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These websites are devoted to
sovereignty/indepedence projects,
and governments-in-exile.
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particular indigenous people or group,
please try the Unrecognized Peoples and
Nations Organization (UNPO)
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nor that these are the only websites concerned
to each particular cause/state.
A
seperate page for seditionist/sovereignty groups
and related links in the USA has been constructed here.
Upon
any of these countries obtaining their independence,
these links will be moved to the Actual Recognized
Small States page.
Undying thanks to micropatriologist
DD Ting of the Hong Kong SAR, PRC,
as well as Tarek Chemaly, Bob Kee, John R. Scharff, Jay Bohren, Michael
Marinacci and "NhuskYurgNyw"
for the research and information in locating many of these websites.
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movements,
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their listings of
ethnic groups
and active
autonomist and secessionist movements.
Republic of ABKHAZIA (Western
region of [former Soviet] Georgia)
"Half a decade has gone by since the war in Abkhazia ended. Ever
since then, Abkhazia has been isolated, blockaded, terrorized, and ignored.
Neither the blockade, nor the sustained level of Georgian terrorism, nor the
severing of communications could force the people of Abkhazia to surrender
their hard-won freedom. After half a decade of de facto independence, in
October 1999, Abkhazia held a referendum on independence, which passed by a
large majority." - from
the Republic of Abkhazia website
Republic of Abkhazia
Yahia Kazan's Abkhazia Website
Upon
proclaiming independence in 1991, Abkhazia issued postage stamps bearing the
likenesses of Groucho Marx and John Lennon (instead of Karl Marx and V.I.
Lenin). The stamp may be seen here or here.
AFRIKANER
See VOLKSTAADT
ALBA
See Scotland
AMERICA
See UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE
ANDALUCÍA
ANDALUSIA
See ANDALUZ
 
ANDALUZ (Andalucía, Andalusia,
Andaluza) (Spain)
A region of southern Spain that is seeking independence.
(All of these websites are in Spanish.
Approximated translations of these websites can be read via the AltaVista Online Translator.)
Comando Botijo
Independentistas
Nación Andaluza
Revolucionarios
de Andalucía
State of ANJOUAN (Comoros, Eastern coast of Africa)
(Website maintained by Anjouan.net)
{Much of the website is in French, but there
are several informational pages
in English.
An approximate translation of this website can be read via the AltaVista Online Translator
ARABISTAN (Khuzestan) (Southwestern Iran)
(Website maintained by Ahwaz, Arabistan Online Network)
Flag is from their website.
Seditionist
website for a group consisting almost entirely of Arab Shi'ites seeking
independence from Iran. Nearly all the website is in Arabic.
According to Jay Bohren:
"Some Arab Shi'ites on both sides of the Iran-Iraq border might
decide now is the time for both sets to secede from their respective states
and form a new Greater Arabistan around the mouths of the Two Rivers, with
its capital at Basra. On the other hand, this war might give the Iranians the
idea that all Shi'ite lands on their borders are theirs by right, regardless
of the inhabitants' ethnicity. So far, none of the press coverage I've heard
mentions either possibility."
According to a friend of mine who is fluent in Arabic and has perused the website:
"They claim a certain history, they count 8 millions, their
country extends 375,000 Kms, it is boredered by mountains of Iran, by Iraq,
and by the Arabian penisula. Actually, they claim the Shah of Iran and the
British state fooled their ruling prince (After giving him promises which
turned out false) and invaded the 'peaceful neighboring state' on April 20,
1925. I am omitting of course, the propagandist terms here."
Kingdom of
ARAUCANIA & PATAGONIA (Government-In-Exile,
Argentina & Chile)
(Website maintained by the North American Araucanian Royalist Society)
ASSYRIA (People scattered in the border
region of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey)
Assyrian International News Agency (AINA)
Assyria Online
Atour: The State of Assyria
Nineveh On Line
Additional links through AINA
Thanks to Jay Bohren.
RECLAIM AUSTRALIA
"Reclaim Australia, has one main purpose, and that is to assist
the people of Australia to reclaim their country from the parasites and
predators of the Abdicated Government that have used every means at their
disposal to attempt to sell or give-away, our country.
"We will do this in a manner coincident with all necessary to achieve
our aim.
"No Australian will be without a means of making 'elected
representatives' hear their concerns." - from the website
Affiliated with the Principality
of Caledonia
BALOCHISTAN (Southeastern Iran, Southwestern Pakistan)
The
Baloch (Balouch) are an ethnic group in Pakistan and Iran. This website,
which emphasises the plight of Pakistani Balochis, also features a large
number of related links.
BASQUE Region
See EUSKADI
Republic of BIAFRA (Nigeria)
(Website maintained by the Biafra Actualization Forum [BAF])
The
Republic of Biafra was proclaimed after the eastern region of Nigeria
seceeded from the country in 1967. Despite being diplomatically recognized by
Gabon, Haiti, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Tanzania, and Zambia, the
secession led to a horrific civil war, where starvation was used as a weapon
against the Biafrans. After a total of 1 million Biafrans died, the Biafran
govermnent surrendered in 1970, and Biafra became a part of Nigeria once
again.
On 1 September 2001, a clandestine
shortwave radio station, "Voice
of Biafra International" (broadcasting over transmitters in
Tbilisskaya-Armavir, Russia) premired, proclaiming "Biafra is your
right...Biafra is your hope."
The station is run by the Biafra Foundation (BF), Ekwe Nche and the Biafra
Actualization Forum (BAF).
