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| | The '''Dinarchy of Antica''' (not to be mistaken for the offshoot [http://www.nafticon.org/phpBB3/ Republic of Antica]) was founded on June 17, 2003 by [[Delphi Augustus]] and [[Octavius]]. Having somewhat misunderstood micronationalism at first, they made a regrettable diplomatic faux pas which severely stunted their early reputation. Despite this, however, they managed to grow into a strong and respected nation, famous for the high average technical competence of its citizens, and for being the birthplace of the prestigious micronational company [[Zulu 5 Oscar]] Inc.. |
| Note: This article was written in 2004 for the MicroWiki and may be out
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| of date.</i>
| | Due to the gaps in historical records, it is difficult to determine the exact date the [[AMI]] was provided access to the [[Secret Evil Plans]] forum. However, unless several forum conversions have screwed up the dates, it was certainly before 31 May 2005. In any case, Antica and Shireroth were close friends for a good while in 2005, and tended to have rather high-quality intelligence on matters like the creation of the [[Grand Commonwealth]]. |
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| | After several political crises, including a large revolt leading to the creation of the [http://mnn.mncentre.net/wiki/index.php?title=Republic_of_Antica Republic of Antica], and two dinarchs taking office and resigning, the Dinarchy willingly ceded itself to the Imperial Republic of Shireroth on 1 December 2005 by the [[Treaty of Aquilaria]]. |
| Antica is a [[micronation]] that was founded on June 17, 2003 by | |
| [[Delphi Augustus]] and [[Octavius Me]], as they are known in the | |
| micronational world. Originally, the governmental type of Antica was
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| "[[Dinarchy]]", which was absolute rule by two leaders with equal
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| power. In Antica, each of these leaders had final authority over one of
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| the two branches of the nation's military (army and navy). After the
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| nation's first anniversary, on June 17, 2004, it became an Empire, upon | |
| the acquisition of its first province, the Dominion of Korhal. Since | |
| then, Antica has reverted to a Dinarchy, after the Province of
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| [[Madland]] left the Empire. | |
| For the first few months of its existance, many nations kept their
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| distance from the young, rogue nation, who was mocked for having
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| declared a war on the Theocracy of [[Mediterranea]], which was expected
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| by Antica to be fought in the "arena" of a computer game. At the time,
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| the leaders of the nation knew not the folly that they had committed,
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| but they quickly learned. Just over a month later, the nation had a spy
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| caught in the Theocracy and the Soviet Republic of [[Arkania]], and
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| were ridiculed further. While expected to cower and bow their heads in
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| this instance, [[Delphi Augustus]] issued a defiant statement regarding
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| the acts of espionage, and from that point forward allowed Antica to | |
| dig itself from the hole they had fallen into.
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| Since these two incidents that hallmarked the nation's beginning,
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| Antica has gone on to become a unique figure among micronations. It has | |
| adopted and maintained a single-citizenship policy for Antica proper
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| (not the provincial reaches of the empire), which has developed an
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| interesting and unique community. Over the summer months of 2004, the
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| nation also underwent a few significant democratic reforms. One such
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| reform was opening the Senate to all citizens, permanently, by amending
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| the Constitution. Another major reform was the allowance of elections,
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| specifically for the office of Chief Minister.
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| Soon after the Dominion of [[Korhal]] became a province of Antica, the
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| former leader, Jordan, decided that Korhal was being oppressive of
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| Korhal, and rebelled against the Empire, with no success. Within days,
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| Jordan was brought back in, along with Korhal.
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| Later on, after some months with the Province of Korhal, [[Edgard
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| Portela]], Emperor of [[Madland]], sought help from the Antican Empire
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| to shelter and help his nation grow. The Emperors gladly undertook the
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| task, but with an unfortunate lack of success. After a short period of
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| time under Antican rule, [[Edgard Portela]] decided it was time for
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| [[Madland]] to leave Antica, and very much in the same fashion of
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| Jordan in June of 2004, his attempts to leave were thwarted, as they
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| were made through illegal means. After threats by the Antican
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| government and negotiations between the Dinarchs and Portela, an
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| agreement was worked out, and [[Madland]] left Antica legally.
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| In late 2004, Antica grew it's first political parties: the Antican
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| Progressive Development Party, founded by Antica's Chief Minister
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| [[Olorix]], and the [http://antica.uni.cc/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=57
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| Nihillalatschik Wulatenamen Party], founded by Vice Admiral Foghorn, a
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| newly accepted citizen and Commanding Officer of the Antican Naval
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| Infantry. However, the two parties had little actual political power to
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| begin with.
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| Foghorn proceeded to, after founding the NWP, found Zulu 5 Oscar Inc.,
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| Antica's first multinational corporation. The business, which is still
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| the biggest employer in the entire world, has spawned a newspaper
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| ([http://micronationalist.blogspot.com/ The Micronational
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| Wulaptonachgat]), a radio show / Podcast ([http://zulu5oscar.net.tf/
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| Podcast]), and even, albeit for a short period, it's own mercenary
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| army.
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| In the summer months of 2005, Antica was rocked by political strife.
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| The Dinarch Octavius Me
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| instigated, with the support of many Anticans, a revolution against
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| Delphi Augustus, and in favor of a Republic. However, the revolution
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| fizzled out, and a compromise was reached where a trial period would
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| take place with elected Dinarchs. Hearing of the failure of the
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| revolution, Octavius Me resigned on August 23, 2005, quickly followed
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| by Foghorn on August 24th. | |
| To this day, Antica is ever-growing both internally and in foreign
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| affairs. A member of the AAA ([[Attera]], Antica, [[Arminy]]) alliance,
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| SPEAR and the Crimson Order, Antica has strong ties to the former
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| powerhouse nation of Attera. Antica also has a nonagression pact signed
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| with the USSR, a positive inroad from a non-communist to a communist
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| nation, in a time when the issue of communism is becoming ever more
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| divisive.
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| == Relevant External Links ==
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| [http://antica.uni.cc/ Antica's Website]
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| [http://antica.uni.cc/phpBB/ Antica's Forums]
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| [http://antica.uni.cc/?d=interior/news&p=main The Antican Herald]
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| (Antica's official newsblog)
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| [http://antica.uni.cc/?d=interior/dictionary Antican Newspeak
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| Dictionary]
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| [http://zulu5oscar.net.tf/ Zulu 5 Oscar Inc]
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| [http://micronationalist.blogspot.com The Micronational Wulaptonachgat]
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| [[category:International]]
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| [[category:Antica]]
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