The First Republic.

Founded as an homage to the ideals of Titoism, Fraternalism was set up to be a more democratic version of socialism than that seen in Yugoslavia. However, under the First Republic the regime slowly but steadily generated into a corrupt dictatorship, replicating the worst excesses of so-called 'People's Democracies' seen globally. The Leader became isolated from the people and although personally remaining ideologically pure, was surrounded by a clique who used their position and power to gain money and influence from the people.

The government retained a leftist bent and was generally split between the Brotherhood and Unity factions, with the primary dividing line being adherence to the official ideology. Those aligned with Brotherhood, which included the Leader, fought for a purer and more socialist direction that was open to the people, whereas the Unity faction was willing to sacrifice key tenets in the interests of overall state development. For the majority of the later First Republic, it was Unity who controlled the direction of the nation, although the Leader's firm adherence to Brotherhood prevented them from openly taking over.

The fall of the First Republic was precipitated by two key events in Fraternalism history.

Firstly, a large-scale war broken out with a neighbouring country in response to a state-led program of kidnapping and enslaving the citizens of Fraternalism. With the Leader's full-throated call for an attack, the Unity faction had no option but to support the Leader in taking the nation to war, although they would have preferred to implement economic sanctions and use it as an opportunity to develop domestic industry. As the war proceeded successfully, the Brotherhood faction gained more support and even some defectors from Unity, who had lost the argument that the idea of unity required them to align with the Leader during the war. Following a successful conclusion and a generous peace, the Leader's support and profile was sky-high amongst the population at large, and also crucially the military that he had led to victory. Radical elements within Brotherhood felt that their hour was at hand.

Three weeks later the Great Fraternalism Revolution was launched by the radical fringe within Brotherhood with the support of the military and the populace at large, who were tired of the corruption within the ruling clique. They besieged the Government Quarter of Titograd and called on the Leader to renounce his ministers and to join the Revolution, which he willingly did, leading his people into their second victory within a month.

The Great Fraternalism Revolution was followed by the Period of Adjustment before settling down into the Second Republic.