Editing Micronation (section)

=== Protest micronations: 1980s ===
The 1980s saw the establishment of several micronational entities in protest.

The [[Free Republic of Wendland]] was a [[protest camp]] established in [[Gorleben]], [[West Germany]], in 1980 in order to protest against the establishment of a [[nuclear waste]] dump at the site. The residents created a [[border checkpoint]] and built a temporary village with more than 100 huts, ranging from elaborate round houses to tents. After 33 days, the local police moved in and evicted the camp.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndr.de/kultur/3-Mai-1980-Atomkraftgegner-errichten-Republik-Freies-Wendland,freierepublikwendland100.html|last=Werner|first=Carina|date=3 May 2020|title="Freie Republik Wendland": Gelebte Utopie der Atomkraftgegner|trans-title="Free Republic of Wendland": Living utopia of nuclear power opponents|language=German|work=[[Norddeutscher Rundfunk]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/venceremos-tschuess-a-bad93b9f-0002-0001-0000-000014331635?context=issue|date=13 July 1980|title="Venceremos, tschüß"|trans-title=Venceremos, Goodbye|language=German|work=[[Der Spiegel]]}}</ref> Also in 1980, the [[Independent State of Aramoana]] was declared by residents of the [[Aramoana|eponymous settlement]] during the [[Save Aramoana Campaign]], which was opposed to the proposed construction of an [[aluminium smelter]] at Aramoana in New Zealand.{{sfn|Hobbs|Williams|2022|page=194}} This was because the project called for the destruction of the villages of Aramoana and Te Ngaru, and also threatened a local wildlife reserve. The project was ultimately abandoned in the early 1980s, and the micronation of Aramoana peacefully reintegrated into New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/travel/aramoana-pathway-sea|last=Constantine|first=Ellie|date=13 December 2011|title=Aramoana: pathway to the sea|work=[[Otago Daily Times]]}}</ref>

The [[Conch Republic]] was founded by local residents of the [[Florida Keys]] in 1982 after the [[United States Border Patrol]] set up a roadblock and inspection point on one of the only two roads connecting the Florida Keys with the mainland. The [[Key West City Council]] complained repeatedly about the inconvenience, claiming that it hurt the Keys' tourism industry. Though the roadblock was soon removed, the claim to sovereignty of the Conch Republic has persisted as a [[tongue-in-cheek]] venture meant to bolster tourism.{{sfn|Ryan|Dunford|Sellars|2006|p=131–133}}

In 1986, the [[Kingdom of North Dumpling]] was declared by inventor [[Dean Kamen]] after a denial from local officials to build his own wind turbine on North Dumpling Island in [[Long Island Sound]], which Kamen privately owns. Kamen wrote his own constitution and created a flag, currency and national anthem for the micronation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/22/nyregion/our-towns-from-li-sound-a-new-nation-asserts-itself.html|last=Ravo|first=Nick|date=22 April 1988|title=Our Towns; From L.I. Sound, A New Nation Asserts Itself|work=The New York Times|url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1992, despite still being recognised as part of [[New York State]] in the United States, Kamen was able to leverage his personal relationship with then-president [[George H. W. Bush]] to sign an unofficial [[non-aggression pact]].{{sfn|Hobbs|Williams|2021b|page=150}}