Aranese Civil War

The Aranese Civil War (Guerra Civil de l'aranès, Aranera Gerra Zibil), was a multifaceted civil and ethnic conflict in Arriola fought between forces loyal to the Popular Union, a loose coalition of socialists, communists, and anarchists, and the anti-Revolutionary Tercaras, consisting of conservatives, traditionalists, nationalists, and moderates. The war began in June 1934 with the Communist seizure of Andorra from Occitan militias, and within a year descended into a heated stalemate. The conflict was brought to an abrupt (albeit temporary) end with the German invasion of Arriola. Following the end of the Second World War pre-war fighting resumed, and ultimately lasted until 1946, with the rise of the authoritarian Estat Aranés regime.