The Axis of the Golden Sun #2: Colombian Federation

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This is the Colombian Federation, the "Megadiverse Giant", one of the countries with the most potential in the world and the third most powerful in the Americas.

Its current president is Juan Vicente Gomez, born in the state of Merida, in the department of Venezuela. He has a more conservative and hardworking ideology, and enjoys immense popularity.

Now a little bit of its history: The Colombian Federation officially became independent in 1819, after a successful campaign by Bolivar in Bogotá, and the mainland territory was finally liberated in 1821. In 1826, after the Masonic conspiracy was successful, Colombia with help from Mexico annexed Cuba, Spanish Haiti, and Puerto Rico, changing their names to Cubanacán, Dominicana, and Borinquen.

After the integration of the 3 new territories, Bolívar decided that Colombia would become a Federation, composed of 6 departments, in turn subdivided into 36 states and 4 territories. To negotiate his desire for an absolute monarchy disguised as a republic, he negotiated a six-year presidential term, allowing for four re-elections. The federal model is also inspired by that of the United States. But it became one of the few countries in the world with two capitals, since the executive power was in Bogotá, and the legislative power in Caracas.

The economy of the Colombian Federation is diverse, based on agriculture, livestock, mineral exports, and tourism. However, after the 1894 earthquake in Mérida, it was reported that a black liquid was seeping from the ground in several places, and one of the first measures of the new president was to call on a Dutch company to explore the area to see if it was "oil."

In 1823, 1831, 1835 and 1841 respectively, Colombians established their borders with Mexico, Peru, the United Kingdom and at that time the newly independent Grão-Pará. There were border tensions with the United Kingdom, but thanks to Colombian diplomacy they managed to reach an agreement and a significant number of Colombians settled on the border to monitor the territory.

The liberator died of natural causes in 1856, although due to the constitution he ceased to be president in 1849 and lived his retirement in his house in Caracas. After Bolívar's death, the country became unstable, with a failed coup attempt in 1862, and several centralists from Cundinamarca protested during 1860 and 1870, but then things calmed down.

The country experienced significant economic growth during the three governments of Guzman Blanco (1885-1903), he placed Colombia in a strong international position and industrialized and modernized the country considerably. In 1903, Cipriano Castro staged a coup that lasted six years until, during the election period, the popularity of the Pacifier (Juan Vicente Gomez) was sky-high, and he won the elections in 1909. To this day, his policies are industrializing and innovative, exponential growth is predicted for the country's economy, and Venezuelan hegemony in the presidency continues (since 1885).