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 TURN 41  - Year 1986

Historical events:

-Surinamese Interior War

-Pakistan-India conflict

-Fall of most military dictatorships in latin America, except in Chile and in other cases.

Information for Players:

Pahlavi Iran: The climate in the country is still not very favorable, the shia clergy are beginning to take sides with the government, even though the traditional shiites refuse to accept the government of the shah. The democratic opening is delayed despite everything, the shah always gives an excuse to delay the opening, leaving some of the population unsatisfied, a date is set, elections will happen, but many suspect that they may have fraud in these elections. The Iranian army shows itself to be capable and overcomes the iraqis and comes close to the shiite holy cities in which the shah wants to capture.

Iraq: Saddam is aggrieved by iranian victories, refuses to accept truces, iraqi cities are being bombed, Iraq has bombed iranian cities a lot in the last years, but now it has to prevent Iran from advancing, which means they no longer have the chance of bombing in iranian cities, air defense systems try to protect the cities. Saddam tries to stop iranian advances by commanding several troops to one place. Iraqi army continues bombing kurdish villages, Saddam says that will stop attacking if the kurds surrender completely and remain silent.

Libya: Gadaffi sends ships to patrol the sea along with soviet ships, air defense systems are activated, the country is on alert due to certain rumors, the soviets patrol the coast of the Tripolitania with ships and airplanes in their military bases in Libya.

Pakistan: Calls for Kashmir to be given to Pakistan.

Afghanistan: The war is still intense.

Somalia and Somaliland: Somaliland give the lands to Somalia, however it maintains sovereignty over its initial territory guaranteed in the division, the objective of Somalia was to annex Somaliland but this ended up failing due to foreign aid.

Argentina and UK: The UK continues to have the advantage in the conflict, it's suggested that Argentina negotiates with the UK instead of trying to occupy the island militarily.

Mali and Burkina Faso: The strip is divided and the war comes to an end.

Suriname: Civil conflicts.

Fiji: Wallis and Futuna (former french colony) decided to join the island of Fiji, a new republic can be created, Tuvalu refuses to join because of the church.

USA Diplomacy

- USA a sks for Argentina and UK to calm down and stop fighting.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USA tells China to continue with the same measures in Vietnam.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USA also feels threatened by the new political scenario in the Philippines and will try to maintain good relations.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-Is giving full support to Iran and to mujahideens in Afghanistan.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USA can have new relationships with Hungary now.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">Soviet Diplomacy

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-Gorbachev announces USSR will remove policies against Czechoslovakia and will no longer be involved in the internal politics of Czechoslovakia.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-Regrets what happened in Hungary and although socialism is losing its strength, Gorbachev will try to extend as much as he can.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR begins to lose support in Romania.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR internal crisis continues to cause the country to suffer.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR still fighting in Afghanistan against mujahideen.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR is supporting Syria and Iraq militarily.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR activates the military bases in the East Timor and sends the Indonesia to stay away or it will attack and the war can begin.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR sends more protection for Gaddafi, soviet ships and planes are protecting the libyan coast.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR tells France to leave socialist countries alone.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-USSR tells Egypt to withdraw from Sudan.

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">Other issues

<p style="font-weight:normal;font-size:14px;">-EU is created