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During the French Revolution, the Dutch Republic was subjugated by the French in Europe in 1795. In the next year, New Netherland declared independence from the Dutch. This separatist movement did not spread westward, and the Dutch West India Company was able to maintain control of the interior. In 1815, the Dutch West India Company was dissolved, and replaced by the Royal Tussenland Company. |
During the French Revolution, the Dutch Republic was subjugated by the French in Europe in 1795. In the next year, New Netherland declared independence from the Dutch. This separatist movement did not spread westward, and the Dutch West India Company was able to maintain control of the interior. In 1815, the Dutch West India Company was dissolved, and replaced by the Royal Tussenland Company. |
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[[File:Flag of Tussenland (1855-1861).png|thumb|189x189px|Flag of Dutch Tussenland (until 1903)]] |
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In 1816, two nations in the Hoodenoshieöné (Seneca and Cayuga) moved southwestward to what is now Irokesenland, to flee the encroaching New Netherlanders. They signed a treaty with the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1817, establishing the protectorate of Irokesenland. |
In 1816, two nations in the Hoodenoshieöné (Seneca and Cayuga) moved southwestward to what is now Irokesenland, to flee the encroaching New Netherlanders. They signed a treaty with the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1817, establishing the protectorate of Irokesenland. |
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== Government and politics == |
== Government and politics == |
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Tussenland is a unicameral semi-presidential parliamentary republic. It is divided into the National Government and the Provincial governments. |
Tussenland is a unicameral semi-presidential parliamentary republic. It is divided into the National Government and the Provincial governments. The national government oversees the overarching economic, diplomatic, and military policies of Tussenland, while the semi-autonomous provincial governments oversee local policies and legislature. They are all bounded by the 1905 Tussenland constitution. |
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=== National Government === |
=== National Government === |
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=== Provincial Government === |
=== Provincial Government === |
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[[File:Tussenland Province Map.png|thumb|Province map of Tussenland in the present-day.]] |
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Tussenland is a federation composed of ten provinces (see [https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/jppip8/rtl_the_dutch_came_for_freedom_and_stayed_for/ here] for a map of the provinces): |
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Present-day Tussenland is composed of 10 semi-autonomous provinces. They are: |
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* Meerenlandt |
* Meerenlandt (ML, Capital: Saint-Alexis) |
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* [[Irokesenland]] (IK, Capital: Bloemendael) |
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* Irokesenlandt |
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* Mississippi |
* Mississippi (MI: Capital: Groenveldt) |
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* Suydt-Mizürie (ZM: Capital: Zweerstadt) |
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* Zuyd-Mizoerie |
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* Nürdt-Mizürie (NM, Capital: Nieuw-Amsterdam) |
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* North-Mizoerie |
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* Crÿnssenslandt (CY, Capital: Nackota) |
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* Crynssenslandt |
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* Ruyterslandt |
* Ruyterslandt (RU, Capital: Melckstadt) |
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* Westerzee |
* Westerzee (WZ, Capital: Melenssel) |
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* West |
* West-Vorstlandt (WV) |
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* Öst-Vorstlandt (OV) |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[History of Tussenland]] |
* [[History of Tussenland]] |
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* [[New Netherland]] |
* [[New Netherland]] |
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*[[Nations of the World]] |
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{{Gallery|File:RTL_Dutch_Mexican_War_Map.jpg|Before and After the [[Dutch-Mexican War|Dutch-Mexican War (1901-1903)]] |
{{Gallery|File:RTL_Dutch_Mexican_War_Map.jpg|Before and After the [[Dutch-Mexican War|Dutch-Mexican War (1901-1903)]] |
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([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/p5izw0/the_dutchmexican_war_19011903_the_situation/ Reddit Post])|File:RTL_Territorial_Evolution_of_Dutch_America_1800_1850.jpg|Territorial Evolution of Dutch America (1800-1850) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/nxwt73/territorial_evolution_of_the_kingdom_of_the/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_Territorial_Evolution_of_Dutch_America_1850_1900.jpg|Territorial Evolution of Dutch America (1850-1890) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/o8vsp3/rtl_territorial_evolution_of_dutch_north_america/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_migrations_into_irokesenland.png|19th century migrations into Irokesenlandt ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/pkea4r/migrations_into_the_iroquois_country_irokesenland/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_Claims_before_and_after_the_2nd_dutch_spanish_war.png|Claims in America before and after the war ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/mecng5/rtl_the_2nd_dutch_spanish_war_18501855/ Reddit post])|align=center|title=Maps with Tussenland}}{{Nations of the World}} |
([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/p5izw0/the_dutchmexican_war_19011903_the_situation/ Reddit Post])|File:RTL_Territorial_Evolution_of_Dutch_America_1800_1850.jpg|Territorial Evolution of Dutch America (1800-1850) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/nxwt73/territorial_evolution_of_the_kingdom_of_the/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_Territorial_Evolution_of_Dutch_America_1850_1900.jpg|Territorial Evolution of Dutch America (1850-1890) ([https://www.reddit.com/r/imaginarymaps/comments/o8vsp3/rtl_territorial_evolution_of_dutch_north_america/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_migrations_into_irokesenland.png|19th century migrations into Irokesenlandt ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/pkea4r/migrations_into_the_iroquois_country_irokesenland/ Reddit post])|File:RTL_Claims_before_and_after_the_2nd_dutch_spanish_war.png|Claims in America before and after the war ([https://www.reddit.com/r/RosesTulipsAndLiberty/comments/mecng5/rtl_the_2nd_dutch_spanish_war_18501855/ Reddit post])|align=center|title=Maps with Tussenland}}{{Nations of the World}} |
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