According to the website:
"Biafra Actualization Forum (BAF) was formed out of a real need to
rescue Igbo people, land and culture from the merciless and brutal
stranglehold of Nigeria, and accomplish this using peaceful means.
"BAF is in the process of applying for Non-Profit Organization status.
BAF is also exploring the area of Non-governmental Organization (NGO) to
discover if it is eligible.
"Currently, members of BAF are mostly Igbos in Diaspora (exile).
"BAF supports all persons, organizations and institutions who share the
common goal of Biafra actualization using peaceful means."
Those interested may wish to read a debate among Biafran expatraiates at USAfrica Online.
Thanks to Bob Kee.
For current news from the region, see BiafraNigeriaWorld.
BOER
See VOLKSTAADT
BRITTANY [BREIZH] (France)
See Celtic Congress and Celtic League.
Republic of BOUGAINVILLE (Papua New
Guinea)
Bougainville Freedom Movement
Bougainville
Resource Page (State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project)
Also visit the UNPO
Database.
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY
See CHAGOS ISLANDS
Union of BURMA (Presently known as
Myanmar)
These groups seek to end the Myanmar military government and re-establish the
Burmese state.
National Coalition Government of the Union of
Burma (Government In-Exile)
Republic of CABINDA (Angolan enclave between Congo/Brazaville and the
Republic of the Congo/Kinshasa)
(Website maintained by the Government-In-Exile of the Forces of Liberation of
the State of Cabinda (FLEC)
"The CABINDA is a state located in Central Africa, bordered on
North by the Republic of Congo, on East and South by the Democratic Republic
of Congo, the last border, being the Atlantic Ocean itself. ...CABINDA is
Territorial Entity recognized by the 1933 Constitution of Portugal,
distinctively from Angola which is a former Portuguese colony, since the XVth
Century.
"Therefore, it is obvious that CABINDA is really a State, and not an
enclaved province as it is commonly believed. Objectively, CABINDA has no
common border with Angola, a country which is occupying militarily and
illegally CABINDA.
"Today, the Cabindese Refounders of the F.L.E.C. called their popular
uprising the Front of Liberation of the State of CABINDA (F.L.E.C.). The
Independentists refounding CABINDA settle their actions on the basis of the
International Rights which autorise any Tenitory illegally occupied to submit
their case to the United Nations Organization (U.N.O.), although it is not a
Member, as clearly stipulated in the articles 33 and 34 of the UN Charter. In
1964, the Organization of African Unity (O.A.U.) classified CABINDA as the 39th
State of Africa to be decolonized. - from the website
Celtic Congress (Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, Man, Scotland, Wales)
"The Celtic Congress was founded in 1902 in order to promote the
knowlege, use, and appreciation of the languages and cultures of the six
Celtic countries. National Branches of the Congress meet in an International
Congress each year in order to help further these aims." - from the website
The Celtic Congress should not be confused with the Celtic League, although
the two organizations share many common objectives.
Celtic League (Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, Man, Scotland, Wales)
(Celtic League - American Branch
[CLAB])
"The fundamental aim of the Celtic League is to contribute, as
an international organisation, to the struggles of the six Celtic nations to
secure or win their political, cultural, social and economic freedom. This
includes:
- fostering co-operation between Celtic peoples.
- developing the consciousness of the special relationship and solidarity
between them.
- making our national struggles and achievements better known abroad.
- campaigning for a formal association of Celtic nations to take place once
two or more of them have achieved self-government.
- advocating the use of the national resources of each of the Celtic
countries for the benefit of all its people.
These aims are pursued by non-violent means." - from the website
The Celtic League should not be confused with the Celtic Congress, although
the two organizations share many common objectives.
CHAGOS ISLANDS (People In-Exile, British Indian Ocean Territory)
"The British have expelled the natives to build a military base
on the main island, Diego Garcia. Our site is the official site for the
Chagossians, the natives in exile." - from an e-mail
(Website is Bilingual: French/English)
CHECHENIA [CHECHNYA, CHECHEN REPUBLIC, ICHKERIA] (Russian Federation)
(Website maintained by Amina LLC)
See also: UNPO Database)
Chechnya News
Flag
graphic by Abdulrahman Jafar.
CHINESE REPUBLIC
CHINESE TAIPEI
See TAIWAN
CHINESE TURKESTAN
See EASTERN TURKESTAN
Freetown of CHRISTIANIA (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Begun
in 1970 on a former Danish army base by a brave group of hippie squatters
(and still operating today), this autonomous zone, functioning under a direct
participatory democratic government and its own curency, has
survived almost everyone's expectations.
This website has a detailed history and photos of the self-proclaimed
"free city", as well as a list of businesses operating there.
The Danish army still officially owns the buildings on the property, and all
leases have been paid, but in recent months, there has been trouble
between the Christianians and the Danish government. Despite the fact
that Christiana has become a tourist attraction,
apparent plans are to build condominiums on the property, driving out the
current inhabitants. In order to prevent any further Danish intrusion
after recent drug
raids, the hashish and marijuana vendors on the famous "Pusher
Street" have closed
down and destroyed their stalls.
Detailed reports can be read here
and here.
CORNWALL [KERNOW] (United Kingdom)
See Celtic Congress and Celtic League.
CS-Gov.org
"The new CSA, is not a resurrection or restoration, of the old
CSA of 1862 - the old Confederacy died shortly sometime after 1865 when the
United Stated invaded the old CSA and instituted a marshal law for the
Confederate states for over 11 (official) years.
"The new CSA is a totally new nation, recognisable to traditionalists,
because of its roots in the old CSA. Since no one to this day has the
authority to resurrect, or restore the old CSA, we the citisens of the new
CSA declare micro-nationality of a new and separate nation, separate from the
old CSA.
