Vriend Era

The Vriend Era (1960–present) is the current historical period that followed the Middenvader Era. It began after the end of the main Middenvader period in 1959 and is defined by the development of De Vrienden, the consolidation of the five principal families, the expansion and collapse of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen, the rise of the Fish Collective, and the post-2024 restructuring of Tanoa and related networks.

The era remains ongoing. Its later phase is shaped by the collapse of Tanoan central authority, the dismantling of affiliated criminal and industrial systems, and the continued documentation of events connected to the five families.

Background

The Vriend Era began after the breakdown of the older Middenvader framework. In 1959, the Schroeter family split following the second Middenvader Commissie, and Schroeter Traktoren was dissolved. From 1960 onward, large-scale intra-family armed conflict declined, while family organization, documentation, cultural activity, and external conflicts became more important.

Unlike the Vader Era and Middenvader Era, the Vriend Era is centered on the long-term association between Angelo Noord, Martin Paap, Imro van Hetten, Eef Hoos, and Lourens Schroeter, together with the wider political and military events that occurred during their lifetime.

Chronology

Year	Event
1959	The Middenvader Era ended. The Schroeter family split after the second Middenvader Commissie, and Schroeter Traktoren was dissolved.
1960	The Vriend Era began. Angelo Noord was born in Rotterdam, placing the first member of De Vrienden within the new period.
1961	Daniel Paap was born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. He later became Deputy Führer of Tanoa.
1962	Mark Hugerinus Paap was born in Rotterdam. He later became the founder and central symbolic figure of the Fish Collective.
1965	Argentina was annexed into the Tanoan system, expanding the reach of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen outside the islands.
1974	Angelo Noord and Martin Paap formed the first core of De Vrienden. In the same year, Liberia was established as a Tanoan puppet state.
1975	Imro van Hetten joined De Vrienden in early 1975. Lourens Schroeter became associated with the group later that year.
1976	Eef Hoos joined De Vrienden, completing the five-member group. The Neger Buch registration system was introduced in the Tanoan state.
1979	Rwanda was subordinated to the Tanoan system.
1980	Eef Paap became Führer of Tanoa, and Daniel Paap became Deputy Führer. Around this period, the numerical associations of the five families became more formalized.
Early 1980s	De Vrienden continued regular travel and social activity. The group’s cultural identity became more established during this period.
Mid-1980s	Music by the group circulated under the name De Lijers.
1989	The song Veroordeeld was released after the imprisonment of Eef Hoos.
1991	Jubaland was annexed into the Tanoan system.
1994	Namibia was subordinated to the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.
1998	Richard Rambam and Peter Pecker carried out early cloning work near Colacu, including the successful cloning of a stray dog.
1999	Snubable Enterprise was founded by Richard Rambam and Peter Pecker. The organization later became one of the most important industrial and biological structures connected to the Bucharest Butchers.
2000	Annobón was annexed by the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Tiberiu Pintăreanu became formally involved in Snubable Enterprise.
2001	Uruguay was merged into the Tanoan system.
2006	Paraguay was subordinated to the Tanoan system. Tiberiu Pintăreanu was killed in Bucharest by Petru Ionuț.
2007	Martin Paap became leader of the Paap family. The Bucharest Butchers became the parent organization of Snubable Enterprise.
2008	Richard Rambam met Stefan Shrankenhaus in Switzerland. Snubable Enterprise expanded its industrial and mechanical capacity through Shrankenhaus-linked support.
2009	Bolivia publicly acknowledged alignment with the Tanoan system.
2010	Snubable Enterprise opened a formal administrative office in Bucharest, used for documentation, financial routing, payroll masking, procurement records, and external communications.
2011	Angelo Noord released Tering Hé. Snubable Enterprise completed a western annex for nutrient synthesis, equipment maintenance, and production support.
2014	Air Fiji Flight 27 was shot down near Vagalala, killing all 214 people on board, including the wife and two children of Mark Hugerinus Paap. The incident became a central cause of Mark’s later resistance activity.
2014–2017	The Tanoan Conquest of the Falklands occurred, expanding the military and strategic scope of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.
2015	Snubable Enterprise entered structured cooperation with the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. The arrangement provided industrial supplies, fuel, technical support, and protection in exchange for cloning-related documentation and technical cooperation.
2017	The Takistan War began after investigations by Angelo Noord into Rotterdam-Zuid and its links to Takistan and Khalid bin Thani. In the same year, Aktion Shrankenhaus and the Slatina events marked a major escalation in the militarization of Snubable clone and vehicle systems.
2018	Martin Paap was seriously wounded during the Takistan War and later recovered. Snubable Enterprise completed the Răsucor incubator as a major experimental system.
2019	The Takistan War ended with a neutrality agreement. Mark Hugerinus Paap and John Hugerinus Paap founded the network later known as the Fish Collective.
2021	The name Fish Collective was adopted. Angelo Noord spent approximately one year in Tanoa and later stated that he observed Mark Hugerinus Paap operating in the jungles. Snubable Enterprise also opened restricted extraterrestrial and hybrid research connected to Project Umbrar.
2022	Snubable Enterprise halted the Borvă and Umbrar program because of limited resources, increasing pressure, and declining institutional capacity.
2024	The final year of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen began with growing internal weakness, resistance activity, and failed plans for deeper integration between Tanoa, Snubable Enterprise, and parts of the Bucharest Butchers network.
5 August 2024	Daniel Paap was killed in Comodoro Rivadavia during a Fish Collective ambush. Several senior Tanoan generals present at the meeting were also killed.
12 August 2024	John Hugerinus Paap was killed in Patagonia during a duel with a Tanoan officer.
23–24 November 2024	Mark Hugerinus Paap conducted his final operation in Tanoa. He moved through southern and central Tanoa, reached Ipota, infiltrated the villa area of Eef Paap, and killed Eef Paap during a firefight.
24 November 2024	Eef Paap died at Ipota. Mark Hugerinus Paap died later the same day from gunshot wounds sustained during the final operation.
30 November 2024	The Tanoa Einsatzgruppen ceased to exist as an organized governing entity. The NSTAP and the main central institutions of the regime were dissolved with the collapse of state authority.
Late 2024	Tanoa entered a fragmented post-collapse period. Former offices, military sites, camps, and command structures were abandoned, seized, or dismantled.
19 January 2025	Horațiu Wesselescu was killed during a Fish Collective ambush at the Dunărea de Sud Nuclear Power Plant. His death exposed further links between technical institutions and the Bucharest Butchers network.
30 April 2025	Stefan Shrankenhaus died near Bucharest during an attempted escape. His death removed the main industrial and mechanical figure connected to Snubable Shrankenhaus.
1 May 2025	Richard Rambam and Peter Pecker were captured and executed in Bucharest. Snubable Enterprise ceased to operate as a coherent organization, and the Bucharest Butchers network collapsed as a centralized structure.
Mid-2025	The main organized armed structures connected to the former Tanoan regime had been dismantled. Ipota was redesignated as a memorial site.
2026	The era remained ongoing. Its current phase was centered on post-collapse investigations, documentation, reconstruction, and the long-term effects of the collapse of Tanoa, Snubable Enterprise, and the Bucharest Butchers network.

