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Ascension of Barvaux to the French throne and establishment of the constitutional January Monarchy}}The '''French Uprising of January 2020''', also known as the '''New Year's Revolution''' (''révolution du nouvel an),''''' January Uprising '''or '''''Deux Glorieuses''''' in French ("Two Glorious [Days]"), was a popular revolt which led to the overthrow of Emperor Optimus_Trajan, the French [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Bourbon I]mperial monarch, and the ascent of 32Benja as regent. It marked the shift from an absolute monarchy, under the House of Caeso, to what would eventually become a fully constitutional monarchy; the transition of power from the Emperor to the people; and the replacement of the principle of hereditary right through imperial appointment by popular sovereignty.

Trajan's disrespectful treatment of Caeso turned out to be the final straw for most of his closest friends who had witnessed his slow transformation throughout his reign. Further, Trajan's apathy towards his towns and citizenry meant most ordinary French citizens did not feel much sympathy to him whatsoever. Furthermore, the revolution, now with the support of the former french monarch Caeso, began to take off. Within two days, over half[[File:Revmap.png|thumb]] of France had been recruited to join the revolutionary cause. Because of the exponential growth however, some supporters of the Emperor, or ''Imperials'', infiltrated the movement, and began to let Trajan know of what was happening within the revolution and between the revolutionaries. By the following day, Trajan knew most of what was happening in the shadows.

By January 6th, tensions between all were boiling, and within the revolution there began talks of creating a new nation, as most did not believe that Trajan would be willing to step down. However, due to the defectors which alerted Trajan of what was happening, and other French citizens which implored Trajan to step down and avoid a disaster for France, Trajan chose to abdicate from his position as Emperor and left 32Benja in charge. In the following days, Benja would become recognized as the regent of France while the revolutionaries organized an election to decide who would fill the role of leader.[[File:Traj2.png|thumb]][[File:Traj1.png|thumb]]