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The 19th century saw a decline of Fyor's wealth, and it became relatively poor, though towards the end of the century the economy started to grow again, there was still a great difference from before. Resentment towards the 'rulers' grew and there were calls to replace the current system of governance.
In 1901 the ruler monarchical-type system of governance was abolished, though intended to be replaced with a republic instead a dictatorship followed, nevertheless Fyor went a name change from Kingdom to the 'Republic of Fyor'. With Elijah Makan taking control of Fyor, heand began to take much more of an interest in Kiraso. He requested that Kiraso becomeunleashing a part of Fyorbrutal and thatauthoritarian all Fyoric Explorers leave the island. However there had been so much integration and mixing that only a small amountsystem of the population remained fully Fyoric Explorergovernance. He soon realised that it was best to leave Kiraso for now, and he focused attention on Explorers Island, which had been functioning technically as a country since it's establishment in 1783. There was numerous threats made to the island, which had been doing relatively ok on its own since it became inhabited, up untilIn 1910 when the Fyoric army invaded Explorers Island., Itit was placed under lockdown by the army and residents could not leave their homes, in hope of forcing them to come out for food and water. However this plan backfired as there were inadequate supplies for the Fyoric army, who originally expected the invasion to only last for at the maximum 10 hours. The army was forced to go back to bases and ships for supplies, and the Explorers were able to mobilise and defend the island. Fighting ensued for 2 weeks, but the Fyoric army easily overcame the Explorers and the island was put under Fyoric control and declared part of Fyor.
In 1943 Elijah Makan died and his daughter, Sari Makan took control, her rule was even more authoritarian and she implemented great censorship and a secret police where people could report those who broke laws in exchange for things like food. However she severely mismanaged the economy and by the 1960s the Fyoric economy was in a terrible state, which was only made worse by other countries in Fantasia organising boycotts against Fyor. Many anti-government protests began to occur, and desperate to hold on to power, Makan implemented great social reform and enacted many liberal policies such as same-sex marriage, abortion and gender equality. This worked temporarily and protests began to stop and some international boycotts were lifted, however there was continued pressure on Makan especially as she refused to get rid of her authoritarian policies. Protests surged again in 1966 and again desperate, Makan removed all discriminative laws against Fyoric Explorers and withdrew the army from Explorers Island in an attempt to gain some international support. This ended up being a huge mistake, as she lost backing from the mainly hardcore nationalist groups which backed the dictatorship, and international support still did not come. Anti-government protests became huge in size and in 1967 Sari Makan stepped down and disappeared, many Fyoric people believed she killed herself.
The dictatorship system continued until 1965. Elijah Makan's rule had come to an end in 1943 and his daughter, Sari Makan took control until 1965 where the dictatorship was overthrown and forced to stop due to mass protesting and civil unrest as a result of the bad economic situation which had not improved.
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The liberal party PF (Progreso Fyor) won the first general election in 1965 with a landslide. Though Kiraso and Explorers Island were relatively liberal and irreligious (especially Explorers Island as nearly all the population were atheist), Fyor had now become much more liberal and less religious due to scandals involving the church, and also because of the dictatorship. Between 1965 and 1997 much of the social policies and attitudes in Fyor changed, this time period was known as "Malnovaĝo". Same sex activity was made legal and freedom of expression was guaranteed to the LGBT community, with marriage made legal later in 1982. Throughout Malnovaĝo, abortion was also legalised, mandatory religious education was scrapped, women received equal rights, discriminative laws against Fyoric Explorers and Explorers Island were removed and Explorers Island became a special territory of Fyor in 1969. Kiraso also acquired this status in 1978. Fyor only was responsible for defence in these territories, with everything else up to the territory themselves. During this time there was also an economic boom and living standards in Fyor improved massively.
In 1983 a resurgence of religion began, the opposition of the FNP (Fyor Nacia Partio) declared that the PF were "poisoning" Fyor and that the population "needed to gain back faith". In areas that the FNP controlled, religious education was pushed and in some areas there were reports of forced conversions and mandatory church attendance. Fyor gradually started to become more religious and conservative. The FNP took advantage of bad governance by the PF, blamed social problems on lack of faith and caused division in liberal politics, splitting the PF vote in the process. In the 1985 election the PF lost 15 seats, previously their highest lost was only 3. In the 1989 election they lost a further 10, in 1993 they lost 6. The big hit came in 1997 when they lost 54, losing their majority in the process. Religiosity in Fyor had increased from 53% in 1981 to 87% in only 16 years. Migration out of the country and into bordering nations and Kiraso caused the percentage to only increase. Much of the liberal policies enacted by the PF were reverted and Fyor was now one of the most conservative and religious countries in Fantasia. In addition Explorers Island lost all autonomy, while remaining a special territory Fyor basically controlled it all. The rights of Explorers and other minority groups in Fyor was also limited, Fyoric nationalism grew greatly and in the 2001 election the FNP managed to win 123 out of 150 seats in the parliament, demonstrating the big change in only around 15 years. The FNP has governed Fyor ever since gaining power in 1997 and many minorities in Fyor have migrated to Kiraso.
Since the liberal period, the economy has declined despite Fyor making its economy more open and free. Overall happiness and satisfaction has greatly declined, causing a large increase in mental health problems which continue to be among the biggest issues in Fyor. Crime, though it has always been somewhat of a problem, has increased to the highest levels ever recorded. International observers have claimed that an increase in problems in Fyor is a result of more restrictive and authoritarian laws put into place since 1997. Some religious figures in Fyor have claimed that the FNP have "pushed religion to be some sort of mandatory obligation with no guidance or encouragement on actually following it" which has led to a decline in the nation's happiness.
In December 2020, the FNP did not win an election poll for the first time since 1998, the poll for the 2021 general elections had the NP (Nacia Progresligo) in the lead by a 0.1% margin.
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