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The following is a chronology of major events in Georgeland in 2021.

Incumbents[]

State and District Leaders[]

State Governors[]


Events[]

January[]

  • 7 - Rally for Freedom leader Brad Zimmerman is stripped of committee assignments by the Speaker of the House of Commons after he endorses the activities of far-right insurgents in Washington DC, who stormed Congress in an effort to overturn Joe Biden's election as president.
  • 18 - The Legislature of Delmago Island increases its size to fourteen, with the additional member to be selected by voters of the island at-large. The change is designed to allow Maryanne Hislop, elected Chief Minister at the November election, to enter the legislature as she failed to win a seat.
  • 19 - The 2020-21 season of Georgeland's football competition begins, with an altered schedule to allow for a final in September, as opposed to May. The 2019-20 season was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic which caused a three-month suspension of games. The 2021-22 season is also expected to be on an altered schedule, to allow a transition back to the standard October-May calendar.
  • 20 - ExoTek, the country's largest electronics manufacturer, goes into receivership as its board and CEO Damon Grough resign. The company had experienced negative growth for two financial years but is unable to compete with newer market entries from Japan, Australia and India.

February[]

  • 6 - Linda Nguyen is elected Governor of East Mainland, defeating former Chief Justice David Arat and far-right activist James Bryant. She is the state's first Asian-Georgelander governor and the country's first state governor of Vietnamese ancestry. She is also the first former refugee elected to be a state governor, having arrived with her family as a child.
  • 10 - Gary Bird, a former army general, is appointed Georgeland Ambassador to the United Kingdom. On the same day, by co-incidence, John Bracks is appointed as the United Kingdom Ambassador to Georgeland. Former senator and cabinet minister Douglas Jankowski is appointed as Georgeland's Ambassador to the Organisation for Co-operation and Economic Development.
  • 24 - The Capitalia House of Assembly is formally dissolved by Governor Elaine Cooper, pending a general election on 16 April.

March[]

  • 9 - Second-term Liberal Democrat MP Katy Lucas (Eggleton, Cap.) resigns after announcing she is suffering severe depression. Her resignation will trigger a by-election.
  • 19 - President Charlton Robards recuses himself from office and relinquishes presidential powers for 72 hours to the Governor of Capitalia, Stephen Potter, rather than sign the Immigration Reform (Border Protection) Act, a bill he opposed, which establishes a system of detention for asylum-seekers. Robards stands aside rather than veto the legislation, meaning while it will become law, it will not have his name attached to it. This is the first occasion on which a president has refused to sign a law passed by Parliament.
  • 20 - Governor Potter, as Acting President, signs the Act, enacting it into legislation.
  • 22 - Robards resumes presidential authority at noon.
  • 29 - The Anglican Archbishop of Bradmarch, and Primate of the Anglican Church in Georgeland, Most. Rev. Simon Bell, dies of a heart attack at the age of 65.
  • 30 - The government of Delmago Island announces a referendum on the island's constitutional status will take place on 9 July. Islanders will be asked to choose between becoming a federal territory, joining East Mainland, or remaining a state.

April[]

  • 16 - The Capitalia state election returns an inconclusive result, with no party winning more than 20% of the seats in the House of Assembly. Negotiations to form a government begin, but if no agreement can be reached before the writs are returned a new election may be held. At the simultaneous gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Elaine Cooper is defeated for a second term by former Governor Stephen Chester.
  • 18 - Natalie Singh is elected as Leader of Vox in East Mainland, a position held on an interim basis by Emily Quincy. Singh will lead the party's election campaign and will seek election to the East Mainland legislature, while Quincy will contest as a candidate and minister.
  • 25 - After talks for a broader coalition fail, Nick Fielding is sworn in as Chief Minister of Capitalia, with the Conservatives and Rally for Freedom in a two-party minority government. Fielding, a Conservative, is the head of the junior party. The government will be tested when the House of Assembly meets on May 17 and may face a no-confidence motion.
  • 27 - The new Capitalia Minister for Pandemic Response, Adrian Bowman, issues a ministerial order to ban businesses from requiring customers to wear masks. The action may be challenged in court.
  • 28 - The Executive of the Conservative Party's Bradmarch branch votes 11-8 to disassociate itself from the Conservative Party of Georgeland and instead become a state-only party, the New Bradmarch Party. The move comes as dissatisfaction with the federal leadership grows and the party faces bankruptcy, as its Scoita counterpart had. The party's federal leader, Tommy Pippins, and deputy leader Russell Chambers are both from Bradmarch. The Conservative Caucus holds an emergency meeting votes 17-9 to allow both Pippins and Chambers to continue to take the Tory whip, allowing them to continue as party members, extending the same resolution to include the party's two Bradmarch senators. However, the decision means Pippins and Chambers may not be able to stand at the next election as Conservative candidates, and a new organisation may need to be registered there to allow them to continue.

