
Sphere: PLO
Ideology: Palestinian Nationalism, Self-Defense
Units: 1
-Federal Republic of Germany-
Chancellor: Helmut Kohl (Alex Costa)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 5/5 [-50 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: Reactor
Economy: +150 credits [-10 World Bank]
Debt: 600
Credit Income: +115 [+40 international trade, +15 allied trade, -30 debt]
Conflicts: Communist Terrorism
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Red Army Faction
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
=
Revolutionary Cells
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Far-left
Units: 0
-German Democratic Republic-
General Secretary: Erich Honecker (marankara)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 4/4 [-40 maintenance]
Economy: +120 credits
Debt: 500
Credit Income: +100 [+25 international trade, +20 allied trade, -25 debt]
Conflicts: None
-People's Republic of Poland-
Chairman: Henryk Jabłoński (Zhukar)
Popularity: Somewhat Low
Military Units: 3/3 [-30 maintenance]
Economy: +100 credits [Has +10 Polish Shipyards bonus going to Soviet Union]
Debt: 200
Credit Income: +100 [+10 international trade, +30 allied trade, -10 debt]
Conflicts: Solidarity, Unrest, Martial Law
-Czechoslovak Socialist Republic-
President: Gustáv Husák (profesordino2)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 3/3 [-30 maintenance]
Economy: +95 credits [Has +10 Czechoslovak Industry bonus going to the Soviet Union]
Debt: 300
Credit Income: +105 [+30 international trade, +25 allied trade, -15 debt]
Conflicts: None
-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia-
Head of State: Presidium (Carpe Verpa)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 6/6 [-60 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: None
Economy: +120 credits
Debt: 200
Credit Income: +120 [+50 international trade, +20 allied trade, -10 debt]
Conflicts: Ethnic tensions
-Republic of Cuba-
President: Fidel Castro (OYID)
Popularity: High
Military Units: 3/4 [-10 1 deployed to Angola, -40 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: None
Economy: +120 credits [+10 Cuban sugar going to USSR]
Debt: 0
Credit Income: +135 [+30 International Trade, +55 Allied Trade]
Conflicts: Angolan Civil War, South African Border War
-Federative Republic of Brazil-
President: José Sarney (luc)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 4/4 [-40 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: None
Economy: +125 credits [Has +10 Brazilian Coffee and +10 Brazilian Iron bonus going to United States]
Debt: 500
Credit Income: +130 [+40 international trade, +30 allied trade, -25 debt]
Conflicts: None
-Islamic Republic of Pakistan-
President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Snacks)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 3/4 [-10, 1 in Saudi Arabia, -40 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: None
Economy: +120 credits
Debt: 300
Credit Income: +140 [+50 international trade, +35 allied trade, -15 debt]
Conflicts: Kashmir Conflict, Baloch Tensions, Fighting Rebels, Siachen Conflict
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Al-Zulfiqar
Sphere: Neutral (Soviet)
Ideology: Left-wing, anti-Zia
Units: 0
President: Ronald Reagan (acecipher)
Popularity: Somewhat High
Military Units: 10/13 [-30, 2 in W. Germany, 1 in South Korea, -130 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 7/7 [-70 credits]
Economy: +390 credits [-20 World Bank]
Debt: 3500
Credit Income: +430 [+30 Panama Canal Control, +50 Saudi Oil, +20 South African Uranium, +10 Kuwait Oil, +10 Venezuelan Oil, +10 Brazilian Coffee, +10 Colombian Coffee, +10 Liberian Rubber, +10 Salvadoran Coffee, +10 Argentine Livestock, +10 Brazilian Iron, +10 Chilean Copper, +5 Thai Opiates, +10 Nauruan Phosphates, +150 international trade, +110 allied trade, -175 debt]
Conflicts: Minor Terrorism
=
Ku Klux Klan
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: White Supremacist, anti-Communist
Units: 0
=
Jewish Defense League
Sphere: Israeli
Ideology: Far-right Zionist
Units: 0
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics-
General Secretary: Mikhail Gorbachev (Serenissima)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 12/15 [-30, 1 in E Germany , 2 in Afghanistan, -150 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 7/7 [-70 credits]
COMECON Subsidies: 60 [Wanted: 120]
Economy: +300 credits
Debt: 0
Credit Income: +350 [+10 Cuban Sugar, +10 Libyan Oil, +20 Romanian Oil, +10 Czechoslovak Industry, +10 Polish Shipyards, +10 Malian Gold, +10 Congolese Timber, +10 Angolan Coffee, +10 Mozambican Coal, +10 Malagasy Vanilla, +20 Turkish Straits, +120 Warsaw Pact, +50 international trade, +60 allied trade]
