MPR Department of History

MICRONATIONAL HISTORY 101

Micronations are frequently expressions of political protest, personal entertainment, theoretical experimentation, artistic expression, and sometimes they are even a conduit for illegal activity. Some micronations issue passports, or have flags, postage stamps, coins and medals.

This is not simply a list of micronations, but some of the most significant micronations are listed here simply because of the significant things they have developed, discovered, invented, or achieved. The compiler of this brief on micronational history has included micronations and their contributions only if they are Fifth and Sixth World nations, i.e. tiny nations that may or may not have a territory. Large Fourth World nations (we know today that there are also tiny Fourth World nations), i.e. territorially large nations that are sometimes included in other lists as "micronations", have not been generally included in this brief, but some may be mentioned, nonetheless, if they are a real part of micronational history — if their achievement is largely independent of the Official World.

Words like 'micronation', 'micronational', and 'micronationalist' are often used like put-downs by people living in the so-called real world (really a catchphrase for 'Official World'), but you must understand that these words are exonyms — names given to a group or category of people by persons other than the people referenced to — and endonyms — names used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language — such as 'Fifth World nation', 'Fifth Worldish', and 'Fifth Worlder' also exist in Fifth World English (lexicon).

MICRONATIONAL FIRSTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL FIRST
Circa 1680-1947	The world's oldest and longest living micronation was probably the Indian princely state of Pudukkottai. From the 6th to the 14th century AD, Pudukkottai was successively ruled by the Pallavas, the Cholas, and the Pandyas. When the Pandya kingdom was conquered by Malik Kafur, Pudukkottai came under the rule of Muslim sultans, who held power for about 50 years before being vanquished by the Vijayanagar kings. When the Vijayanagar kingdom disintegrated, Raghunatha Kilavan wrested the country from them in 1680, and appointed Raghunatha Tondaiman, his brother-in-law, as viceroy. Pudukkottai thus came under the rule of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty. After the death of Raghunatha Kilavan, Raghunatha Tondaiman became the ruler of Pudukottai. Thus the Thondaiman Dynasty took root and flourished. The princely state of Pudukottai was created by Raghunatha (Raya) Tondaiman. In later centuries the Thondaiman rulers, while nominally being feudatories of the Ramnad state, often pursued an independent foreign policy (just like any micronation would do today), a trend common in all parts of India at that time. The kingdom initially did not have fixed boundaries, and was called "Thondaiman country" (after the Thondaiman rulers) until the end of 18th century. The kingdom started to have fixed boundaries in the early 19th century. It extended for 52 miles from east to west and 41 miles from north to south, and encompassed an area of 1,178 square miles. The Thondaimans provided military aid to the British and the Nawabs of Arcot in the 1752 siege of Tiruchirapally, against Haidar Ali and Tippu Sultan, and finally against the Palaiyakkarars. This act by the Thondaiman rulers spared the kingdom from being assigned zamindari status, and Pudukottai was instead assigned as a Princely State (also called Native or Indian State). Marthanda Bhairava Tondaiman declared, in 1888, that Pudukkottai had become an independent kingdom, and in 1889 issued an Amman cash coin (Amman kasu). That was the only coin ever issued by the Kingdom of Pudukkottai. Pudukkottai remained the only princely kingdom to maintain its independence in the whole of Tamil Nadu. The kingdom eventually acceded to the independent Dominion of India in August 1947, and merged with the Madras state in the following year. Rajagopala Tondaiman, ninth and last ruler of the princely state of Pudukkottai, died in 1997 at the age of 75.
Circa 1865	World's first extant micronation starts in 1865 when Matthew Shiell Dowdy, a rich Irishman resident of Montserrat, buys the island of Redonda, and with tacit consent from Victoria, Queen of England, becomes the first King of Redonda. In 1880 the crown passed to the son, Matthew Philipps Shiell, who was incoronated by the Methodist Bishop of Antigua with the name of Felipe I. He reigned until 1947. Felipe became a famous writer, and conceded many titles, especially for cultural and literary merits. His successor was John Gawsworth, who under the name of King Juan I was monarch of the island until 1967. After 1967 at least two parallel claims to the Kingdom of Redonda exist (Arthur John Roberts, 1967-1989, styled as King Juan II; and Giancarlo Ezio Noferi, styled as HRH Giancarlo Ezio I of Montedoglio, 1967-). Today there are at least four living claimants.
Circa 1871	First micronational paper currency: the oldest extant note is the Five Dollar Emperor Norton I note, which was released in 1871; however, the oldest notes ever issued by Emperor Norton I were probably the Fifty Cent notes (1, 2).
Circa 1929	First micronational coins: the Lundy Puffin, first issued in 1929 by the self-declared 'King of Lundy', Martin Coles Harman, who was an English businessman. These were two coins — the Half Puffin and the One Puffin, which were rated at the same nominal value as the British Halfpenny and Penny (source).
01/11/1929	First micronational postage stamps: the half puffin red, and the one puffin blue, the first stamps issued on Lundy island, which has the oldest private postal service in the world. The first stamps were issued on 1 November 1929 (source).
