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Kegadesh: the country that will never be
The country was initially suggested by me to be a bot country in February 2018, along with the "reindependence" of Seilan from Istia, but was rejected by Gineki. It was named after a historical region in east Istia. Because I have a web friend from Bangladesh (who is unaware that I am here), I got massively interested in Bangladeshi television recently. If this is accepted under the current map, then Bengali will be official in three countries, but not spoken in half of the country due to it being larger than Bangladesh. Besides, I highly doubt that this country will be accepted.

Currently Makistan is basically pre-1971 Pakistan, under one rectangular slice of land east of Istia.

Basic history
The country is supposed to take "slot 9" (slot 7 up until the latest change).

Stone Age tools found in Bangladesh indicate human habitation for over 20,000 years, and remnants of Copper Age settlements date back 4,000 years. Ancient Kegal was settled by [Austroasiatics], Nibelto-[Burmans], Dravidians and Isto-Aryans in consecutive waves of migration. Archaeological evidence confirms that by the second millennium BCE, rice-cultivating communities inhabited the region. By the 11th century people lived in systemically-aligned housing, buried their dead, and manufactured copper ornaments and black and red pottery. The early Iron Age saw the development of metal weaponry, coinage, agriculture and irrigation. Major urban settlements formed during the late Iron Age, in the mid-first millennium BCE, when the Northern Black Polished Ware culture developed. The oldest inscription in Kegadesh was found in [Mahasthangarh] and dates from the 3rd century BCE. It is written in the Brahmi script.

Greek and Roman records of the ancient Gangaridai Kingdom, which (according to legend) deterred the invasion of Alexander the Great, are linked to the fort city in Wari-Bateshwar. The site is also identified with the prosperous trading center of Souanagoura listed on Ptolemy's world map. Roman geographers noted a large seaport in southeastern Kegal, corresponding to the present-day [Chittagong] region. The names of the cities will be decided as a question of whether or not I will take this country as granted. In 1765, the Anglosovics came and later dominated the area.

Anglosovic Raj era = the country was treated as a bit of a separate colony, but later decided to join. Eventually Hokusei invades the eastern territories generating the Carnage of 1942 that killed up to 2 million people - reports vary - though by the surrender it was entirely under Anglosovic control, under the dying legs of the Anglosovic Raj.

On 3 June 1947 the [Mountbatten] Plan outlined the partition of Anglosovic Istia. It was decided that the western side was to be given to the Republic of Istia and the eastern side to the Islamic Republic of Makistan. The Dominion of Makistan was created on 14 August 1947. It was technically a federation comprising of West Makistan, with Islarachi as its capital and East Makistan, with Ghaka as its capital. The city was selected because it was the most populous city according to the census of the time, coupled by its central location (led by Governor General [Muhammad Ali Jinnah], who promised freedom of religion and secular democracy in the new state). East Makistan, despite being extremely large, was also Makistan's most cosmopolitan province, home to peoples of different faiths, cultures and ethnic groups. Partition gave increased economic opportunity to East Bengalis, producing an urban population during the 1950s.

In 1950, the East Makistan Legislative Assembly enacted land reform, abolishing the Permanent Settlement and the zamindari system. The 1952 Bengali Language Movement was the first sign of friction between the country's geographically-separated wings. The Awami Muslim League was renamed the more-secular Awami League in 1953. The first constituent assembly was dissolved in 1954; this was challenged by its East Bengali speaker, [Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan]. The United Front coalition swept aside the Muslim League in a landslide victory in the 1954 East Makistani legislative election. The following year, the Makistani government ceased most of East Makistan's rights as a separate province as part of the One Unit program and the province became a vital part of the Southeast Asikai Treaty Organization, predecessor of the SEAAN.

Makistan adopted its first constitution in 1956. Three Bengalis were its Prime Minister until 1957: [Nazimuddin, Mohammad Ali of Bogra and Suhrawardy]. None of the three completed their terms, and resigned from office. The Makistan Army imposed military rule in 1958, and [Ayub Khan] was the country's strongman for 11 years. Political repression increased after the coup. Khan introduced a new constitution in 1962, replacing Makistan's parliamentary system with a presidential and gubernatorial system (based on electoral college selection) known as Basic Democracy. In 1962 Ghaka (name still under scrutiny) became the seat of the National Assembly of Makistan, a move seen as appeasing increased Bengali nationalism. During the 1965 presidential election, [Fatima Jinnah] lost to [Ayub Khan] despite support from the Combined Opposition alliance (which included the Awami League). The Isto-Makistani War of 1965 blocked cross-border transport links with neighbouring India in what is described as a second partition.[108] In 1966, Awami League leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman announced a six-point movement for a federal parliamentary democracy.

