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Added the Atchafalaya/Mississippi river switching, moving of the capital in 1909
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|map=Locator SouthTussenland.png
|established=1855
|capital= Elegasthaven (1855-1909) <br/>
Vrÿheidt (1909-present)
|largest_city= {{unbulleted_list | Elegasthaven }}
|population= 23 Million
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South Tussenland was a Dutch colony until 1855 and had the highest number of slaves in all Dutch American territorial holdings during the 19th century. This led to the sizeable Afro-Amerikaner population in the present day. South Tussenland is also the birthplace of the African diaspora religion known as [[Zoekerism]], which was South Tussenland's official state religion after their independence in 1855 until the republican revolution in 1911.
In 1909, the capital was moved from Elegasthaven to Vrÿheidt, a planned city, after the water levels of the Mississippi dropped due to the Atsjafalaja river capturing most of its flow.
It is a founding member of the [[Association of North American Nations]].
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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.
==== The Mississippi channel switch, and moving the capital to Vrÿheidt ====
By the 1890s, South Tussenlanders started to become aware of the lowering levels of the Mississippi near the capital Elegasthaven. When the Dutch removed the naturally-occuring log jam in the Atsjafalaja river in the 1820s, the newly opened river started to capture the flow from the Mississippi and slowly changing the course of the river. This threatened the capital, as it had relied on the Mississippi for its water supply and trade. By the 1900s, the water in the Mississippi was still navigable, but was barely deep enough for international shipping to pass. International shipping went through the Atsjafalaja river instead of the Mississippi, completely bypassing the capital. South Tussenland lacked the expertise and resources for building river control structures to alleviate the situation, leading to discussions about moving the capital upstream where the water level was more adequate and where international shipping could pass through.
In 1902, South Tussenland began working on moving the capital upstream. The construction of a new city in the north started in 1903. The planned city was opened for settlement in 1909, and was called Vrÿheidt (Freedom).
==== Republican Reforms of 1911 ====
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