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Vega, officially the Commonwealth of Vega, was an interstellar nation located primarily in the Vega Cluster of the Orion Arm's Lyran Veil from its settlement in 2083 until its partitioning in 2233. Before its partitioning, Vega was one of the most powerful and influential extrasolar nations to emerge from the evacuation efforts. The historic center of cultural, economic, and military power in the Local Cluster, Vega was a symbol of pride and progress. It was succeeded by the Democratic Republic of Vega and the Federal Union of Vega.
History
Colonization: 2083
When the Vega system was first colonized in 2083, it became the first extrasolar colony to be founded entirely by nongovernmental interests. Hundreds of millions of refugees would be relocated to Vega over the course of the Evacuation Effort.
By 2130, it had surpassed Alpha Centauri as the most populous independent colony in the Local Cluster.
In 2133, it officially adopted the moniker "Commonwealth of Vega".
Centennial and the Kisleta Chain Bridge: 2183
To celebrate the centennial of the nation's founding, the Kisléta Chain Bridge is completed.
The Lyra Campaigns: 2184-2187
In 2184, the Commonwealth of Vega declared war on the Altair Colonial Administration. It was humankind's first interstellar war. Three years later, in 2187, the signing of the Vega Accords brought the conflict to a close.
The First Solar War: 2208-2213
In 2208, the Commonwealth of Vega declared war on the United Centauri Republic. Five years later, in 2213, an armistice was signed recognizing Vegan territorial gains and sovereignty.
The Second Solar War: 2229-2231
In 2229, Vegan forces made landfall on Sirius. In 2231, the bulk of the Alpha Centauri Starfleet was destroyed in the Battle of Cygnus. the after two years of fighting, the now-named Republic of Vega surrendered to the United Centauri Republic and the German Reich - ending the Second Solar War.
The Partition: 2233
Two years after Vega's surrender at the end of the Second Solar War, the systems and territories occupied by the German Reich split to form the Axis-backed Union of Vega. (Later, the Federal Union of Vega.)
In 2254, The New People's Alliance party came to dominate the elections of the Republic of Vega. The Union of Vega would never recover politically. Shortly thereafter, the first series of diplomatic agreements between the Republic of Vega and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were signed. The Republic of Vega would become the Democratic Republic of Vega a decade later, following its entry into the Communist Interstellar in 2264 after the end of the First Vega War.