2020 Sequoyan political crisis
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Date | 28 May – 7 November 2020 (5 months, 1 week and 3 days) | ||
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Resulted in | Outbreak of the Sequoyan Civil War in November 2020 | ||
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The 2020 Sequoyan political crisis was a period of political and social unrest in Sequoyah following the May 2020 coup d'état which culminated in the outbreak of the Sequoyan Civil War in November 2020.
Background
Division within the Sequoyan military
The Sequoyan Armed Forces was internally divided between factions which sympathized with left-wing government and factions which sympathized with right-wing governments; Sequoyans within the military tended to favor the right while Tribals favored the left.
February 2020 presidential election
On 23 February 2020, incumbent President Cheasequah Waya of the Federalist Party was re-elected as president of Sequoyah. The political opposition accused Waya of having committed electoral fraud.
Sequoyan admission to CODECO
On 22 April 2020, Sequoyah became a full member of the Cooperation and Development Coalition (CODECO). Sequoyah's admission was opposed by left-wing factions within the military.
Political crisis
Overthrow of Cheasequah Waya
On 28 May 2020, Waya and Vice President Atsadi Onacona were overthrown and arrested by left-wing factions of the Sequoyan Armed Forces in a coup d'état. The coup was denounced by CODECO and right-wing factions of the military. The military appointed Admiral Diwali Wesa as interim president. Sequoyah was expelled from CODECO on 1 June 2020.
Protests against the military
Anti-government protestors demanded the restoration of Waya as president and demanded Wesa's resignation. The military government agreed to hold new presidential elections in October 2020 to elect a president to finish the remainder of the 2020 to 2026 presidential term.
October 2020 presidential election
During the October 2020 presidential election, Usti Atagulkalu of the Federalist Party was elected president. He promised to readmit Sequoyah to CODECO. Wesa promised to respect the results of the election.
Diwali Wesa's self coup
On 6 November 2020, Wesa ordered Atagulkalu's arrest and declared that the results of the October 2020 election were annulled. The following day, right-wing factions of the Sequoyan military launched a rebellion against the Sequoyan government, beginning the Sequoyan Civil War.