Republic of Valand

"The Senate of the Republic of Valand does hereby pass the motion of secession from the Union of Earth States, and henceforth declares the Republic of Valand an independent and sovereign nation which owes her allegiance to the Confederate States of Earth. The Republic of Valand cannot, and will not, raise her armies to invade and conquer her free and sovereign seceded brother nations, Valand has long rejected tyranny and oppression, and we shall continue to do so."

- The Valandian President announces the passing of the motion put to the Valandian senators in regards to Valand's secession from the Union of Earth States, and allegiance with the Confederate States of Earth

The Republic of Valand was a nation state located on the planet Earth. A long-time member of the Union of Earth States, the Republic of Valand was the 57th nation to secede from the Union and join the Confederate States of Earth, making Valand one of the last of the original 59 Confederate states, in late 21 BBY. Valand's secession came about because the Valandian Senate refused to acknowledge Union President Williams' order for all Union states to mobilise their military forces in order to invade and conquer the Confederacy, Valand was already effectively a Confederate-sympathizing nation by the time of secession, of the Valandian people would not accept the raising of their armies to invade their Confederate brothers.

From the time of secession to the Second Secessionist Crisis the Republic of Valand was one of the Confederate nations bordering the Union, and as such saw quite heavy fighting in the early period of the Earth Civil War, such as the Valand Campaign and the later Campaign of Flames, which the Union's last major offensive in the war, and was focused on Valand. Of particular interest to the Union leadership was the capture of the Valandian capital, Valley City, Valley City was the scene of two large battles, in the latter of which the city was largely destroyed, resulting almost unanimous condemnation in both the Confederacy and the Union, and accelerated the secessions of nations from the Union.