Circa 1933	First film specifically related to micronationalism: "Duck Soup" (1933). Originally a box-office disaster, this is now considered the finest Marx Brothers film ever. The immortal Groucho Marx plays Rufus T. Firefly, dictator of the tiny country of Fredonia, who declares war on neighboring Sylvania, over the love of a woman, the wealthy Mrs. Teasdale (Margaret Dumont). A savage (and often anarchic) satire on politics, war and [micro]nationalism (source).
Circa 1940	The first apparent reference in French to the word micronation in book form appears in Bibliothèque historique vaudoise, Volume 67, by the Société historique vaudoise, Société académique vaudoise: "La micronation vaudoise forme done un ensemble politique et culturel."
Circa 1943	The first apparent reference in English to the word micronation in book form appears in The battle for Buenos Aires, by Saxtone E. Bradford (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company): "Careful groundwork had given Germany a highly unified micronation within the boundaries of Argentina in many ways better prepared and better organized than . . ." The first reference in English to the word micronations in a popular book appears in the 1978 edition of The People's Almanac #2, where David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace write: "Established in 1972 by a declaration of sovereignty by a group of Californians, the Republic of Minerva has more claim to authenticity than most micronations because it actually has some land, although it disappears at high tide. The republic consists of two coral reefs 17 miles apart in the South Pacific Ocean some 3,400 miles southwest of Honolulu and 915 miles northeast of Auckland, New Zealand."
26/10/1967	The earliest apparent instance of use of the word micro-nation in English in journalistic form appears to be in the 26 October 1967 edition of Australian newspaper The Age, on page 5, under the article "A micro-nation", which mentions the now independent country of Nauru. The first apparent instance of use of the word micronation in English in journalism in its modern form, i.e. without a hyphen, is in the 8 October 1973 Time magazine article "TOURISM: Red into Black", where the word is first mentioned in the phrase, "As S.B.M. goes, so goes the micronation, which is made up of about 4,000 Monegasques and 25,000 resident foreigners." S.B.M., by the way, is a reference to Société des Bains de Mer SA, or the Société Anonyme des Bains de Mer et du Cercle des Etrangers à Monaco, a Monaco-based holding company primarily engaged in the operations in two sectors: games and hotel business.
25/11/1968	English court declares itself outside the jurisdiction of Sealand. This action made the Principality of Sealand the first Fifth World nation/micronation to gain some de facto recognition.
01/04/1973	On April Fools' Day in 1973, John Lennon and Yoko Ono announced the birth of Nutopia, the world's first country where all people are ambassadors. Nutopia was described as "a conceptual country" with no boundaries and "no laws other than cosmic." At the time, Mr. Lennon was being threatened with deportation because of a 1968 marijuana conviction in Britain. As Nutopian ambassadors, Mr. and Ms. Lennon asked for diplomatic immunity and United Nations recognition, and they gave "One White Street" as the embassy address. Neither of them ever lived at that address.
Circa 1976	Peter Townsend becomes the world's first man to inherit an embassy when he moves into a four-story town house at "One White Street" in TriBeCa. Within days he started receiving mail addressed to "John Lennon and Yoko Ono, c/o Nutopian Embassy", and the mail didn't stop coming until a few years after Mr. Lennon was shot and killed (New York Times article).
23/04/1982	World's first 'Fifth World' country is born, the Conch Republic. The Conch Republic was born in response to a United States Border blockade of the Florida Keys. Since the United States Government insisted on treating the Keys like a foreign country; Key West Mayor Dennis Wardlow seceded from the Union, declared war, surrendered, and demanded foreign aid. Its Secretary General Sir Peter Anderson claims that "we exist as a 'State of Mind', and aspire only to bring more Warmth, Humor and Respect to a planet we find in sore need of all three."
13/05/1989	The Hon. John Charlton Rudge (Grand Duchy of Avram) becomes the first micronationalist to be elected to an Official World parliament, the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He served one term until his defeat in 1992 (departure: 1 February 1992), representing the Liberal Party in the seat of Lyons. His adopted title is "His Grace the Most Noble the Duke of Avram" (Tasmanian parliament profile).
05/03/2003	TTF-Bucksfan becomes first micronation on earth to own a working top-level domain (TLD), the .TTF.
08/03/2006	The Dominion of British West Florida activates the ninth server of the Cesidian Root, the d-root.maxmv.org. On this date the Cesidian Root became a complete intercontinental Internet for the first time, as well as the world's first de facto micronational multinational.
01/09/2006	Lonely Planet publishes Micronations, the world's first micronational travel guide.
31/12/2006	Bibliophile Richard George William Pitt Booth becomes the first micronationalist to be honoured with a MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to tourism in Powys (Kingdom of Hay).
17/04/2007	HMRD Cesidio Tallini becomes the world's first legally consecrated micronational bishop.
15/05/2007	Christian Kapik and Agnes Fakesch become the world's first virtual micronation navigators when they visit Cyberterra at 43°0'0" North and 15°0'0" East, in the middle of the Adriatic Sea (the City of Cyberterra was founded in September 2002, so it already existed; however, its terrestrial coordinates were established independent of this event only later, so this is a form of retroactive nomenclature).
07-08/07/2007	Michael Martelle, student of the renowned Master Kwok Chu Chan, representing the Principality of Sealand in the World Cup of Kung Fu held in Quebec City, Canada, and bearing the designation of Athleta Principalitas Bellatorius (Principal Martial Arts Athlete and Champion), wins two silver medals and becomes the first micronational athlete ever to appear on a world championship podium.
