Centaurean Revolution

The Centaurean Revolution (sometimes known as the Cornflower Revolution) is a series of nonviolent protests across South Abantia that saw the fall of the dictatorship of Wilbert Lomen, who prior led the country for a quarter of a century from 1948 to 1973.

Gazan Rebellion
"Main Article: Gazan Rebellion"The Gazan Rebellion, which had been happening since mid-1959, is starting to take it's toll on the states surrounding Gaza and the military, which is recently having equipment issues

1972 Berlin Olympics
"Main Article: 1972 Berlin Summer Olympics"The 1972 Berlin Games were the first Olympics that South Abantia is allowed to join since the 1960 Helsinki games, and it was the first time that they had sent a Gazan to the games, Willem Oumouri-Ahmed, who was a staunch supporter for the independence of Gaza from South Abantia. At the time, reports of the Gazan Rebellion were heavily censored by the government, and only sprinklings of what was truly happening managed to get out to the wider Western audience.

Oumouri-Ahmed demonstrated multiple signs of protest of the South Abantian government, including refusing to salute to the flag of South Abantia, sitting out during the playing of the national anthem of South Abantia, and throughout the games, had several interviews with international newspaper, who were covering the games.

Mental Health of Wilbert Lomen
It was rumored at the time that Lomen's mental health had been declining in the few years leading to the revolution, who started showing signs of Dementia and Sociopathy on live televisions and speeches. Some had even speculated that Lomen had developed Ganser syndrome due to his seemingly nonsensical answers to interview questions, though this later had been debunked by his personal doctor years later.

Revolution
In late December of 1972, Wilbert Lomen suggested to his top general, Stefaan Weikamp, that Arihitsy, the center and capital of the Gaza Free State, should be bombed down to rubble and especially mentioned the use of nuclear weapons on the city, which were bought from Russia in the 1960s. Weikamp sharply turned it down, saying that "The use of an atomic bomb on Arihitsy would cost too many civilian lives, not to mention the soldiers we already have on the ground." Even going as far as to mention that the international community would take notice of a nuclear weapon, especially after many already fragile diplomatic relations being broken by Willem Oumouri-Ahmed's interviews. Lomen promptly fired him from his position.

Creation of the Gazan Autonomous Republic
"Main Article: Kaapstad Accords"a

Liberalization of South Abantian Politics
The Centaurean Revolution had a major effect on South Abantian politics in particular, which saw the complete collapse of the National South Abantian People's Party (NZAVP), and the liberalization of the Conservative Party, who had been complacent with Lomen's actions.