"Since the new CSA is merely a new micro-nation, we are not a movement
or country to overthrow or encourage sedition against any current governments
that occupy our territory, as claimed by the old CSA, or its citisens.
"Currently the new CSA is in the re-education process. Our goal is to
establish an active working government, and to educate not only descendants
of Confederates, but also anyone who has the spark of the Confederate spirit
and ideals (which is) freedom of State's and individual rights; and freedom
from tyranny of 'elected' governments. In this day & age, elected
officials are not the people that 'fit' the job, but rather the people that
can 'buy' their way into the job. Therefore as that was one of the reasons
for establishing the old CSA of 1862, we hereby establish the new CSA of the
new millennium. - from the
website
CYBER JUGA
CYBER YUGA
See CYBER YUGOSLAVIA
CYBER YUGOSLAVIA (People In-Exile)
"This is Cyber Yugoslavia. Home of Cyber Yugoslavs. We lost our
country in 1991 and became citizens of Atlantis. Since September 9, 1999 this
is our home. We don't have a physical land, but we do have nationality, and
we are giving CY citizenships and CY passports. Because this is Atlantis, we
are allowing double and triple citizenships. If you feel Yugoslav, you are
welcome to apply for CY citizenship, regardless of your current nationality
and citizenship, and you will be accepted. Please read our Constitution for
the details. If you are just curious, you are welcome to visit us as
tourists.
"This land will grow as our citizens wish. Neither faster, nor slower.
Neither more, nor less. So, this site will always be under construction. For
a solid country to grow, even a virtual one, it takes some time.
"When we have five million citizens, we plan to apply to the UN for
member status. When this happens, we will ask 20 square meters of land
anywhere on Earth to be our country. On this land, we'll keep our
server." - from the
website
CYMRU [WALES] (United Kingdom)
(Website maintained by Plaid Cymru [The Party of Wales])
(Website is Bilingual: Welsh/English)
See also Celtic Congress and Celtic League.
Free State
of DANZIG [Government In-Exile, Former
free city, Germany/Poland]
(Website maintained by Mr. Ernst F. Kriesner)
Danzig
was a self-governing free state established by the Treaty of Versailles under
the League of Nations in 1919. For 20 years, it flourished as a
self-governing free city, consisting of a bustling port and 1955 sq. km (754
sq. mi.) of territory. It was invaded by Nazi Germany on 1 September 1939 and
"annexed" into the Reich. It is now officially part of the city of
Gdansk, Poland. This webpage seeks to gather aid and support of the people
who are former Danzig citizens, as well as some sort of official recognition
to the Danziger government that was never officially abolished.
DNIESTER REPUBLIC
DNITSTR
See TRANS-DNIESTER
DOM
See ROM
 
EAST TIMOR
Now independent. Links have been moved to Actual Small
Countries.
EASTER ISLAND
See RAPANUI
EASTERN TURKESTAN (Ethnic province,
People's Republic of China)
[CHINESE TURKESTAN, SHERQIY TÜRKISTAN,
SINKIANG, TURKESTAN, UYGHURISTAN, UYGHURIA, UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION,
XINJIANG]
Moslem province of the PRC that is seeking independence.
Suggested websites:
Citizens Against Communist Chinese Propaganda
(CACCP)
Eastern Turkestan Information Center
Eastern Turkestan WWW
Virtual Library
The Public Information Network Of Xinjiang
Government [Official Chinese Gov't Site. In Chinese]
Unrepresented Nations
and Peoples Organization (UNPO) [Informational page]
Uyghur American Association
Uygur Awazi Radiosi
Uyghur Human Rights Coalition
Uyghur Information Agency
EIRE [IRELAND]
See Celtic Congress and Celtic League.
English Independence
Movement (England, United Kingdom)
"We the English Independence Movement advocate a policy of
National & Individual Freedom. We believe ALL Nations on this earth have
the RIGHT to determine their own future & as such demand INDEPENDENCE for
ENGLAND! We believe in the need for ordinary men & women to ARISE &
take CONTROL of their own lives." - from the website
Kingdom of ETHIOPIA (Government In-Exile)
(Website maintained by the Crown Council of Ethiopia)
EUSKADI (Basque Region, France and
Spain)
Basque Country
Basque Red Net (Radical Leftist)
Buber's Basque Page
Center for Basque Studies, University of
Nevada, Reno
North American Basque Organizations, Inc.
Larry Trask's
Basque Page
FLANDERS (Belgium)
(Website maintained by the Flemish Popular Movement.)
Flanders
(known by it's inhabitants as Vlaanderen) is a section of Belgium. This
website is devoted to it's independence movement. The bulk of the website is
in Flemish, but there are articles in English, French and German.
FORMOSA
FREE CHINA
See TAIWAN
FREEDOM FRONT
See VOLKSTAADT
Kingdom of FRISLAND
(Rockall Island, United Kingdom)
"The Kingdom of Frisland, with a long and illustrious history
stretching back many centuries, suffered severe flooding in the later Middle
Ages until only a small area remained above water - the island of Rockall.
This was unilaterally annexed by the United Kingdom on 10th February 1972, in
defiance of international law. Exactly thirty years later the Senate and People
of Frisland repudiated this annexation and declared independence from the
UK." - from an e-mail
Flag is from their website.
Principality of GEENLAND
" The principality of Geenland is a non-profit Organization in
the form of a micro-nation. Our priority is to promote charity and
humanitarian activities to help a other selected organizations referred by
us... Geenland give recognition to citizens involved in these kind of
activities according to their level of contributions to any of our referred
organizations. For this purpose we give honorary distinctions and noble
titles to proper Geenland citizens who has proven to deserve these
honours..." - from the
website
The name "Geenland" in Dutch means "No Land".