13/12/2007	HMRD Cesidio Tallini consecrates Saint René Descartes, the world's first micronational saint.
06/05/2008	World's first virtual invasion occurs when the .UM ccTLD and the United States Minor Outlying Islands (USMOI) are occupied by the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA).
22/07/2008	The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) becomes first Fifth World nation/micronation to gain some de jure recognition through the International States Parliament for Safety and Peace (ISPSP).
16/08/2008	The Principality of Vikesland (later renamed the Kingdom of Vikesland) becomes the first micronation to send its flag into the very vacuum of space.
24/07/2009	Wirtland becomes first micronation on earth to issue a gold coin, the Wirtland Crane.
22/11/2009	HMRD Cesidio Tallini starts "Obama should legalise micronations" petition at Change.org, the world's first micronational-Official World petition in English.
24/12/2009	First progressive degrees are introduced by Bryant University, starting a new kind of Bologna Process.
03/01/2010	First terrestrial coordinates for virtual city established: Cyberterra.
30/01/2010	First time ever that an official, albeit odd news source, has used a micronational geographic name (Kita Island of the UMMOA) in an English-language article in place of its more official geographic name (Akau Island of the USMOI). There is also a French version of the article with similar characteristics.
17/02/2010	First realistic amateur radio call sign established for virtual city: the IL6 for Cyberterra.
24/02/2010	First missing link between territorial and virtual cities found when it is discovered that the City of Cyberterra has actually been visited in the past by two Germans — it is discovered that Cyberterra is, in reality, a cybernetic realm.
07/03/2010	First municipal ID card for the micronational community is issued for the City of Cyberterra.
10/03/2010	First Saint René Descartes silver medallion is made, therefore the world's first silver medallion of a micronational saint.
15/03/2010	World's first progressive degree awarded by Bryant University.
04/04/2010	The Imperium of DeWaCo Estates establishes the first nation that exists close to, but below the surface of the general horizontal terrain of the earth, the first "Cave Nation" or "Cavern Nation" of the Semi-State of Subtropolis as an imperial protectorate.
17/04/2010	The world's first-ever conference on micronations is held on Dangar Island, Sydney. The conference attracted enough academic attention that in the end it was entirely sponsored by Macquarie University, one of Australia's leading research universities. Also, Associated Press reporters showed up for the event, and did interviews.
30/04/2010	The Empire of Atlantium becomes the first micronation to be mentioned by a news agency or wire service when the article "Fed up with your country? Create your own!", by Kristen Gelineau, is released by the Associated Press. The article was later reprinted in several newspapers.
07/05/2010	The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) becomes the first micronation to sponsor or co-sponsor a major cultural event, when it successfully co-sponsored the cultural meeting "Art and Poetry of Life", which was held at the Foundation "Siniscalco Ceci" in the city of Foggia, Italy.
17/06/2010	World's first Scholar's Degree (SD) awarded by Saint René Descartes University.
06/08/2010	The Fifth World Community (5WC), an inhabited locality distributed across several continents, and the world's first diaxenospitia, comes into being.
31/01/2011	HMRD Cesidio Tallini starts "Richiesta di riconoscimento di cittadinanza alternativa" petition at PetizioniOnline.it, the world's first micronational-Official World petition in Italian.
09/03/2011	The Empire of Atlantium and the Principality of Hutt River become the world's first micronations to be given coverage in an Official World (non-micronational) travel guide with the publication of the German-language guide to Australia, Das Australien-Lesebuch: Alles, was sie über Down Under wissen müssen, by the Sydney-based journalist Barbara Barkhausen, and the German Mana-Verlag publisher.
14/09/2011	The UMMOA as a state became an Associate Member of the Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), and as an international organisation it became a Consultative Agency to the OEAS Secretariat on the matter of the Oceanic Biome [article]. It is the first time that a micronational organisation achieves Consultative Status with an IGO.
19/09/2011	Model and actress Randi Bennett becomes the world's first micronational model when she is hired as Official National Spokesperson for the Nation of New Guinea. Randi Bennett graduated J.R.P. at Sacramento Fashion and Commercial Print, and won Top Model for November 2008 in the critically acclaimed "Artistic Pursuit" worldwide pageant. Her many successes include the "The Rolling Bottle" Coca Cola Commercial directed by David Hildago.
01/11/2011	First film produced on micronational soil: the Made in Vikesland film, "A tell tale haunting" (2011). Director & Writer: Christopher Beyette. Stars: Shaun Cameron, Michael Jones and Travis McHenry. (1, 2).
26/11/2011	Lo Gal, the world's first Fifth World culture centre, is started [article].
27/12/2011	The Cesidian Root and Saint René Descartes University are granted Consultative Status with the Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS). It is the first time that a DNS root or Internet, and a micronational university, achieve Consultative Status with an IGO.
09/01/2012	The Micronational Professional Registry (MPR) becomes the first micronational organisation to launch the idea of Moral Sponsorship (Italian: Patrocinio Morale), and the UMMOA, and two other special nations, are granted Moral Sponsorship of the Micronational Professional Registry: http://micronational.org/001103.