Conflicts: War in Afghanistan
-People's Republic of China-
Paramount Leader: Dèng Xiǎopíng (Smyg)
Popularity: Somewhat High
Military Units: 16/16 [-160 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 2/7 [-20 maintenance]
Economy: +220 credits
Deficit: 0
Credit Income: +180 [+10 Zambian Copper, +10 Tanzanian Gold, +80 international trade, +40 allied trade]
Conflicts: Sino-Vietnamese Border Conflict
-United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-
Prime Minister: Margaret Thatcher (Flaming Bolshevik)
Popularity: Mediocre
Military Units: 6/6 [-60 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 3/7 [-30 maintenance]
Economy: +200 credits [-10 World Bank]
Debt: 1800
Credit Income: +230 [+20 Hong Kong Shipping, +10 Omani Oil, +10 UAE Oil, +10 South African Uranium, +10 Botswana Diamonds, +10 Malaysian Tin, +10 Qatari Oil, +10 Bahraini Oil, +80 international trade, +50 allied trade, -90 debt]
Conflicts: The Troubles
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Provisional Irish Republican Army
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Irish Republican
Units: 1
=
Irish National Liberation Army
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist, Irish Republican
Units: 0
=
Ulster Defence Association
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Ulster Loyalist, British Unionist
Units: 1
=
Ulster Volunteer Force
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Ulster Loyalist, British Unionist
Units: 0
=
Red Hand Commando
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Ulster Loyalist, British Unionist
Units: 0
-French Republic-
President: Francois Mitterand (Flamelord)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 7/7 [-70 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: 3/7 [-30 maintenance]
Economy: +205 credits [-10 World Bank]
Debt: 1000
Credit Income: +250 [+10 Nigerien Uranium, +10 Ivorian Cocoa, +10 Central African Diamonds, +10 Moroccan Phosphates, +15 Guiana Space Port, +95 international trade, +65 allied trade, -50 debt]
Conflicts: Fighting Separatists, Minor Terrorism
=
National Front for the Liberation of Corsica
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Corsican Nationalist
Units: 0
=
Breton Revolutionary Army
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Left-wing, Breton Nationalist
Units: 0
=
Charles Martel Group
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Far-right, anti-Arab
Units: 0
=
Direct Action
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Autonomist
Units: 0
-Syrian Arab Republic-
President: Hafez al-Assad (Doctor of Oblivion)
Popularity: Mediocre
Military Units: 2/4 [-20 2 occupying Lebanon, -40 maintenance]
Economy: +85 credits
Debt: 100
Credit Income: +100 [+30 International trade, +30 Allied trade, -5 debt]
Conflicts: Israeli Occupation of the Golan Heights, Occupation of Lebanon, South Lebanon Conflict
-Republic of Iraq-
President: Saddam Hussein
Popularity: Somewhat High
Military Units: 4/8 [-40 4 units deployed against Iran, -80 maintenance]
Economy: +115 credits
Debt: 300
Credit Income: -15 [+30 Iraq Oil bonus going to self, +50 international trade, +40 allied trade, -15 debt]
Conflicts: Iran-Iraq War, Fighting Separatists
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Iraqi Popular Army
Sphere: Iraqi
Ideology: Iraqi Ba'athism
Units: 1
=
Kurdish Democratic Party
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Kurdish Nationalist
Units: 2
=
Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
Sphere: Iranian
Ideology: Shia Islamist
Units: 0
-Islamic Republic of Iran-
Supreme Leader: Ruhollah Khomeini (Gesar)
Popularity: High
Military Units: 3/7 [-40 4 units deployed against Iraq, -70 maintenance]
Economy: +125 credits
Debt: 200
Credit Income: +100 [+40 Iranian Oil bonus going to self, +55 international trade, -10 debt]
Conflicts: Iran-Iraq War, Fighting Rebels
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Basij
Sphere: Iranian
Ideology: Vilayat-e Faqih
Units: 2
=
People's Mujahedin of Iran
Sphere: Iraqi/Soviet
Ideology: Islamic Marxist
Units: 1
=
Baluchi Autonomist Movement
Sphere: Iraqi
Ideology: Balochi Nationalist
Units: 0
=
Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (Majority)
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
=
Organization of Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas (Minority)
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
=
Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
=
Peykar
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
-State of Israel-
Prime Minister: Shimon Peres (Hugo Strange)
Popularity: Somewhat High
Military Units: 6/7 [-10 1 in South Lebanon, -70 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: ¿?