GEMINI ISLANDS County (Italy)
This
is a website of a group of Italians who seek independence for two islands
from Italy. The webpage is in Italian, but has an informational page in
English.
An approximate translation of this website can be read via the AltaVista Online Translator
NOTE: The Gemini Islands website plays a loud patriotic song when
opened.
(Flag is from their website.)
GYPSIES
GYPSY
See ROM
Independent
Kingdom of HAY-ON-WYE (Wales, United
Kingdom)
More
a publicity stunt than an actual secession, the Welsh village of Hay-on-Wye
(bordering Powys County in Wales and Herefordshire County in England)
proclaimed "independence"
on 1 April 1977, establishing Richard Booth, owner of Europe's largest second-hand
bookstore, as King Richard I. The Hay Peerage sells honorarary titles of
nobility via the website, along with other ephemera.
Among the pamphlets by King Richard available for sale are "Bring Back
Horses", "Abolish the Wales Tourist Board" and "God Save
Us From the Development Board for Rural Wales".
HUTT RIVER PROVINCE PRINCIPALITY
Link moved to the New Country
Projects page.
ICHKERIA
See CHECHNIA
IRELAND [EIRE]
See Celtic Congress and Celtic League.
INNER MONGOLIA (People's Republic of China)
(Website maintained by the Inner Mongolian People's Party, Princeton, NJ,
USA)
"At the end of the W.W.II, Soviet-Mongolian joint army entered
Inner Mongolia, in order to expel the Japanese army. After the war, despite
the all 51 banners (county) of Inner Mongolia expressed their will to be
independent, Joseph Stalin handed Inner Mongolia over to China according to
the Yalta treaty. A few large cities remained in the control of Kuomintang
(KMT) and the vast rural area of Inner Mongolia fell into Mao's Communist
army after the Soviet-Mongolian army's withdrawal from Inner Mongolia. On May
01, 1947, the Chinese government declared the establishment of the Inner
Mongolian Autonomous Region, after the PLA took control of the entire Inner
Mongolia."
"During the cultural revolution (1966-1976), the Chinese government
claimed that there was a counter-party (Chinese Communist Party),
counter-revolutionary, counter-socialism party called 'Inner Mongolian
People's Revolutionary Party' (IMPRP, 'Ovor Mongoliin Ardiin Khuvsgalt Nam'
or 'Ovor Ardiin Nam') in Inner Mongolia. The Chinese government used this
non-existent party as a pretext and under the name of 'dig-out' the IMPRP,
launched a campaign of genocide against the Mongols in Inner Mongolia. The
genocide campaign carried out by the Chinese Communist Party and the People's
Liberation Army touched every Mongol's soul and body and resulted in
unnatural death of more than 250,000 Mongols in Inner Mongolia (at the time,
the Mongol population in Inner Mongolia was only about 1.5 million) .
"The establishment of the party and naming the party as the 'Inner
Mongolian People's Party' is to show the Chinese government, as well as to
our Mongol brothers and sisters that we, the post-IMPRP generation of the
Inner Mongols, are taking the historical responsibility of telling the world
the truth about the IMPRP and also to show our determination to fight for the
freedom of our own land."
- from the website
Thanks to Jay Bohren.
ISLA DE PÁSCUA
See RAPANUI
Republic
of JAMTLAND (Sweden)
(Website maintained by Bo Oscarsson)
L'ANSE-SAINT-JEAN (Quebec province, Canada)
(Website is in French)
This
is a small Canadian town that had modeled its municipal government as a
constitutional monarchy. While not a seperate "nation", nor a
successionist movement, a royalist government operating within
a parlimentary democracy is worth noting.
An approximate translation of this website can be read via the AltaVista Online Translator.
KERNOW [CORNWALL] (United Kingdom)
See Celtic Congress and Celtic League.
KHALISTAN (Sikh seperatists in India)
"Formed in 1984 to look after the interests of Sikhs around the
world and especially in the Indian union. Khalistan Government in Exile and
all important Sikh bodies around the world have decided to seperate from the
Indian union and form a seperate country - Khalistan." from the website
Khalistan.Net
Khalistan Affairs Center
Khalistani
Sikh Lionz UK
KHUZESTAN
See ARABISTAN
KOILA
See LODENRODE
KURDISTAN (Northern Iraq & Southern
Turkey)
A
distinctive ethnic group in the Middle East that has shown resistance to
Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein.
American Kurdish Information Network
Fali Kurds
Kurdistan Regional Government
More links at Kurdish
Links Directory
Government
of LEBANON in Exile
According
to an e-mail from Elias al-Ward: "They work together with the Lebanese
Christian Resistance (NOT the Hezbollah "Resistance") and hope to
overthrow the Syrian occupation and to reform the government."
LIMA True Sex Maniacs (Peru)
This
is a Lima, Peru based group of (according to an e-mail) "...polyamorous
anarcho-capitalists (or libertarian anarchists) of the Northern European race
(who) want to found a network of intentional communities and secede from the
so-called 'peruvian' 'state'. Sometimes we may include Stirnerian egoists,
Nietzschean egoists, and nihilists. The network will work as an 'antistate'
leaving much room to freedom and all kinds of sexually deviant behaviours
except male homosexuality..."
