History

1891

After obtaining mineral rights in the area of the South British African Land Claim, Willem Sterrenberg founds the Orani Mining Company.  With help from the British military and coming to peaceful terms with the Afrikaaner population, Sterrenberg was able to defeat the local Babari worshipers.  Despite Sterrenbergs knowledge of the regions vast oil and mineral wealth, it was not until the Babari worshipers final defeat in the Valley of the Olifants that it's vast diamond fields were discovered.  The remaining Babari, who hold the Valley as one of their most sacred sites, are separated and relocated to work on the farms in the south.

1905

With the infrastructure in place and Europeans flocking to the region, a new constitution grants a representative government to the white European settlers.  The capitol is founded in the old administrative hub and renamed Orania City.

1950

Fertile farmland, now fully developed, helps fuel expansive growth among the black population west of the Kasai River.  Large resentment of non-representation in the white government causes this region to become politically volatile.

1966

Large protests demanding "one man, one vote" in Kaduna are violently put down by the Oranaian military, drawing backlash from European nations.  Britain begins to publicly press Orania for majority rule, something the whites outright reject.  In response, Britain leads the way in placing sanctions on Orania.

1968

The West Kasai Insurgency:  Politically active blacks begin communist inspired attacks on white farmers along the Ubango River.  The Oranian Air Force begins large scale strikes on suspected communist bases west of Kaduna, forcing the rebels into nearby jungles.  Inevitably, innocent casualties are produced for media and further sanctions are imposed on Orania.

1970

With ongoing counter-insurgency operations west of the Kasai and stringent sanctions, Orania is forced to enter into black-market deals for arms and money.   Large portions of the oil industry are sold to Israel (who were looking for a way to satisfy their own oil problems) in return for a deal to purchase remaining Oranian oil exports.  This money was then used to purchase weapons and supplies from a sympathetic South Africa, who smuggles arms in through Tzaneen.

1973

Portuguese East Africa (PEA), begins encroaching on Oranian diamond fields.  With pleas to the international community ignored, Orania diverts forces from COIN operations to a border war with PEA.  With Oranian forces distracted and support from communist nations in the form of supplies and secure bases across the border in Zamibia, the insurgents struck back.  In a two-pronged strike towards Lusaka and Kaduna, the rebels swiftly pushed away security forces and took control of the territory west of the Kasai River.

1974

In what would be the Oranian Air Forces last great show of force, strikes on both PEA's capitol and industries would cripple their war effort and force PEA to withdraw from the Valley.  The Oranian AF would exhaust irreplaceable planes and equipment, but in doing so, swiftly ended the PEA/Oranian Border War.  Portuguese East Africa, publicly humiliated, would begin to fall into chaos, with brutal repression being the sole manner of keeping control.

1975-1981

In campaign after campaign, Oranian forces finally take back Lusaka and Kaduna but despite local and cross-border operations into Zamibia, fail to stop or control terrorist attacks.  Eventually Oranian forces fall back east of the Kasai river to utilize the natural barrier to aid it's war-weary military.

1982

Communist forces see the Oranian withdrawal as a victory and hold elections, even going so far as to "collect and count" votes from Orania, east of the Kasai River.  The landslide election puts former terrorist leaders into an all black government, which despite Oranian protest, is recognized by the United Nations.  A new border is drawn, dividing Oriania from the newly formed JUSTSUCCS.

1983

Oranian refusal to accept the UN's decision leads to an invasion of JUSTSUCCS causing extensive losses in manpower and equipment in the communist supplied army.  Despite the concentrated Oranian offensive, JUSTSUCCS holds on long enough for the first UN intervention forces to be deployed in the region.

1984

The UN mission succeeds in separating the combatants and pushing Oranian forces back to their side of the new border.  Again exhausted, Orania accepts the ceasefire but still contests the legitimacy of JUSTSUCCS.  The UN demands for Orania to accept majority rule in it's remaining territory.  In protest of the demands Orania moves it's capitol to Port Elizabeth, far from the tumultuous border and renames the country: Pepsi Presents New Oranian, giving homage to it's new business partner.

1987

Despite recurrent cross-border fighting between PPNO and JUSTSUCCS, the UN mission ends, leaving little more than a line in the dirt.  Sanctions remain against PPNO in an attempt to prevent them from again invading JUSTSUCCS.

1989

The scattered Babari worshippers resurface and are united by their new leader Kunan, who begins demanding recognition across PPNO and JUSTSUCCS.  Small uprising spring up on both sides of the border forcing both countries to begin concentrating on civil unrest.  These distractions leave both countries with a blind eye to PEA's military build up on the border.  PPNO eventually settle with the Babari Revolutionary Front and allow them to return to their religious homeland in the Valley.

1990

Seeing its neighbors focusing more and more on civil strife and less on conventional warfare leads PEA to again invade the Valley of the Olifants.  With PEA itself closing in on civil war PEA's leadership unites it's people under the idea of a "Greater Portuguese East Africa".  Although it has superior arms PEA is initially blunted by the tenacious fighting of the BRF.

PEA would still manage push on south and threaten Orania City.  PPNO and the BRF leadership would agree to join  forces and trap PEA troops in a village on the outskirts of Orania City, cutting it off from supplies and retreat.  The resulting battle would be hard fought but appeared to be succeeding and on schedule.  At this time a detachment of JUSTSUCCS entered the conflict on the side of PEA to break the siege.  JUSTSUCCS saw the opportunity to again attack its old enemy as well as show BRF forces operating in it's own territory how ruthless it could be.  The siege would be weakened enough to allow a large portion of PEA to retreat.

The UN authorizes the United Nations Emergency Transitional Authority in Orania to try to mediate another ceasefire between belligerents.

In a move that would infuriate both PPNO and BRF, the UN decides to cede the Valley of the Olifants to PEA in return for their disengagement.  This move would prove to be the final unravelling of any chance at peace in the region...