SPORTS DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
04/04/2007	New sport called tri-ball is first mentioned as being practiced, and is later confirmed (16/02/2010) to be practiced in the Imperium of DeWaCo Estates. In this sport a bat, a ball, a glove, helmets, light-weight padding, and a small basket goal are all used, so it is more or less a mix of baseball, football, and basketball.
07-08/07/2007	Michael Martelle, student of the renowned Master Kwok Chu Chan, representing the Principality of Sealand in the World Cup of Kung Fu held in Quebec City, Canada, and bearing the designation of Athleta Principalitas Bellatorius (Principal Martial Arts Athlete and Champion), wins two silver medals and becomes the first micronational athlete ever to appear on a world championship podium.

CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Circa 1985	Robert Ben Madison develops the Talossan language.
15/11/1997	The Cesidian calendar is first used officially; a primitive form of the Cesidian calendar was developed in 1993.
22/05/2001	The term "Bucksfanian Astrology" is first recorded.
15/12/2003	HMRD Cesidio Tallini develops Indigo racial concept.
20/04/2006	The Cesidian calendar is completed.
05/08/2009	HMRD Cesidio Tallini introduces Cyberterra Mean Time (CMT) or Cyberterra Meridian Time concept.
17/02/2010	Cyberterra amateur radio call sign of IL6 is established.
07/05/2010	The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) co-sponsors the cultural meeting "Art and Poetry of Life", a major cultural event which was held at the Foundation "Siniscalco Ceci" in the city of Foggia, Italy.
02/06/2011	'Fifth World English' (lexicon) is born.
09/01/2012	The Micronational Professional Registry (MPR) becomes the first micronational organisation to launch the idea of Moral Sponsorship (Italian: Patrocinio Morale), and the UMMOA, and two other special nations, are granted Moral Sponsorship of the Micronational Professional Registry: http://micronational.org/001103.

LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL LEGAL DEVELOPMENT
25/11/1968	English court declares itself outside the jurisdiction of Sealand. This action made the Principality of Sealand the first Fifth World nation/micronation to gain some de facto recognition.
25/07/2003	HMRD Cesidio Tallini conceives jus cerebri electronici legal concept.
11/2005	Fiji lays a complaint with the International Seabed Authority claiming ownership of Minerva Reefs (former Republic of Minerva). Tonga has lodged a counter claim.
16/07/2007	HMRD Cesidio Tallini develops the Print Monopoly (PM).
22/07/2007	HMRD Cesidio Tallini develops the Enterprise Name (εν), the Enterprise Mark (εμ), and the MPR Patent (π).
12/11/2007	HMRD Cesidio Tallini conceives jus cerebri humani and jus humanae salutis legal concepts.
22/07/2008	The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) becomes first Fifth World nation/micronation to gain some de jure recognition through the International States Parliament for Safety and Peace (ISPSP).
28/08/2009	HMRD Cesidio Tallini launches Cesidian law jurisdiction concept.
19/12/2009	Vatican catches up with micronational Print Monopoly (PM) and other intellectual property concepts by, in effect, creating for itself a Print Monopoly (PM) on papal names, photos, and the word "pontifical".
03/01/2010	Cyberterra terrestrial coordinates of 43°0'0" North and 15°0'0" East are established.
07/03/2010	First municipal ID card for the micronational community is issued for the City of Cyberterra.
09/03/2010	The League of Indian Nations of North America (LINNA), another subject of international law, recognises the UMMOA and the UMMOA passport.
14/03/2010	Criteria of proof for pure virtual or hybrid territorial-virtual citizenship is established that is sufficient in any court of law.
21/12/2010	A "Declaration in lieu of Certification of Citizenship", valid under Article 15 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Montevideo Convention, Italian law, and UMMOA law, is received via Express Mail International by President Giorgio Napolitano.
11/02/2011	Cesidian law reaches Siberia.
20/08/2011	With a great suggestion of the Hon. Ilya Pakhomov, the UMMOA decided to claim an 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23th, and 24th national component. Therefore the UMMOA now claims the following disappearing islands: Ghoramara Island (India), Lohachara Island (India), Bedford Island (India), New Moore/South Talpatti (India/Bangladesh), Tebua Tarawa (Kiribati), Bikeman Island (Kiribati) and Abanuea (Kiribati) [article].
11/09/2011	The République du Kabinda (República de Cabinda) and the Frente de Libertação do Estado de Cabinda (FLEC) conclude a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA). Kabinda and the UMMOA have mutually recognised one another, and will support each others claims in the areas of technical, political, financial, and multilateral cooperation.
11/09/2011	With the seas claiming greater and greater areas of both lowland territories and islands, the UMMOA, as a signatory of both the GPGPT and MOGPT treaties, decides to claim a 25th national component, the Banc du Geyser.
14/09/2011	The UMMOA as a state became an Associate Member of the Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), and as an international organisation it became a Consultative Agency to the OEAS Secretariat on the matter of the Oceanic Biome [article]. It is the first time that a micronational organisation achieves Consultative Status with an IGO.
02/01/2012	It is discovered that the UMMOA is neither a micronation, nor a state with limited recognition, but in reality something in between, a national liberation movement recognised by international organisations [article].
15/01/2012	It is discovered that there are alternative strategies towards autonomy or independence, but they all share a common trait: unless the movement creates many tangible or discernible long-term benefits to a community, and does not otherwise cause discernible harm to the public health, safety and welfare, it will never see a significant degree of autonomy or independence [article].

HISTORICAL/ARCHEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL HISTORICAL/ARCHEOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
02/03/2010	Archaeologists find crucifixion-style nail from the time of Christ at the Principality of the Pontinha (Daily Mirror story).

GEOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT
15/05/2007	Christian Kapik and Agnes Fakesch become the world's first virtual micronation navigators when they visit Cyberterra at 43°0'0" North and 15°0'0" East, in the middle of the Adriatic Sea (the City of Cyberterra was founded in September 2002, so it already existed; however, its terrestrial coordinates were established independent of this event only later, so this is a form of retroactive nomenclature).
14/04/2008	The Geographer of the UMMOA discovers a new islet whose existence the government was not previously aware of. The island was discovered through Yahoo! Maps, and was thus given the name of Yahoo Islet. Originally Yahoo Islet was named Beacon Cay.
06/05/2008	World's first virtual invasion occurs when the .UM ccTLD and the United States Minor Outlying Islands (USMOI) are occupied by the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA).
30/12/2008	The Geographer of the UMMOA discovers that most websites give erroneous time data regarding some islands/atolls of UMMOA. Inaccuracies were found with five of the islands/atolls out of eleven, and corrections were made on the UMMOA website to ensure accurate data at least there. The data is now available at this web page: ummoa.info.
03/01/2010	First terrestrial coordinates for virtual city established: Cyberterra.
30/01/2010	First time ever that an official, albeit odd news source, has used a micronational geographic name (Kita Island of the UMMOA) in an English-language article in place of its more official geographic name (Akau Island of the USMOI). There is also a French version of the article with similar characteristics.
17/02/2010	First realistic amateur radio call sign established for virtual city: the IL6 for Cyberterra.
24/02/2010	First missing link between territorial and virtual cities found when it is discovered that the City of Cyberterra has actually been visited in the past by two Germans — it is discovered that Cyberterra is, in reality, a cybernetic realm.
06/08/2010	The Fifth World Community (5WC), an inhabited locality distributed across several continents, and the world's first diaxenospitia, comes into being.
30/01/2011	The Micronational Professional Registry (MPR) launches the MPR Department of Vital Statistics, and starts the Statistics of Micronations (Fifth & Sixth World) web page.

TOURISM DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
01/09/2006	Lonely Planet publishes Micronations, the world's first micronational travel guide.
31/12/2006	Bibliophile Richard George William Pitt Booth becomes the first micronationalist to be honoured with a MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for services to tourism in Powys (Kingdom of Hay).
09/03/2011	The Empire of Atlantium and the Principality of Hutt River become the world's first micronations to be given coverage in an Official World (non-micronational) travel guide with the publication of the German-language guide to Australia, Das Australien-Lesebuch: Alles, was sie über Down Under wissen müssen, by the Sydney-based journalist Barbara Barkhausen, and the German Mana-Verlag publisher.

ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENTS

DATE

MICRONATIONAL ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT

19/09/2011

Model and actor Randi Bennett becomes the world's first micronational model when she is hired as Official National Spokesperson for the Nation of New Guinea. Randi Bennett graduated J.R.P. at Sacramento Fashion and Commercial Print, and won Top Model for November 2008 in the critically acclaimed "Artistic Pursuit" worldwide pageant. Her many successes include the "The Rolling Bottle" Coca Cola Commercial directed by David Hildago.

DIPLOMATIC DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL DIPLOMATIC DEVELOPMENT
10/09/2008	HMRD Cesidio Tallini is commissioned as Diplomatic Counsellor & Deputy (through the ISPSP).
24/09/2008	HMRD Cesidio Tallini is issued first Diplomatic Passport (through the ISPSP).
10/04/2010	The Hon Dr Francesco Mavelli, already Ambassador of the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) to Italy, is officially nominated both Senator and Minister of the Political Secretary's Office (Department for Telecommunication, Information and Press Services) to the International States Parliament for Safety and Peace (ISPSP).
19/05/2010	A Protocol of Reciprocity is signed between HSH Don Basilio Calì, the 77th Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta), and the HMRD Cesidio Tallini, Governor and Founder of the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA).
06/09/2010	A Treaty is signed between the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta), and the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA).
11/09/2011	The République du Kabinda (República de Cabinda) and the Frente de Libertação do Estado de Cabinda (FLEC) conclude a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA). Kabinda and the UMMOA have mutually recognised one another, and will support each others claims in the areas of technical, political, financial, and multilateral cooperation.

POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
13/05/1989	The Hon. John Charlton Rudge (Grand Duchy of Avram) becomes the first micronationalist to be elected to an Official World parliament, the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He served one term until his defeat in 1992 (departure: 1 February 1992), representing the Liberal Party in the seat of Lyons. His adopted title is "His Grace the Most Noble the Duke of Avram" (Tasmanian parliament profile).
22/11/2009	HMRD Cesidio Tallini starts "Obama should legalise micronations" petition at Change.org, the world's first micronational-Official World petition in English.
31/01/2011	HMRD Cesidio Tallini starts "Richiesta di riconoscimento di cittadinanza alternativa" petition at PetizioniOnline.it, the world's first micronational-Official World petition in Italian.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
24/07/2009	Wirtland becomes first micronation on earth to issue a gold coin, the Wirtland Crane.
10/06/2011	The Cyberterra dollar (CTD) is born.
30/06/2011	The need for a loan to fund a US self-sufficiency project, causes the birth of Fifth World microlending. Nobel Prize-winning Muhammad Yunus' Grameen Bank ideas can be expanded even to the First World, and even lead to the financing of otherwise impractical microloans.

RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT
16/02/2004	HMRD Cesidio Tallini founds field of Analytic Theology.
17/04/2007	HMRD Cesidio Tallini becomes the world's first legally consecrated micronational bishop.
13/12/2007	HMRD Cesidio Tallini consecrates Saint René Descartes, the world's first micronational saint.
17/10/2009	All Religions Are Cults: And What a Few Good Priests, Monks, Rabbis and Mullahs Can Do About It is published by HMRD Cesidio Tallini.
22/10/2009	The Bishop of the Cesidian Church establishes the See of Cyberterra.
10/03/2010	First Saint René Descartes silver medallion is made, therefore the world's first silver medallion of a micronational saint.
08/07/2011	HMRD Cesidio Tallini is ordained an Independent Catholic Priest and appointed to the title of Bishop, with apostolic succession and lineage to Christ. HMRD Cesidio Tallini also becomes a member of the Board of Bishops of the Universal Life Church World Headquarters.
22/07/2011	The Cesidian Church is given a Congregational Affiliation with the Universal Life Church World Headquarters, and Tallini receives a Doctor of Divinity by Universal Life Church World Headquarters School of Theology [article].

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
24/12/2009	First progressive degrees are introduced by Bryant University, starting a new kind of Bologna Process.
15/03/2010	World's first progressive degree awarded by Bryant University.
17/06/2010	World's first Scholar's Degree (SD) awarded by Saint René Descartes University.

HEALTH DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT
20/04/2008	The field of Cesidian Salubriology (originally Cesidian Healing) is founded. The 14 Commandments lead, one day, to a new field of law, Cesidian law. The Cesidian calendar lead, one day, to a brand new kind of astrology, Bucksfanian astrology. The combination of Cesidian law and Bucksfanian astrology, along with Hinduist Chakra Models, lead to the beginnings of a new field of health, which today is called Cesidian Salubriology.
11/02/2009	The term Cesidian Healing is replaced with the term Cesidian Salubriology, and the Salubriology School is launched.
03/07/2009	Fifth World Health Organisation rejects findings of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). In a document issued on 25 March 2009, "Guidelines for Evaluating Reiki as an Alternative Therapy", the USCCB called Reiki is both unscientific and non-Christian. The Fifth World Health Organisation (5WHO), on the other hand, recognises all drugless, surgery-free, and noninvasive naturopathic modalities without prejudice.
03/11/2009	The Micronational Professional Registry (MPR) registers its first regular patent: Pranagetics^εν,εμ,π
24/11/2009	It is discovered that Western Medicine has finally begun to catch up with the discoveries that were made by Fifth World Cesidian Salubriology in the previous year. Scientists discover influenza's Achilles' heel: antioxidants.
11/07/2011	HMRD Cesidio Tallini is spiritually adopted into the Nemenhah Band and Native American Traditional Organization, and becomes a Nemenhah Medicine Man and a Minister of the Oklevueha Native American Church (NAC) of Sanpete. Tallini hopes to eventually become a knowledgeable Native American Practitioner (NAP).

ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
18/01/2010	The article "Fifth World agriculture is the wave of the future" is published. It shows that the certified organic farming we often see today is really Fourth World in scale and philosophy, and through Fourth World agriculture it is impossible to grow food sustainably, because there simply aren't enough farmers to have a small, local, organic farm everywhere. The only solution to the problem of industrial agriculture, and to the problem of unsustainability of a Fourth World agricultural model, is that a lot more people have to grow food, both for sale and at home. The only solution is Fifth World agriculture, i.e. do-it-yourself (DIY) agriculture, where "the producer(s) and the consumer(s) are the same person(s)".
02/04/2010	News of UK government's proposal to turn the Chagos Archipelago into protected area, and the backing of the decision by several environmental and science bodies shows that not only Fourth World agriculture is unsustainable, but also Fourth World environmentalism, the kind that is massive in size, but microscopic in terms of its respect for human rights. Fourth World environmentalism also proves to be unsustainable, the kind that piggybacks on governments and intergovernmental organisations just like the most despicable bank, corporation, or protected interest group; the kind that turns weekend fishermen into people who now ridiculously need a licence for a hobby, a licence which is also a tax in disguise which supports criminal organisations such as the United Nations; the kind which place the rights of professional environmentalists ahead of the human rights of indigenous peoples like Chagossians, who will now be required a permit for subsistence fishing, all while destructive commercial fishing goes on in places like the Galápagos Islands, and right inside the so-called "nature reserves". The idea that Fourth World environmentalism also needs to be replaced by Fifth World environmentalism, DIY environmentalism, marks the birth of micronational environmentalism, at least as a realistic and unique concept.
04/04/2010	The Girlpeace organisation is born.
07/01/2011	HMRD Cesidio Tallini launches the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Treaty (GPGPT) initiative.
23/06/2011	HMRD Cesidio Tallini launches the Multi-Oceanic Garbage Patch Treaty (MOGPT) initiative.
26/06/2011	HMRD Cesidio Tallini co-launches the Space Debris Treaty (SDT) initiative.

TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT
30/09/2005	The Cesidian Root is founded, an alternative root nameserver system.
18/09/2011	The aquaponics system the HMRD Cesidio Tallini at least in part funded with a Fifth World microloan at the end of June 2011, is reported up and running! [article, video]

SEASTEADING DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL SEASTEADING DEVELOPMENT
Circa 1967	Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa funds the construction of a 400 square metre platform supported by nine pylons, and furnishes it with a number of commercial establishments, including a restaurant, bar, nightclub, souvenir shop, and a post office. The artificial island (the Republic of Rose Island) declared its independence on 24 June 1968, under the Esperanto name Insulo de la Rozoj, with Rosa as self-declared President.
Circa 1971	Barges loaded with sand arrive from Australia, bringing the reef level above the water at the Minerva Reefs, and allowing construction of a small tower and flag.

SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT
11/06/2009	Micronationalism becomes a protoscience through the Tallini World Formula.
08/08/2009	The Fifth World: Micronationalism on Steroids is published by HMRD Cesidio Tallini.
16/02/2010	Fifth World calendric science takes a leap forward with "Advanced Calendrics for a New Epoch" article.

SPACE DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT
16/08/2008	The Principality of Vikesland (later renamed the Kingdom of Vikesland) becomes the first micronation to send its flag into the very vacuum of space.

MILITARY DEVELOPMENTS

DATE	MICRONATIONAL MILITARY DEVELOPMENT
25/06/1968	Ten boats of the Carabinieri and the Guardia di Finanza occupy the Republic of Rose Island.
04/09/1971	Inhabitants of neighbourhoods surrounding Christiania brake down the fence to take over parts of the unused area as a playground for their children. Although the takeover was not necessarily an organised one, some claim it happened as a protest against the Danish government. On 26 September 1971, Christiania was declared open by Jacob Ludvigsen, a well-known provo and journalist who published a magazine called Hovedbladet intended for, and successfully distributed to, mostly young people. In the paper, Ludvigsen wrote an article which widely announced the proclamation of the free town, and the headline was, "Civilians conquered the 'forbidden city' of the military". Ludvigsen also became the co-author of Christiania's mission statement, which says, "The objective of Christiania is to create a self-governing society whereby each and every individual holds themselves responsible over the wellbeing of the entire community. Our society is to be economically self-sustaining and, as such, our aspiration is to be steadfast in our conviction that psychological and physical destitution can be averted." The spirit of Christiania quickly developed into one of the hippie movement, the squatter movement, collectivism and anarchism, in contrast to the site's previous military use.
Circa 1972	Tonga lays claim to, and invades, the isolated Minerva Reefs (former Republic of Minerva).
08/1978	Dutch men occupy Sealand, and take Prince Michael hostage. Prince Roy recaptures Sealand and attackers are taken as POWs.
06/05/2008	World's first virtual invasion occurs when the .UM ccTLD and the United States Minor Outlying Islands (USMOI) are occupied by the United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA).

MAJOR NATIONS/JURISDICTIONS/ORGANISATIONS FOUNDED

DATE	MAJOR NATION/JURISDICTION/ORGANISATION FOUNDED
Circa 1865	The Kingdom of Redonda is founded.
09/10/1903	The Principality of the Pontinha is founded.
02/09/1967	Former English major Paddy Roy Bates formally occupies the structure of Sealand with his family.
24/06/1968	The Republic of Rose Island declares its independence.
21/04/1970	The Principality of Hutt River is founded by Prince Leonard I of Hutt (Leonard George Casley) when he and his associates proclaimed their secession from the state of Western Australia. The principality claims to have achieved independent sovereign state legal status on 21 April 1972.
26/09/1971	The birth of Christiania is declared by Jacob Ludvigsen.
19/01/1972	The Republic of Minerva issues a declaration of independence in letters to neighbouring countries, and creates its own currency.
01/04/1973	Nutopia is founded with the 'Declaration of Nutopia'.
01/04/1977	Richard Booth proclaims Hay-on-Wye an "independent kingdom" (Kingdom of Hay) with himself as king Richard Cœur de Livre and his horse as Prime Minister. The publicity stunt gained extensive news coverage, and resulted in several spin-offs such as the Hay Literary Festival in 1988, which now gets an estimated 500,000 tourists a year. In recognition of his services to tourism, Richard Booth was even awarded the MBE in the 2004 New Year's Honours List.
26/12/1979	Talossas take their start with the founding of the Kingdom of Talossa (the Madison Kingdom).
30/04/1981	The Grand Duke takes over the Grand Duchy of Avram with letters patent and royal charter.
27/11/1981	The Empire of Atlantium is established by three Sydney teenagers. When the original group members graduated from university and moved to different locations, however, the group ceased to be active. In 1999, Emperor George II (George Francis Cruickshank) purchased an apartment in the inner Sydney suburb of Potts Point, and soon after revived Atlantium.
23/04/1982	The Conch Republic is founded.
10/02/1983	The Nation of New Guinea is first conceived by Lord Archangel (Who took the name of the July 1799 Baranov settlement) in 1983, in a series of papers published on the subject. The idea went through various conceptual stages as a de facto government until land was acquired from the state of Alaska in 2006. In 2007 independence was declared.
06/09/1996	Imperium of DeWaCo Estates is founded.
17/11/1998	TTF-Bucksfan is founded.
08/09/2002	The City of Cyberterra is founded.
01/07/2005	The Principality of Vikesland (later renamed the Kingdom of Vikesland) is founded.
30/09/2005	The Cesidian Root is founded, an alternative root nameserver system.
03/03/2006	The Micronational Professional Registry (MPR) is founded.
20/06/2007	The Fifth World Health Organisation (5WHO) is founded.
19/01/2008	The United Micronations Multi-Oceanic Archipelago (UMMOA) is founded.
14/08/2008	Wirtland was founded as a public initiative.

