Vake (EMG-2)

The Republic of Vakbonden, or Vake is a nation in EMG-2.

Founding
Inspired by a revolution in Italy, the Netherlands had a revolution led by Nils Anteer. They quickly take control over the Netherlands and become the Republic of Vakbonden.

Involvement in French Movement War
During turn 3, travel restrictions and heightened security in the France-Vake border caused Vake to attempt to, with little effort, talk France out of their decision. When France refused, Vake incited a revolution via contacts in France. Vake, the Commune of Rome, and the Basque Republic then invaded France, starting the French Movement War.

Arrest of Gilles Konick
During turn 9, Gilles Konick attempted to strangle then-vice president Yvonne Hirsh in a fit of rage. He was arrested and sentenced to 14 years and 1 month in prison due to his actions.

Attempted Assassination of Yvonne Hirsh
When Hirsh returned to her home in Coquelles to celebrate her grandmother's birthday, she was shot in the chest by a man and taken to a hospital. Roderic Vernet, leader of the Raad, temporarily became the president as there was no vice president at the time. The Raad then inaugurated Antonin Ross as vice president as per a letter written by Hirsh.

The Minister of Internal Security determined that this letter was forged by Ross, leading to him being impeached by the Raad. Vake was temporarily put into a Congressional State of Emergency and a hunt for Ross began. Hirsh's condition began to improve and was eventually discharged from the hospital, she also nominated Aloys Theron for vice president, she then declared herself temporarily incapable of acting as president, making Theron temporarily the president. Hirsh later returned as president and has said that she will not be running as president again due to health issues.

The Zelfvernietiging Plan
The Zelfvernietiging Plan (Self-destruct Plan) is a planned secret attack on Kola formulated by the end of turn 11 and enacted in turn 12. The plan involved numerous Vaken spies and bomber planes. The plan was modified a couple of times then was finally enacted. Murmansk, Kola's capital, was bombed by a Kolan plane, which took the lives of 350 and injured thousands more. The plane being Kolan caused a mass scare and the bombings were clearly heard by almost everyone living in Murmansk. Immediate investigations, combined with a whistleblower and the arrest of a spy led to Kola discovering the operation. This led to a wave of hate against Vake in Kola.

Invasion
Main article: French Movement War (EMG-2) During turn 12, Portugal declared war on Vake. Atlantico, Rome, and several other countries soon followed. Vake and Kola were both invaded simultaneously by the opposing side and their respective allies.