Due to the graphic sexual content of the website, a link cannot be provided
here. However, the following URL's are listed for those who are of legal age
and wish to see such images:
http://www.ltsm.de.vu
http://ltsm.topcities.com
Republic of LODENRODE
(Estonia - Restored Claim)
Also known as Free Cities of Lodenrode and Koila
"First mentioned May 25, 1296, were these Free Cities a
patrimony of the ancient v. Lode family, in Duchy of Estonia. After conquest
of the Duchy by the Teutonic Order in 1343 were they abandoned for centuries
(v. Lode family became extinct in Estonia 1753), until Oskar Felsen, Esq.
restored his citizenship of the Free Cities (June 13, 1992) and assumed the
Patrimony (May 25, 1996), but now as an incorporeal property, without any
territorial claim." -
from the website
MAPUCHE NATION (Aboriginal tribe,
Argentina & Chile)
(See UNPO Database)
MARITIME
INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT (Eastern
provinces of Canada)
This
is a group of Canadians who live in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, who seek the
formation of a state independent from Canada. Their website is still under construction,
but has contact information listed.
NATIONALIST CHINA
See TAIWAN
Government of
NEW ZION
"The Government of New Zion, a sovereign nation, was created so
long ago that there is no written record of it. It was created in Heaven by
Almighty God himself. HE longed for HIS government to be placed here upon
this earth so HE called out a chosen son from among humans. In 1993 Nicodemus
was called out as an Apostle of God. Over the years God molded him into the
leader HE wanted to rule over HIS kingdom. In 1997 God tapped Nicodemus to be
King of New Zion here on Earth. In February of 2004 God introduced Nicodemus
to his wife Zipporah. They were married in May of 2004. With the leaders of
HIS kingdom now joined HE was able to use them to finish HIS kingdom here on
Earth. In a revelation to King Nicodemus the First it was revealed the plan
and desires pertaining to the country from God." - from the website
NGATI WHAOA TRIBAL NATION (Maori tribe, New Zealand)
"The Ngati Whaoa Nation is located in the Central North Island
of New Zealand between Rotorua and Taupo." - from the original website
The website originally detailed the plight of the Ngati Whaoa concerning
forestry rights, land royalties, and recognition of their sovereignty by the
New Zealand government. (Proposed flag is from their website.)
(As of 11 October 2003, this website is now being used as a contact point
concerning those involved in the proposed formation of a Ngati Whaoa Land
Trust. It does link to other informational websites.)
NSK State (Self-proclaimed Government At-Large)
(New URL!)
This
"non-territorial" country, whose name is an abbreviation for
"Neue Slowenische Kunst [New Slovenian Art]" was founded by a
collective of Slovenian artist groups, including Department of Pure
and Applied Philosophy, Irwin, Novi Kolektivizem (New
Collectivism), Noordung,
and the industrial music group Laibach.
(Laibach gained both fame and infamy when Slovenia was still part of
Yugoslavia and under that country's Communist regime led by Josef Tito. They
responded to the totilitarianism they lived under by being even more
totilitarian in presence and performance. Because of this, they were
frequently, and incorrectly, identified as being either fascists, Stalinists
or Neo-Nazis, and were subjected to government harrassment. They still
perform and record, and many of their recordings
are available for sale.)
Information on NSK passports is available from their "electronic
embassy".
During the Sarajevo Civil War, NSK passports were used by some officials as
identification, and were accepted as valid by various factions.
To signal the beginning of the Dayton Accord, which brought about the end of
the horriffic Sarajevo Civil War, NSK State opened a temporary
"embassy" at the at the National Theatre in Sarajevo,
Bosnia-Herzegovina on 20-21 November 1995 (similar to an event organized in
Berlin, Germany in 1993). The musical group Laibach held a rock concert to a
packed house in the theatre's auditorium. One of the concerts was carried
live by national television.
According to the website: "Over the course of event the premises of
the NSK State Sarajevo were visited by more than 5000 people. According to
information from Sarajevo both evenings saw several hundred people turned
away from the building. The same sources say that the event was the
best-attended cultural event in Sarajevo since the beginning of the
war.".
Full details of the event may be read here.
Interested parties may wish to read Peter Clarke's Thesis on
the NSK State.
OKINAWA Island (Japan)
(Website maintained by Mr. Nobumasa Sato.)
This
is a personal website, detailing one man's (very strong and well researched)
opinion of why Okinawa Island should become independant from Japan.
ONTARIO
(Canada)
(Website maintained by the Ontario Independence League)
Village of ORANIA (Republic of South Africa)
Not
a seditionist movement, but a "whites-only" enclave in South
Africa's Northern Cape province. Among the White Afrikaners living there is
the the village's founder, Carel Boshoff, son-in-law of late prime minister
Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of South Africa's infamous apartheid policy.
The village, formerly known as Vluytjeskraal, was originally built on a
developed farm but was later abandoned. The ghost town was put up for sale by
the government in 1990 and purchased by members of the Afstig (the Afrikaner
Freedom Movement). It is presently run by a company called Vluyteskraal
Aandeleblok (Whistling Shareholders).
Recently, the village has established a local currency called the Ora. This
has brought both attention
and sarcasm
to the community.
The concept of a "whites-only" community in de-segregated South
Africa is not
without harsh criticism.
The website is mostly in Afrikaans, but there are some English pages.
See also VOLKSTAADT
Movement
State of PALESTINE (West Bank & Gaza Strip Regions, Israel)
(Website maintained by the Palestinian National Authority)
(Alternative Website)
Office of the President
International Solidarity Movement
Negotiations Affairs Department
Palestine Children's Relief Fund
Palestine Red Crescent Society
Palestine Remembered
Permanent Observer Mission of
Palestine to UN
Reports from Rafah, Palestine
(First-person reports on life in a refugee camp.)