MICRONATIONAL PEOPLE

DATE OF BIRTH	MICRONATIONALIST
Circa 1921	Roy I (Roy Bates)
28/08/1925	Prince Leonard I of Hutt (Leonard George Casley)
Circa 1952	Michael of Sealand, Regent (Michael Bates)
10/05/1962	HMRD Cesidio Tallini
Circa 1966	Robert Ben Madison
07/12/1966	Emperor George II (George Francis Cruickshank)

FAMOUS MICRONATIONAL DOCUMENTS

Declaration of Nutopia, Nutopia

FAMOUS MICRONATIONAL QUOTES

"Look at a country like France, which is generally very united and very proud of itself," she said to a laugh from the crowd. "You'll find that [micronations] have the same parameters that make them proud... a sense of belonging and a sense of history, a sense of the past, a sense of heritage." [reference]

Wangari Maathai, UCLA Fowler Museum, 20 April 2009

MICRONATIONAL MANMADE WONDERS

The Dock of Rock -
Imperium

The Dock of Rock, Imperium of DeWaCo Estates

Semi-State of
Subtropolis - Imperium

Semi-State of Subtropolis, Imperium of DeWaCo Estates

The Ball, Republic of Kugelmugel

Nimis, Ladonia

Nimis of artist Lars Vilks, Ladonia

MICRONATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

Christian Kapik and Agnes Fakesch, first virtual navigators

Michael Martelle, first micronational world champion medalist, Principality of Sealand

Flag in the vacuum of space, Principality of Vikesland

Associated Press correspondent Kristen Gelineau with Prince Paul of Wy during the world's
first-ever conference on micronations, held on 17 April 2010 on Dangar Island, Sydney.
Photograph by George Cruickshank. www.fardistantshores.com © 2010.

MICRONATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

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The compiler of this brief on micronational history, the HMRD Cesidio Tallini, is not an historian by profession or college degree, nor has he declared himself "the sole authority on all things micronational."

This is a brief compilation of significant micronational things we have knowledge of. If you wish to help update this history with another objectively relevant entry, please don't pontificate; please don't assume you are innocent, and the author of this history is guilty; gather documentation which shows evidence of your micronational history claim; and contact the compiler through his contact form at http://kontactr.com/user/hmrdct.

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A little about the ideas that are the underpinning of this brief on micronational history.

My view is that macronationalism has nothing to do with the Official World, or the First, Second, and Third World. Macronationalism is Fourth World phenomena.

Micronationalism, on the other hand, is Fifth and Sixth World phenomena.

Although this history may mention, when appropriate, an actual macronation, its emphasis is on the history of micronations.

As my article "The con game of the de jure states" states:

There is, in reality, no substantial difference between sovereign states, secessionist states, and micronations. There is, in reality, no substantial difference between the Official World (First, Second, and Third World nations), and the non-Official World (Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth World nations). Any and all the perceived differences are little more than a con game of the de jure states at the expense of the competition, at the expense of the less de jure territorial and non-territorial entities.

Furthermore:

Both micronations and macronations are looked down at by the de jure states;
Both micronations and macronations enjoy little or no official recognition with the powers that be (PTB).

You would think this would be enough to bring macronations and micronations together, but that is not the case.

Macronations can be of the secessionist and irredentist variety. They can even enjoy some de jure or de facto recognition.

Micronations can also be secessionist and irredentist, but unlike macronations, they can also be virtual. Micronations can also enjoy some de jure or de facto recognition, although this is very rare.

A more recent article of mine, "Micronations: communities without strangers", adds additional detail about my thinking:

First Worldism is essentially the idea that societal change can be accomplished at the ballot box, but since that idea is not a realistic one, then First Worldism needs narcotic words like democracy, but it really leads to things like colonialism, imperialism and capitalism.

Fourth Worldism is essentially the idea that societal change can be accomplished by splitting from a larger state either peacefully or through violent means.

Fifth Worldism or micronationalism, is essentially the idea that societal change can be accomplished when everyone has an actual input into things. In a First or Fourth World context there are still two categories of people, representatives and represented. At least ideally, this is not true in a Fifth World context, and "[t]his is the complete opposite of life in the Official World, where people yield all their power to others, and these others are not their parents, spouses, children, relatives, or even caring friends, but complete strangers."

It is clear that my bias is in favour of Fifth Worldism or micronationalism, which I believe provides a better solution to many different kinds of problems.

It should also be clear that this is a history that not everyone will agree with, because it is about significant micronational contributions, not irrelevant or common contributions. The author also believes that true micronationalism cannot be Montevideo-centric. True micronationalism is beyond territorial micronationalism (more Fourth-Worldish than Fifth-Worldish), and this makes true micronationalism a more plausible, and even a more legal form of micronationalism.

True micronationalism is not about making other peoples' land your own land (colonialism and imperialism at its worst), but more about building land from thin air!

A true micronationalist is a member of the ultimate race, the Indigo race. He does not run his life with other peoples' limitations, but laughs at them, showing how everybody else is inferior, because they are not genetically inferior, but spiritually inferior.