Rio Grande
Rio Grande is a nation that was created on June 27th, 2019 by Emperor BigshotWarrior, Chancellor GodotArmando, and San Antonio mayor Lord Thanos. Throughout the next year of its existence, Rio Grande would grow into a mega nation that would control over a dozen in game nations at any given time, and was the premier power of North America. However, growing inactivity, multiple important people leaving the nation, and a lack of population growth led to the decay of the nation. This led to the creation of a Provisional Government under North Paso which Co-existed with the Rio Government. On August 24, 2020, Moe dissolved the Fifth Republic of Rio, effectively ending what many people to consider the "Original Rio Grande Empire" (Although the official name was the Republic of the Rio Grande). The Kingdom of the Rio Grande (under an inactive Bigshot), and the Republic of Texas (under President Paso) became the two rump states that claimed to be a continuation of Rio Grande. The Kdm of Rio Grande would remain inactive for several months while the Republic of Texas would be coup d'état by the Pueblo Empire, and left as the rump state of New Caledonia. New Caledonia would ultimately enter Cascadia in May 2021. A month later, the Kingdom of Rio Grande would once again become active. Many of the old members, including Bigshot, Chancellor Natezaa, Cubs, Moe, BonzZil, and later Paso would reunite and begin what is unofficially called the Second Rio Grande Empire.
The Five Republics of the Rio Grande (June 27, 2019-August 24, 2020)
See: The Republic of the Rio Grande
Rio Grande After August 24, 2020
Context
By July, 2020, Rio Grande was on the decline, with Chancellor The Amazing Moe having been appointed to become the Chief Executive of Rio Grande to try and act as regent for the inactive Bigshot. By August 10, Moe had come to the conclusion that he would dissolve the Fifth Republic of the Rio Grande, and the mega nation. North Paso (At the time Secretary of Defense in Cascadia) learned of this and began to discuss the state of affairs with the other Provincial Governors. Two days later, Paso and the governors formed the Provisional Government of Rio Grande and Texas to act as a government to keep Rio alive after Moe dissolved the government. By August 24, Moe officially dissolved the government of Rio, leaving the in game nation of Rio Grande, and the Provisional Government of Rio Grande as the continuations of the Old Rio Grande
Division of the Mega Nation
After Moe dissolved the Government, the nation bisected between the Kingdom of the Rio Grande (the Loyalist Line), and the Provisional Government (the Pasoist Line).
The Pasoist Line:
The Pasoist Line was composed of the remaining Provinces of Rio still loyal to the Rio Provisional Government. Eventually, this morphed into the Republic of Texas
The Royalist Line:
After Moe dissolved the government, the Province of Rio Grande was left by itself as an inactive rump state under Bigshot. He would eventually name this rump state the Kingdom of the Rio Grande.
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