Internal conflict in Terra Vitae

From June 5, 4051 to November 25, 4051, Terra Vitae experienced insurgencies and clashes between leftist militias, rightist militias, vigilante militias, and security forces. The period, often called the Vitaen conflict, the Vitaen Crisis or sometimes the Vitaen Civil War, arose due to Jeff Perry's aim to run for a 4th term after being elected for President a 4th time. The constitution of Terra Vitae limits presidents from serving any more than 4 2-year terms, but he called on the public to change that amendment to 4 terms. A relatively popular president at the time, the public supported that idea, but many Progressive council members said that the Council should decide instead of a public referendum. Even people who supported Jeff Perry also agreed with that, and a question about whether the Vitaen government should have a final say or the Vitaen population arose. Protests for each side began, which eventually escalated into armed violence.

Two main groups- the Vitaen Liberation Movement, which supported the public choosing, and the Guidance Movement, which supported the Council choosing, arose and sponsored both protests and armed clashes. They were designated as terrorists, but mostly refrained from attacking civilian targets. Eventually, after nearly half a year of fighting, the Vitaen government created a new transitional government in an effort to prevent full-blown civil war, called the Internationally Monitored Transitional Government of Terra Vitae, dissolving the first civilian government. The notice that the first civilian government being dissolved was misinterpreted by Triglav as Vitae itself collapsing, resulting in the accidental invasion of Terra Vitae, a conflict and subsequent diplomatic crisis that ended with threats of nuclear warfare, and eventually the return of the IMTG.