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'''South Tussenland''' (Amerikaens: Suydt-Tussenlandt), officially the '''Republic of South Tussenland''', is a country located in southern North America. South Tussenland borders [[Florida]] and [[Mexico]] to the east and west (respectively), and [[Opdamsland]] and [[Tussenland]] to the North. The country's capital and largest city is the historic port city of [[Elegasthaven]].
Much of the nation's lands were formed from sediment washed down the Mississippi River, leaving enormous deltas and vast
South Tussenland was a Dutch colony until 1855
It is a founding member of the [[Association of North American Nations]].
== History ==
=== 17th century ===
Before the arrival of Europeans, the region of what is now the country of South Tussenland was inhabited by Native Americans for many millennia. The first European explorers to visit South Tussenland came in 1528 when a Spanish expedition led by Pánfilo de Narváez located the mouth of the Mississippi River. Two decades later, an expedition by Hernando de Soto skirted the northern region of South Tussenland and followed the Mississippi River arriving at the Gulf of Mexico in 1543.
==== Opdam's Expedition (1674-1679) ====
[[File:RTL Expeditions.png|left|thumb|242x242px|Expeditions into the region.]]
In the late 16th century, Dutch explorer Cornelis Jacobszoon van Duvenvoorde Opdam was hired by the Dutch West India Company to lead an expedition from the Dutch Tussenland Colony to find a route to the Pacific, following the Ohio River and then down the Mississippi River. He claimed the land around the river for the company and named it the Dutch Possessions on the Mississippi (Amerikaens: ''Nederlands Besittingen ter Misisibie'') (although the country of [[Opdamsland]] formed in 1903 would be posthumously named after him). Along the journey halfway into present-day South Tussenland came an escort of Chitimacha Indians
=== 18th century ===
The territory of modern
=== 19th century ===
==== Republic of Anahuac (1812-1817) ====
In 1812, Dutch filibusters started settling the regions west of the official boundaries of Southern Tussenland
==== Royal Tussenland Company Charter (1817) ====
[[File:Southern Tussenland in 1850.png|alt=|thumb|263x263px|Southern Tussenland in 1850 with modern-day borders in red.]]The Royal Tussenland Company (established 1817) was the successor of the defunct Dutch West India Company, which was disbanded in 1815 after financial troubles during the French Revolutionary Wars. The scope of the Royal Tussenland Company was smaller in scope than the Dutch West India Company, focusing only on the North American territory. The Royal Tussenland Company took over the operation of plantations in the South
==== South Tussenland Revolution (1849) and Independence ====
Tensions between the slaves and the Dutch ruling minority
The newly independent Southern Tussenland in 1850 supported the Spanish against the Dutch during the duration of the war.
==== The Plight of the Suyderlings ====
The white Dutch
Most of the surviving Suyderlings ended up in the Irokesenland Province of the Federation of Tussenland, where
=== Post-Independence (1855-present) ===
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However, in a few years, the Theological Council took a radical turn. By 1862, the Theological Council was unevenly split between two factions: (1) the Exclusionists, who wanted to keep Zoekerism within South Tussenland, and (2) the Salvationists, who wanted to "spread Salvation" beyond the borders of South Tussenland. Salvationist theology was dominating the Theological Council, even in direct contradiction with the Enchiridion. With his declining health, Tegbesoe grew worried that the Theological Council might elect a Salvationist elder to succeed him as the new Protector upon his death. He knew he needed to do something to prevent this. In an unprecedented move, Tegbesoe explicitly announced on March 3, 1864, that he selected a successor to succeed him upon his death. He chose Kodjo de Heylig, the Elder of Acola-Pisa, and an exclusionist as his successor. This upset the Theological Council, which did not recognize this succession.
A month later, on April 1, 1864, Tegbesoe died in his residence within the temple of Elegasthaven. Several close friends and followers were present during his death. Shortly before his death, he had given the Holy Scepter to Kodjo de Heylig, an exclusionist elder from Acola-Pisa, signifying a transition of leadership within the Zoekerist Church and state (under the Zoekerist constitution: "''he who holds the sceptre holds the duty to shepherd and lead the children of God toward salvation''"). The Theological Council was made aware of this the following day. They did not recognize Kodjo de Heylig as the new Protector of South Tussenland and instead convened to elect a new Protector. They selected a Salvationist Elder, Piet de Kotter, as the new
===== Piet de Kotter's exile in Virginia, and schism within the Church =====
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Throughout the 1870s and onwards, the Zoekerist Church (Church of the Second Ascension) as led by Piet de Kotter would eventually shift from its exclusionist nature to a more evangelical one. The churches that split off from the Church of the Second Ascension, like the Church of Holy Salvation, also saw some reforms, but never reunited with the Zoekerist Church. Although the Church of the Second Ascension was still the official church of the state, the new government was not as repressive as the previous ones were.
==== Diplomatic relations in the late 19th and early 20th century ====
After Mexico's independence in 1881, both Mexico and Spain fought over influence in South Tussenland. When Spain's power in the Americas waned in the late 19th century, South Tussenland started to lean to Mexico for support, and later in the 1890s, Britain, who had just recently established a presence in Cuba after helping the Cubans defeat the Spanish in the 1894 Cuban War of Independence. In 1906, the newly independent Federation of Tussenland established ties with the theocratic government of Tussenland. Despite having established basic diplomatic ties, the Emperor of Mexico warned South Tussenland to be wary of Tussenland's intentions, as they were on a position geographically strategic to Tussenland (mouth of the Mississippi River). Despite this, Tussenland and South Tussenland signed a pact of non-aggression.▼
After the independence of [[Mexico|the Mexican Empire]] in 1881, Spanish support for South Tussenland started to wane. The Mexican Empire took on the Spanish's role as the primary benefactor of South Tussenland, as they were afraid of it falling back into the hands of the Dutch. Britain, who had just recently established a presence in Cuba after helping the Cubans defeat the Spanish in the 1894 Cuban War of Independence, also started building ties with South Tussenland. South Tussenland officially recognize Cuba's independence, which then soured relations with Spain. Nonetheless, Spain's influence over South Tussenland was irrelevant at this point in time.
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==== Republican Reforms of 1911 ====
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==== The New Constitution ====
The new constitution officially separated the Church and State. Otie II was no longer the head of state of government, but would still continue to be the leader of the Zoekerist Church. Under the new constitution, South Tussenland became a unitary presidential state, led by a president who was directly elected by popular vote. This formed the executive branch of the government. A separate bicameral legislature was also established, the South Tussenland senate. The new government of South Tussenland was especially amicable towards New Netherland and the Tussenland Federation. South Tussenland began to distance itself from Mexico and established trade agreements with Tussenland.
During Florida's independence war, South Tussenland's allies, New Netherland and Tussenland, supported Spain against the rebels (in an attempt to prevent Florida from becoming a Mexican puppet state), and urged South Tussenland to do the same. However, South Tussenland refused to aid the Spanish because of their soured relations, and because they were sympathetic to Florida as they had a sizeable Zoekerist population. This strained diplomatic relations for a while between South Tussenland and the rest of the Amerikaner nations.
== Economy ==
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