May[]

  • 4 -Bradmarch Senator Linda Dunne, a Liberal Democrat who has been in the senate since 1995 and held several cabinet posts, announces her immediate resignation for family reasons.
  • 7 - Sarah-Anne Leech of the Georgeland Alliance wins the Eggleton by-election for the House of Commons.
  • 16 - The government is criticised by the opposition and other parties including the Green Party for a statement by Foreign Minister Andrew Taylor expressing support for Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip.
  • 17 - After only three weeks in office, the Conservative/Rally for Freedom government of Capitalia is defeated on the floor of the new House of Assembly in a motion of no confidence. The new Governor, Stephen Chester (who had been sworn in only 45 minutes before) commissions Amanda Caldwell of the Georgeland Alliance to form a minority government - the Free Progressives, Green Party, and Liberal Democrats provide support for the government but do not participate.
  • 18 - The Head of Government of the Federal District, Jennifer Dugdale, is seriously injured in a car accident when her vehicle skids off a road and into an electrical substation in the early hours of the morning. Nobody else is in the car at the time as Federal District officials are not assigned government drivers. Dugdale suffers several broken ribs and a fractured skull. She is not expected to return to work for several months, leaving Peter Tsau as Acting Head of Government.
  • 21 - The East Mainland state election results in another hung parliament with no clear winner. Ita and the Green Party, who between them made up most of the previous government, win the most seats.
  • 24 -
    • Ita leader Natalie Singh is commissioned to form a government in East Mainland with the support of the Green Party, which will be a minority government. The Green leader, Frank Walker, agrees to return to government only on the proviso another referendum be held on the abolition of all gas and coal power plants. Singh will be the first person of Indian heritage to lead a government in Georgeland and at 35, the youngest leader in the state's history.
    • The leaders of the East Mainland Liberal Democrats and the East Mainland Conservative Party, Harry Tilly and Norman Schumann respectively, resign from their positions as each party saw its vote share and seat numbers go down from the previous election in 2019.
  • 26 - Natalie Singh becomes Chief Minister of East Mainland, and Frank Walker returns to the position of Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for the Environment.
  • 28 - Steven Nixon is elected unopposed as Conservative leader in East Mainland, and Leader of the Opposition. Former Deputy Chief Minister Martin Curry-Hall is elected Leader of the Liberal Democrats in East Mainland.

June[]

  • 13 - the Legislature of Bradmarch selects Adele Conrad to replace Linda Dunne in the Senate. At 26, Conrad will be the second-youngest senator, after Casey Lowes who is nine months younger.
  • 14 - Prime Minister Tom Elderton announces the largest restructure of the Georgeland Intelligence Community in the last two decades. A new National Intelligence Directorate will be created to oversee all aspects of Georgeland's intelligence operations, in a role similar to the United States Director of National Intelligence. Meanwhile the foreign operations of FISIA will end entirely and the agency will revert to being a domestic security agency, with law enforcement powers removed and transferred to a new National Police Service to be established by 2023.
  • 22 - Part of the gymnasium of St. Joseph's Boys High School in Lylecity collapses, trapping 34 students and three teachers while rescue efforts attempt to free them. Seven students are confirmed dead in the accident, the cause of which is unknown. Rescue efforts continue overnight.
  • 23 - Rescuers are able to enter the collapsed gymnasium at St. Joseph's, extracting the trapped students and teachers. There are no additional fatalities although one boy is treated for severe trauma and all the trapped people require medical attention. The seven students killed in the collapse will be memorialised next week with the state Chief Minister, Natalie Singh, declaring a statewide mourning period.
  • 24 - The Liberal Democratic Party of Scoita replaces leader Alexandra Dodge with first-term MP Mike Ritchie.
  • 30 - Georgeland local government elections, 2021
    • Conservative Peter Riley is elected Mayor of Dannyburg. The National Front wins around 25% of the vote and wins five council seats.
    • Independent Geraldine O'Connor is elected Mayor of New Kikipolis with just 8.55% of the primary vote, winning on preferences from other independent candidates. This sets a new record for the lowest primary vote for a winning candidate.
    • Sally-Anne Refshauge is elected Mayor of Romphumburg, the first woman to hold that office. She is also the first mayor from the Georgeland Alliance, with Romphumburg the second major city to elect an Alliance mayor.
    • Zigit Mayor Tom Jones wins a fifth term in office. Having served since 2005, he will become the city's longest-serving mayor if he remains in office until 2023.
    • The Liberal Democratic Party loses roughly 2/3 of its seats on local councils across the countries, mostly to the Green Party, which wins control of seven councils. The Conservatives lose around 40% of their seats, mostly to the Rally for Freedom and Georgeland Alliance.

