Central Exoña

Central Exoña, officially the Federal Republic of Central Exoña (Ilobascan: República Federal de Exoña Central), and sometimes referred to as Central Eigonia, is a country located in Central Eigonia, bordered by Dargentia to the south. Central Exoña's largest and capital city is Chalatenango; other major urban areas include La Libertad, San Vicente, Santa Ana, and Soyapango. As of 2023, Central Exoña has a population of 55 million.

Central Exoña is a presidential republic; elections are held every five years to elect the country's president. Additionally, legislative elections are held to elect members to the National Legislative Assembly, the country's bicameral legislature—every three years for the upper house and every two years for the lower house.

History

Kingdom

until 1814

Revolutionary republic

Main article: First Republic of Central Exoña

On 15 September 1814, King Alfonso III was overthrown by a group of military officers, ending the Central Exonian kingdom. The military officers proclaimed the establishment of a revolutionary republic and named General Pedro Murillo Castillo as the country's first president. Murillo Castillo was assassinated on 5 March 1815 by mutinous soldiers commanded by Colonel Francisco Guevara Ussía, who also attempted to assassinate José González Gómez, the country's vice president. González Gómez proclaimed himself president and ordered the arrest and execution of all those involved in Murillo Castillo's assassination.

Prior to his assassination, Murillo Castillo promised to hold democratic elections in August 1815 to elect the country's president; the soldiers who assassinated him opposed democratization and wished to restore the monarchy. After González Gómez assumed office, he stated that he would still hold elections in August 1815, but announced in May 1815 that the elections would be postponed until May 1816 in order to establish an electoral body to ensure electoral integrity. In January 1816, the election was again postponed until August 1816, stating that the country's president should assume office on 15 September to commemorate the republic's establishment.

In June 1816, González Gómez officially announced the election's cancelation, claiming that a revolution was being conspired against the republic. He declared martial law and postponed election indefinitely. On 27 February 1818, González Gómez was assassinated by Martín Valdéz Castro, a republican revolutionary who opposed González Gómez's de facto dictatorship. Shortly after the assassination, the leaders of the country's two political parties—Carlos Bermúdez Alvarado of the Conservative Party (PC) and José Ramírez Delgado of the Liberal Party (PL)—both proclaimed themselves as the country's provisional president.

First civil war

Main article: First Central Exonian Civil War

1818–1821

Centralist republic

Main article: Second Republic of Central Exoña

1821–1875

Military dictatorship

Main article: Military dictatorship of Central Exoña

1875–1916

Second civil war

Main article: Second Central Exonian Civil War

1916–1921

• Republicans
• Communists

Federal republic

1921–1980

Modern era

since 1980