PASHTUNISTAN
See PUKHTUNISTAN
PRIDNESTROV'E
See TRANS-DNIESTER
PUKHTUNISTAN (Pashtunistan)
(Pashtun-dominated area of Afghanistan
and Pakistan)
"Pukhtunistan is located on the junction of Central Asia and
Indian Subcontinent. The land comprises of Afghanistan and Western part of
Pakistan." - from the
website
Also visit these sites:
Wikipedia entry on
Pashtunistan
Biography on Pukhtunistan leader,
Abdul-Ghaffar Khan
Additional information on him can be read here and here.
QUÉBEC (Canada)
(Website run by Parti Québécois)
Much
of this website is in French, but there are selected articles in English. An
approximate translation of the French content can be read via the AltaVista Online Translator.
A reader from Québec (who requested anonymity) sent me the following message
(posted verbatim):
"I am from Montréal, the biggest city in Québec province. I was happy to
see that Québec is part of the Sovereignty Projects &
Governments-In-Exile section of your site. Unfortunately, you don't seem to
have much information in english about the Québec Sovereign project.
"In Québec there is a political party called The Parti Québécois (that
has been elected 2 times in a row (for a total of 8 years) but has been
defeated in march 2003). One of their goal is to realize this project."
The reader suggests this
English language FAQ on PQ's website.
Merci, mon ami!
RAPA NUI
See RAPANUI
RAPANUI (Chileian Island)
[EASTER ISLAND, ISLA DE PÁSCUA, RAPA NUI, TE PITO O TE HENUA, TE PITO O TE
KAINGA]
There
are reports about small
but growing independence and pro-autonomy movements on this island,
better known for the ancient and
enigmatic giant statue heads that dot the shoreline. If you know of a
website for such groups, please forward the URL to me.
Thanks to David Stanley for this information.
REPUBLIC OF CHINA
REPUBLICAN CHINA
See TAIWAN
RHODESIAN
GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE (Zimbabwe,
fomerly known as Rhodesia)
The
following is taken verbatim from the website:
"Homeless, stateless, rudderless, brainless... Rhodesians have heard
it all before, and have now decided to act decisively to ready themselves for
a return to their proud status of yore (well, pre-1980 anyway), those heady
days when the fledgling Rhodesian Empire was expanding and flexing its
muscles, ready to play a leading role in world affairs as the newest
souperpower, just before scurrilous Pommy, Slopey and Yankee politicians
pulled the plug and turned it into a new Chocolate Nation...
"The Rhodesian Government in Exile is preparing for a return to power in
the near future, and is forming a shadowy cabinet of bold, fearless men,
ready to grab the reins when the time is ripe. If it cannot be done
peacefully, we will return to the bush and wage a new Chimp-urenga, or
Gorilla war."
Part satire, part protest. Definately not for the politically correct!
See also Republic of
ZIMBABWE
ROM (Stateless Ancestry)
[DOM, GYPSIES, GYPSY, ROMA, ROMI, ROMANI, ROMANY, RROM, TRAVELERS]
Around
the year 1000 C.E., members of India's Banjara tribe are believed to have
migrated north to Europe, mingled with other tribes, and formed the people we
know today as the Rom, commonly known as "Gypsies" (a corruption of
"Egyptian", where they are known as "Dom").
During World War Two, the Rom were the only other race (besides the Jews)
marked for genocidal extermination by the Nazi regime. During the Holocaust
(or as the Rom call it, "porrajmos" ["The Devouring"]),
between 500,000 to 1,500,000 Rom were systematically exterminated in
concentration camps. There have been reports of serious consideration to save
a number of Rom/Gypsies in a type of "human zoo" after the Nazis
finalized their plans for global conquest.
Today, approximately 12,000,000 Rom live in Europe (contrary to popular
belief, only 5% are nomadic), and thousands of others live elsewhere around
the world. Still, they have no homeland. In many countries, they are forced
to live in poverty, are subject to racist harrasment by legal authorites, and
are considered outsiders and outcasts (sometimes even being denied their
citizenship).
The International Romani Union (IRU)*, recognized by the United Nations, is
attempting to form a diplomatically recognized, non-territorial nation with a
"floating" parliment, financed by taxes paid by Rom citizens around
the world.
Interested parties should contact them directly at their office in Prague:
International Romani Union
Pod Strasnickou vinics 6
Praha 10
Strasnice, 100 00 Czech Republic
Fax: +420-2-747-83886
Another address has been listed for this group on the United Nations website:
International Romani Union
58 Country Oaks Drive
Buda, TX 78610-9338 USA
Fax: 1-512-295-4772
Below
are other Rom-related websites. They include links to even more Rom-related
resources:
Association of
Gypsies/Romani International
Dom Research Center (Egyptian
Rom)
Domari (Israeli Gypsies)
European Roma Rights Center
Flamenco World (Flamenco is a
fusion of Spanish and Rom folk music)
Es Flamenco (Flamenco website based
in Spain. Content in English, Spanish and Japanese)
Independant Journalism Foundation
(Concerning anti-Rom bigotry in the media)
Pavee Point (Irish
Travellers)
Roma Chat (Website is
mostly in Romani)
Roma Community and Action Centre
(Canada)
Roma Media Fund
Roma National Congress
Roma News Network
RomaniWorld
Rroma Gypsies Organization
Union Romani
SAHRAWI ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
See WESTERN SAHARA
SECESSION.NET
"At least 5,000 racial, ethnic, linguistic and cultural groups
are lumped together into only 189 nation states. Most of the world's violent
conflicts are related to struggles for dominance within or independence from
some large, multi-national nation state. A large percentage of the world's
people (especially in populous India, China, Indonesia and Africa) would
choose to secede from their respective nation states if given the
opportunity." - from
the website
A libertarian-themed discussion and news site on secessionist movements
worldwide.
