Republic of Mars

"The people of Mars assert their independence, although we may be children of Earth, we wish to have an equal and free relationship with our cousins back on Earth, rather than be dominated and oppressed by them. We do not feel the Union of Earth States should be a colonial power, is it not supposed to bring freedom and democracy? We Martians, therefore, express our desire to become a free republic, to govern ourselves in the spirit of peace and brotherhood."

- First President of Mars, in an address to the Union Senate, expressing the desire of Mars to become independent, 65 BBY

The Republic of Mars (also popularly known as the Red Republic, after Red Planet, the popular nickname for Mars) was a republic located on the planet Mars which was founded in 65 BBY following the independence of Mars from the Union of Earth States and reorganisation from Mars Colony to the Republic of Mars. The Republic of Mars was initially loyal to the Union of Earth States, and founded the United Solar Federation, an alliance of planets and moons of the Solar System which were loyal to the Union of Earth States.

However, by roughly 24 BBY a significant portion of the population of Mars had shifted their mindset into supporting the Traditionalist Faction, there were many reasons for this, including the Martian love of freedom, democracy and Nation's Rights, also since Mars was the original Human colony in the Solar System many Martians had a more traditionalist mindset than many of the younger colonies, e.g. Mercury.

With the creation of the Confederate States of Earth, and the subsequent outbreak of the Confederate War of Independence and the Solar System War in 21 BBY, many Martians supported the Confederates, though the Martian government still remained loyal to the Union. As a result Confederate sympathisers launched the Martian Insurrection and declared the short-lived Confederate Republic of Mars, though the insurrectionists were soon defeated by the Union forces, forces of the Galactic Republic which remained in the Solar System after the fiasco of the First Battle of Earth, and Martian loyalists.

Confederate Martian forces continued to wage a guerrilla war against the reunified Republic of Mars forces through-out the remainder of the Solar System War, and many Martian volunteers served in the armed forces of the Solar Confederacy and the Confederate States of Earth, to which the Solar Confederacy was a de facto servant.

The Republic of Mars finally fell after 46 years of existance during the Battle of Mars of 19 BBY, the final battle of the Solar System War, in which the combined Confederate-Separatist against the Union-Republic forces, the Confederate States of Earth Navy forces defeated the USF-Republic naval forces and deployed marines, the Confederate invasion forces were assisted by local rebel forces, eventually the Confederates took the capital, and the United Solar Federation was forced to surrender.

Despite defeat of the USF, the Republic of Mars officially existed for a further 23 hours after the battle, before it was dissolved and replaced with the Martian Confederacy following the Martian Independence Referendum, in which Mars seceeded from the United Solar Federation and joined the Solar Confederacy, the referendum was a stipulated of the Treaty of Mars, the USF had give all of its territories independence referenda.

Following the Confederate take over most towns and cities were renamed after Confederate heroes, "Union City", the capital of the Republic of Mars, was renamed "Breckenridge City" after the Supreme Commander of Solar Confederacy forces Archibald Breckenridge, Breckenridge City was the capital of Confederate Mars.