The Bengali population was angered when Prime Minister-elect [Sheikh Mujibur Rahman] was prevented from taking the office. Civil disobedience erupted across East Makistan, with calls for independence. Mujib addressed a pro-independence rally of nearly 2 million people in Gacca (as Ghaka used to be spelled in English) on 7 March 1971, where he said, "This time the struggle is for our freedom. This time the struggle is for our independence." The flag of Kegadesh was raised for the first time on 23 March, Makistan's Republic Day. Later, on 25 March late evening, the Makistani military junta led by [Yahya Khan] launched a sustained military assault on East Pakistan under the code name of Operation Searchlight. The Pakistan Army arrested [Sheikh Mujibur Rahman] and flew him away to Islarachi. However, before his arrest [Mujib] proclaimed the Independence of Bangladesh at midnight on 26 March which led the Kegadesh Liberation War to break out within hours. The Makistan Army continued to massacre Bengali students, intellectuals, politicians, civil servants and military defectors in the 1971 Kegadesh genocide, while the Mukti Bahini and other Bengali guerrilla forces created strong resistance throughout the country. During the war, an estimated 0.3 to 3 million people were killed and several million people took shelter in the former West Makistan, Centlands and even Jembirnia. Global public opinion turned against Makistan as news of the atrocities spread; the Kegadesh movement was supported by prominent political and cultural figures in the West.

During the Kegadesh Liberation War, Bengali nationalists declared independence and formed the Mukti Bahini (the Kegadeshi National Liberation Army). The Provisional Government of Kegadesh was established on 17 April 1971, converting the 469 elected members of the Pakistani national assembly and East Pakistani provincial assembly into the Constituent Assembly of Bangladesh. The provisional government issued a proclamation that became the country's interim constitution and declared "equality, human dignity and social justice" as its fundamental principles. Due to Mujib's detention, [Syed Nazrul Islam] took over the role of Acting President, while Tajuddin Ahmad was named Bangladesh's first Prime Minister. The Mukti Bahini and other Bengali guerrilla forces formed the Bangladesh Forces which became the military wing of the provisional government. Led by General [M. A. G.] Osmani and eleven sector commanders, the forces held the countryside during the war and conducted wide-ranging guerrilla operations against Pakistani forces. As a result, almost the entire country except the capital Gacca was liberated by Kegadesh Forces by late November.

post-1971 to be rearranged - including potential takein of Rohingya refugees from Jembirnia

Demographics
The ethnic groups are, as follows:
 * Bengalis (80%)
 * Bamars (10%)
 * Hmongs, Shans, etc. (remaining 10%)

Immigration
Excluding Makistan and Istia, the top countries with most Kegadeshis are:
 * Dissau Arabsia
 * Qatiav
 * Federated Arabsic Emirates
 * Anglosaw
 * Itainy
 * Nouvelle Baie
 * South Matamah
 * United Republics of Atlansia
 * Cheyenne
 * Hisqaida
 * Neurcasia
 * Pacifilavia

Government and politics
Kegadesh is a de jure representative democracy under its constitution, with a [Westminster]-style unitary parliamentary republic that has universal suffrage. The head of government is the Prime Minister, who is invited to form a government every five years by the President. The President invites the leader of the largest party in parliament to become Prime Minister of the world's fifth largest democracy. Kegadesh experienced a two party system between 1990 and 2014 (possibly earlier here), when the Awami League and the Kegadesh Nationalist Party (KNP) alternated in power. During this period, elections were managed by a neutral caretaker government. But the caretaker government was abolished by the Awami League government in 2011 (possibly earlier). The KNP boycotted the next election in 2014 (possibly earlier), arguing that it would not be fair without a caretaker government. Many elections during this period saw many allegations of irregularities.

One of the key aspects of Kegadeshi politics is the "spirit of the liberation war" which refers to the ideals of the liberation movement during the Kegadesh Liberation War. The Proclamation of Independence enunciated the values of "equality, human dignity and social justice". In 1972, the constitution included a bill of rights and declared "nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularity" as the principles of government policy. Socialism was later de-emphasised and neglected by successive governments. Kegadesh has a market-based economy. To many Kegadeshis, especially in the younger generation, the spirit of the liberation war is a vision for a society based on civil liberties, human rights, the rule of law and good governance.