Main developments

The Vriend Era developed through several connected phases. The first phase, beginning in 1960, followed the decline of the Middenvader structure and the separation of older family conflict from later family identity. The second phase began in the 1970s with the formation of De Vrienden and the creation of symbolic links between the five families.

The middle phase was shaped by the expansion of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen, the cultural activity of De Vrienden, the rise of Snubable Enterprise, and the growing influence of the Bucharest Butchers. During this period, Tanoa expanded through annexation, subordination, puppet states, and economic control, while Snubable Enterprise developed into a protected industrial and biological organization.

The later phase began after the destruction of Air Fiji Flight 27 in 2014 and the radicalization of Mark Hugerinus Paap. From 2019 onward, the Fish Collective became the main resistance structure connected to the collapse of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. After 2024, the era entered a post-collapse phase marked by fragmentation, investigations, and stabilization.

Characteristics

The Vriend Era is characterized by family continuity, documentation, cultural activity, state expansion, resistance operations, and post-collapse restructuring. Its central social structure is De Vrienden, while its largest political event is the rise and fall of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen.

The era also includes the development and destruction of organizations connected to the Bucharest Butchers, including Snubable Enterprise and Snubable Shrankenhaus. These organizations linked criminal protection, industrial production, biological experimentation, Tanoa-aligned logistics, and private technical networks.

By 2026, the Vriend Era remained the current historical period. Its defining question had shifted from expansion and conflict to documentation, accountability, memorialization, and the long-term consequences of the collapses that occurred between 2024 and 2025.

Background

Chronology

Main developments

Characteristics

See also