The next revolution: Bruuma braces for epochal switch



The streets of Bayougrad are empty and silent once the sun set, save for uniformed personnel and construction workers. The country is preparing for the event that, in four days, will mark the most epochal moment in the contemporary history of the country.

Papa Unclepear, absolute ruler of Bruuma since 1956, will step down and hand over the reign to his young, mostly unknown successor, who goes by the name of Brother Unclepear.

The occasion will be one of the most important festivity of the regime, Revolution Day, which celebrates the start of the armed struggle of the Workers’ Mojo Party against colonial authorities in 1936.

The move, announced a few months ago, was long overdue: Papa Unclepear’s true age is estimated between 92 and 96 years old, and anointing its successor while still living was essential to prevent Bruuma from descending into chaos over a succession struggle.

It is yet to see if Brother Unclepear’s rise to power will be smooth. Official sources state that he has been an active member in incognito of the two most important power group of the country, the Army and the Party, and he has been subject since his unveiling to a massive propaganda campaign. But there are high raking figures who have been in top positions for decades, despite the regular purges, and who might be not so inclined to be ruled by a young man.

Time will tell: meanwhile, the ceremony being zealously prepared in the capital will be an event to rember by itself.