Shilong coup (Solar timeline)

On [date], a coup in the Solar Union by elements of the military led by Yin Jianying successfully overthrew the rule by the Four Snakeheads. The coup was preceded by increasing negative public sentiment towards the Snakeheads as a result of a period of socioeconomic turmoil following the Jìnzhan revolution, and was set in motion shortly after the assassination of General Secretary She Qunzhong.

Following the takeover of capital Gagargrad, the military declared martial law over Earth, and later over the Island groups as well. The Snakeheads were framed for the assassination of the Chairman


 * Solar energy mirror hacked to target capital city Gagargrad, disrupting government comms and resulting in unrest in the streets
 * Military moves into city, restoring order and blaming the outage on a plot by the Snakeheads