History of the Aquarian People

For some 50 million years, a dramatic ice age covers Aquarius in widespread and long-ranging glaciation. At times, the massive glaciers reach to the planetary equator. With only a few exceptions, the only terrestrial animalian life to survive this period is that which can adapt to life underwater, below the planet's icy surface.

The Kallidahins, the closest sentient neighbors of the Aquarians, establish first contact.

The Aquarians develop hand-held blaster technology.

By royal decree, the Majesty's Consultative Assembly is established as a deliberative body of the United Kingdom of Aquarius. While the body is intended to be representative of the Aquarian people, it's role is purely advisory and much of the power of the United Kingdom remains with the monarchy.

The First Campaign to Suppress Counterrevolutionaries is launched to eradicate opposition elements (especially former Royalist and Republican functionaries but also including some members of United Front) accused of undermining the new Aquarian People’s Hegemony and the spirit of the Revolution. Significant numbers of "counterrevolutionaries" are arrested, exiled, executed, or sentenced to "labor reform.” As a result, early all aliens leave Aquarius.

Stalin dies and Georgy Malenkov assumes the positions of Chair of the Movement for Collective Aquarian Unity and Primer of the State Council. One week later, Malenkov resigns from the position of Chair of the Movement for Collective Aquarium Unity under political pressure and concerns that he holding too much power. Khrushchev subsequently assumes the Chair.

The Second Five-Year Plan begins to ambitiously collectivize yet decentralize the Aquarian economy and dismantle the giant wartime cooperatives constructed by Stalin. As the result of very poor economic planning and coordination, the plan is a miserable failure.

Forces of the People’s Liberation Army skirmish with Republic Intelligence reconnaissance craft operating in Aquarian space. After demanding an apology from the Galactic Republic and receiving no response, Khrushchev lets the incident go.

Hua Guofeng dies. His successor Deng Ziaoping assumes leadership and continues reforms continues the reforms of his predecessor although to a less dramatic extent.