SERB REPUBLIC
SERBSKA
See SRPSKA
SCOTLAND [ALBA] (United Kingdom)
(Website maintained by the Scottish National Party.)
See also Celtic Congress and Celtic League.
Principality of SEBORGA
(Italy) (Seborgian
Consulate Page)
Seborga.Net
Seborga
is a small principality in Italy, with a pedigree that dates back to the 10th
century, giving it a legal basis for independence.
SHERQIY TÜRKISTAN
SINKIANG
See EASTERN TURKESTAN
Republic of SRPSKA (Bosnia-Herzegovina)
[REPUBLIKA SRPSKA, REPUBLIC OF SERBSKA, SERB REPUBLIC]
(Website maintained by Republic of
Srpska Government)
"Republic of Srpska is proclaimed on 9th of January 1992, and as
a State Entity verified by Dayton Peace Agreement and signing of peace accord
in Paris, on 14th of December 1995, with which was ended the 3,5-years war.
"The frontiers of the Republic of Srpska have been defined by the
internationally recognized border with Yugoslavia and the Republic of Croatia
and the inter-entity boundary with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Both these lines were established with no regard to basic principles of
delineation between peoples (ethnic, historical, natural-geographic,
functional-economic, military-strategic)." - from the website
TAIPEI
See TAIWAN
 
TAIWAN (China)
[CHINESE REPUBLIC, CHINESE TAIPEI,
FORMOSA, FREE CHINA, NATIONALIST CHINA, REPUBLIC OF CHINA, REPUBLICAN CHINA,
TAPIEI]
See also:
New Taiwan
Remember 228
See also the UNPO Database.
The
Republic of China was founded in 1911, and was a founding member of the
United Nations (it retained a seat representing China until 1971).
The island and province of Taiwan has been under the administration of the
Nationalist Government of China since the Mainland was overthrown by the
Communists (led by Mao Zedong) in 1949, and is considered a
Government-In-Exile by some authorities.
The People's Republic of China (P.R.C., "Mainland" or
"Red" China), considers Taiwan a "renegade province" and
has often threatened "restoration" (a deceptive euphemism for
military invasion and annexation of Taiwan with the total abolition of the
Nationalist Government).
The Taiwanese constitution still claims sovereignty over the whole of China
and (Outer) Mongolia, and still controlls Taiwan and outlying islands in the
southeast China region and the South China Sea. Taiwan is diplomatically
recognized by 30 countries around the world.
Some in Taiwan are demanding that the Nationalist Government reclaim its
authority over the Mainland. Others seek total independence from the P.R.C.
Others note the unofficial economic relations between the two Chinas (many
businesses in Tiawan have factories on the Mainland), and insist that this is
all sabre-rattling on both sides.
According to micropatriologist DD Ting, "...the independence movement of
Taiwan and the [Republic of China] are in fact two different concepts with
different historical and territorial claims.
"Technically speaking, Taipei municipality is only the provisional
capital of the ROC as announced in 1949 (the official capital is still
Nanjing {or Nanking} in...Mainland China). The ROC government has a National
Unification Council which is governed by the "Guidelines
for National Unification". So although the present ruling party of
the ROC government, i.e.. the Democratic
Progressive Party, is pro-Taiwan independence, the ROC government is
still in fact a government in-exile which claims sovereignty over the whole
of China, unless someday in the future it officially [denounces] the
claim."
He also recommends the following sites:
Official Website of the Office of the
President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Guidelines for
National Unification" (Official Taiwanese Gov't website)
Taiwan Independence Party (Website in
Chinese)
World United Formosans for Independence
Democratic Progressive Party (Present
ruling party of Taiwan, Pro-Indepednence)
"Mainland
Affairs and Unification Policy"
Coalition of Unification in China
(Website in Chinese)
New Party (Pro-Unification) (Website in
Chinese)
People First Party (Pro-Unification)
(Website in Chinese)
Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China)
(Ruling party of the ROC 1928-2000. Founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen)
"Republic of China"
(Personal pro-unification website. In Chinese)
Chinataiwan.org The official
website of the (Mainland) government of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
which provides information from their point of view (in short, a propaganda
website).
TE PITO O TE HENUA ("The
Navel of the World")
TE PITO O TE KAINGA ("The
Navel of Mother Earth")
See RAPANUI
Kingdom of TIBET (Government-In-Exile, People's Republic of China
[Occupied Tibet])
(Website maintained by the Goverment of Tibet In-Exile)
The
Kingdom of Tibet, an independent, sovereign nation, was invaded and annexed
by the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 10 March 1959, and many of the
native Tibetans face persecution for practicing their traditional Buddhist
faith and for using the Tibetan language. Many of their temples have been
destroyed and much of the land has been heavily mined, leaving many sections
barren. Their leader, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin
Gyatso (1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner, pictured below), currently resides
over the Government In-Exile on donated land in India.
In both the PRC and Occupied Tibet, to fly the Tibetan flag (pictured above),
to print anything in the Tibetan language, or even to display a photo of the
Dalai Lama, is to risk imprisonment. Many of the faithful display an empty frame to
protest this prohibition.
