The New Dawn (Officially, The Peoples New Dawn) is a seperatist political movement headed by a Tythonian cabinet under Ozan Miliet. The group formed during the recent civil upheaval in Menat Ombo following the end of the Great War. The New Dawn seeks to reclaim and form their own sovereign society citing grieviences against the Jedi led government. Despite Menat Ombo's governmental reformation removing the Jedi from power, and the passing of laws granting full citizenship and civil rights to all inhabitants of the city; the New Dawn continued to gain popularity culminating in the declaration of sovereignty. In the final weeks of 35 ABY, The Peoples New Dawn collectively departed from the city of Menat Ombo in an event known as the 'Morning Exodus'.
History
The Peoples New Dawn began as a loose affiliation of supporters of the influential New Tythonian citizen Cy Thuron. Vaguely recounted as a hermit living in the foothills north of Menat Ombo, Cy fought in the war with the Tythonian militias during the Great War although not much else is known of his history prior to coming to New Tython in 22 ABY.
The Mad Hermit: Cy Thuron
Cy's early followers formed from a loose network of human Tythonians who were seduced by Cy's charismatic proselytizing in the Visulu Market Forum. Preying on the citizens anti-Jedi/anti-government/and Pro-speciest views he was able to spread his message instilling his charisma into the people through extreme feats of crowd control. Over a relatively short time spanning a couple of months, the confidence of those who favored Cy's leadership over the Jedi's paved the way for the Jedi's handover of the government to a citizen ran administration. The voice of the people had triumphed in bringing change to Menat Ombo however this was not without its hangups.
The new government as established by the cities top officials consisted of a joint Human Tythonian/Harakoan political entity. The new government would be free from Jedi governing but would now cater to the civil plight of the already disenfranchised urban Harakoans of the city. Trouble erupted with the new governments mandate granting full citizenship and rights to all citizens of Menat Ombo including the [much prejudiced against) Harakoans. Cy's followers being bound by their oaths to uphold and promote a Human dominate city sparked the first true flames of the civil upheavel that would unfold in the months to come.
At this time the followers of Cy had progressed from lively supporters of the hermit into an empowered group capable and willing to incite riots and violence against local Harakoans in the name of socio-political change. Crimes against Harakoans and riots continued to spread for which the Jedi were dispatched by the new governement to apprehend Cy for inciting a critical riot against the oppositional peace movement led by the equally charismatic and influential figure Gideon Varos. During this particular riot Cy condemned himself after inciting his followers into acts of aggression inadvertently leading to the slaughter of a single Harakoan man; the fallout from this one death left a city plagued with mass hysteria for two days.
Unable to apprehend the crazed hermit, the Jedi managed to end the rioting and brought peace and quiet to the city. In the aftermath Cy's group of followers seemed to have gone underground just as quickly as its leader had. Weeks of peace and further rebuilding returned to the city while Gideon and his peaceful supporters moved to petition the government to subdue the now violently illegal dissident group. An unconfirmed individual, a possible Cy supporter broke the silence detonating an explosive in the Abbey killing tens of citizens including the Jedi High Councilor Ji and the Tythonian City Council member 'Marten.
Sometime later Cy's dissident group emerged from its hibernation as a political movement calling itself The Peoples New Dawn. The movements head was identified as a Tythonian from Memit named Ozan Miliet. The New Dawn movement claimed no involvement with the disturbing figure Cy and further declared plans of secession en masse from the Menat Ombo Municipal government. Despite the illegal nature of the secession, the new heads of government agreed with Jedi Council from Masters Drodik and Morotheri to allow the secession to proceed for the sake of establishing much needed peace.
On the morning following High Councilor Ji's passing into the force, the New Dawn and dozens of other citizens of Menat Ombo departed from the city for points north.
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