Economy: +145 credits
Debt: 500
Credit Income: +175 [+85 international trade, +50 Allied trade, -25 debt]
Conflicts: Arab–Israeli Conflict, Occupation of Palestine, Occupation of the Golan Heights, Fighting Palestinian Resistance, South Lebanon Conflict
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Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah)
Sphere: PLO (Neutral)
Ideology: Palestinian Nationalist
Units: 1
=
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Sphere: PLO (Soviet)
Ideology: Arab Nationalist, Marxist-Leninist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Sphere: PLO (Soviet/Chinese)
Ideology: Maoist, Palestinian Nationalist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command
Sphere: PLO (Syrian)
Ideology: Palestinian Nationalist, Arab Socialist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Palestine Liberation Front
Sphere: PLO (Neutral)
Ideology: Palestinian Nationalist, Anti-Syrian
Units: 0
=
Fatah - Revolutionary Council (Abu Nidal Organization)
Sphere: Neutral
Ideology: Violence, Rejectionist
Units 0
=
As-Sa'iqa
Sphere: PLO (Syrian)
Ideology: Syrian Ba'athist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Arab Liberation Front
Sphere: PLO (Iraqi)
Ideology: Iraqi Ba'athist, Rejectionist
Units: 0
=
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
Sphere: Syrian (Iranian)
Ideology: Islamism, Palestinian Nationalism
Units: 0
=
Palestinian Popular Struggle Front
Sphere: PLO (Syrian/Libyan)
Ideology: Socialism, Palestinian Nationalism
Units: 0
=
Local fedayeen
Sphere: PLO
Ideology: Palestinian Nationalism, Self-Defense
Units: 1
-Federal Republic of Germany-
Chancellor: Helmut Kohl (Alex Costa)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 5/5 [-50 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: Reactor
Economy: +150 credits [-10 World Bank]
Debt: 600
Credit Income: +115 [+40 international trade, +15 allied trade, -30 debt]
Conflicts: Communist Terrorism
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Red Army Faction
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Marxist-Leninist
Units: 0
=
Revolutionary Cells
Sphere: Soviet
Ideology: Far-left
Units: 0
-German Democratic Republic-
General Secretary: Erich Honecker (marankara)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 4/4 [-40 maintenance]
Economy: +120 credits
Debt: 500
Credit Income: +100 [+25 international trade, +20 allied trade, -25 debt]
Conflicts: None
-People's Republic of Poland-
Chairman: Henryk Jabłoński (Zhukar)
Popularity: Somewhat Low
Military Units: 3/3 [-30 maintenance]
Economy: +100 credits [Has +10 Polish Shipyards bonus going to Soviet Union]
Debt: 200
Credit Income: +100 [+10 international trade, +30 allied trade, -10 debt]
Conflicts: Solidarity, Unrest, Martial Law
-Czechoslovak Socialist Republic-
President: Gustáv Husák (profesordino2)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 3/3 [-30 maintenance]
Economy: +95 credits [Has +10 Czechoslovak Industry bonus going to the Soviet Union]
Debt: 300
Credit Income: +105 [+30 international trade, +25 allied trade, -15 debt]
Conflicts: None
-Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia-
Head of State: Presidium (Carpe Verpa)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 6/6 [-60 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: None
Economy: +120 credits
Debt: 200
Credit Income: +120 [+50 international trade, +20 allied trade, -10 debt]
Conflicts: Ethnic tensions
-Republic of Cuba-
President: Fidel Castro (OYID)
Popularity: High
Military Units: 3/4 [-10 1 deployed to Angola, -40 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: None
Economy: +120 credits [+10 Cuban sugar going to USSR]
Debt: 0
Credit Income: +135 [+30 International Trade, +55 Allied Trade]
Conflicts: Angolan Civil War, South African Border War
-Federative Republic of Brazil-
President: José Sarney (luc)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 4/4 [-40 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: None
Economy: +125 credits [Has +10 Brazilian Coffee and +10 Brazilian Iron bonus going to United States]
Debt: 500
Credit Income: +130 [+40 international trade, +30 allied trade, -25 debt]
Conflicts: None
-Islamic Republic of Pakistan-
President: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Snacks)
Popularity: Moderate
Military Units: 3/4 [-10, 1 in Saudi Arabia, -40 maintenance]
Nuclear Level: None
Economy: +120 credits
Debt: 300
Credit Income: +140 [+50 international trade, +35 allied trade, -15 debt]
Conflicts: Kashmir Conflict, Baloch Tensions, Fighting Rebels, Siachen Conflict
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Al-Zulfiqar
Sphere: Neutral (Soviet)
Ideology: Left-wing, anti-Zia
Units: 0
