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The revolt quickly scaled to other levels and confrontations between the national guard and the people started to be fought in the capital, and later in other towns and cities, escalating in a full scale civil war. In 1878, the rebels started to receive aid from Bahia. The Bahian government felt sympathetic to the Pernambucan cause, especially due to cultural similarities between the two nations. Some Bahian politicians even supported the idea to fully annex Pernambuco when free. |
The revolt quickly scaled to other levels and confrontations between the national guard and the people started to be fought in the capital, and later in other towns and cities, escalating in a full scale civil war. In 1878, the rebels started to receive aid from Bahia. The Bahian government felt sympathetic to the Pernambucan cause, especially due to cultural similarities between the two nations. Some Bahian politicians even supported the idea to fully annex Pernambuco when free. |
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South Tussenland also helped the Pernambucans by being one of the first countries to recognize Pernambuco as independent, and sent around three hundred volunteers to aid in the fighting (Also hoping this action would open the new country to Zoekerism). After 5 years of fighting, Pernambuco gained independence from Equador in 1882. Being recognized in the same year. The new country annexed everything east of Grão-Pará and established Recife as its capital. |
South Tussenland also helped the Pernambucans by being one of the first countries to recognize Pernambuco as independent, and sent around three hundred volunteers to aid in the fighting (Also hoping this action would open the new country to Zoekerism). After 5 years of fighting, Pernambuco gained independence from Equador in 1882. Being recognized in the same year. The new country annexed everything east of Grão-Pará and established Recife as its capital. In the aftermath of independence the new republic claimed the island of Fernando de Noronha which was historically connected culturally & politically to the Pernambuco region but was under Portuguese administration. {{Nations of the World}} |
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