The 4471 Uprising

 The 4471 Uprising ( Majatran: Aintifadat 4471), officially known in Kafuri literature as The Great Workers' Uprising (Majatran: Aintifadat Aleummal Aleazimin), was an armed uprising in al-Kasraj, Kafuristan led by Sufyan Saïss and Hizb Al-'Amal Al-Thawriy (Revolutionary Workers' Party). The uprising overthrew the government of the Senatorial Republic and resulted in the full transfer of power to Hizb Al-'Amal Al-Thawriy (Revolutionary Workers' Party). The new government immediately initiated the establishment of the Workers' Republic of Kafuristan and announced measures to socialise the means of production.

 The armed uprsing was organised by Hizb Al-'Amal Al-Thawriy (Revolutionary Workers' Party), who used their influence among urban community councils and impoverished military families to organise armed units and minimise governemnt resistance.

 On 10th October 4471 revolutionary forces began to seize control of government buildings in al-Kasraj, and by the following day had full control of the Senate and the Council of Elders, later renamed the Supreme Workers' Council.

 Hastily organised elections saw Hizb Al-'Amal Al-Thawriy (Revolutionary Workers' Party) leader Sufyan Saïss elected as the nation's first President of the Supreme Workers' Council. No international observers were permitted to monitor the poll.

Background
While the uprising was led by Hizb Al-'Amal Al-Thawriy (Revolutionary Workers' Party), it capitalised upon unrest among many sections of Kafuri society. Unhappy with poor standards of living, workplace conditions and a lack of political representation, in 4470 urban workers began to organise into community councils which were highly critical of the government. This organisation resulted in a series of demonstrations and wildcat strikes in early 4471 aimed at overturning a ban on organised labour and trade union activity.

Support for the existing government from rank and file soldiers also weakened due to economic difficulties. Wages and government allowances were often late and were not sufficient to match the rising costs of goods. Petitions from soldiers families regularly went unanswered, resulting in lingering frustration.

Added to this general sense of unrest was the lack of representative democracy among Kafuristan's institutions. Citizenship, and the voting rights which this afforded, was restricted only to property owners, excluding most of the population. The state's failure to understand and successfully react to the causes of discontent resulted in a leadership vacuum which came to be filled by Hizb Al-'Amal Al-Thawriy (Revolutionary Workers' Party). By April 4471 the urban community councils were dominated by party members, who pursued more confrontational forms of protest and fostered a revolutionary mindset.