July[]

  • 7 - The federal Supreme Court begins an estimated six days of hearings on the Immigration Reform (Border Protection) Act , passed in March, establishing mandatory detention of up to 150 days for people entering the country outside of usual immigration channels, particularly refugees. The case is brought by the National Refugee Rights Coalition (NRRC) who argue that the law is unconstitutional as it violates the human rights of people protected by Georgeland's duty of care, despite not being citizens. The case is expected to be resolved in the next few weeks and has the potential to overturn the law.
  • 9 - Delmago Island voters vote to withdraw the island's statehood, reverting to a federal territory from 1 March 2022.
  • 21 - Santa Christina narrowly loses its bid to host the 2032 Olympic Games to Brisbane, Australia. Georgeland has never hosted an Olympics but Santa Christina has bid four times - for the 1960, 1980, 2016 and 2032 competitions. The narrow loss is the closest the city has come to a winning bid.
  • 27 - The government announces that 50% of the Georgeland adult population have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Another 21% have received their first vaccine dose.
  • 28 - Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
    • The women's football team advances to the knockout stage after defeating the Netherlands 2-1
    • Daisy Moon wins the country's first 2020 medal when she wins silver in the women's 200m freestyle swimming final. Natalie Benson wins a second silver for the women's 1500m freestyle.
    • The men's rowing team wins silver for the coxless four event, losing to Australia by 0.6 seconds. The team also wins bronze for the doubles sculls and another silver for the quadruple sculls.
    • The women's rowing team wins gold for the doubles sculls, the first for the country in the competition, and the first gold for women's rowing since 2000.
  • 29 -
    • U.S. President Joe Biden announces career diplomat Azita Raji as the next US Ambassador to Georgeland.
    • A cabinet reshuffle is announced in West Mainland.
      • Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
        • Georgeland's fencing team wins a silver medal in the women's team foil, the first ever medal for a Georgeland fencing team.
        • Rebecca Blucher wins a gold medal in the women's canoe slalom.
        • Jason Matthews and Ben Robinson win gold in the men's coxless doubles rowing finals.
        • Daisy Moon wins gold for the 200m women's butterfly, and Cal Curry wins bronze in the men's 800m freestyle.
    • 30 -
      • Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
        • The women's football team is defeated 3-0 by the United States, ending their Olympic participation for 2021
        • BMX racer Jermaine Keith wins a bronze medal in the men's individual competition.
        • Daisy Moon wins her third Olympic medal, winning bronze for the women's 200m breaststroke event.
    • 31 -
      • Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
        • Georgeland has its most successful day so far at the 2020 games, winning six medals.
          • The women's rugby sevens team defeats New Zealand to win the gold medal, the first ever in the sport for Georgeland
          • Stuart Dalley wins gold in the men's sailing RS:X event
          • Jessica Mitchum wins silver in the women's 200m backstroke, and Kyle Crowe a silver for the men's 100m backstroke
          • Rick Huebel wins silver for the men's discus final
          • Sprinter Juliette Salim-Tolia wins gold for the women's 100m, Georgeland's first for the sport, and sets a new Olympic record of 10.61 seconds.

August[]