His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet,
giving a commencement speech at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Other Related Websites:
Drepung Loseling Monastery, Atlanta, Georgia,
USA
Free Tibet Campaign
International Campaign for Tibet
The Milarepa Fund
Mongolian & Tibetan Affairs Commission
(of Taiwan) (Website in Chinese)
Online Tibet Resource Gathering of Tibet
Support Groups
Tibet Rights Campaign
UNPO Database (Tibet
listings)
China Tibet Information Center
[The official People's Republic of China [PRC] site on Tibet. Mostly a
propaganda piece, since none of the content deals with the Chinese invasion,
and they call the Dalai Lama a "seperatist".]
TRANS-DNIESTER (Moldolva)
[DNIESTER REPUBLIC, DNITSTR,
PRIDNESTROV'E, TRANSNISTRIA, TRANSDNIESTER MOLDAVIAN REPUBLIC]
Self-proclaimed
republic, founded by ethnic Russians on the shores of the Dniester river,
that has broken off from Moldova (The capital city is Tiraspol). The sedition
was brought about when ethnic Russians opposed the use of Moldavian
(Romanian) as the official language. No nation has recognized Trans-Dniester,
but it does have a notable history, a national currency, and a number of
related websites:
Trans-Dniester Republican Bank
OLVIA-PRESS (Trans-Dniester
Information Agency, Tiraspol)
Kvint Wine & Cognac Distillery
Article on
east-west-wg.org
Flags of the World listing
More websites can be found on the TMR
On The Net page.
Thanks to John R. Scharff.
TRANSDNIESTER MOLDAVIAN REPUBLIC
TRANSNISTRIA
See TRANS-DNIESTER
TRAVELLERS
See ROM
TURKESTAN
See EASTERN TURKESTAN
ULSTER (Northern Ireland)
(Website maintained by Ulster Nation Magazine)
Ulster
is the much fought-over territory also known as "Northern
Ireland"*. While part of the island of Ireland, it is officially
British. There are those who seek to keep it British, those who want it part
of Ireland, and those, such as the ones who run this website, who would like
to have it a seperate, sovereign nation.
*These are the counties of Antrim {Aontroim}, Armagh {Ard Mhacha}, Derry (or
Londonderry) {Doire}, Down {An Dún}, Fermanagh {Fear Manach} and Tyrone {Tír
Eoghain}.
Thanks to David Nevin.
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE (Protest
group)
Formed
in protest to the election(?) of President George W. Bush.
"...we now move to form the United States Government-in-Exile, to
preserve the fires of liberty and the heritage of self-determination until
such time as democratic and Constitutional rule returns to the United States
of America."- from the website
"[Bush] didn't actually steal the White House from Al Gore, he just
brutally wrestled it away from him in the darkness of one swampy Florida
night. He got mugged, and the local Cops don't give a damn..." - Dr.
Hunter S. Thompson
This website has been off-line as of 4 August 2002. Any information will be
welcome.
Other related sites can be found linked at http://www.gwbush.com/
UYGHURISTAN
UYGHURIA
UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION
See EASTERN TURKESTAN
VATICAN IN EXILE
"With the death of Pope Pius XII, according to Canon Law, the
Papacy became vacant and the election of Angelo Roncalli as apparently Pope
is actually invalid." -
from the website
(The Vatican City flag is displayed inverted on this website.)
VOLKSTAADT Movement (Republic of
South Africa)
There
is a movement to start a seperate White/Afrikaner homeland in South Africa
(Ironic, since seperate "Tribal homelands" or
"bantustans" were established during apartheid to deny South
African blacks their citizenships).
The following are related websites:
Boer Cyber Volkstaadt
Freedom Front
(Vryheidsfront)
Southern Africa In Crisis
See also ORANIA
VRYHEIDSFRONT
See VOLKSTAADT
WALES
See CYMRU
VLAANDEREN
See FLANDERS
WESTERN CANADA CONCEPT
An
independence movement for Canada's western provinces.
WESTERN SAHARA
(Website maintained by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [SADR])
Disputed
territory under Morocco's occupation and a small part is under the control of
the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), established by the Polisario
Front (accepted by the Organization of African Unity as member states).
Multi-lingual website (French, English, Spanish, Italian, German,
Portuguese). See "Site Map" for your choice of language.
XINJIANG
See EASTERN TURKESTAN
Kingdom of YAP (United
States of America)
Link moved to Model
Countries
Principality of YVETOT
(Normandy, France)
This
French language website is dedicated to a small principality in Normandy that
supposedly was never officially annexed by France. The managers of this
website are hinting of ressurecting Yvetot's sovereignty.
YUGOSLAVIA
See CYBER YUGOSLAVIA
Republic of ZIMBABWE
SW Radio Africa bills itself
as "The Independent Voice of Zimbabwe". Founded by expatriate
Zimbabwian radio news reporter Gerry Jackson after her attempt of starting an
uncensored radio station in Zimbabwe, "Capital Radio", was stormed
by police on orders from President Robert Mugabe only six days after
broadcasts began. (She previously worked for the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation but was
fired for taking live telephone calls from listeners during the 1997 food
riots, reporting on accusations of police brutality.)
With the base of operations in London, England, and shortwave
transmitters in the Republic of South Africa, the station broadcasts
uncensored news into Zimbabwe for three hours every day (6 to 9 PM Zimbabwe
Time on 4880 kHz, 60m band), defying the official government line of
Zimbabean radio and TV.
The station also webcasts live (see website for schedule), and has archived
programs on the site (Windows Media Player is required). The website also
provides text news and a message board for expatriate Zimbabeans.
Another site of interest is
the President Robert Mugabe
parody site.
See also RHODESIAN
GOVERNMENT-IN-EXILE
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