Editing Velatine Federal Republic (section)

===FCCW and Jihad=== 

The next few  years presented many conflicts and problems for the fledgling state that threatened its unity and existence. The first was the rise of President Eric Fierro - elected on the basis of modernizing and industrializing the nation, President Fierro became known for his promotion of his cult of personality and his attempt to quash regional religious and cultural beliefs, claiming that such were holdovers from Inner Sphere Culture that needed to be eliminated. Eventually Fierro was murdered in a military coup and his vice President, Ana Kovac, was made President, ruling as a puppet under a Military Junta - this heralded the rise of the Velatine Horizon Party, which managed to win its first elections. The VHF and military was quickly tested by cultural revolutions set off by the harsh presidency of Fierro and through the next few years there was a steady stream of violence and raids attempting to quell the disturbances