Commonwealth of Vega

Commonwealth of Vega (2083-2233)
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Area	11 Star Systems
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Independence	Colonization: 2083 Independence: July, 2154
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Vega, officially the Commonwealth of Vega, was an interstellar nation located in the Vega Cluster. It was first colonized in 2083 under the League of Nations Mandate for the Vega Colonies, and existed from its independence in 2154 until its partitioning in 2233. Before its partitioning, Vega was the historic center of cultural, economic, and military power in the Local Supercluster, and one of the most powerful and influential extrasolar nations to emerge from the evacuation efforts. It was succeeded by the Democratic Republic of Vega and the Federal Union of Vega.

History

Colonization

When the Vega Planetary 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 as part of the Sanctuary Worlds Program. Following the Disruption of Interstellar communications in 2154, the League of Nations Mandate for the Vega Colonies collapsed from May to July that same year, establishing the Commonwealth of Vega.

Centennial and the Kisleta Chain Bridge: 2183

To celebrate the centennial of the nation's colonization, the Kisleta 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. and 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.

References

1. "Fleet Action Off Vega". Champlain Group.