  • 1 -
    • Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
      • Gymnast Eliane Sarayeva wins silver in the women's vault event.
      • Doubles partners Sarah Kenner and Hayley Dunne win gold in the women's mixed doubles tennis event, the first Olympic tennis gold for Georgeland
      • Pete Gould wins gold in the men's Laser sailing event, his third gold in three consecutive Olympics.
  • 2 - The state of Scoita passes an electoral law amendment which will establish full proportional representation for its state legislature at the 2023 election.
  • 3 - Parliament passes the Hydraulic Fracturing (Regulation) Act, which bans fracking on state land and strictly controls the fracking process on private property.
    • Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
      • Ben Atta wins bronze at the men's pole vault event
      • Edie Goff wins gold for the women's K1 Spring canoeing event
      • The national Olympic cycling team wins gold at the men's team sprint
      • Jed Lieu wins gold at the men's 3m springboard diving event.
      • Colin Benson and Amber McLeod win the Nacra 17 sailing event. It is Benson's third Olympic sailing gold, setting the national record. The team sets a new Olympic record.
  • 4 -
    • Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
      • Steven Chinney wins a bronze medal in the individual jumping equestrian events.
      • The men's 470 team of Daniel Caffey and Eddie Hitchcock win a sailing gold medal and set a new world record.
  • 5 -
    • Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
      • Liam Vincent and Ben Kang win the bronze medal in the men's K-2 1000 canoe sprint.
      • Xie Lin Xi wins gold in the women's 10m springboard diving event. The country's sixteenth gold medal of the games, this ties with the 2000 Olympics for the most gold won by Georgeland at an Olympic Games.
  • 7 -
    • The Anglican Archbishop of Doubledance, Ian McCallum, is removed by Georgeland's General Synod for comments made in June endorsing the Qanon conspiracy theory and against Covid-19 vaccinations and precautions.
  • 8 -
    • Georgeland at the 2020 Olympics
      • Boxer Jared Hoxha is defeated by Cuban Andy Cruz in the men's lightweight final, earning a silver medal.
      • Georgeland finishes the games with 16 gold medals, equalling its best-ever performance (in 2000), and finishing seventh in the world, behind the USA, China, Japan, Great Britain, Russian Olympic Committee, and Australia.
  • 16 - Historian, businessman, philanthropist and diplomat Walker Baxter dies at the age of 93.
  • 18 -
    • Immigration minister Neil Hassan confirms the country will accept 30,000 refugees fleeing the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Foreign minister Andrew Taylor confirms the Georgeland Embassy in Kabul will be closed immediately, with diplomatic representatives evacuated.
    • Conservative Party leader Tommy Pippins calls a leadership election for the following day, to end ongoing speculation, and to address the fact the Bradmarch branch of the party has formally disassociated itself from the organisation.
  • 19 - Guy Pendergast defeats incumbent Tommy Pippins and senator Matthew Rourke to become the new leader of the Conservatives.
  • 25 - Federal District senator Mohammed Katar (Liberal Democrat) announces he will leave the Senate as he has been diagnosed with inoperable bowel cancer.

September[]

  • 8 - Mike Jones, the leader of the National Front in Delmago Island, is stabbed to death in his Georgetown home in what police believe was an altercation with his former girlfriend's partner.
  • 18 - Lylecity FC win the Georgeland Cup, the team's third cup victory. The team finished second in the league to Georgetown FC, ending their four-year streak at the top of the primary division.

October[]

  • 12 - A helicopter crash in the Bay of Lyle kills five passengers and the pilot. Among the passengers is the Chair of the National Maritime Authority, Kerry Goode, who took office in April, and two senior NMA officials.
  • 28 - The Federal Territories (Delmago Island) Bill is passed by the Senate. Once signed into law, it will ensure Delmago Island ceases to become a state of Georgeland on 1 March, 2022, and revert to being a federal territory.
  • 29 - The federal health minister, Rebecca Hollander, announces that 80% of eligible Georgelanders are vaccinated against Covid-19.

November[]

December[]

  • 3 - Admiral Chris Haley, the Deputy Chief of the Defence Force, dies of a heart attack at the age of 64.
  • 12 - Jim Winters, formerly Chief of Navy, is promoted to succeed Chris Haley as Deputy Chief of the Defence Force. Vice Admiral Harriet Connors becomes the first woman to become Chief of Navy with her promotion from Deputy Chief.
  • 13 - After several delays, the federal Supreme Court hands down its ruling on the case of National Refugee Rights Coalition v United Islands. The court rules, in a 5-2 decision, that the Immigration Reform (Border Protection) Act does not violate the duty of care of people held under the protection of the Georgeland government and that the Act is constitutional. The decision is a blow to refugee rights advocates who claim it violates their human rights to be detained without charge; the government argued that their human rights were being respected by keeping them detained for protection. The two dissenting justices, Jordan Haslem and Bibi Johnson, argue the act is problematic and has the potential to become a more draconian law, especially with the use of ministerial discretion.
    • In response to the NRRC ruling, the leader of Vox, Janet Gauss, announces the party's policy of a national referendum enshrining the constitutional protection of both refugees and citizens from detention without charge, as well as a number of other civil and legal rights if elected to office next year.
  • 23 - The Government of Bradmarch closes all interstate travel from 27 December as a response to a surge in cases of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.
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